Mental Health Alternatives sets gratitude and joy event Dec. 7

Mental Health Alternatives Inc. invites preteens, teens and young adults to its next event, Gratitude, Connection & Joy, set for 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 7, at HealTree, 1632 Savannah Road, Lewes.

MHA co-founders Elizabeth Sanchez, Amy Casas and Diane Winiarczyk will guide the group through a practice of gratitude, breath work and movement, all of which provide opportunity for and encourage connection and joy. Light refreshments will be provided. The event is $10 per person and space is limited. To register, go to mentalhealthalternatives.org/events.

MHA hosted its Vibe Up to Thrive Up event in October for community members to learn about and experience quieting the mind with mindfulness, retraining the brain with positive self-talk, healing the body with nutrition, and releasing stress with breath and movement.

Organizers thank all who attended and those who shared their time and knowledge. Practitioners participating were Hiba Stancofski, mindfulness and yoga instructor; George Dobbins, Own Your Day Coaching; Julie Fisher, Gifted Alchemy; Athena Allread, Seaside Shaman; Patti Scallan, Synergistic Health; Liz Guida, Delaware Hyperbarics; Alicia Bercury, MELT Method; and Tara Gush, Soul Vikality.