Let us begin with Pune (pronounced Punay), a city that is near to Mumbai and in the state of Maharashtra, India that I visited at the beginning of the month. The language is Marathi, which is very different to my ears from the Hindi that is spoken in Delhi. I traveled to Pune (pronounced Punay) [...]
SELF-CARE COMES TO WOMEN'S SELF-HELP GROUPS IN THE HOPE PROJECT, NIZAMUDDIN, DELHI... VITALITY AND JOY ENSUE In the small and poverty-stricken "urban village" of Nizamuddin Basti, that lies within the midst of the giant Delhi, India metropolis, a very special project has been growing. From a milk distribution project launched in 2000 to The [...]
TAKE A MINUTE® SELF-CARE FOR NURSES Care for The Caregiver Sessions for Nurses in Medical Centers, US Nurses in palliative care training in Nursing Colleges, India What if effective self-care only took a minute? What if a caregiver could feel better in a short time with a minimal yet powerful set of exercises they [...]
CANSUPPORT'S OUTREACH PROGRAM I was invited by the coordinator of one of CanSupport's outreach programs to join an intriguing training that is taking place around Delhi, India, for women leaders in the Anganwadi movement. Anganwadi provides nutritional support and health care education for thousands of women and children. There are over 10,000 Anganwadi centers [...]
THOUGHTS FROM ZULEIKHA — On-Site in India: We have been asked—Why are we conducting these palliative and self-care trainings in India? Does it matter that it is in India? Yes. Should it matter everywhere? Yes. I am writing these notes while sitting in the Delhi traffic trying to get to the meeting places of [...]
HOW IT BEGINS In one week, we have been figuring out ways the time here will be spent—new palliative facilitators, more sessions for mothers, establishing ways to put the programs in place so they, through the people leading them, will continue, and refresh those who practice to grow. TSP/HOPE PROJECT AND TSP/CANSUPPORT To have [...]
HOW IT WORKS A trained Navajo TSP Facilitator dressed in a colorful "story coat" visits early childhood centers and pre-K-6 classrooms throughout the school year. The facilitator reads stories aloud, and introduces new vocabulary in Diné Bizaad, English and sign language. As the young listeners get restless, she leads them in fun, specially designed [...]
WORDS OF SHEILA GOLDTOOTH, NAVAJO MEDICINE WOMAN "When you see the glimmer of hope and joy on the faces of the mothers, grandmothers, daughters and children, you see how we have inspired them to know they are important and how to be resilient.” STRENGTHENING HEARTS & MINDS A Rainbow Bridge Initiative WAYS TO CULTIVATE [...]
ON THE ROAD TO WELLNESS & SELF-CARE Several weeks ago, The Storydancer Project took a trip to Zuni Pueblo and Gallup, New Mexico. I was invited to present at the Zuni Wellness Carnival, which was actually a fun kind of Wellness Fair. ZULEIKHA AT ZUNI WELLNESS CENTER The Zuni Wellness Center was set up with different [...]
