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SUMMARY:Herbal Lung Health Workshop
DESCRIPTION:with Brooke Bridges\, sponsored by Air Justice Lab\n\n\n\nJoin the PHS Community Apothecary and Air Justice Lab for a workshop where participants will learn how to use herbs to promote lung health and leave with a blend of herbs to take home. To protect all participants\, registration and masking are required for this workshop. Please find full details below. \n\n\n\nLimited spots available. Registration with a $10 refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Donations recommended on a sliding scale of $0 – 30; no one will be turned away for lack of funds.* \n\n\n\n*Deposit refunds/cancellations: If you are unable to attend and notify us at least 48 hours before the event begins\, we will offer your spot to someone on the waiting list and refund your deposit. Notify irons@mediasanctuary to cancel. If you attend the event\, we will offer your $10 deposit back in cash on the day of the event. If the workshop is cancelled\, we will refund your deposit or offer you the opportunity to attend a rescheduled event. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis workshop is dedicated to enhancing respiratory health using herbal steam inhalation\, aromatherapy\, and internal medicine. We will explore how specific herbs can alleviate inflammation\, dryness\, and excess mucus while promoting overall lung function. Learn about the properties and applications of various herbs\, and discover practical techniques to incorporate them into your daily routine for better breathing and well-being. You’ll leave with a list of preparations\, herbs\, and your own handcrafted steam blend.  \n\n\n\nWe will work with and talk about herbs like: thyme\, oregano\, mullein\, lavender\, eucalyptus\, licorice\, ginger\, and stinging nettles.  \n\n\n\nAccess Information:  \n\n\n\nThe workshop series is held on the second floor of the NATURE Lab building\, which is currently only accessible by a flight of stairs. If stairs will present a barrier to attending the workshop please get in touch (info@mediasanctuary.org) in case we can accommodate your participation in another way. \n\n\n\nRegistration is REQUIRED for this limited capacity event\, with priority to the immediate neighborhood. \n\n\n\nHigh quality masks/respirators (such as N95s) are required and provided for all attendees. There will also be air purifiers in the space. If a participant needs to unmask\, please go outside\, and maintain at least 10 feet from any other workshop participants.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrooke Marie Bridges is an herbalist\, CBT and Somatic therapy specialist\, wellness coach\, and all natural botanical product alchemist dedicated to blending the healing modalities of herbs with essential cognitive\, mental\, and emotional health practices. She aims to combine science\, spirituality\, and nature to help clients\, friends\, and community find healing that is balanced\, holistic\, and sustainable. www.brookembridges.cominstagram.com/brookembridges \n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThis series is facilitated by herbalists affiliated with the People’s Health Sanctuary Community Apothecary who are volunteering their time and sharing information for educational purposes. None of the remedies shared in these workshops are intended to diagnose or treat any disease. 
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/herbal-lung-health-workshop/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Spring Herbal Series: Herbal Tincture Making with Rebecca Hein
DESCRIPTION:Learn to make tinctures! Tinctures are potent alcohol based herbal remedies that are taken internally to support wellbeing. You will learn best methods for making tinctures from fresh and dried plants\, including the techniques of maceration and percolation\, with a touch of plant chemistry and math. You will go home with the skills to stock your own home apothecary this coming season with all your favorite herbal tinctures. \n\n\n\nLimited spots available. Registration with a $10 refundable deposit is required to hold your place. Donations recommended on a sliding scale of $0 – 30; no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the facilitator\n\n\n\nRebecca Hein is a community herbalist and urban farmer. Founder and owner of Underground Alchemy\, she has been making herbal remedies grown on what were vacant lots in Albany’s South End since 2011. Her work is driven by a desire to connect people and plants\, support community health and empowerment\, and position herbalism in the struggle for accessible healthcare. \n\n\n\n\n\nThis series is facilitated by herbalists affiliated with the People’s Health Sanctuary Community Apothecary who are volunteering their time and sharing information for educational purposes. None of the remedies shared in these workshops are intended to diagnose or treat any disease.  \n\n\n\nThe workshop series is held on the second floor of the NATURE Lab building\, which is currently only accessible by a flight of stairs. If stairs will present a barrier to attending the workshop please get in touch in case we can accommodate your participation in another way.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/herbal-tincture-making/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Community Overdose Response Training
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Positive Health‘s Community Overdose Response Training teaches participants the impact of opioid overdoses in New York State\, the signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose\, and how to respond. This workshop is preceded by an Cultural Humility Training at 1pm. \n\n\n\nAn opioid overdose emergency can happen anywhere\, at any time. This training will help empower participants to respond\, and potentially reverse\, an opioid overdose emergency. Following this training\, all participants are provided with a free overdose response kit\, which includes two doses of naloxone/Narcan (the medication that reverses opioid overdoses). \n\n\n\nAbout the Alliance for Positive Health: Serving 15 counties in New York State\, the Alliance for Positive Health is a leader in testing and care coordination services for those living with or at risk of contracting HIV. Our responsibility is to empower and support those impacted by sexually transmitted diseases\, substance use and substance use disorder\, and associated health and mental health challenges. Through our 9+ service programs\, we are able to support individuals with housing\, nutrition\, medical care coordination\, harm reduction\, and more.  \n\n\n\nAbout Sophie (class leader): Sophie (she/they) is the Capital Region Opioid Overdose Prevention Program Coordinator at the Alliance for Positive Health. With a background in neuroscience and chemistry\, Sophie brings the most up-to-date research on substance use to life through interactive presentations and judgement-free education. Outside of work\, they enjoy cooking\, rowing\, and crafting!
