News and Updates at River Valley BHWC

OPENING A NEW LOCATION

River Valley in Waconia, MN!

We are excited to announce that we will be opening a new location in Waconia, MN this summer! Stay  tuned for an official opening date. Please share this with your friends as we are thrilled to share our care philosophies of prevention before intervention.

June is LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

Take some time to learn the history and the struggle for people in the LGBTQIA+ community. As stated so eloquently in this months quote, "the struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community". Taking just a few minutes to think about these stories can help make that change in you and the people around you.

Broaden My Knowledge

Book of the Month: "Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming it for the Better)" by Lindo Bacon

Radical Belonging is not a simple self-love treatise. Focusing only on self-love ignores the important fact that we have negative experiences because our culture has targeted certain bodies and people for abuse or alienation. For marginalized people, a focus on self-love can be a spoonful of sugar that makes the oppression go down. This groundbreaking book goes further, helping us to manage the challenges that stem from oppression and moving beyond self-love and into belonging.

Video of the Month: "Human: The World Within"

Understanding more about ourselves can have a huge impact on how we feel and how we react. Everything we do is part of this marvelous machine we call the human body.

Take a deep-dive into the universe that’s inside each and every one of us, by exploring a shared biology that we often don't take the time to appreciate, or understand. Heart, brain, eyes, blood, tears; "Human" uncovers not only the science behind how our bodies work, but how what's inside powers every moment of what we do out in the world. Personal profiles of people from around the globe become entry points into deeper stories about how the body's many systems function.

CulturedFoodLife.com has a fantastic recipe for a broccoli salad that is great for all of the summer get togethers! The dressing combines both Kefir and Kombucha for a super helping of probiotic active cultures, and it tastes great too! Also, just one helping of broccoli covers our daily intake needed of vitamin K! This recipe is so easy, check it!

Ingredients:

Dressing

• ½ cup Kefir
• 1 tablespoon Kombucha – (flavored or plain)
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon Celtic Sea Salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ½ tablespoon coconut sugar

Salad

• 4 cups broccoli
• ⅓ cup raisins
• ⅓ cup garbanzo beans

Directions:

1. Combine kefir, kombucha, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and coconut sugar in a small bowl. Mix well.
2. In a separate large bowl, combine broccoli, raisins, and garbanzo beans. Pour your dressing over top and stir well.

Be sure to utilize all the techniques and recipes from our previous newsletters in the "Cue to Be Well" archive: