Written by Emily Brown Creative Arts Coordinator, Dance & A Moving Experience Community Arts Connection A daily routine. For me it began at Community Arts Connection on Elmwood Avenue at 7:30am. A cup of coffee and a banana while saying good morning to people as they arrived and checking my e-mail. A 9:15am dance class and 11:15am lunch, probably salad with tuna. A quick game of UNO in the kitchen and afternoon class until 2pm. Then came another cup of coffee, computer time and on Tuesdays and Thursdays a 4pm workout. Sometimes this schedule could be upwards of 4 hours …

Written by: Elissa Strassman, RDN, CDN As you can imagine stress right now, is at an all-time high. We are experiencing a crisis, one that for many of us could never imagine. It may be bringing up many mixed emotions as we deal with adapting to a new way of living, working, coping with all that is happening around us, and fear for the health and safety of our self, our loved ones, people we support, the community, and life as we know it in the future ahead. People may be experiencing trauma for the first time It may be …