https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/The Neurodiversity & Mental Wellness Tessitura Community provides an opportunity for neurodivergent community members and allies to connect, share resources, and advance accessibility and inclusion within the workplace and the arts & culture sectoren-USTelligent Community 12 Non-Productionhttps://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/c/e/1590Wed, 24 Apr 2024 15:00:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:ba85939d-dbfa-40ca-9e52-756a058c0702Shelly Binkley (she/her)Hi folks! Our next meeting will be Wednesday 24/ Thursday 25 April. Here are some common time zones: Seattle, USA Wed, 24 April 2024 at 8:00 am PDT Chicago, USA Wed, 24 April 2024 at 10:00 am CDT Washington DC, USA 24 April 2024 at 11:00 am EDT London, United Kingdom Wed, 24 April 2024 at 4:00 pm BST Copenhagen, Denmark Wed, 24 April 2024 at 5:00 pm CEST Perth, Australia Thu, 24 April 2024 at 11:00 pm AWST Melbourne, Australia Thu, 25 April 2024 at 1:00 am AEST Auckland, New Zealand Thu, 25 April 2024 at 3:00 am NZST Meeting Format: The virtual meeting will be taking place through Teams (link below). Closed captioning will be available. You're welcome to join however it is most comfortable for you - camera on, voice only, or text chat. If you're having trouble connecting to our meetings or have questions about the format (or anything else), please reach out. We’ll be meeting using the Lean Coffee format . In Lean Coffee the agenda for the meeting is created by attendees related to whatever topics are dear to you when you arrive. Our lean coffee board can be found here if you’d like to suggest topics or questions beforehand, otherwise just come along. Workspace Scavenger Hunt: By popular demand, we're going to do a fun, low-stakes scavenger hunt of the bits and bobs around your desk. Find and show off your favorite mug, something you can't live without, old playbills, and more! Interested in learning more about Neurodiversity and Mental Wellness before the meeting? Here’s our welcome post with some great resources. If you would like to keep the conversation going, join us on the Neurodiversity & Mental Wellness private Slack channel, where we post a Question of the Week, fun memes, and other great content. Email Meredith Woolard ( mwoolard@tessituranetwork.com ) for an invitation to join Slack. If you have questions or queries, please reach out! Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 297 356 689 951 Passcode: HKmJCX Download Teams | Join on the web Or call in (audio only) +1 332-249-0718,,712870391# United States, New York City Phone Conference ID: 712 870 391# Find a local number _________________ See you there!! Shelly and Heathhttps://community.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellnessMon, 22 Apr 2024 15:30:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:b864398c-26c0-4aa8-99d0-169d031145abHeath WilderMonday Meditation Meetup Join us at the start of the week, for a quick guided meditation session to center your thoughts and set intention. We will be doing this every Monday at these times: Pacific Time, PT Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 8:30 am PDT Mountain TimeTue, MT Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 9:30 am MDT Central Time, CT Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 10:30 am CDT Eastern Time, ET Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 11:30 am EDT UTC, Time Zone Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 3:30 pm UTC British Summer Time, BST Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 4:30 pm BST Central European Summer Time, CEST Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 5:30 pm CEST Australian Western Standard Time, AWST Mon, 22 Apr 2024 at 11:30 pm AWST Australian Eastern Time, AET Tue, Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 2:30 am AEDT New Zealand Standard Time, NZST Tue, Tue, 23 Apr 2024 at 3:30 am NZST _________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 499 602 625 114 Passcode: y2TsGB Download Teams | Join on the web _________________ See you there!! Shelly & HeathMeditationMental Health Mondaysmental wellnesshttps://community.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellnessMon, 15 Apr 2024 15:30:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:c528547c-65a0-4d0e-8b42-aab4a94e354bHeath WilderMonday Meditation Meetup Join us at the start of your week for a quick guided meditation session to center your thoughts and set intention. We will be doing this every Monday at these times: Pacific Time, PT Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 8:30 am PDT Mountain TimeTue, MT Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 9:30 am MDT Central Time, CT Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 10:30 am CDT Eastern Time, ET Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 11:30 am EDT UTC, Time Zone Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 3:30 pm UTC British Summer Time, BST Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 4:30 pm BST Central European Summer Time, CEST Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 5:30 pm CEST Australian Western Standard Time, AWST Mon, 15 Apr 2024 at 11:30 pm AWST Australian Eastern Time, AET Tue, Tue, 16 Apr 2024 at 2:30 am AEDT New Zealand Standard Time, NZST Tue, Tue, 16 Apr 2024 at 3:30 am NZST _________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 