What we’re about
Welcome to the Madison Mental Health Professionals Meetup! The goal of this group is to create opportunities for connection between individuals whose work (current or future) involves supporting mental health.
Whether you're a student looking to make connections or a professional seeking to expand your network, this meetup is the perfect place to meet new friends and colleagues.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- MMHP May Meetup - Presentation Topic: SomaYoga for Mental HealthA Place To Be, Madison, WI
Welcome to the Madison Mental Health Student & Professionals Meetup! This event is open to any student or professional currently in or considering entry into the mental health field, looking to connect with fellow mental health clinicians and learn about topics pertaining to the work we do.
Our May meetup event will include a presentation on SomaYoga for Mental Health from Suzanne Larsen, who's the studio director of Main Street Yoga - Stoughton at Ease, a non-profit community yoga space in support of the mission to offer a safe and welcoming practice space for everyone to ease suffering and support Self-realization.
Suzanne is an experienced yoga teacher and yoga therapist who is passionate about sharing the wisdom of SomaYoga, which is a practice that weaves the neuro-fitness techniques of Somatics, intelligent prop use of Therapeutic Asana, and the strength and resilience of Classic Yoga.
The goal of SomaYoga is neuromuscular reeducation. Small, slow, mindful movements to help identify where dysfunction is coming from. Individuals are trained on how to engage their muscles just enough to bring their mind cortically into the action, and then very, very slowly turning off, looking for areas that feel jagged or jumpy. This helps them develop interoceptive awareness of where their nervous system is holding onto subcortical stress to protect them. Then, just like with talk therapy, they learn how to replace what are essentially physical maladaptive coping strategies with healthier patterns to better support their health and wellbeing.
Come join us for an afternoon of connection and education!
AGENDA
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Time for networking and settling in
3:00pm - 4:00pm: Presentation on SomaYoga for Mental Health from Suzanne Larsen, followed by time for Q&ACOST
While there is no set cost for these meetup events, we do request a donation to help cover the rental cost of our beautiful meetup space. Suggested donation is $10, but please do not let the price point deter you from attending. Anything is welcome!Please note that space at A Place to Be is somewhat limited, so we are requesting that you only RSVP if you plan on attending. Thank you!
