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    The Mary V Collective Impact Award is accepting no The Mary V Collective Impact Award is accepting nominations now! 🖊️
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    A couple more events this school year for our TFA A couple more events this school year for our TFA Alumni, come meet other alumni and be in community with like minded individuals at one of our events coming up. 👏🏾
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    Happy AmeriCorps Week! It’s time to celebrate th Happy AmeriCorps Week! It’s time to celebrate the positive impact of the millions who serve our nation through #AmeriCorps and #AmeriCorpsSeniors. This week, join us to say #AmeriThanks to all those who #GetThingsDone from coast to coast and encourage more Americans to choose to make a difference. Follow @AmeriCorps and use their 🔗 #LinkInBio for more about how you can get in on the action. #tfabayarea
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    On this last day of Black History Month — we inv On this last day of Black History Month — we invite you to Go Beyond 28 and celebrate Black History 365 days a year! #bhm #blackhistorymonth #beyond28
    First, we want to reiterate that that our hearts a First, we want to reiterate that that our hearts and minds have been focused on Tyre Nichols and AAPI families whose lives were taken in Monterey Park & Half Moon Bay. We also want to name that within the 10 days of this health commitment, we have paused twice due to violence and tragic deaths in our communities. The reality of the world that we currently live in is painful, and it's a stark reminder of why it is so difficult to take care of ourselves - especially for BIPOC folx - and reiterates why prioritizing our wellbeing is so important.
 
The final day of the #10dayhealthcommitment is in partnership with one of our lovely partner organizations: @cultiveit. We are talking about restorative time off and how we can make the most of our time off from work so we can truly feel nourished.As you've probably experienced, sometimes we take a day off but return to work feeling just as tired as before we used our PTO. Why? It turns out that not all days off are created equal. @cultiveit shares a way to think about time off differently: High Quality Time-Off.
 
High Quality Time-Off (HQTO) is a five part framework for making the most of your work recovery. Developed by the team at UC Berkeley, HQTO is defined as getting emotional, cognitive, and physical distance from work during your off hours.In the Day 10 slides today, we are sharing more about research-backed strategies to avoid burnout, take high-quality time off, and truly feel restored. Join @cultiveit co-founder Yannell Seaman and #10dayhealthcommitment co-host Rupa Rihan will hop on IG Live on Monday, January 30th, around 2 PM PST, to dive deeper into what @cultiveit has learned about how to mitigate burnoutToday's Giveaway is a beautiful candle and a 30 minute coaching session. To enter the giveaway, leave a comment, snap a photo, or just follow @cultiveit on IG.
 
It's been a privilege to explore this #10dayhealthcommitment with you. We hope you are taking away some practices and we are cheering you on along the way.
    Our hearts are with the families of Tyre Nichols a Our hearts are with the families of Tyre Nichols and with the AAPI families who’s lives were taken in Monterey Park & Half Moon Bay.
    For Day 9, we are exploring another wellness subje For Day 9, we are exploring another wellness subject: resistance training. We all know we should be strengthening our bodies and muscles - especially as we get older - but there's something about dusting off a set of weights and a mat that can feel cumbersome. 
 
If you've been finding yourself feeling mentally blocked around resistance training, consider insights from this article. 
 
“For some people, the phrase strength training is intimidating, but it's enhancing your ability to move safely and effectively in your life,” she says. For example: Your ability to lift something and put it on a shelf, carry your groceries in the door, bend down and pick something up, or get up after you've fallen down. “Getting up off the floor requires you to recruit muscles in your upper body, abs, legs, and glutes."
 
And this excerpt…
 
“All exercise boosts mood because it increases endorphins…But for strength training, additional research that's looked at neurochemical and neuromuscular responses to such workouts offers further evidence it has a positive effect on the brain."
 
In the Day 9 slides today, we are sharing a snippet of how resistance training can support our aging, our brains, and even our mental health. Take a look at the slides below and as always, leave a comment or share a photo with the #10dayhealthcommitment hashtag and tag us.Today's Giveaway is another bundle of TFA - Bay Area swag (t-shirt, journal, and picnic blanket)
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    We are kicking off Day 8 with a return to the abso We are kicking off Day 8 with a return to the absolute basics: hydration & sleep! 
 
We all know how important water and rest are, yet they are often at the bottom of the list…Perhaps because they almost seem “too simple” to really work?
 
We are here to encourage you to embrace these simple strategies that don't require buying anything at the store!“Rest in the form of resistance can include naps because our bodies benefit from sleep and relaxation. However, it also encompasses removing ourselves from environments, institutions, practices, and people that are unsafe and toxic, where it's evident that our presence and voices aren't respected, listened to, loved, and cared for. Rest as the foundation of resistance means being restored and alert with a sharpened focus, which allows us to disrupt systems of power and privilege that are a threat to social progress and transformation.”Take a look at the slides below, and as always, leave a comment or share a photo with the #10dayhealthcommitment hashtag and tag us.
 
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