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Description
The My Brother’s Keeper Pittsburgh Wellness Series seeks to highlight and demonstrate wellness practices that can improve anyone’s health, sense of well-being, and mindfulness. We also aim to highlight community organizations and programs where people can learn more and get involved.
A
Hello
there
thank
you
for
checking
out
this
video.
My
name
is
josiah
gilliam
and
I
am
the
my
brothers
keeper
coordinator
in
the
mayor's
office
of
equity
and
our
theme
for
my
brother's
keeper.
This
year
is
wellness
and
we
decided
to
put
together
a
series
of
videos
in
partnership
with
various
community-based
organizations
and
wellness
and
fitness
experts
that
can
demonstrate
practices
that
we
can
incorporate
into
our
daily
lives
that
can
help
us
embody
wellness
and
mindfulness
in
our
day-to-day
existence.
A
B
Hi
josiah,
my
name
is
coach
april
jackson,
and
that
is
because
I
am
a
leadership,
development
and
professional
development
coach,
and
I
do
coach
in
mindfulness
and
teach
yoga
and
we're
going
to
do
a
little
grounding
practice
today
here
at
open
up
pittsburgh.
We're
so
excited
to
have
this
space
open
at
pittsburgh
is
about
creating
safe
spaces
so
that
everyone
has
access
to
centering
themselves
through
mindfulness
practices,
and
so
we
really
are
inclusive
and
we
open
up
to
those
with
disabilities
and
recognize
the
intersection
that
we
have
in
humanity.
B
So
we
are
here
in
lawrenceville
and
we
are
on
butler
street
if
you
want
to
come
visit
today,
we're
going
to
ground
ourselves,
and
that
is
really
important
because
throughout
our
existence
throughout
our
life,
we
have
a
lot
of
stressors
and
stressors
can
be
big
and
stressors
can
be
small,
but
our
primal
bodies
don't
know
the
difference
between
a
bear
chasing
us
or
the
internet
going
down,
and
so
the
physiology
is
the
same.
Our
heart
rate
increases
that
anxiety.
We
feel
where
we're
shaking
a
little
bit
the
nervousness
that
we
have
in
our
stomachs.
B
That
is
a
way
for
our
body
to
protect
us.
So
if
a
bear
is
coming,
we'd
want
to
run
and
we
don't
need
to
use
the
bathroom
at
that
time.
We
need
more
blood,
we
need
more
oxygen
and
that
isn't
always
conducive
for
us
to
get
our
work
done.
We
need
to
have
more
capacity
to
study,
to
read
to
really
function,
so
we're
going
to
do
a
grounding
practice
which
is
going
to
be
also
about
breathing
and
deep
breathing.
I'm
going
to
share
with
you
product
alignment
in
yoga.
We
call
it
pranayama.
B
B
B
So,
let's
wiggle
our
toes,
if
we're
at
home,
maybe
we're
barefoot
anyway,
but
oftentimes
we're
in
shoes
all
the
time,
so
wiggle
the
toes
and
let's
lift
our
feet
up.
So
just
lift
the
heels
of
the
feet
up.
We're
going
to
articulate
through
the
ankles
so
put
the
heels
down.
Let's
lift
up
the
balls
of
our
feet
and
then
put
those
down
one
more
time,
lifting
up
the
heels
of
the
feet.
Great
josiah
heels
down
the
balls
of
the
feet
down.
Now,
I'm
going
to
invite
you
to
rest
your
eyes.
B
B
B
We
sense
into
the
ground
because
there's
gravity
it's
a
true
energy
and
it's
pulling
our
feet
into
the
ground
and
then
notice
you're
not
going
to
fall
you're
not
going
to
hurt
yourself
and
feel
that,
as
you
think
about
your
ankles,
your
legs,
your
knees,
your
thighs
and
then
your
bottom
is
flush
into
the
seat
or
the
floor.
Wherever
your
bottom
is
connected
kind
of
sense,
that
hard
surface
and
the
hard
surface
underneath
you
is
there
to
support
you,
and
I
want
you
to
think
about
support
and
what
that
means
to
you.
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
B
And
just
take
a
few
more
of
those
just
normal
natural
breaths,
your
body
already
knows
what
to
do.
It's
an
autonomic
function.
Your
body
will
breathe
for
you
and
then
I'm
going
to
invite
you
on
the
next
time.
You
exhale
just
to
drop
your
chin
down
to
your
chest
and
just
feel
the
length
in
the
back
of
your
neck
and
as
we
inhale
this
time,
we
will
look
to
the
sky
so
inhale,
raise
your
chin,
look
to
the
sky
and
then,
as
you
exhale,
let's
bring
the
head
center.
B
B
Now
gently
wiggle,
your
toes
again,
I
just
felt
my
toes
pop
gently
raise
the
balls
of
your
feet
up
again,
articulating
through
the
ankles,
putting
the
balls
of
the
feet
down,
raise
the
heels
of
the
feet
and
bring
them
down
just
wiggle
the
fingers
a
bit,
and
maybe,
if
you
like,
you
can
rotate
around
the
wrists,
we're
always
walking
and
driving,
and
texting
and
typing
we're
always
moving
forward,
we're
always
using
those
hands
and
feet.
So,
let's
give
them
a
little
different
energy.
B
B
How
does
that
feel
for
you
josiah
you're.
Welcome.
Please,
take
time
do
this
over
and
over
again
it
was
just
a
quick
5-10
minute
practice.
You
can
do
it
at
work,
you
could
do
it
at
home.
You
could
do
it
at
school.
You
can
do
it
while
you're
sitting
in
a
car,
but
remember
the
idea
of
grounding
yourself,
so
you
can
really
really
be
centered,
and
the
intention
is
that
you
have
more
clarity.