Your brain talks to your respiratory system but your respiratory system also talks back. Learn to harness the power of your breath to increase blood flow, oxygenation, and nutrient delivery to the brain by up to 20%. Practice breathing techniques to build skills of concentration, focus and memory. Improve study efficiency and calm pre-testing jitters.

Breath-Taking Series

Anyone can learn Illustrator! In this introductory class by Adobe Certified Expert Rob Underwood, you will learn the basics of Adobe’s premiere vector application. You will learn how high quality illustrations, logos, and other custom artwork is built. You will need to have at least the 30-day trial of this application on a laptop to participate in the class. You will learn, Creating a document, drawing in Illustrator, using layers, tools panel, and typography.

We use InDesign to create our catalog. Now you can learn InDesign! In this introductory class by Adobe Certified Expert Rob Underwood, you will learn the basics of Adobe’s premiere page layout application. Did you ever wonder how magazines, newspapers and books were built? This is your chance to learn how! You will need to have at least the 30-day trial of this application on a laptop to participate in the class. You will learn, Creating documents, working with type, master pages, styles, and exporting to PDF.

In this introductory class by Adobe Certified Expert Rob Underwood, you will learn the basics of Adobe’s premiere photo editing application. Did you ever wonder how photos were edited so precisely? Did you ever want to remove an unwanted family member from a photo? Here’s your chance to learn how to “photoshop” images. You will need to have at least the 30-day trial of this application on a laptop to participate in the class. You will learn, Retouching photos, color correction, photo Illustrations, tools panel, working with layers, and selections & channels.

Looking for in meaningful work? Our community needs individuals who want to make a difference in a child’s life. Children’s Behavioral Health Services are vital to Maine’s children with Intellectual Disabilities, Autism and Mental Health Disorders and their families. And the need in our area is great! As an integral part of the child’s treatment team, a Certified Behavioral Health Professional (BHP) has the opportunity to make an immediate impact while helping a child grow and develop to their full potential. We are excited to connect our community with this wonderful blended training and certificate program. This training will prepare you for employment through local social services agencies and equip you to work with children who qualify for services. The program can be started at any time and finished at your own pace. The deadline for enrollment for this session is 4/15/22. Learners must complete all 12 online modules by midnight on Sunday, May 8th to be eligible to attend the Live Day. Once the modules are completed, you will receive free online bloodborne pathogen training. Child and Adult First Aid & CPR certification is required and offered for free on May 11 sign up here. In just 40 hours, our free remote training program can get you certified and on your way to a life-changing profession. Must be a Maine resident, and at least 18 years old with a high school diploma (or equivalent) to become certified.

Life can be very stressful, depleting you of energy and motivation. Learn exercises in awareness, breathing, and compassion so you can increase your physical energy, think more clearly, and feel more uplifted. This information-packed class includes lots of student participation, with exercises and fun activities to reduce emotional anxiety, calm the brain, and dispel myths. You will come away knowing how to breathe optimally, increase oxygen delivery to the body and brain, which will increase overall health and mental outlook.

Breath-Taking Series

Many of us were raised to be humble – i.e., not to brag. When we are seeking work, we need to talk about ourselves in a positive way. This course guides you to identify your strengths and how to talk about them with prospective employers.

What can you do with Excel Pivot Tables? A better question is what can’t you do? The Pivot Table function is probably one of the more powerful and useful tools used in Excel. You will learn how to prepare your data for use in a pivot table, create your first pivot table, customize various structures of your table, design your table, and create calculated fields and items.

This workshop is presented via Zoom.