The end of summer represents harvest season and preparation for change. In this activity, participants “tend to their garden,” collecting garden-related items through movements, problem-solving, and communication tasks.

It works well for individuals or groups, in community centers, or at home.

Check out one of our Therapy Tune-Up exercises this month to help you facilitate mindfulness, focus, and attention!

For this month's Therapy Tune-Up, we are focusing on strengthening the rotator cuff muscles! It is easy to do and easy to maintain, for just 5 minutes a day to start.

Word searches can help improve vocabulary and spelling through practicing an enjoyable activity.

This Weekly Workout Worksheet can help adults keep track of their exercise routine for each day. The worksheet provides a space to get organized and also take notes for a 5-day workout week.

Our Mindful Mandala Tracing is a therapeutic activity is designed for adults to enhance focus, promote relaxation, and improve fine motor skills. By creating intricate mandala designs, anyone can practice mindfulness, reduce stress, and express their creativity.

Paint pouring can be a fun and simple way of getting into a new practice of creating art. Painting utilizes fine motor skills, visual motor skills, cognitive skills, boosts creativity, and can even help reduce stress.

Making a new dish offers so many options. Whether you follow a new recipe, bake a treat, or experiment with a new snack idea, making something new in the kitchen works on fine motor skills, visual motor skills, and language skills.

Gastroparesis is an important health issue to raise awareness about, particularly during the month of August. Promoting a better understanding of this issue and how it can affect an individual’s quality of life may enable more people to find treatment options and learn strategies to prevent symptoms from worsening.

During a prolonged stay at home or a change from going to work or school and then working or learning at home, routines can change sometimes be affected in a negative way. Habits are the main aspect of a routine, and developing good ones instead of negative can really make an impact on your daily life.

Over 8 million people live with psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis. During the month of August, we draw attention to this disorder during Psoriasis Awareness Month.

One commonality all humans across the world share is providing care for babies and newborns. Breastfeeding is a natural process that our bodies go through to provide nourishment for new life, much like many other species on our planet.

National Health Centers Week was created to call attention to the important work that Health Centers do all around the country. They provide services for people at all hours of the day and care for over 30 million patients at 11,000 sites nationwide. Health centers reduce costs by 24 billion dollars annually through specialty care costs.

National Immunization Awareness Month takes place this August to bring awareness to the importance of vaccinations for people of all ages. By continuing to learn accurate and up-to-date information, you give yourself the knowledge to make the best decisions about how to get vaccines for yourself and your families.

The DIY Wellness Jar is a creative self-care activity designed to help participants identify meaningful activities, positive memories, coping strategies, and sources of support. By creating a personalized collection of reminders, participants can build a resource they can return to during stressful moments or whenever they need encouragement.

July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, and the Sarcoma Foundation of America takes action on July 21st for Virtual Advocacy Day. This organization aims to advocate for individuals who have sarcoma and encourage more scientific research into patient care and treatment development.

Many individuals, particularly those living in Southern Nevada or the southwest US, experience extreme heat each summer. Regions of the US who are not as accustomed to high heat have also experienced extreme temperatures this year.

Our latest tracker worksheet, Daily Routine Tracker, is a structured activity designed to help adults improve their organizational skills, time management, and self-care habits. Using this worksheet helps encourage participants to plan and reflect on their daily routines, set goals, and track their progress.

Meditation comes in many forms, including drawing, coloring, and painting. It can be very calming for the mind to engage in the simple act of coloring. Use this activity to incorporate a simple meditation concerning your well-being.

If you find yourself unable to set time aside for self-care, it is time for a change! Self-care is important to help our brains find a place of calm and reduce stress in our bodies.