AMAL Wellness Centre

03/07/2025

Happy National Social Work Month!
https://nlcsw.ca/social-work-month-2025/

03/07/2025

AMAL Wellness Centre is excited to welcome Colleen Clark from the Rosenzweig Center for Rapid Recovery, LLC to host both Basic and Advanced Accelerated Resolution Therapy training in June.
Basic ART training will be held on June 8, 9 & 10th and the Advanced training will follow on June 12, 13 & 14th. Details on both trainings can be found in the attached flyer. We have also included Colleen’s bio for your reference.
For those who would like to learn more about Accelerated Resolution Therapy we will be hosting a virtual Lunch and Learn information session on March 18th at noon (NL time). This will be a great opportunity to learn more about ART, meet Colleen and ask questions about the upcoming NL training sessions. Zoom link below.
We look forward to seeing you virtually in March and hosting you in one of our ART trainings in June.

Accelerated Resolution Therapy FREE Virtual Lunch and Learn information session - March 18th at noon (NL time):
Click https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83956128893?pwd=j7ob5Nvvj78NXebEWs3lLJUiaSoEuD.1 to join the meeting.

Learn more and register: www.acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com

To Register - Basic: https://acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com/reg/icat.php?course=Basic
To Register - Advanced: https://acceleratedresolutiontherapy.com/reg/icat.php?course=AE

03/05/2025

An Amazing Opportunity!

Mindfulness & Meditation Workshops & Programs in St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador. Just the facts, none of the "woo-woo".

03/27/2024

Congratulations :)

St. John’s Community Acupuncture Clinic turns 2! 🎈

Thanks to everyone who has come and graced these cozy chairs with your gentle hearts. I could have not done this without you!

A big thank you to AMAL Wellness Centre and Amal Youth and Family Centre Inc. for believing in this accessible and affordable service, and trusting me to bring it to our community!

Love & light, everyone! 🙏🏼🌿

03/23/2024

We had a great time today alongside around 50 individuals during A Happy Place: a family event for our trans, gender non-conforming and q***r community. This event was a community-led event hosted at AMAL Wellness Centre that had gender affirming hair cuts from .unstyled , .stylesnl and , acupuncture by , photo sessions by Project Power Back , drawing table from , snacks from The Nook and Cannery and Drag Story Time with us, Writers NL and local drag star Ophelia Delight .

Big thank you to everyone involved and who made it out today :)

[image description: Drag performer Ophelia Delight is dressed in a rainbow costume that has large pointy shoulder pads. She is holding a book as she reads. The background is a blue grey wall with the trans flag hanging behind Ophelia. ]

03/21/2024

Sign up now for the 2-Day Professional Development workshop led by Dr. Greg Hanley on addressing problem behavior using a comprehensive and compassionate approach. Click the link below to register online.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dr-greg-hanley-professional-development-2-day-workshop-tickets-867704917767?aff=oddtdtcreator

Sign up now for the 2-Day Professional Development workshop led by Dr. Greg Hanley Click the link below to register online.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/dr-greg-hanley-professional-development-2-day-workshop-tickets-867704917767?aff=oddtdtcreator

03/18/2024

Happy Horticultural Therapy (HT) Week!

Happy Horticultural Therapy (HT) Week!

HT Week is a time to recognize and celebrate the work of our Horticultural Therapy Practitioners and their contributions to our organization, including a new office green space!

This is a space where employees and participants can relax while enjoying nature and exploring their senses in a therapeutic environment.

Throughout the week, we will be sharing activities and fun facts, so stay tuned!

03/14/2024

We are thrilled to be offering a FREE self-care and creative arts/ education event for our trans, gender-diverse and q***r community, here at AMAL Wellness Centre / Amal Youth and Family Centre Inc. Our registered acupuncturist Acu with Stacey, along with Quadrangle NL, Writers NL and many more talented professionals, will be offering their services and yummy baked goods for this family friendly day.

For more information, please see the post below.

All are welcome! 🌈🙌🏳️‍⚧️💛

02/14/2024

Transform Your Life with Mindfulness & Meditation:

Learn to Go with the Ebb & Flow: Navigating Life with Mindfulness & Meditation!

This in-depth 6-week program runs only two times a year! Participate in-studio or online from wherever you are!

Join us this month to get started on your path to reducing your stress and anxiety, enhancing both your mental and physical well-being, and learning how to navigate life’s challenges with composure, wisdom and resilience.

The Learn to Go with the Ebb & Flow program brings empowerment to all aspects of your life:

1. **Stress Reduction:** Develop practical tools to manage stress in real-time, with a calmer and more composed mindset.
2. **Improved Well-being:** Elevate both mental and physical health through science-based mindfulness practices, promoting overall wellness.
3. **Navigate Challenges:** Gain resilience in facing your particular difficulties, by developing the skills to navigate life’s ebb and flow.
4. **Self-Discovery:** Explore mindfulness of body, breath, thoughts, and emotions to deepen self-awareness and understanding.
5. **Kindness and Compassion:** Cultivate a kinder and more compassionate perspective fostering appreciation and acceptance in relationships with others and yourself..
6. **Peace, Wisdom, and Balance:** Acquire skills to live with tranquility, wisdom, and balance, regardless of life’s uncertainties.

Explore and integrate the practical wisdom of mindfulness and meditation with simple practices that can be used at anytime and start a meditation practice that can provide support and stability through the rest of your life.

Full details of this program and its supplementary supports are at visit:https://www.anchoredmeditation.com/

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02/14/2024

Mindfulness & Meditation Workshops & Programs, St. John's, Newfoundland & globally online.

02/06/2024

Happy International Play Therapy Week
The Association for Play Therapy invites play therapy professionals worldwide to unite and participate in International Play Therapy Week on February 4-10, 2024! During the week the association brings awareness to the transformative power of play, highlight the field of play therapy, and honor the dedicated play therapists across the globe who make a lasting and positive difference in the lives of children, youth and their families! At AMAL Wellness Centre we are blessed to have highly skilled and dedicated play therapists as members of our interdisciplinary team!

01/23/2024

Are you interested in learning the basics of how mindfulness and meditation can help you reduce stress and anxiety… and increase your overall sense of well-being in life?

Now is your chance to learn the foundations of this transformative practice!

For your convenience, you can attend in person… Or online!

Register today!

www.anchoredmeditation.com