Pause and Practice: A Community Workshop for Coping with Stress

Pause and Practice: A Community Workshop for Coping with Stress

In-person at green door therapy

We’re back for a second round of Pause and Practice!

As the holidays approach, take 90 minutes to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and refresh your toolkit for managing stress.

This in-person workshop is designed to help you better understand stress—what it is, how it shows up in your body, and how you can respond with greater intention and care. Together, we’ll explore the stress response cycle, the window of tolerance, grounding techniques, and nervous system regulation in a way that is practical, accessible, and rooted in self-compassion.

Through somatic practices and breathwork, you’ll have an opportunity to reconnect with your body’s natural capacity to regulate and restore. Bridget, a trained breathwork facilitator and Green Door Co-Founder, will guide participants through brief breathing practices that support stress relief and nervous system balance. You’ll learn specific breathing and grounding techniques that you can use in everyday life when you’re feeling overwhelmed, activated, or simply in need of a reset.

Whether you’re navigating a particularly stressful season or looking for new ways to care for yourself, this workshop offers a supportive space to pause, learn, practice, and connect in community. Come for a refresher before the holidays and leave with practical tools you can begin using right away.

You’ll leave with:

• Specific breathwork skills to help regulate your nervous system
• A better understanding of stress and the stress response cycle
• An approach to stress management that normalizes stress rather than pathologizing it
• An understanding of the window of tolerance and how to apply it to everyday coping
• Practical grounding and nervous system regulation techniques
• A refreshed toolkit for navigating stress during the holiday season and beyond

Dates: Thursday, November 5th
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: In-Person at Green Door Therapy – Elmhurst
Group Size: Limited to 20 participants
Cost: $20 (If ticket cost is a barrier, contact Bridget directly for payment plan options at bridget@greendoortherapy.com)

Workshop will be led by Therapist Megan Cisowski, LPC and Green Door Co-Founder and Therapist Bridget Caragher, LCSW, CDWF.

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