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Crisis Support Services of Alameda County’s Healing Hearts Walk/Run/MOVE! for Suicide Prevention is back at Lake Merritt in Oakland.
This family-friendly event raises awareness for suicide prevention, reduces the stigma associated with depression and living mental health challenges, educates the community about community resources ad services, supports local suicide prevention programs, and provides a healing space for people who have lost loved ones to suicide and people who are currently living with suicidal experiences.
We are excited to return to the Edoff Bandstand at Lake Merritt in Oakland, CA, where we held the event every year prior to 2020. While there will still be the 5K walk/run around the lake . . . the event is so much more than that. Our vision is to bring the community together and celebrate healing through a diversity of movement activities. Members of our community will lead various kinds of movement including Tai Chi, dance, as well some exciting other movement activities. All physical abilities are welcome.
Schedule: Arrive at 9am for the Health and Wellness Fair
Hear our emcee make announcements and many surprises! The 5K fun run starts at 9:30 am.
Building community is most important to us. That is why sign up is free with a suggested donation of $35. We are most excited about you getting your friends and family involved!
Registration does not include a t-shirt. A limited number of t-shirts are available for $35. Visit: https://runsignup.com/Race/Store/CA/Oakland/HealingHearts
Ask family, friends, and colleagues to support your efforts to raise money for an important cause. Make your own individual page or join a team to get started. You can set a goal, customize your page, invite others to join you in fundraising, and more! Click on the "SIGN-UP" tab at the top of the page or Click Here for more information.
Another great way to support Crisis Support Services of Alameda County is to purchase a memorial sign that will be displayed at the site. This can be in memory of a loved one or a shout out to participants. Follow this link for more information: https://runsignup.com/Race/Store/CA/Oakland/HealingHearts
Saturday, May 4th, 9am
Opening Ceremony
Suicide Prevention includes all forms of healing and expressions of care and support. We are so lucky to have the following partnerships in our opening ceremony.
Oakland Taiko
Oakland Taiko's mission is to build taiko community through classes, workshops, and performances. We strive to be inclusive and inviting, fostering understanding of taiko's cultural origins in Japan and welcoming members from all walks of life. Since 1998, Oakland Taiko (formerly Emeryville Taiko) has cultivated musical artistry and inspired joy in the East Bay. Learn More at https://www.otaiko.org/
Performer from Beats, Rhymes and Life
Beats, Rhymes, and Life cultivates dynamic, culturally-responsive services that inspire youth to recognize their own capacity for healing and self-expression, through community engagement and the therapeutic power of hip-hop.
Learn more at https://brl-inc.org/. 
Spanish Interpretation Available
Movement For Wellness
The event will feature several inclusive movement activities in addition to the 5K (3.1 miles) walking and running route around Lake Merritt. No prior knowledge is necessary to participate in any of these activities.
Jetaun Mills of Invisible Womb Integrative Wellness (Formerly Beautifully Human) teaching Dance
We will use Contemporary Black and African Diaspora dance movements to connect our hearts, minds, and souls, empower and restore, and invite healing to stories held in our autonomic nervous system. 
Master Sheldon of Deep Root Center for Spiritual Studies teaching Tai Chi/Qigong
Deep Root Center for Spiritual Studies is a Temple focused on spiritual and wellness studies. Formerly known as the Shaolin Buddhist Temple and Education Foundation (Originally Founded in 2006 by Master Shi Guo Song and Monks from the Shaolin Monastery). We have expanded our organization to include a broader spectrum of education. Being enriched and infused with the progressive flow of the bay The Deep Root evolved. We house and support programs including Spiritual Development, Meditation, Kung Fu, Qigong Tai Chi and other wellness arts.
Marsha Rosenblatt of Grounding Body Wellness teaching Yoga
My yoga classes focus on mindful breathing, linking conscious breath with physical movement, somatic awareness, and safe alignment. I use slow, simple, Vinyasa-inspired sequencing and guided breathwork to create a spacious, de-compressed container in which you can more fully explore the experience of being alive in your physical body. My trauma-informed approach to teaching yoga focuses on activating your sense of agency in, and relationship with, your body, so your nervous system can feel safer more often. 
Gracias por venir al evento el 4 de Mayo
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¿Quando? Sabado, Mayo 4, 2024, a las 9 de la mañana
¿Donde? Edoff Bandstand, Lake Merritt ( 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA )
¿Que? Camina/ Corre para la prevención del suicidio, ¡Todas las habilidades son bienvenidas!
Registrar aquí O durante el evento tendremos asistencia para español, si le gustaría registrarse.
El DEPARTAMENTO DE SERVICIOS DE CRISIS DEL CONDADO DE ALAMEDA opera la línea de crisis las 24 horas en línea, por texto, y ofrece consejería basada en la comunidad y también presentaciones educativas basadas en la comunidad. Todos nuestros servicios están enfocados en reducir la suicidio, las crisis y promoveer el bien estar en nuestra comunidad. En estos tiempos difíciles, tenemos que aumentar nuestra capacidad de responder a las personas que llaman a nuestra línea de crisis porque pueden experimentar más insolación y estrés si no reciben ayuda.
El evento es gratis, $35 dólares como sugerencia de donación.
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Health and Wellness Fair
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Directions to The Edoff Memorial Bandshell
The Edoff Memorial Bandstand is located in Lakeside Park, Oakland, CA off of Bellevue Avenue. It is just past Children’s Fairyland, and opposite from the Lakeside Lawn Bowling Courts, home of the Lakeside Lawn Bowling Club, and the Garden Center at 666 Bellevue Avenue.
Paid parking is available on Bellevue Avenue. There is free parking available nearby on Grand Avenue and nearby. The area is served by AC Transit lines 11, 12 and NL on weekends. The nearest stop on line 11 is on Harrison Street at Grand Avenue. Line 12 stops on Grand Avenue at Bellevue Avenue, and line NL on Grand Avenue at Perkins Street. The nearest BART station is 19th Street, just under one mile away. Transit planning is available at Transit 511. You may also dial 511 for this information
