Cultivating Compassion Education Series April Gatherings |
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From Pain to Possibility— Healing Intergenerational Trauma |
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Presented by Julie Brown Yau, PhD, CCALS Trauma and Spiritual Care Liaison with an introduction by CCALS Founder and Executive Director, Ron Hoffman |
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Sunday, April 27, 2025 1:00 p.m. ET |
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Please join us to explore a topic that touches the lives of individuals and families across generations, intergenerational trauma. This heirloom of unhealed wounds can manifest in ways that are challenging to recognize, until its roots entangle our sense of self and suffering ensues.
Intergenerational trauma is one of those burdens, passed down silently through unhealed wounds, unresolved grief, and unspoken pain. It shapes us in ways we may not realize, influencing how we see the world, how we connect to others, and how we understand ourselves. While trauma can be passed down, so too can healing. The beauty of the human spirit lies in its ability to transform pain into purpose, and wounds into resilience. Together we will learn some tools to mend the invisible threads of pain. Healing isn’t only possible, it’s essential to break the trauma cycle.
No matter what your circumstances, whether you have ALS, or you are an ALS family member, friend or caregiver, you will learn ways to shine a light into the shadows of unseen family trauma. We can leave a legacy of hope and resilience for those who come after us. Thank you for joining us for this talk and for an experiential on this important and invigorating topic. In this session, we will continue to deepen our means to self-regulate and calm our nervous system, to gear us toward self-healing. |
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Julie Brown Yau, PhD, is the CCALS Trauma and Spiritual Care Liaison. She is an expert in the field of healing complex trauma. She is the author of “The Body Awareness Workbook for Trauma,” and is a dear friend and colleague of CCALS founder, Ron Hoffman. Dr. Julie, has been supporting our families for nearly 20 years.
Dr. Julie specializes in the resolution of relational, complex, and intergenerational trauma. She is a master NeuroAffective Relational Model (NARM) practitioner, and an authorized teacher of the Shri Vidya tradition. Using a unified approach, Julie’s work addresses the challenging psychobiological dynamics of trauma, and includes the latest neuroscientific findings, contemplative, and somatic psychologies. Julie studied and practiced Tibetan Buddhism extensively with Rohab Rinpoche, Dan P. Brown, and Maa Uma-Parvathi Natha. Other teachers she studied in-depth with include Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche, Allan B. Wallace, and Roshi Joan Halifax. |
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Trauma Healing
April 9 7:00pm ET |
| Our own Trauma & Spiritual Care Liaison, Julie Yau, Ph.D., SEP, will be hosting a monthly gathering for our community focused on trauma awareness and healing. CCALS has long recognized how traumatic an ALS diagnosis is, and the continuing challenges and trauma that can arise while living with ALS. Dr. Julie is a renowned trauma specialist and author of the powerful trauma healing book, "The Body Awareness Workbook for Trauma." She is a dear friend and colleague of CCALS founder, Ron Hoffman, and has been supporting our families for nearly 20 years. To participate in this group, we are asking for a commitment of at least three months, and the purchase and reading of Dr. Julie's book.
Please contact james@ccals.org if you are interested in participating. |
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Caregiver to Caregiver
April 10 3:00pm ET |
| Come share the informal gathering designed to offer genuine support for those engaged in ALS caregiving. Enjoy the opportunity to be with other folks who have an intimate understanding of ALS and share your unique point of view as a caregiver. It is truly a wonderful experience to sit in council with ALS caregivers, to practice heart-centered listening, bear witness to our journeys and those of others, and to support and be supported without judgment. |
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Men of ALS Guided by Ron Hoffman, CCALS Founder
April 17 2:00pm ET |
| Join us for a time of brotherhood and belonging for men living with ALS, or men caring for someone with the disease. This group operates as a council circle that encourages deep listening, acceptance, and an invitation to be genuine about what is going on in your life. |
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Women of ALS
April 17 3:00pm ET |
| Enjoy the connection and unique perspective of other women living with ALS, female caregivers of persons living with ALS, daughters of those with ALS, or any woman touched by the disease. We will gather in council to share our experiences with the broad motivation to bring heartfelt connections and healing to the ALS journey. The Women of ALS gatherings create a safe space to explore the rich feminine perspective on lineage, sexuality, the role as caregiver, and the experience of compassion. |
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Beyond ALS
April 24 6:30pm ET |
| Join a welcoming group of men and women who have lost a loved one to ALS. Share openly with others who are rebuilding their lives after profound loss. This interactive gathering will highlight where we are now and what may feel different: our identity, our values, our approach to spirituality, and more. We will listen deeply to each other’s stories about the new experiences of building relationships, contentment with solitude, or challenges as a single parent. But, most importantly, come to enjoy and appreciate the company of others who have come to experience the precious nature of human life. |
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Sons and Daughters of ALS Guided by Ron Hoffman, CCALS Founder
April 27 4:00pm ET |
| Sons and Daughters of ALS, hosted by CCALS Founder and Director, Ron Hoffman, is designed for those 18 years to 30- somethings who have experienced a parent, or close loved one, struggling from symptoms, diagnosis, decline or death with ALS. Growing up with the intensity and complexity of ALS in our family can shake us to the very core. It is often hard to comprehend or describe the ways that this disease shapes our past, present and future. If you are living with, or have lived with, the impact of a parent with ALS, you are invited to join our zoom gathering for Sons and Daughters of ALS. With deep listening, in the company of others who know the similarity of the uninvited path of having a parent with ALS, we will gather in council to share our experiences with the broad motivation to bring heartfelt connection, awareness and healing. |
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Mothers of ALS
April 28 1:00pm ET |
| CCALS offers this informal gathering specifically for mothers who have been impacted by ALS. This disease shines a unique and challenging spotlight on the relationships between mothers and their children. We will join with each other in council to listen deeply and bear witness to our experiences as we connect and discover new pathways through the intensity of an ALS experience. |
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