Mind and Wellness
Resource Hub
Manage your physical and emotional health, cope with challenges, and work on your overall wellness by exploring the following ‘Self Care & Wellness’ tools and resources. We offer access to practical and relevant information by both our foundation and external professionals that exist in the wellness space.
Mental Health Professionals & Organizations
Seeking support and accurate mental health information can be overwhelming and challenging at times. However, there are several national behavioral health organizations that offer an abundance of information that can help you identify resources best suited for your own mental health needs or those of a loved one.
Directories, Mental Health Professionals & Organizations
The directories or organizations below are a great place to start your research or find a therapist/counselor for yourself or a loved one. The Mind and Wellness Foundation is not liable for care or services rendered by providers listed in any of the Wellness resource group listings.
Mental Health & Wellness Hub
The directories or organizations below are a great place to start your research or find a therapist/counselor for yourself or a loved one. The Mind and Wellness Foundation is not liable for care or services rendered by providers listed in any of the Wellness resource group listings.
Tips & Tools
Manage your physical and emotional health, cope with challenges, and work on your overall wellness by exploring the following ‘Self Care & Wellness’ tools and resources. We offer access to practical and relevant information by both our foundation and external professionals that exist in the wellness space.
The Transformative & Healing Power of Yoga
by Steph Jones
Yoga and Fitness Instructor /
CEO and Founder of Steph Yoga
In the past two decades, yoga has moved from relative anonymity in the West to a well-recognized practice offered in thousands of studios, community centers, gyms, and health clubs. Even if yoga only enhanced physical fitness, the time spent in practice would be fully justified, yet yoga offers much more than just a way to exercise the body; it also helps us experience emotional well-being, relieves symptoms of depression, and creates a more harmonious connection to the self.
Alexander Q:
Finding Wellness & You! with Elethia Gay
Each quarter Elethia uses a specific form of movement to remind women of the many fitness formats available to help them live their best lives and find their health.
This quarter the focus is walking. Walking has many benefits, including increasing mood, cognition, and memory, strengthening muscles, reducing stress, and preventing high blood pressure.
Along with those and other factors, walking is accessible. You can do it indoors on a treadmill, or outdoors on a safe path. Walking involves technique. Understanding one's gait, the positioning of the core, and the lengthening of the spine not only makes walking more beneficial, it becomes more purposeful. For more information on the health benefits of walking and how you can prepare for your next 5K, join the Slay the 5K movement at bit.ly/slaythe5k.
How Writing Can Improve Your Mental Health
By Chana Brissett Shinegba
Some may say we live in a cutthroat, isolating rat race, a society where the struggle of mental health challenges such as anxiety, depression, and trauma are common. Although there are a variety of treatments, there are some methods of healing that may be overlooked, like the simple art of writing. Join me as we explore the benefits of writing for mental health and provide tips and techniques on how to get started.
General Benefits of Good Nutrition and Natural Juices
by Alon Otis
Psychological benefits of good nutrition
Eating well is necessary and critical not only for your physical health, but your metal health and overall well-being.
Examples and Findings:
Sugar and processed foods can lead to inflammation throughout the body and brain, which may contribute to mood disorders, including anxiety and depression. When we’re feeling stressed or depressed, it’s often processed foods we reach for in search of a quick pick-me-up. During busy or difficult periods, a cup of coffee stands in for a complete breakfast and fresh fruits and vegetables are replaced with high-fat, high-calorie fast food. When feeling down, a pint of ice cream becomes dinner (or you skip dinner altogether).
Know Competition
by Kevin Jackson
It’s certainly not news that exercise is good for your physical health, and has long been extolled for mental health as well. But researchers are now making progress in understanding how, exactly, exercise may work its mental magic.
Exercise, they are learning, has profound effects on brain structure itself, and especially in regions most affected by depression and schizophrenia. It also provides other, more subtle benefits such as focus, a sense of accomplishment and sometimes social stimulation, all of which are therapeutic in their own right. And while more is generally better, even modest levels of physical activity, such as a daily walk have been noted to have a tremendous and positive impact on an individual’s mental health.