Upcoming Events
Upcoming events
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Facilitator Guided Self-Awareness Journaling Workshop
Begins: February 25, 2025
Repeats every fourth Wednesday of the month
Free and open to public
This 8-session workshop guides participants through a series of structured journaling practices designed to deepen self-awareness, clarify identity, strengthen personal agency, and expand emotional and relational intelligence. Each session focuses on a key dimension of inner development: 1) awareness of self, 2) identity, 3) power, 4) time, 5) motivation, 6) attention, 7) rules, and 8) perspective-taking.
Through guided teachings, reflective questions, and take-home practices, participants learn to see themselves and their relationships with greater clarity and compassion. This workshop is ideal for individuals navigating transition, seeking personal growth, or wanting to reconnect with their inner voice.
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Memoir Writing Workshop
Repeats every season.
Date: TBD.
Free and open to the public
Unlock the stories that define your life in our Memoir Writing Workshop. Join a supportive and creative environment where you can explore and share your unique experiences. This workshop is designed to guide you through the process of transforming your memories into compelling narratives. Through thought-provoking prompts and engaging exercises you'll learn the art of storytelling while reflecting on the moments that shaped you.
Join us for this series of memoir writing workshops led by Shabnam Curtis, author of My Persian Paradox: Memories of an Iranian Girl.
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Journey Within: Self-Discovery Book Club
Monthly
Repeats on third Wednesday of very month
Free and open to public
This book club will focus on the protagonist's growth and maturity. We will discuss how each one of us personally resonates with that growth. As we traverse the narrative, we shall inevitably encounter other characters, examining their influence on the protagonist and, in turn, his/her effect on them.
Our discussions will be rich with viewing each character through the prism of personal development. We shall explore various growth facets, such as the protagonist's capacity for introspection and critical thinking, internal and external motivations, self-awareness, and interactions with societal norms. These elements, among many others, will form the foundation of our dialogues.
Shabnam Curtis, an author and a life coach focused on adult growth and maturing, will lead the book club by bringing thought-provoking questions, listening attentively, and facilitating the discussion.
Conversation Health Literacy
When we carry our conversations with clarity, confidence, and care, we can create deep and meaningful relationships. This workshop provides awareness about the main structure of any conversation, including verbal and non-verbal communication. You will learn the foundation of delivering a clear and coherent message through attentive listening, creating a safe environment, and mutual understanding with fewer conflicts. Led by Shabnam Curtis, certified Integral Life Coach.
Led by Shabnam Curtis, Author and Integral Life Coach.
Open to public. You can register here. This is a virtual event.
Our Inner Voice: From Self-Criticism to Self-Acceptance
Do you think you will be successful if you are hard on yourself and others? Does that way of treating yourself and others cause endless distress? Are you afraid of letting go of your self-criticism because you will become a lazy couch potato? This workshop allows you to find more peaceful ways of dealing with your inner critic while unleashing more of your potential. Led by Shabnam Curtis, certified Integral Life Coach.
Led by Shabnam Curtis, Author and Integral Life Coach.
Open to public. You can register here. This is a virtual event.
Somatic Health Literacy: Getting to Know the Intelligence of Your Body
Join us for this seminar led by Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach. Parenting, caregiving, having a full-time job, managing finances, and keeping up with social connections successfully requires a lot of self-care and self-awareness. In this program, Ms. Curtis will discuss the skills necessary to live more in harmony and manage our daily stress through learning more about our bodies and emotions.
This workshop focuses on somatic health literacy. It will teach how our bodies handle and process messages from the environment, making meaning of our bodily experiences and connecting with our intuition. Students will be introduced to somatic skills that bring relaxation and safety back to their bodies.
Led by Shabnam Curtis, Author and Integral Life Coach.
Open to public. You can register here. This is a virtual event.
Emotional Health Literacy: Emotional Awareness
Join us for this seminar led by Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach. Parenting, caregiving, having a full-time job, managing finances, and keeping up with social connections successfully requires a lot of self-care and self-awareness. In this seminar, Ms. Curtis will discuss the skills necessary to live more in harmony and manage our daily stress through learning more about our bodies and emotions.
This workshop focuses on emotional health literacy. It will teach how our emotions are made, how we can observe them and listen to their messages, and how we can change our approach to our emotions in a constructive way.
Led by Shabnam Curtis, Author and Integral Life Coach.
