Free Webinars

We offer webinars on a variety of topics designed to help you take charge of your health and wellbeing. Webinars are free but registration is required.

To make disability-related accommodations, please contact the Bakken Center's community relations office ([email protected], 612-625-8164).

Upcoming Webinars

Trauma, Regulation, and Empowerment during Turbulent Times

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 • 12 to 1 p.m. Central

This session will explore the basics of trauma, including what it is, how it affects us and our ability to function, and how to regulate our nervous systems and needs during and after moments of intense stress and/or crisis. Participants will have the opportunity to experiment with practical tools to help them stay as calm and clear-headed as possible during high-stakes and/or traumatic situations, and will be provided information and resources about healing pathways available to people experiencing trauma. This presentation will also provide tips for encouraging empowerment, self-advocacy, and connection with self and others as ways of promoting wellbeing and safety. There will be opportunity for interaction, experiential elements, and opportunities for thoughtful self-reflection. 

Honoring Spring: Calling in New Life

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 • 12 to 1 p.m. Central

Every Spring, small seeds push through dark soil to blossom into miraculous forms of new life. Seeds teach us about change, unlimited potential, and interconnection, giving life to all aspects of our existence together on planet Earth. During this webinar, you’ll have the opportunity to explore practices that awaken the senses, soothe the nervous system, and open the heart. We will honor the season of Spring by celebrating seeds with musical meditation, breathwork, and mindful movement.

Bakken Center Mindfulness Programs Information Session

Wednesday, April 1 2026 • 12 to 1 p.m. Central

This webinar led by Bakken Center Mindfulness and Wellbeing Instructor Mariann Johnson will provide an introduction to mindfulness meditation and will be particularly relevant to those new to the practice or simply curious about the possible benefits of a mindfulness practice. Participants will have an opportunity to practice a short mindfulness meditation, to share their experiences, and to ask questions. Examples will also be provided for practicing "everyday" mindfulness, at work and at home. The webinar will conclude with an overview of the Bakken Center's mindfulness resources and programming.

Honoring Summer: Inviting Wonder and Aliveness

Wednesday, June 17 2026 • 12 to 1 p.m. Central

Summer’s luminous energy invites us to reconnect with the wonder that lives within and around us. During this webinar, you’ll have the opportunity to explore practices that awaken the senses, soothe the nervous system, and open the heart. We will honor the season of warmth, expansion, and aliveness with musical meditation, breathwork, and mindful movement.

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