Understanding the Seven Pillars of Self Care

Speaker: Tanon Holcomb and Katie Valdivia

Self-care is vital and covers all aspects of your health and well-being. Most of us know that self-care includes things like exercising, eating healthy and getting regular check-ups. But do you fully understand the scope of self-care and how you can incorporate it into your life in a meaningful way?

Join us for this interactive workshop to explore the seven pillars of self-care. Assess and identify what practices will help incorporate self-care and learn some practical ways to incorporate these pillars into your daily routine. When combined, the results help you navigate your physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, financial, environmental and social well-being.

SPEAKER BIO

Tanon Holcomb has been practicing yoga for 35 years. In 2015 she began her Teacher Training journey in Washington state. She has been teaching since then while earning her 200hr Teacher Training. Tanon currently teaches 3 classes a week at Flow Yoga and Wellness in Tracy, CA. Her emphasis is on pranayama (breathwork), healthy maintainable movement with the intention of creating longevity in the body and instilling the basic tenants of philosophy that is a part of the 8 limbs of yoga. In 2020 during the pandemic Tanon had the honor of starting her 300hr Teacher Training with Bhavani Makhi from Yoga Kaua'i.

With almost 30 years of state service, Katie Valdivia has been the manager for CalSTRS Human Resources Organizational Development unit since 2014. She is responsible for overseeing multiple employee experience programs that support the development, growth and engagement of CalSTRS staff and leaders. Programs include learning and development, onboarding, wellness, recognition, change management, leadership development, mentorship, social intelligence and knowledge transfer. She began at CalSTRS in 1998 as a workshop coordinator serving CalSTRS members. By 2003, she was a trainer preparing staff to educate members on their pension benefits. By 2007 she became CalSTRS Training Manager. There she built CalSTRS competency driven training program supporting the development strategies for all levels of staff at CalSTRS.