Daily Inspiration 2/26/2013

Mark Twain Quote

I really love this quote. We all have feelings of jealousy and wanting to be on top. But real leaders encourage growth, learning, and encourage other to also be great. Can you imagine what the world would be like if everyone shared their leadership skills? Their encouragement? Their support?

Jolene Haley, Manager of Online Communications and Advocacy

Happy President’s Day

It’s President’s Day everyone. What does that mean besides the fact that some people get the day off and there’s no running mail?

President’s Day was created to honor all Presidents, past and present. Some of the more popular presidents celebrated are George Washington and my personal favorite Abraham Lincoln.

How can I celebrate?

There are a myriad of ways. You could visit a National Park. There are many that provide monuments to presidents. Visit Mount Rushmore. Or just celebrate at home with some presidential looking cupcakes and a list of presidential facts.
Abraham Lincoln


So, who is your favorite president?
How do you celebrate President’s Day?

Jolene Haley, Manager of Online Communications and Advocacy

Resource Fair 2/10/13

Season Qs Academy

Yesterday was a big day for us!

We attended our first resource fair as a school and were so excited to meet so many fantastic children and their families! The Special Needs Resource fair was put on by the Jewish Community Center of Palm Beach and was a free family event. If you’re curious about it, or would like information on more events to come from the JCC, you can find it here.

If you didn’t have a chance to come out and meet us, we’d still love to hear from you. You can email us at SeasonQs[@]SeasonQs.com (just take away the brackets) or click here.

If you misplaced your flier from the event or want to print a few more, you can find it by clicking here: SQA Brochure

Jolene Haley, Manager of Online Communications and Advocacy

EFT Tapping

EMDR, or Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing is a brilliant psychotherapy technique that is somewhat new and has proven to be successful to help those who suffer from various types of trauma, anxiety, or post traumatic stress. Because it’s so new and effective, this treatment is considered breakthrough therapy, and many are amazed at the lasting relief.

Picture copyright Milestone Group NJ

EMDR uses bilateral stimulation, which is both right and left eye movement, to stimulate opposing sides of the brain. This helps to release emotional experiences that have lingered in the nervous system, causing emotional distress. The techniques include vibration and tapping at certain pressure points, as well as coinciding eye movements, that in essence retrain the brain to respond to certain stimuli.

The tapping practice is called the Emotional Freedom Technique, or EFT, and it’s considered a sort of psychological acupressure approach known to implement positive goals, reduce pain, and reduce food cravings.

You can read more in-depth steps of EMDR here. The simple reason that EMDR is so successful is brain plasticity, or the brain’s natural ability to change.

If you’re curious as to how this works, Season Qs founder Marcie Tau shared this brilliant video with me, of New York Times best selling author Louise Hay, explaining why she thinks EFT tapping is so important and a glimpse at what it looks like.

Tell me, would you consider EFT tapping or EMDR
Have you experienced it before? What do you think?

Jolene Haley, Manager of Online Communications and Advocacy