CLASSES AND SERIES
The classes in our Fundamentals series will empower you to take control of some of the most essential aspects of day to day life. These month-long, four-part courses meet once a week in a virtual small-group setting. New students may register now to join at the beginning of next month's session.
Intro to WeHeal
Join Dr. Matthew Lederman in this FREE half-hour intro to WeHeal, every Thursday at Noon ET. Group size is limited to ensure your questions are answered.
For this free class, you do not need to create an account or fill out intake forms to attend, simply register via our telehealth platform, Healthie. You’ll receive an email with an access link.
Elevate Your Plate!
Learn to cook easy and delicious plant foods, dispel nutrition myths, and learn healthy eating tips.
In this class we will cover the fundamental benefits of a whole food plant based diet, dispel the macro myths (protein, carbs, and fat) and talk a little about the best sources of micronutrients (vitamins and minerals). We will show you how to cook some super easy dishes and the techniques we use to make them healthy and delicious.
Compassionate Communication
Strengthen relationships, support parenting, and motivate and empower positive changes in diet, sleep, exercise and more using everyday NVC (Nonviolent Communication).
NIH studies conclusively demonstrate the adverse physical effects of interpersonal disconnection. Disconnection affects our brain chemistry and triggers inflammation, leading to diseases that diet and lifestyle alone cannot reverse. Nonviolent Communication is a powerful tool we can use to make authentic, heart-to-heart connections. Join Dr. Lederman for a four-part immersive introduction. This series kicks off September 1 and repeats monthly.
Towards a Shared Spirituality in a Time of Crisis
With Guest Facilitator Paris Williams
Paris Williams, PhD and author of the groundbreaking book “Rethinking Madness,” will join WeHeal’s Dr. Matthew Lederman for this virtual four class series which starts on May 24th. Paris Williams‘ life’s work has been integrating clinical psychology with various practices like Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy and related modalities.
More about this class
We find ourselves in an extraordinary time…
The recent Covid crisis has presented us with a strong taste of a globally shared crisis, and yet this is likely to be just the first of a series of serious global crises that we, personally and collectively, imminently face.
We see steadily increasing signs of the unravelling of many of the social systems many of us have generally taken for granted—government, economic, healthcare, social support, and international relations, to name just a few.
Even more ominous are increasing signs of the breakdown of our deepest life support systems—the many Earth systems (ocean, terrestrial and climate) that our food web and our lives depend upon.
Understandably, many people are already experiencing strong reactions to this precarious situation, ranging from avoidance and denial on one extreme to overwhelming despair, anger or fear on the other extreme. Closely related to this, we notice increasing polarizations threatening to tear apart the fabric of our social relationships, from friendships and families all the way up to the national and international level.
And yet we also see the stirrings of people and organizations offering great care and kindness in the midst of this hardship – love in the face of fear, generosity in the face of scarcity.
Is it possible that such global crises may ultimately act as a catalyst for profound positive transformation, both personally and collectively? Can “breaking down” ultimately be an essential step in the path towards “breaking through” into greater resilience, harmony and health?
In this course, we will explore the spiritual underpinnings that unite all of humanity, and indeed all of life, a framework that allows us to dip into the deeper waters of our shared existence; a framework that can allow us to transcend the divisions of politics, religion and identity and meet in the “field beyond right and wrong.”
In particular, we will…
Explore the concept of a universal spirituality – an Earth/Cosmos/Nature-based spirituality drawing from well-established non-secular frameworks of existential, psychological, ecological and systems perspectives.
Consider how such a spirituality can support us, personally and collectively, to face these crises
Consider how the principles of trauma healing, complex systems change, evolution, emergence and organismic wisdom inform this approach
Bring mindful attention to our own feelings, needs and values around these themes and issues
Learn how to empathize with and be heard by others who share different perspectives than us
Connect more fully with our personal values and explore how these can act as our compass through difficult times
Explore specific actions we can take to care for ourselves and others in the face of crisis
This course weaves together mindfulness, teachings, experiential large and small-group practices, and various media to provide a rich and engaging experience.
Fundamentals of Nonviolent Communication - Part 2
With Guest Facilitator Michael Dillo
Follow-up of the Fundamentals Class I, where we covered the first eight chapters of Marshall B. Rosenberg’s book “Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life. ”
This class series is hosted by The Network for NVC. For extended, in-depth learning of the fundamentals of Nonviolent Communication, please join Michael Dillo, CNVC Certified Trainer and Assessor, and Matthew Lederman, CNVC Certified Trainer, starting on June 9th, 2023. This will be the follow-up of the Fundamentals Class I, where we covered the first eight chapters of Marshall B. Rosenbergs book “Nonviolent Communication, A Language of Life” by Marshall Rosenberg. In this Fundamentals Class II, we will start with Chapter Nine and work through until the end of the book. (Please contact the trainers if you are interested and didn’t participate in Fundamentals Class I.)
This group will meet on Fridays, beginning on June 9th and ending on August 4th (except June 7th), from 1 pm – 3 pm EST via Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed one week out from the start date.
SUPPORT GROUPS
Healthy Body, Healthy Weight
Hosted by Alona Pulde, MD
Learn to eat without restriction or feelings of deprivation, achieve your ideal weight without struggle, and feel your very best.
Nonviolent Communication and Connection
Hosted by Matthew Lederman, MD
Nonviolent Communication is a powerful tool we can use to make authentic, heart-to-heart connections that allow us to truly hear others, and to truly be heard. Join this community of peers committed to building authentic connection with friends, family, neighbors, and colleagues.