Emotional CPR for the Queer/LGBTQIA2S+ Community

This training will take place via Zoom 1/15, 1/22, and 1/29 from 1:00 to 5:00 pm EST. The training is offered at a sliding scale, please contact us if you need additional financial support OR IF YOU ARE HAVING TROUBLE REGISTERING at info@emotional-cpr.org.

This training is geared towards members of the queer/LGBTQIA2S+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two Spirited) community. The plus sign is an added welcome to anybody who feels this training might be appropriate for them but does not identify with any of the terms listed. The training is taught by trainers who themselves identify as queer/LGBTQIA2S+, so we are hoping that not only will participants become certified in Emotional CPR, but the training experience itself should be highly connected and meaningful. This is a highly interactive and participatory training: participants are expected to bring their authentic selves and share something of themselves as well.

eCPR is a profound process of reclaiming our Connection (to self and others), embodying emPowerment and ultimately feeling Revitalized. The certification training engages your heart and mind in an experiential and unfolding process that includes embracing mutual support.

While the original intent of eCPR was to assist others through crisis (and the training still accomplishes this), with over a decade of providing this training all over the world, the consistent feedback is that it helps us become better listeners and supporter; it changes our perception of not only ourselves but of the world around us; it teaches us how to tap into our well of compassion and enhance all our relationships.

Thriving in these times of uncertainty means we need to practice self-care and reclaim our ability to feel connected, empowered and revitalized. Honestly, many of us were pleasantly surprised at how effective eCPR training has been in our new virtual training space; the energy, the safety, the sense of closeness and connection are all there.

We invite you to join us on this deepening journey! Those of us with lived experience of severe emotional distress have been well prepared for this global crisis because we have long known that our healing and resilience are enhanced by our connecting at a heart-to-heart level. eCPR certification training helps to alleviate the trauma of isolation and separation by laying a foundation for healing and wellness.

The training will be led by Shira Collings (they, them) of the National Empowerment Center, along with Aime Hutton (she/her), Founder and CEO of Inch by Inch Empowerment.