Cultivate an Environment of Wellbeing
We are seeing higher rates of anxiety, depression and impaired resilience now more than ever. As helping professionals, educators and administrators work diligently by serving communities who are impacted by systemic inequities and life challenges on a personal and global scale, there is a need for a network of innovative services that focus on nurturing resilience, well-being, and community healing across all levels of an organization.
Therapeutic processes that support restoration, community care, and equity can augment thriving and confidence while building empathy, inclusivity, and connection across diverse groups.
About the Program
The Organizational Resilience Training Program provides an innovative approach to empowering individuals in activating their innate mechanism for adaptation against any challenge through well-tested, practical strategies that include body-based mindfulness, problem solving, and leadership.
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My Approach
This program offers a synthesis of many areas of evidence-based practice to support personal and organizational resilience and thriving. Some of the frameworks include trauma-informed care, nervous system regulation and embodiment practices, growth mindset, social justice and public health. It offers two components:
- Coaching and mentorship skills development for professionals and leaders
- Accessible, effective and applicable tools for inner resilience and community healing
My Approach
The program is an interdisciplinary synthesis of theory and study that includes educational psychology, grit and growth mindset, neurobiology, mindfulness and healing, public health, social justice, conflict negotiation, trauma-informed care, yoga, positive psychology, leadership development and life coaching. It offers two components:
- Coaching and mentorship skills development for professionals and student leaders
- Accessible, effective and applicable tools for inner resilience and community healing for all individuals (including students and professional staff/faculty).
Workshop & Training Examples
- Coaching Skills Training for Leaders (Students and Staff)
- Strategies for Thriving during Uncertain Times
- Self-Care for Student Activists
- Mindfulness and Meditation (Practice and Application) for Resilience
- Trauma-Informed Approaches to Working with Students
- Dialogue Facilitation in Groups (Skills for Empathy, Connection, and Navigating Resistance)
- Body Image/Gender and the Impact on Success
- Understanding Social Identity, Justice and Inclusion
- Body-Based Strategies for Thriving Beyond Compassion Fatigue/Burnout
- Trauma-Informed Yoga/Healing
- Navigating Conflict: Skillful Negotiation and Authentic Leadership
- Building Self-esteem in Marginalized Communities
CLIENTELE
Some of the organizations and groups who have benefitted from this program include:
Campuses & Organizations
- University of CA, Santa Cruz
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- University of California, Irvine
- Somatic Experiencing International
- Los Angeles Educational Partnership
- Legal Education Access Pipeline
- Fullerton College
- University of CA, Los Angeles
- Orange Coast Community College
- Norco College
- Cal State Northridge
- Rio Hondo College
- Imperial Valley College
- Wartburg College
- Western Michigan University
- Cal State Fullerton
- United Friends of the Children
- First Star Guardian Scholars Program
Populations & Groups
- Undocumented Students
- Foster Youth
- Parenting Students
- Transfer Students
- Survivors of Gender-Based Violence
- LGBTQ Community
- Kinship Care Trainers
- Academic Faculty
- Men of Color Peer Mentors
- Umoja Peer Mentors
- Puente Peer Mentors
Testimonials
“Nikita, hearing you speak was very empowering and inspiring as a woman of color because I felt like I saw myself in you and you strongly represent what I hope to be in the future through your practices and behaviors. Thank you!”
Student Peer Mentor
“I cannot begin to tell you have much we enjoyed having you at Norco College yesterday. I had many faculty and administrators express how much they enjoyed your presentation and the presentation of your students. The discussion of GRIT fills an essential part of our Norco College Completion Initiative conversation. With your comprehensive presentation, we are able to move forward with more conversations about how we plan to help students succeed and persist.
Just today, the concept of GRIT came up again as we were sharing our plans for the future with our completion initiative. Without these essential conversations, we would not be able to help students reach their educational goals and support them along the way. Your presentation was timely and important. Thank you again!”
Faculty Member, Norco College
“It was amazing to have you on campus! I heard excellent feedback from our counselors. Thank you for the report. The report will provide us instrumental insight on how to move forward in our plans for future training. We will be definitely be in contact for more resilience coaching. Thank you again.”
Student Success Specialist for Foster Youth, Imperial Valley College
“Your workshop was such a great experience. You are such an insightful, genuine, passionate individual, and it was not only a pleasure to meet you, but to learn from you.
I am really excited to implement mindfulness and meditation into our programming. Our students (as well as staff!) will really benefit.”
Student Success Coach, Cal State Long Beach
“My leadership abilities have flourished under the training and execution of coaching….I now believe that consistency, passion, compassion, empathy, and an ability to support/inspire/believe/trust in those I serve are key components to a healthy coach/coachee relationship. The emphasis on self-care has also been an incredible transformation — no one emphasizes self-care enough, but it is so crucial to our ability to thrive as students.”
Student Coach