499 602 625 114 Passcode: y2TsGB Download Teams | Join on the web _________________ See you there!! Shelly & HeathMeditationmental wellnesshttps://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35596/australian-museum-night-owls-an-autism-and-sensory-friendly-night-out-for-adults/92574Sat, 13 Apr 2024 09:50:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:a7eb46d3-d446-45f8-bace-f0ff7cf3b44aHeath WilderIt's very cool. We are finally looking at more accessible performances at the theatre and I'm really keen on an organisations journey to making that happen and the governance of accessibility as a strategy.https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35596/australian-museum-night-owls-an-autism-and-sensory-friendly-night-out-for-adults/92573Sat, 13 Apr 2024 09:46:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:31cdd4ad-6900-430c-9705-768890d8b219Heath WilderRamses was wonderful. I went after our Tessitura Regional meeting, and it was everything that you could hope it would be. I was talking with Tash about the unique visitor segments that it's pulling. Museums and galleries are generally the easiest things for me to attend, and ironically theatre is one of the hardest. I'd much rather perform onstage than enter the foyer. Our Maritine museum also do sensory backpacks (adults and kids) which I'm keen to check out.https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/c/e/1564Fri, 12 Apr 2024 19:00:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:d048f96c-378a-4e01-a64a-fa613472215aShelly Binkley (she/her)Do you love the idea of book clubs, but struggle to find time to read the books? Good news! All you have to do is Just Show Up! Each month we will meet to crack open a book together, read some passages, and discuss the themes. No prior reading required! We are currently reading: Wintering by Katherine May "This beautiful, perspective-shifting memoir teaches us to draw from the healing powers of the natural world and to embrace the winters of our own lives." This is our second opportunity to meet about this book before we choose another. If you have any book recommendations for our May/June meeting, click HERE . We will vote on our next read at the April meeting. Below are some common time zones: Seattle, USA Fri, 12 April 2024 at 12:00 pm PDT Chicago, USA Fri, 12 April 2024 at 2:00 pm CDT Washington DC, USA Fri, 12 April 2024 at 3:00 pm EDT London, United Kingdom Fri, 12 April 2024 at 8:00 pm BST Copenhagen, Denmark Fri, 12 April 2024 at 9:00 pm CEST Melbourne, Australia Sat, 13 April 2024 at 5:00 am AEST Auckland, New Zealand Sat, 13 April 2024 at 7:00 am NZST Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 228 040 071 576 Passcode: 92Qsdn Download Teams | Join on the web Or call in (audio only) +1 332-249-0718,,550888261# United States, New York City Phone Conference ID: 550 888 261# Find a local number _________________ See you there!!Book Clubhttps://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35596/australian-museum-night-owls-an-autism-and-sensory-friendly-night-out-for-adults/92563Fri, 12 Apr 2024 17:24:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:33dcc6f0-4157-4657-990e-ec7df1e2d80dLaura SchneiderThat is the super coolest!! Thank you for sharing - I forwarded to our accessibility group too. Love that it's for adults. Also, Ramses was great - we had it in 2022. 100% worth seeing. Phenomenal visuals, very immersive. Hope it's doing well for them!https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35626/mental-health-monday-quick-bite-four-easy-ways-to-incorporate-small-mindful-moments/92524Thu, 11 Apr 2024 14:41:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:cd1c446c-f978-41f7-a033-e025ea59c1daJennifer AlmgreenI actually take the mindful shower a bit further and take cold showers once a day for about 2 minutes. I also am part of "Ice Cold Club" where we meet for breathwork and ice baths a few times a week. Keeping a daily practice of Cold Exposure has taught me how to calm myself down in a safe way and really improved my awareness and mindfulness.https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35626/mental-health-monday-quick-bite-four-easy-ways-to-incorporate-small-mindful-moments/92496Wed, 10 Apr 2024 16:29:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:185d1a96-e315-4aea-89c1-13a67ce423d1Jashin LinYou know, I think I'm going to try this when I'm unloading the dishwasher. It's one of the chores I struggle the most with - the wrong combination of repetitive, detailed, yet boring - and trying to distract myself with listening to music or background videos means setting up devices, navigating to apps or websites, etc. etc. that usually end up distracting me from unloading the dishwasher altogether. Maybe if I did the opposite and put extra focus on the motions and sensations of unloading, I could trick my brain into not feeling like it's dying every time I do it.https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35626/mental-health-monday-quick-bite-four-easy-ways-to-incorporate-small-mindful-moments/92485Tue, 09 Apr 2024 22:34:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:f318c41e-eb90-476b-afca-c0bf2344a78bHeath Wilder(Throwing back to last week's MHM ) For a lot of folks, the be-still-and-focus-on-one-intention for x minutes can be impossible to overwhelming. Mindfulness can be any simple task where you are present and observant. Nature