EXP Teamed Up with Awaken for a Students Self Care Workshop
Feeling stressed out about COVID-19 pandemic, concerned about diversity, safety and equity, and anxious about the future? Adults are not the only ones feeling the pressure. Our youth are suffering too.
EXP recognizes that our students are struggling with financial hardship, adjusting to online learning, and adapting to future uncertainties, and may not know how to cope with the stress and emotional tolls. To support the broader socio-emotional needs of our students, on June 2nd, we partnered with Oakland-based consulting agency Awaken to provide a 2-hour self-care/stress management workshop for our students.
“You are not at your best when you are distracted by stress and anxiety, and we can see that our students were not at their best these past few months,” said Kenia Tello, EXP program manager, who leads this workshop partnership. “We need to empower our students to practice wellness and mindfulness, to provide them the tools they need during these unprecedented times, and to offer them safe space to discuss their emotions and issues that are on their mind. And this workshop gave them the tools to align their hearts and minds so they can reach their full potential.”
Awaken team guided students through a breathing exercise before beginning the discussions about their emotional and physiological needs upon which to build their own self-care tool kit. They provided students with resources to further assist their self care needs. The students also broke out into smaller groups to discuss any challenges and concerns in a more intimate setting.
“We chose to work with EXP because we want to help companies become more equitable and inclusive and EXP is providing students with experiences and opportunities to help students succeed when they begin their careers,” said Liz Van Lente, Awaken Customer Success Lead and Facilitator. “Awaken wanted to provide self-care resources to our communities, specifically students from underserved communities. We hope they take those self-care tips with them as they navigate this difficult time.”
About Awaken
Awaken offers modern, thought-provoking diversity and inclusion workshops and facilitation services that enable today’s workforce to address tough diversity and inclusion, leadership, and culture questions head-on.
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