Empower & Arise
Self-defense is more than knowing a few kicks or punches, it involves one’s mind, body, and spirit. We’re here to share practical research, resources, and tips for anyone wanting to live a safe and confident life for themselves and their loved ones.
For the Professional Woman
Learn practical strategies to build confidence and ensure personal safety as a professional woman. Discover how to project strength, enhance situational awareness, and set boundaries with our exclusive Women in Business Self-Defense Program.
Where Can I Find Joy?
Discover how to find joy in everyday moments. Learn what joy is, why it matters, and simple ways to invite more happiness and lightness into your life.
Everyday Acts That Build Your Confidence
Build your confidence with small, powerful actions you can do every day. Try these simple habits to help you feel more empowered and self-assured.
Staying Confident and Safe Online
Take control of your social media experience with these smart tips. Learn how to boost confidence, avoid comparison traps, and stay safe online.
How to Stand Up for Yourself—Literally
Boost your confidence instantly with these power poses. Learn how stances like the superhero pose can make you feel strong, capable, and ready to take on the world.
How to Use Your Voice to Defend Yourself and Be Heard
Learn how to use your voice to defend yourself and be heard. This guide shares tips on verbal assertiveness and confidence-building for everyday and uncomfortable situations.
How Posture and Body Language Can Boost Your Confidence
Stand tall and boost your confidence with these simple body language tips. Learn how posture and presence can help you feel powerful and reduce the chances of being targeted.
Friend or Foe? Spotting Healthy and Toxic Relationships
Learn how to spot healthy and toxic relationships in this guide for teens. Explore red and green flags in friendships, family dynamics, and romantic connections to protect your well-being.
Why Self-Care Isn’t Selfish
Self-care isn’t selfish—it’s essential! Read for simple self-care tips to recharge and protect your mental health, even when life gets busy. Stay balanced and feel your best!
The Art of Saying No
Learn how to say “no” confidently and kindly. Discover tips to set boundaries, protect your energy, and build healthier relationships without feeling guilty.
Building Boundaries for a Happier You
Learn how to set boundaries confidently and protect your energy with practical tips for creating healthy relationships and boosting your mental health.
Using Your Intuition for Safety
In moments when something feels “off” or unsafe, your body often knows before your mind does. Here’s a simple, four-step process to help you tune into these signals and take action for your safety.
Assertive Communication: Why It Matters and 3 Ways to Teach It to Your Preteens
Assertive communication is speaking kindly and clearly, a skill that helps preteens grow in confidence, solve problems, and be understood. Read on to learn 3 ways you can help the preteens in your life and download an easy-to-use lesson plan.
The Silent Suffering
This article examines the link between loneliness and increased vulnerability to bullying among students, highlighting the resulting mental health issues such as anxiety and depression.
The Benefits of Be Your Own Hero
Be Your Own Hero is our weekly kids’ program where we aim to empower children to become confident, resilient, and self-assured individuals who can handle life's challenges with strength and determination.
Empowering Girls Through Self-Defense: Building Confidence and Safety from an Early Age
In today’s world, self-defense skills are more crucial than ever, especially for girls and women. Let’s talk about it.
Empowerment Self-Defense: Why We Need It In Schools
Empowerment Self Defense (ESD) is a holistic approach to personal safety that provides participants with tools to combat the whole spectrum of violence, from verbal harassment to sexual and physical violence. It is a violence prevention system that teaches individuals how to interrupt violence by listening to their intuition, assessing their options, asserting boundaries, and using de-escalation strategies.
How is Arise changing the game?
Learn how Arise is revolutionizing the social and emotional learning (SEL) field through its unique movement-based approach.
Martial Arts in Schools
As educators and/or parents, we all hope to raise healthy, happy, independent, and kind individuals. However, the value of these abstract concepts varies widely among cultures, communities, schools, families, and individuals, making it difficult to determine where responsibility for imbuing them lies. In recent years, an increasing number of schools have taken it upon themselves to introduce practices and curricula that address the development of competencies that have the potential to positively affect one's learning, relationships, mental health, and overall well-being.
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