moments, cooking, gardening, knitting ... I'd love to follow up where your list takes youhttps://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35626/mental-health-monday-quick-bite-four-easy-ways-to-incorporate-small-mindful-moments/92473Tue, 09 Apr 2024 19:04:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:1f5ce96a-cdbd-4680-bfc1-ae15f68cf5daEron HuenefeldI really like how simple and low-commitment these are. I want to make a list of similar activities for folks with physical accessibility needs like myself!https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/m/files/57860Tue, 09 Apr 2024 14:45:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:66a43429-58bc-4ca6-897e-dca3c5f167c3Heath WilderHi folks, The Lean coffee table notes for the 20-22 March. Names and orgs have been removed. Best Heath Wilderneurodiversitylean coffeemental wellnesshttps://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35626/mental-health-monday-quick-bite-four-easy-ways-to-incorporate-small-mindful-momentsTue, 09 Apr 2024 02:02:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:02dc6cbd-a472-471e-921b-31e751c8c143Heath WilderMental Health Monday (Quick Bite): Four easy ways to incorporate small mindful moments. A Mental Health Monday (Quick Bite) f rom Mental Armour Four easy ways to incorporate small mindful moments. Moments of mindfulness can help bring a sense of calm and peace into our day. These moments can help reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and overwhelm. A common belief is that incorporating mindfulness into your day requires time, the right environment, or even a meditation track to listen to. It does not have to be this complicated. Moments of mindfulness are simply small points throughout your day when you give yourself permission to check in with yourself, how you’re feeling, and what is happening around you in the present moment. Permitting yourself small mindful moments every day can make a massive difference. Here are four easy ways to incorporate small mindful moments into your current schedule. Household Tasks So often we enter autopilot when doing the dishes or hanging up the washing. Try breaking this autopilot pattern and pay attention to the sounds, smells, and sensations that accompany each daily household task. Mindful Walk Try going for a walk without music or headphones. Listen to the birds, feel the breeze, pay attention to the flowers and colours around you. Really be present on your walk and see if you notice anything new. Sit With A Cup Of Tea Let your tea, coffee, or juice break be precisely that: a break. Take a moment to enjoy your tea, relax your muscles, and settle into the moment. Put your phone away and enjoy being completely present in this rest time for you. Mindful Shower Showers are another thing we tend to do on autopilot. Take this moment to pay attention to the temperature of the water, how it feels, and the smell of your shower gel. Give yourself this time as a moment to relax and rejuvenate. What other ways might you be able to introduce small mindful moments? When else are you able to spend 30 seconds checking in with yourself, seeing what you need, and giving yourself permission to take a short break to reset your mind? Shelly and HeathMeditationMental Health Mondayhttps://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35595/assisting-people-with-access-needs---disclosing-personal-details-v-access-requirements/92440Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:04:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:d91822e4-43f6-42d6-a910-c3290d77ab95Jennifer AlmgreenHi Olivia, I completely understand how hard navigating these conversations with customers can be. It is something we're discussing regularly as well. One form of training that we have found to be effective, is adjusting training materials about dismantling microaggressions to be more specific to customer service. While the information sharing isn't necessarily intended to be harmful, the framework for interrupting those moments translates well and has also helped us when discussing both intentionally harmful discussions with customers, but ALSO unintentionally harmful discussions. Microaggressions were our starting point simply because they are often the acts that many are most unaware they are perpetuating. There are a lot of resources on this topic that I don't necessarily recommend one over the other. We made materials based on a combination of them, and adjusted language to best fit our team and objective.https://community.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellnessMon, 08 Apr 2024 15:30:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:5f463890-d3f0-4668-8770-eff202b1f59cHeath WilderMonday Meditation Meetup Join us at the start of your week, for a quick guided meditation session to center your thoughts and set intention. We will be doing this every Monday at these times: Pacific Time, PT Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 8:30 am PDT Mountain TimeTue, MT Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 9:30 am MDT Central Time, CT Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 10:30 am CDT Eastern Time, ET Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 11:30 am EDT UTC, Time Zone Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 3:30 pm UTC British Summer Time, BST Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 4:30 pm BST Central European Summer