Breathwork

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Our mentees were visited by Kathy Khang today for a workshop on breathwork. Breathwork refers to techniques and exercises for breathing. It is meant to help improve physical, mental, and spiritual well-being by relieving stress, opening the heart & mind, and help to promote gratitude and clarity. Kathy taught our mentees a variety of breathing exercises and helped our mentees to clear out their mind and focus on being in the moment. They focused on their breathing, thoughts, actions, and more. It was a peaceful experience and our mentees now have some additional tools to care for their mental health. It is important to take time to focus on the little things and appreciate those moments.

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Financial Advice For Businesses

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For mentorship yesterday, our mentees got a lesson about creative provision and financial advice from Jasmine. This discussion focused on mostly financial business advice. Jasmine discussed creating budgets, bartering services, different ways of making income, and preparing for the unexpected. After this portion, our mentees split up into their groups to work on their own businesses. They started to create logos and picking colors, as well as content and design creation. Our mentees had a lot of fun seeing all of the awesome things they can do! We can’t wait until their businesses and websites go live!

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Spoken Word

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Our mentees learned about writing and theatre from Clarybelle for the second half of Saturday’s workshop. They began with some exercises that are done before a show, like “I am, I like, I do”, walking around the space at different speeds, mirroring a partner, and heads up, heads down. The goal of these particular exercises is to connect and work as a team collectively. Once they were connected, the mentees starting working on short pieces of writing about objects around the room to practice being descriptive and depth, as well as stories about moments in their lives that are significant. Clarybelle also taught them that simply writing something down can help it to feel more real or can help to release it from their thoughts. The mentees had a lot of fun interacting and learning new things during this workshop! We can’t wait to see Clarybelle again!

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Social Media

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Today, Lu’Cretia from Girl Behind The Hustle, led a workshop for our mentees about social media. She discussed the logistics of running social media accounts for a brand and how to make it easier with other apps to schedule posts and help with the editing process. She also advised our mentees that video is a main way to connect with your audience. Our mentees got to do some research for their own brands and learned how the process of creating a business goes when it comes to social media. LC had a lot of great advice to give our young adults and was very helpful in showing them creative ways to elevate their own brands. Our mentees learned a lot and we hope to work with Lu’Cretia again soon!

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Healthy Relationships

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What is a healthy relationship to you? Erika Perez led a workshop on this topic for our mentees today. They discussed how a relationship is not limited to a romantic relationship but can also apply to family, friends, etc. It is important to know the signs of a healthy vs. unhealthy relationship so we don’t end up in a bad situation but rather a healthy growing relationship that has a positive impact on a person’s life. In relationships, it is essential to take things step by step. Making sure to be there to listen to the other person’s boundaries, wants, and needs will help to evolve the relationship and make sure that everyone is comfortable. Trust is also a big need when it comes to relationships because without trust you cannot truly connect with someone. Mariah made a TikTok to ask our mentees before and after what their thoughts were on a healthy relationship so check that out to hear what they said!

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