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/overdose-prevention-training/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Cultural Humility Training
DESCRIPTION:The Alliance for Positive Health‘s Cultural Humility Training is a judgement-free\, educational workshop investigating the best practices for interacting with and engaging with people who use drugs. This training will be followed by an Community Overdose Response Training at 2pm. \n\n\n\nDuring this 60-minute workshop\, we discuss how drugs work in the brain\, why people use substances\, and how to use accurate and stigma-free language to talk about substance use. We also investigate stigma that exists around substance use\, the harm that stigma causes\, and how to best work against systemic\, institutional\, and individual stigma. This training is perfect for anyone looking to deepen their ability to talk about and address substance use.  \n\n\n\nAbout the Alliance for Positive Health: Serving 15 counties in New York State\, the Alliance for Positive Health is a leader in testing and care coordination services for those living with or at risk of contracting HIV. Our responsibility is to empower and support those impacted by sexually transmitted diseases\, substance use and substance use disorder\, and associated health and mental health challenges. Through our 9+ service programs\, we are able to support individuals with housing\, nutrition\, medical care coordination\, harm reduction\, and more.  \n\n\n\nAbout Sophie (class leader): Sophie (she/they) is the Capital Region Opioid Overdose Prevention Program Coordinator at the Alliance for Positive Health. With a background in neuroscience and chemistry\, Sophie brings the most up-to-date research on substance use to life through interactive presentations and judgement-free education. Outside of work\, they enjoy cooking\, rowing\, and crafting!
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/cultural-humility-workshop/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:PHS Community Acupuncture
DESCRIPTION:PHS is offering the first People’s Health Community Acupuncture as part of our Healing Days.  Community acupuncture is a grassroots model to increase access to acupuncture. It is done in a group setting (about 5 people at a time) in comfortable recliners and uses points mainly in your hands and feet.   \n\n\n\nThe last appointment of the day is at 3:10p. Walk-ins are welcome\, if there is space. Please wear comfy clothes and drink plenty of water!  Acupuncture will be performed by Xavier\, a NYS certified physician-acupuncturist. He was trained in a Japanese style formulated by Kiko Matsumoto through the Acumed program. \n\n\n\n\nSign up here\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWhat is acupuncture?\n\n\n\nJohn Hopkins Medicine writes\, acupuncture is the practice of penetrating the skin with thin\, solid\, metallic needles which are then activated through gentle and specific movements of the practitioner’s hands or with electrical stimulation.  \n\n\n\nAcupuncture is part of the ancient practice of Traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine practitioners believe the human body has more than 2\,000 acupuncture points connected by pathways or meridians. These pathways create an energy flow (Qi\, pronounced “chee”) through the body that is responsible for overall health. Disruption of the energy flow can cause disease. By applying acupuncture to certain points\, it is thought to improve the flow of Qi\, thereby improving health. Read more \n\n\n\nMore about community acupuncture\n\n\n\nCommunity acupuncture is a grassroots model designed to increase access to acupuncture. It is done in a group setting\, mainly using points mainly in your hands\, feet\, and ears.  In the US\, specifically at the Lincoln Hospital Detox Program in the Bronx\, the practice was brought over in the 70’s from China by Black Panther and Young Lord activists.  It has been refined and spread through the work of the Peoples Organization of Community Acupuncture (POCA).