Time, CEST Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 5:30 pm CEST Australian Western Standard Time, AWST Mon, 8 Apr 2024 at 11:30 pm AWST Australian Eastern Time, AET Tue, Tue, 9 Apr 2024 at 1:30 am AEDT New Zealand Standard Time, NZST Tue, Tue, 9 Apr 2024 at 3:30 am NZST _________________ Microsoft Teams meeting Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Click here to join the meeting Meeting ID: 499 602 625 114 Passcode: y2TsGB Download Teams | Join on the web _________________ See you there!! Shelly & HeathMeditationMental Health Mondaysmental wellnesshttps://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35596/australian-museum-night-owls-an-autism-and-sensory-friendly-night-out-for-adults/92406Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:18:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:96762bb2-0280-46ce-a66f-f06ff3b04f5bEron HuenefeldMany many thanks for sharing! What an excellent example of how to do this. I've shared with my company's inclusion cohort for inspiration. <3https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35595/assisting-people-with-access-needs---disclosing-personal-details-v-access-requirements/92384Fri, 05 Apr 2024 05:07:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:30d4e846-a2f5-4f25-980c-ee75e359bc36Heath WilderHey Olivia - I was having this conversation in April 2022 with a very experienced friend and fellow MHFA'er. I'll investigate and follow it up. There is an art to the conversation but also some science, I remember an MHFA template I'll see if I can find in my manuals. Also, I get the other side. Some of it is clarity in setting up the ask.https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35596/australian-museum-night-owls-an-autism-and-sensory-friendly-night-out-for-adults/92383Fri, 05 Apr 2024 05:04:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:f539df7e-68d1-49bf-9117-eaebf527d6efHeath WilderI should also state that Tash Dawson & Chanele Moss are exception humans, and Chanele is co-Chair of the Sydney Tessitura Community Group. At our recent Sydney Tessitura meetup, they shouted us entry to the exceptional Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibit. Highly recommended (and not just because I am an advocate for any culture that embraced cartoons as their main written language).https://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35596/australian-museum-night-owls-an-autism-and-sensory-friendly-night-out-for-adultsFri, 05 Apr 2024 03:48:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:b9483c07-ee1d-4064-b943-b506634314d4Heath WilderHey folks, Just walked to let you know about that the Australian Museum's Night Owls is back with one on tonight - I'll be there with (silent) bells on. It's an event with sensory accessibility in focus. I went to the Sharks Event last year and blogged about it HERE . Even if you can't attend (teleportation room is overbooked) they have a lot of great Accessibility resources to have a look at incl. their Visual Story and Schedule and a big accessibility page Say "hi" or drop me a line if you pop on down. Cheers, Heath INCLUSIVE EVENT Night Owls: An autism and sensory-friendly night out for adults Friday 5 April, 6pm - 9pm Experience the AM after hours in a reduced sensory, tranquil, and supportive atmosphere. Plus, see Ramses & the Gold of the Pharaohs in lowered lighting, sound, and reduced capacity. BOOK NOWneurodiversityAccessabilityDEAIautismhttps://communitytest.tessitura.com/affinity-tessitura-community-groups/neurodiversity-mental-wellness/f/discussions/35595/assisting-people-with-access-needs---disclosing-personal-details-v-access-requirementsFri, 05 Apr 2024 00:05:00 GMTfd08b0f2-65fa-4b2b-916a-cce3e88b61d0:61adb9a8-2794-480c-932e-10d2eec8fb80Olivia BowmanHi all, As part of our mission to better assist people with access requirements to attend the museum, festivals and events, we have detailed information online including physical and sensory considerations. People are also welcome to contact our booking and enquiries (ticketing) team to ask more detailed questions and organise specific provisions (e.g. using the viewing platform or wheelchair seating area; letting us know they need an alternate entrance so we can look out for them; needing transport from the car park to the entrance; booking a tactile experience). We’re more than happy to provide this information and service about our venues and events, and have had many folks feel confident and comfortable to come along to our events and festivals because of the information and support we’re able to provide. However, team members have reported that these conversations often include a lot of personal detail, including stories of trauma, that patrons feel the need to share as a justification for their requests. It can thus be hard to sift through the information to clarify what someone actually needs from us, and listening to stories of trauma, discrimination and injustice can be upsetting. While remaining conscious of our own privileges and compassionate to people’s lived experiences, I’m interested to know if anyone has strategies to help customer service teams to steer the conversation to the information they need to serve someone’s accessibility requirements, while ensuring someone that they don’t need to justify these provisions and potentially relive their own trauma to secure them? Any insights would be sincerely appreciated! Warmest regards, Olivia