Open to public. You can register here. This is a virtual event.
Behavioral Health Literacy: Befriending Your Nervous System to Develop Deeper Emotional Maturity
Join us for this session led by Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach. Parenting, caregiving, having a full-time job, managing finances, and keeping up with social connections successfully requires a lot of self-care and self-awareness. In this program, Ms. Curtis will discuss the skills necessary to live more in harmony and manage our daily stress through learning more about our bodies and emotions.
This workshop focuses on behavioral health literacy, which is the connection between your behavior and the health of your mind, body, and spirit. It is the way your habits affect your mental and physical health and wellness.
Led by Shabnam Curtis, Author and Integral Life Coach.
Open to public. You can register here. This is a virtual event.
Memoir Writing Workshop with Shabnam Curtis
Join us for this series of memoir writing workshops led by Shabnam Curtis, author of My Persian Paradox: Memories of an Iranian Girl. They will be held on 1/23, 1/30, 2/6 and 2/13. The first one will be the basics of writing a memoir, and the following three will be guidance and feedback on drafts of your own memoirs. Adults.
Led by Shabnam Curtis, Author and Integral Life Coach.
Open to public. You can register here. This is a virtual event.
How Does Self-Growth Happen?
As kids, we adopt habits and patterns to survive. As adults, we need to balance our survival abilities and growth capabilities to create and live meaningful lives. In this workshop, we discuss how to expand the clarity of our reality, manage our lives, and become the author of our own life.
Led by Shabnam Curtis, Integral Life Coach.
Open to public. You can register here. This is a virtual event.
Book Reading - My Persian Paradox
Book Reading and Q&A with the author. Author autographed copies will be available.
This event is open to public and will be at 22850 Brambleton Plaza, Brambleton, VA 20148 - Brambleton Library
Meeting Room A - Brambleton
Conversation Skills Literacy
When we carry our conversations with clarity, confidence, and care, we can create deep and meaningful relationships. This workshop provides awareness about the main structure of any conversation, including verbal and non-verbal communication. You will learn the foundation of delivering a clear and coherent message through attentive listening, creating a safe environment, and mutual understanding with fewer conflicts. Led by Shabnam Curtis, certified Integral Life Coach.
This is a virtual event. Please click here for registration. Registration is open to public.
Somatic Health Literacy: Getting to Know the Intelligence of Your Body
Somatic Health Literacy: Getting to Know the Intelligence of Your Body (In person)
n the final mental health literacy seminar, Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach, shows how your body handles and processes messages from the environment, makes meaning of your bodily experiences, and connects with your intuition. Learn somatic skills that bring relaxation and safety back to your body.
About the series: Combining a lecture with short practices, reflection and sharing, Curtis helps you learn more about your bodies and emotions so you can develop the skills to live in harmony and manage your daily stress.
This class is open to public and will be at 22850 Brambleton Plaza, Brambleton, VA 20148 - Brambleton Library
Meeting Room A - Brambleton
Our Inner Voice: From Self-Criticism to Self-Acceptance
Do you think you will be successful if you are hard on yourself and others? Does that way of treating yourself and others cause endless distress? Are you afraid of letting go of your self-criticism because you will become a lazy couch potato? This workshop allows you to find more peaceful ways of dealing with your inner critic while unleashing more of your potential. Led by Shabnam Curtis, certified Integral Life Coach.
This is a virtual event. Please click here for registration. Registration is open to public.
Somatic Health Literacy: Getting to Know the Intelligence of Your Body
Somatic Health Literacy: Getting to Know the Intelligence of Your Body (In person)
n the final mental health literacy seminar, Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach, shows how your body handles and processes messages from the environment, makes meaning of your bodily experiences, and connects with your intuition. Learn somatic skills that bring relaxation and safety back to your body.
About the series: Combining a lecture with short practices, reflection and sharing, Curtis helps you learn more about your bodies and emotions so you can develop the skills to live in harmony and manage your daily stress.
This class is open to public and will be at 22850 Brambleton Plaza, Brambleton, VA 20148 - Brambleton Library
Meeting Room A - Brambleton
Mental Health Literacy: Emotional Awareness
Mental Health Literacy: Emotional Awareness (in-person)
In the second of three mental health literacy seminars, Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach, focuses on how your emotions are made, how you can observe them and listen to their messages, and how you can change your approach to your emotions in a constructive way.