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/phs-community-acupuncture-2/2024-06-14/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Healing Day\, August 2023
DESCRIPTION:People’s Health Sanctuary is excited to host the second Healing Day in a monthly series of events. Healing Day is a way to connect with community members\, healers\, providers and anyone invested in building a robust network for communal health across the Capital District.  We will be offering services from holistic healers\, resource sharing by healthcare providers and service groups\, child activities\, and free food. The next Healing Day will be September 9th\, so put it in your calendars! \n\n\n\nWe strive to “re-member” what community health can look like\, so we welcome community members\, and we will be offering healing work on donation basis including body work\, yoga\, and energy work. In addition there will be community resource & healthcare information\, movement activities\, food\, and child and family-friendly activities! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n\n10-12 pm DE-FENCE: Medicine in the Margins workshop\n\n\n\n11:30-12 Opening Circle and Introductions\n\n\n\n11 am-ongoing: Clothing giveaway by Dope Thrift Finds\n\n\n\n12 pm Yoga with Desirea (inside PHS space)\n\n\n\n12 pm Youth movement activity outside with PHS community health intern Nilaan \n\n\n\n1-2 pm Kids activity with Root3d: Own your feelings with sound meditation\n\n\n\n1 pm: Cooking Demo with Cornell Extension\n\n\n\n1-4 pm Meditative listening sessions with Lisa Schonberg: The Insects are Present  \n\n\n\n2 pm: Collard City Growers Medicinal Plant Tour with Sienna Thiem\n\n\n\n3 pm Yoga with Desirea (inside PHS space)\n\n\n\n3:45 pm Closing Circle\n\n\n\nFood\, snacks\, grilling during the day!  \n\n\n\n\nThroughout the day\, we will be hosting several amazing bodywork practitioners doing donation based healing!  Sign-up with them will be on a rolling basis: \n\n\n\n\nMassage– Grassroots Mind Body Energy- Justine: I’ve been a professional Licensed Massage Therapist since 2014.  I am a graduate of The Center for Natural Wellness School of Massage Therapy in Albany\, New York. In addition to being a proficient and passionate Licensed Massage Therapist\, I am also a Usui Reiki Master and a nationally certified Addiction/Recovery counselor and Abuse/Trauma counselor with credentials of ministry through the Universal Life Church. I’m a passionate healer with an alternative approach and am dedicated to helping clients move through a wide range of physical\, emotional and spiritual transitions in the most efficient and transformative way possible.  My treatments are specifically tailored to the needs of each client to make sure they receive the approach that works best for them. Time and again my clients and I have seen the incredible healing transformations that can take place when a total mind/body connection approach is taken.\n\n\n\nMassage– Sara S: is a vegetable farmer and licensed massage therapist. She is passionate about helping other laborers mend their bodies and tend their hearts. Sara trained at the Center for Natural Wellness in Albany and primarily does sports\, Swedish\, and prenatal massage.\n\n\n\nReiki\, energy healing\, intuitive spiritual readings- Root3d: We are here to center the liberation\, healing\, + power of BIPOC by rooting within the 3 dimensions: the mind\, body\, and spirit. Root3d offers workshops\, weekly group healing classes and talk therapy groups\, as well as individual sessions.\n\n\n\nYoga with Desirea\n\n\n\n Medicinal plant sketching and sensing with Margaretha Haughwout\, who is hosting the DE-FENCE workshop\n\n\n\n\nIn addition\, we will be hosting tabling with community partners:  \n\n\n\n\nBlood Pressure checks with Chasing Health: Founded by Dr Omorogbe\, Chasing Health Inc. teaches underserved communities of color about high blood pressure by providing free blood pressure screenings\, health education\, and coaching at barber shops\, beauty salons\, non-profit organizations\, churches\, and schools locally and abroad.\n\n\n\nYouth Movement with Nilaan of Strong Me! Family Weight Management Programs: Strong Me! Family Weight Management Program is a 24 week weight management program for families seeking help with improving their eating and exercise habits. Strong Me! has been helping families achieve success for over 20 years and has operated in several states and regions of the United States under the direction of Dr. Pride-Boone\, a Board-Certified\, Harvard-trained Pediatrician. StrongMe! is currently offering programs in North Troy\, NY and working with the People’s Health Sanctuary in North Troy. For more information visit their website at www.strongme.org\n\n\n\nSNUG/Trinity Alliance: A play on the word gun\, it is now an acronym that stands for Should Never Use Guns.  Each of us brings their own special something or quality you could say.  Together we work to reduce gun violence by mediating conflicts. With those that are at the highest risk of shooting someone and being. And unfortunately\, we have lost some along the way. But this in-turn only makes us stronger.