Wellness Mini-Sessions

Need a quick break? Join a 20-minute Wellness Mini-Session to learn about and practice a wellness strategy designed for education settings. These monthly sessions will feature wellness experts from throughout California sharing a variety of ideas that you can use and share to promote stress management. Sessions will occur on the second Wednesday of each month. Recordings will be posted to the Resources page.

Register for a 2026 Wellness Mini-Session

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April Session

Paper & Presence: A Guided Origami Session

April 8, 2026, 2:00-2:20 PM

Participants will be guided through a simple, hands-on activity they can do comfortably in their own space. This offers a chance to give the mind a break by focusing on a small, creative task, engaging the senses and creating a moment of grounding through active mindfulness.

Natalie Echeverria is a Prevention Services Facilitator with the Kern County Superintendent of Schools, where she provides support to districts and schools to improve attendance, enhance school safety, and promote student mental health. Working within the School-Community Partnerships and Whole Child framework, she specializes in family outreach and parenting education. She facilitates professional development training for districts and schools, and through classes and community engagement, she raises awareness and shares evidence-based practices designed to strengthen relationships between families and schools.

 

May Session

From Words to Wellbeing: How Shifting Language Can Impact Wellbeing

May 13, 2026 2:00-2:20 PM

Language shapes the images we create in our minds, and those images influence how we feel and how we act. In this session, you’ll learn how to speak with intention, so your mind creates powerful inner images that shape how you feel, how you act, and ultimately, who you become. When you speak something clearly, your brain can picture it, and when you picture it repeatedly, your body begins to believe and embody it.

Dr. Marissa Smith is a Program Coordinator with the Innovation and Engagement Branch at the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, where she leads regional initiatives that promote student and staff wellness. Guided by the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) framework, she advances a comprehensive approach that aligns health and education to ensure every student is healthy, safe, engaged, and supported. She specializes in integrating mental wellness, preventative care, and evidence-based practices into school environments to strengthen emotional resilience and positive behavioral outcomes.

 

Need to find a strategy now? Check out the BeWell website to find quick and easy practices to chill out, refocus, or maintain well-being.