About the series: Combining a lecture with short practices, reflection and sharing, Curtis helps you learn more about your bodies and emotions so you can develop the skills to live in harmony and manage your daily stress.
This class is open to public and will be at 22850 Brambleton Plaza, Brambleton, VA 20148 - Brambleton Library
Meeting Room A - Brambleton
Mental Health Literacy: Behavioral Awareness
Mental Health Literacy: Behavioral Awareness (In person)
In the first of three mental health literacy seminars, Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach, focuses on the connection between your behavior and the health of your mind, body and spirit. Learn how habits affect your mental and physical health and wellness.
About the series: Combining a lecture with short practices, reflection and sharing, Curtis helps you learn more about your bodies and emotions so you can develop the skills to live in harmony and manage your daily stress.
This class is open to public and will be at 22850 Brambleton Plaza, Brambleton, VA 20148 - Brambleton Library
Meeting Room A - Brambleton
Mental Health Literacy: Getting to Know the Intelligence of Your Body
Mental Health Literacy: Getting to Know the Intelligence of Your Body (In person)
This is one of three mental health literacy seminars led by Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach. Parenting, caregiving, having a full-time job, managing finances, and keeping up with social connections successfully requires a lot of self-care and self-awareness. In this series, Ms. Curtis will discuss the skills necessary to live more in harmony and manage our daily stress through learning more about our bodies and emotions.
This particular workshop focuses on somatic health literacy. It will teach how our bodies handle and process messages from the environment, making meaning of our bodily experiences and connecting with our intuition. Students will be introduced to somatic skills that bring relaxation and safety back to their bodies.
The workshop style is a mix of lecture, short practices, reflection, and sharing experiences with the class.
The class will be held in two formats. Attendees may go to whichever format they prefer. The content will be identical.
Mental Health Literacy: Getting to Know the Intelligence of Your Body
Mental Health Literacy: Getting to Know the Intelligence of Your Body (Virtual)
This is one of three mental health literacy seminars led by Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach. Parenting, caregiving, having a full-time job, managing finances, and keeping up with social connections successfully requires a lot of self-care and self-awareness. In this series, Ms. Curtis will discuss the skills necessary to live more in harmony and manage our daily stress through learning more about our bodies and emotions.
This particular workshop focuses on somatic health literacy. It will teach how our bodies handle and process messages from the environment, making meaning of our bodily experiences and connecting with our intuition. Students will be introduced to somatic skills that bring relaxation and safety back to their bodies.
The workshop style is a mix of lecture, short practices, reflection, and sharing experiences with the class.
The class will be held in two formats. Attendees may go to whichever format they prefer. The content will be identical.
To attend this virtual session on September 2nd, you may register here.
Mental Health Literacy: Emotional Awareness
Mental Health Literacy: Emotional Awareness (in-person)
This is one of three mental health literacy seminars led by Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach. Parenting, caregiving, having a full-time job, managing finances, and keeping up with social connections successfully requires a lot of self-care and self-awareness. In this series, Ms. Curtis will discuss the skills necessary to live more in harmony and manage our daily stress through learning more about our bodies and emotions.
This particular workshop focuses on emotional health literacy. It will teach how our emotions are made, how we can observe them and listen to their messages, and how we can change our approach to our emotions in a constructive way.
The workshop style is a mix of lecture, short practices, reflection, and sharing experiences with the class.
The class will be held in two formats. Attendees may go to whichever format they prefer. The content will be identical.
Click here to register for this in person session at Reston Regional Library in Virginia on August 26th.
Mental Health Literacy: Emotional Awareness
Mental Health Literacy: Emotional Awareness (Virtual)
This is one of three mental health literacy seminars led by Shabnam Curtis, certified integral life coach. Parenting, caregiving, having a full-time job, managing finances, and keeping up with social connections successfully requires a lot of self-care and self-awareness. In this series, Ms. Curtis will discuss the skills necessary to live more in harmony and manage our daily stress through learning more about our bodies and emotions.
This particular workshop focuses on emotional health literacy. It will teach how our emotions are made, how we can observe them and listen to their messages, and how we can change our approach to our emotions in a constructive way.
The workshop style is a mix of lecture, short practices, reflection, and sharing experiences with the class.
The class will be held in two formats. Attendees may go to whichever format they prefer. The content will be identical.
Click here to register for the virtual session on August 12th.