\n\n\n\nCEK RN: When you need someone to accompany you to your medical appointments or help you understand your treatment\, turn to CEK RN Consulting\, Inc. in Albany\, New York.  Our team is guided by Coretta E. Killikelly\, our founder. She is a doctoral prepared nurse and she has a Master of Science in Nursing\, specializing in Adult Health Education\, and with more than 19 years of experience in the areas of Geriatric\, Ambulatory care\, Management\, Case Management\, and Health Education.\n\n\n\nCornell Cooperative Extension with Felisha Chandler: The mission of Cornell Cooperative Extension Of Rensselaer County  is to put experience and research knowledge to work through educational partnerships that improve residents’ lives and communities. Felisha Chandler from Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Rensselaer County is a Nutrition Program Educator.  Felisha’s primary responsibility is to educate the community about nutrition through CCE’s free Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP).  She teaches participants how to stretch their food dollars and maximize the amount of nutrient rich foods into their daily diets.  Key audiences include families working to make ends meet\, 18-25 year olds living independently\, non-custodial parents\, foster parents/ guardians and youth.  Felisha prides herself on teaching in a hands-on way that is fun and educational.  Her lessons allow for a full experience from nutritional content and smart meal planning to safe food preparation and sampling.  Felisha brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the program with over 19 years of teaching with CCE of Rensselaer County.  In addition to having degrees in Culinary Arts and Hotel and Restaurant Management from Schenectady County Community College\, she has 13 years of experience being a Hospitality Director and was a Sou Chef for the WHMT Farm to Table series.  Recently\, Felisha received certificates from eCornell in Wellness Counseling and Nutrition and Healthy Living\, Medicinal Plants and Plant Based -Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center of Nutrition Studies. Currently Felisha is working toward becoming a Registered Dietician with a specialty in wellness for those recovering from drug addiction and diabetes awareness and prevention for youth. \n\n\n\nProject SafePoint: Narcan kits being offered for the communityHarm Reduction services \n\n\n\nEquality for Troy: Combating systemic injustices and racial inequity in The City of Troy\, NY and Rensselaer County\n\n\n\nDope Thrift Finds:  Hi my name is Julianna! Over the past few years I have developed a passion for sustainable clothing. Personally\, I love to have many options to choose from so I found a way where I can have many options without all the waste. Secondly\, I try my best to prioritize well made fabrics like cotton because a lot of the clothes available today are made with synthetic fabrics disrupting women’s hormones in particular. Please feel free to share your finds on instagram tagging @dope.thriftfinds.\n\n\n\nCommunity Rising Project: The Community Rising Project\, a Non Profit Organization is a (comprehensive) Advocacy\, Advancement and Support center for individuals of Color and those that support them\, who are directly impacted by trauma and their involvement in the justice system. We are community members that have suffered oppression and harm due to racism\, sexual violence\, domestic violence\, incarceration\, homelessness and poverty.\n\n\n\nColorectal screening kits donated by Soul Fire in the City\n\n\n\n\nWe will be hosting community needs surveys throughout the day and we hope to use these Healing Days as a way to connect with the ever growing network of healers\, providers\, and community members.  We aim to “re-member” an ideal of communal health to aid us in the times to come.  We look forward to “walking while questioning” with you all.   \n\n\n\nThe Healing Day series takes place on July 22\, August 12\, and September 9 from 11am – 4pm at the People’s Health Sanctuary (3319 6th Ave Troy\, NY). Please contact us at PHS@Mediasanctuary.org with any questions.   \n\n\n\nPeople’s Health Sanctuary (PHS) is a community-led mutual aid health initiative\, based in North Central Troy.  Our theory of change is based in racial and transformative justice to create a liberatory model of community health care for all.  Our goal is to establish a central space to share health skills\, provide basic integrative care\, and explore ways to build networks of communal health.  The PHS is a space for gathering\, sharing food\, moving your body\, working through grief\, cultivating a sense of safety\, and embodying a culture of care.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/healing-day-august-2023/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
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SUMMARY:Healing Day\, July 2023
