Helping People Choose Calm.
Nervous system regulation keynotes and workshops to help people experience more calmness, manage stress, and discern with greater peace, wisdom, and purpose.
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What does it mean to Choose Calm?
When we Choose Calm, it is not about being peaceful all the time. It’s about learning how to return to yourself when life feels overwhelming.
It’s a choice to pause.
To breathe.
To notice what’s happening inside of you, without judgment.
It’s choosing presence over perfection.
Compassion over criticism.
Connection over control.
Calm is not something you have or don’t have.
It’s something you can come back to again and again.
Our Philosophy
We believe calm is not the absence of stress
It’s the ability to feel safe and grounded, even in hard moments.
Through trauma-informed practices, we understand that:
• Our reactions make sense.
• Our nervous systems need support, not shame.
• Small, intentional shifts can change how we experience our lives.
Choose Calm Events 2026
Monday, April 20 - Waldorf, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Dr. Mudd Elementary Schools
Thursday, April 23 - Beltsville, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, High Point High School
Tuesday, April 21 - Washington, DC, Advocacy Day, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
Tuesday, April 28 - Riverdale, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Templeton ES
Tuesday, April 28 - Waldorf, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Charles County Public Schools
Wednesday, April 29 - Hyattsville, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Langley Park McCormick ES
Thursday, April 30 - May 2 - Los Angeles, California, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Monday, May 4 - Silver Spring, Calmer Schools Implementation Celebration, Roscoe Nix Elementary School
Tuesday, May 5 - Virtual, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Wednesday, May 6 - Virtual, Webinar Moderator, ASCD
Monday, May 11 - Clarksburg, Maryland, Book Club, Little Bennet Elementary
Tuesday, May 12 - Virtual, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Monday, May 18 - New Carrollton, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Prince George’s County Schools
Tuesday, May 26 - Virtual, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Monday, June 1 - New Carrollton, Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Training, Prince George’s County Schools
Tuesday, June 2 - Virtual, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Monday, June 22 - Wednesday June 24 Rockville, Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Institute, Invited Schools
Thursday, June 25 - Friday, June 26th, Calmer Schools Course Taught Live, Invited Educators in PGCPS
Monday, June 30 - Orlando, Florida The Evidence-Based MTSS Blueprint for Student Behavioral Health and Well-Being, ASCD + ISTE Conference
Monday, June 30 - Orlando, Florida Main Stage Event: Cultivating Calm with Improved Communication Systems, ASCD + ISTE Conference
Monday, July 21 - Wednesday, July 23 - Rockville, Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Institute, Invited Schools
Friday, July 24 - Boston, Massachusetts, Keynote Address, Northeastern University Residency
Tuesday, July 28 - Thursday, July 30 - Columbia, Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Institute, Invited Schools
August 3-5 Largo - Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Institute, Invited Schools Event Details Coming Soon!
Suicide Prevention Tour with Mental Health Code and Ben West
September 14-24
Monday, April 20 - Waldorf, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Dr. Mudd Elementary Schools
Thursday, April 23 - Beltsville, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, High Point High School
Tuesday, April 21 - Washington, DC, Advocacy Day, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
Tuesday, April 28 - Riverdale, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Templeton ES
Tuesday, April 28 - Waldorf, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Charles County Public Schools
Monday, April 20 - Waldorf, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Dr. Mudd Elementary Schools
Thursday, April 23 - Beltsville, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, High Point High School
Tuesday, April 21 - Washington, DC, Advocacy Day, Jesuit Refugee Service/USA
Tuesday, April 28 - Riverdale, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Templeton ES
Tuesday, April 28 - Waldorf, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Charles County Public Schools
Wednesday, April 29 - Hyattsville, Maryland, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Langley Park McCormick ES
Thursday, April 30 - May 2 - Los Angeles, California, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Monday, May 4 - Silver Spring, Calmer Schools Implementation Celebration, Roscoe Nix Elementary School
Tuesday, May 5 - Virtual, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Wednesday, May 6 - Virtual, Webinar Moderator, ASCD
Monday, May 11 - Clarksburg, Maryland, Book Club, Little Bennet Elementary
Tuesday, May 12 - Virtual, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Monday, May 18 - New Carrollton, Calmer Schools Educator Training, Prince George’s County Schools
Tuesday, May 26 - Virtual, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Monday, June 1 - New Carrollton, Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Training, Prince George’s County Schools
Tuesday, June 2 - Virtual, Mental Health First Aid Training, Mental Health Code
Monday, June 22 - Wednesday June 24 Rockville, Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Institute, Invited Schools
Thursday, June 25 - Friday, June 26th, Calmer Schools Course Taught Live, Invited Educators in PGCPS
Monday, June 30 - Orlando, Florida The Evidence-Based MTSS Blueprint for Student Behavioral Health and Well-Being, ASCD + ISTE Conference
Monday, June 30 - Orlando, Florida Main Stage Event: Cultivating Calm with Improved Communication Systems, ASCD + ISTE Conference
Monday, July 21 - Wednesday, July 23 - Rockville, Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Institute, Invited Schools
Friday, July 24 - Boston, Massachusetts, Keynote Address, Northeastern University Residency
Tuesday, July 28 - Thursday, July 30 - Columbia, Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Institute, Invited Schools
August 3-5 Largo - Maryland Calmer Schools Leadership Institute, Invited Schools
September 14-24 - Suicide Prevention Tour with Mental Health Code