Practicing Joy in Times of Crisis: Soft Landing at DENA Heals

Community Gatherings that Restore & Renew

If you work in nonprofits or community spaces and have been holding the heartbreak of wildfires, political violence, and ongoing collective crises, this space is for you. Practicing Joy in Times of Crisis is a series of 10 community gatherings, five virtual and five in-person, designed to help you reconnect with joy and hope as intentional practices.

This series is presented in partnership with A Thousand Joys.

These gatherings are not about bypassing pain. Joy includes our grief. It includes our exhaustion. It includes our rage. Together, through movement, music, restorative practices, reflection, and community dialogue, we will reset our nervous systems and replenish our spirits. When we care for ourselves, we strengthen our capacity to show up for the people and communities who rely on us. Sustainable service requires sustainable self-care.

Soft Landing (in person) at DENA Heals

A movement, sound healing, and deep rest experience *for nonprofit staff impacted and involved in wildfire recovery work* 

With Francine Madera

This evening is an invitation to open, move, release, and rest your body. As a group we’ll move through some gentle and freeing movement to shake off the day, open the body, and awaken lighter energy within ourselves. Expect transformative breathing exercises and sound bowls to carry the group into a state of deep rest through a yoga nidra experience with sound healing. This offering is about receiving, you are invited to just show up and enjoy the journey.

About Francine: 

Francine Madera is a strategist, educator, and healer working at the intersection of wellbeing, creativity and business. As the founder of Grow with Francine, she draws on more than two decades of experience in entrepreneurship, community building, wellness education, leadership development, and entrepreneurship to help people build lives and organizations that are both sustainable and meaningful. Francine holds a potent and powerful space wherever she goes, inspiring those around her to reconnect with their inner wisdom while integrating practical applications. Her practice spans meditation, nervous system regulation, breathwork, and conscious business strategy, in settings that include nonprofit, treatment, and corporate. Whether coaching entrepreneurs, facilitating a wellness experience, or advising leadership teams, her focus stays the same: helping people find clarity, resilience, and aligned action, while bridging science and intuition, structure and creativity, personal growth and collective impact.

francinemadera.com // @cinera17

These events are free due to generous community Foundation support.