Way to Wellness
Way to Wellness Fall 2026
November 7, 9:30am – lunch: “Authentic Connection: An Interactive Communication Workshop”
Skyland Church is kicking off a new season of free wellness workshops focused on personal growth, connection, and purposeful living. Please join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM, followed by lunch. This free event (donations appreciated) will take place at Skyland Church in Whitaker Hall.
Jaime Domond from Cups of Yoga will begin our morning with breathwork and seated yoga poses. Then led by Jean Morrison and Mark Schneider, the creators of The Communication Playground, we will be offered ways to build community and practice meaningful connection. Through group discussions, vibrant questions, and hands-on exercises, we will explore communication tools in an emotionally safe, supportive setting.
Following the workshop at 12:30 PM, we will serve a delicious vegetarian lunch catered by the Summit Store.
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Your timely registration helps us plan for a successful event. This Wellness Workshop is open to all and we look forward to seeing you.
Jean Morrison is a certified trainer with the international Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC.org) since 1989, a founding member of NVC Santa Cruz since 2004, and Co-Founder/creator of GROKtheWORLD.com – communication products “to get to the heart of what matters most.” She has been providing trainings, consultation, and mediation for diverse groups and organizations for the past 35 years; as well as counseling, mediation, and communication coaching for individuals, family members, and couples.
Mark Schneider has owned an executive search firm for thirty years and has been studying communication practices for almost as long. He was introduced to Nonviolent Communication (NVC) through a 5-day workshop taught by Jean Morrison at the Esalen Institute over 25 years ago and has been studying, teaching, and benefitting from those principles ever since. For the last three years, he and Jean have offered a monthly three-hour “Communication Playground” focused on NVC and other communication and connection practices.
Movement with Jaime Domond
Jaime Domond is a Yoga Practitioner and Certified Personal Trainer passionate about guiding others toward greater well-being through movement and mindfulness. She holds a degree in Psychology and a Multiple Subjects Teaching Credential from San Diego State University and began her career as an elementary school teacher.
With a background as a multi-sport athlete, competing in basketball, volleyball and softball, Jaime has always valued the power of movement. As a young adult, she cultivated new interests including yoga, mountain biking, hiking, backpacking and travel. These experiences deepened her appreciation for the connection between body, mind and nature.
Yoga has remained her steady practice through life’s transitions, offering freedom in breath and movement and the insight to carry mindfulness into daily life. Her teaching style is grounded, approachable and encourages curiosity, playfulness and self-discovery.