DESCRIPTION:People’s Health Sanctuary is excited to host the first Healing Day in a monthly series of events. Healing Day is a way to connect with community members\, healers\, providers and anyone invested in building a robust network for communal health across the Capital District.  We will be offering services from holistic healers\, resource sharing by healthcare providers and service groups\, child activities\, and free food. \n\n\n\nWe strive to “re-member” what community health can look like\, so we welcome community members\, and we will be offering healing work on donation basis including body work\, yoga\, and energy work. In addition there will be community resource & healthcare information\, movement activities\, food\, and child and family-friendly activities! \n\n\n\n\nRegister Here\n\n\n\n\n11:15-11:45am Opening Circle and Introductions11:45am Tour of the People’s Health Sanctuary  11:45-1:00pm Flower Crown Making (kid-friendly!)3:00pm Medicinal Garden Tour of CCG with Sienna Thiem3:45pm Closing Circle  Food and snacks during the day!   \n\n\n\nThroughout the day\, we will be hosting three amazing bodywork practitioners doing donation based healing!  Sign-up with them will be on a rolling basis: \n\n\n\n\nGrassroots Mind Body Energy- Justine: a licensed massage therapist\, Usui Reiki Master\, and a nationally certified Addiction/Recovery counselor and Abuse/Trauma counselor. Justine is a passionate healer with an alternative approach and is dedicated to helping clients move through a wide range of physical\, emotional and spiritual transitions in the most efficient and transformative way possible.  \n\n\n\nSara S: is a vegetable farmer and licensed massage therapist. She is passionate about helping other laborers mend their bodies and tend their hearts. Sara trained at the Center for Natural Wellness in Albany and primarily does sports\, Swedish\, and prenatal massage.\n\n\n\nRoot3d: They center the liberation\, healing\, + power of BIPOC by rooting within the 3 dimensions: the mind\, body\, and spirit. Root3d offers workshops\, weekly group healing classes and talk therapy groups\, as well as individual sessions.\n\n\n\nDesirea will host yoga\, time dependent on heat and air quality! \n\n\n\n\nIn addition\, we will be hosting tabling with community partners:  \n\n\n\n\nBlood Pressure Checks with StrongMe!\, and Dr. Pride-Boone: Strong Me! is a 12 week\, physician-led\, Structured Family Weight Management Program whose Mission is to combat Pediatric Obesity. At the end of 3 months\, 90% of children who participate in Strong Me! experience a stabilization of their BMIs (Body Mass Index) and 90% demonstrate the development of new healthy habits including increased consumption of vegetables\, fruits\, water as well as increased frequency in exercise sessions per week. Three months after leaving the program\, 60% of children have maintained these habits. Strong Me! is a Stage 2 program that meets the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Strong Me! enables families to develop and sustain healthy health habits. Strong Me! is committed to combating the National Pediatric Obesity Epidemic  \n\n\n\nSNUG/Trinity Alliance: A play on the word gun\, it is now an acronym that stands for Should Never Use Guns.  Each of us brings their own special something or quality you could say.  Together we work to reduce gun violence by mediating conflicts. With those that are at the highest risk of shooting someone and being. And unfortunately\, we have lost some along the way. But this in-turn only makes us stronger.\n\n\n\nProject SafePoint: Harm Reduction services \n\n\n\nEquality for Troy\n\n\n\nColorectal screening kits donated by Soul Fire in the City\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe will be hosting community needs surveys throughout the day and we hope to use these Healing Days as a way to connect with the ever growing network of healers\, providers\, and community members.  We aim to “re-member” an ideal of communal health to aid us in the times to come.  We look forward to “walking while questioning” with you all.   \n\n\n\nHealing Day series will take place on July 22\, August 12\, and September 9 from 11am – 4pm at the People’s Health Sanctuary (3319 6th Ave Troy\, NY). Please contact us at PHS@Mediasanctuary.org with any questions.   \n\n\n\nPeople’s Health Sanctuary (PHS) is a community-led mutual aid health initiative\, based in North Central Troy.  Our theory of change is based in racial and transformative justice to create a liberatory model of community health care for all.  Our goal is to establish a central space to share health skills\, provide basic integrative care\, and explore ways to build networks of communal health.  The PHS is a space for gathering\, sharing food\, moving your body\, working through grief\, cultivating a sense of safety\, and embodying a culture of care.
URL:https://www.mediasanctuary.org/event/healing-day-phs/
LOCATION:People’s Health Sanctuary\, 3319 6th Avenue\, 2nd Fl\, Troy\, New York\, 12180\, United States
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