Kitchen Time with Cheryl via ZOOM
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Wind River invites you into Cheryl's home kitchen for an interactive cooking experience. The theme of the week is Simple & Clean Summer Cooking. Think fresh, easy, cool, and delish as Cheryl prepares beautiful foods for this for this healthy menu. All are guaranteed to have lots of giggles and fun.......Learning through Laughter!

Simple & Clean Summer Cooking!
Friday, July 31st

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7pm - 8:30pm (join us via a Zoom Video Call - link to be sent closer to the class date)

We invite you to cook along with Cheryl in your kitchen, or watch, listen and learn. Everyone can ask questions along the way! Upon signing up, Cheryl will email you the recipes & shopping list if you opt to cook together.

Virtual Hugs soon!
Wind River

Want to just explore some of the feelings and emotions you are experiencing?  Here are a few of our favorite resources right now:

​Basics of Trauma and your Window of Tolerance

• YouTube Video (8 minutes)  by Kim Leppert, MSW, LCSW-S, CSAT of FlyLeaf Counseling

That Discomfort You Feel is Grief

• This article is SPOT ON for what many of us cancer survivors, and now the world are experiencing.   Harvard Business Review Article, March 23, 2020; By Scott Berinato

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NC Mental Health Hotlines - NEW for COVID-19

• Special hotline for anyone in the state; The Hope4NC Helpline (1-855-587-3463) connects North Carolinians to additional mental health and resilience supports that help them cope and build resilience during times of crisis. 
• Special hotline for any first responders and healthcare workers and all front line employees and their families: Hope4Healers (919-226-2002) is also available 24 hours per day, seven days a week for people to reach out for support; they will be contacted quickly by a licensed mental health professional for follow-up.

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Wind River invites you into Cheryl's home kitchen for an interactive cooking experience. The theme of the week is ORANGE in honor of 24 Hours of Booty. This year, 24 Hours of Booty will be virtual and we will celebrate the kick off as Cheryl prepares beautiful healthy orange foods that not only taste amazing but can also provide extra energy. All are guaranteed to have lots of giggles and fun.......Learning through Laughter!

Orange is the color of the night!
Friday, July 24th
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7pm - 8:15pm (join us via a Zoom Video Call - link to be sent closer to the class date)

We invite you to cook along with Cheryl in your kitchen, or watch, listen and learn. Everyone can ask questions along the way! Upon signing up, Cheryl will email you the recipes & shopping list if you opt to cook together.

 (The cancer fundraiser of course!)

Being virtual this year means EVERYONE can join. $25 registration fee. No minimum fundraising amount, just do your best. And always a little something special for Wind River Team members .... SIGN UP TODAY!

​https://events.24foundation.org/team/272209

What else?   On July 24-25 we are asking folks to do some form of exercise - biking, walking ,skipping, ... you get it.   We'll have more details on that coming soon!   And our friends at 24 have some great ideas and virtual events planned for those days too - more details will come once you sign up!

Wind River Team Link:
https://events.24foundation.org/team/272209  

We know these are still trying times for many of us.   Wind River is continuing to create and offer a wide array of support and resources.   Best way to find out how we might be able to help you?   Contact us! 

And if we do not have the right support for you, we can talk about options in your area (Charlotte and the Carolinas is our main focus area):  click here to let us know.  

And ALWAYS remember to talk to your medical team about any changes you are experiencing, not just the physical!   (I.e. emotional changes, mood swings, fatigue, ...)   They have lots of resources to support you!

Remember, you are not alone.

Wind River Friends

(Painting by Wind River Alum Susie Stokes)

WIND RIVER'S NEW
SPANISH TAI CHI and MEDITATION
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With great excitement, we are sharing our first online programs for our Spanish speaking friends and family! 

Tai Chi and Meditation are two great ways to improve our mental and physical well-being.  Try one or more of these video:

Tai Chi Mike Las 8 piezas del Brocado / 8 Pieces of Brocade / 7 minutes
Tai Chi Mike Qué es el Tai Chi y el Qi Gong? / What is Tai Chi and Qi Gong? / 2 minutes
Tai Chi Mike estirandoce suavemente / Morning Warm-Up / 4 minutes
Tai Chi Mike Respirando a las 4 Esquinas / Breathing to the 4 Corners / 3 minutes
Tai Chi Mike Hombros y Espalda  / Shoulders and Back / 4 minutes

Becca Odom's Meditación de la Compasión / Compassion Meditation / 7 minutes

Please feel free to share these links.

We want to thank our practitioners for sharing their talent, Tai Chi Mike and Becca Odom, and we want to thank Magbis Love of Levine Cancer Institute for her personal time and commitment to translating these videos!