The Massachusetts Trauma Healing Coalition Invites the Greater Cambridge Community to a Free Afternoon of Wellbeing Along the Charles River
Jun 08, 2026
"Your Mental Health Matters" — a community wellness event hosted at Mass Audubon's Magazine Beach — brings movement, creativity, and connection to all ages on Saturday, June 13
CAMBRIDGE, MA — June 08, 2026 — The Massachusetts Trauma Healing Coalition, a program of the Center for Trauma and Embodiment (CFTE), will host Your Mental Health Matters, a free community wellness event on Saturday, June 13, 2026, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM at Mass Audubon's Magazine Beach Park Nature Center along the Charles River in Cambridge. The event is open to all ages and requires no registration.
Sponsored by the Office of Mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center, Justice Resource Institute, DeeDee’s Cry and Center for Trauma and Embodiment, the afternoon is designed to make evidence-based approaches to wellbeing accessible to the broader Cambridge community — no clinical intake, no referral, and no prior experience required.
Attendees can expect chair and standing yoga, a guided nature walk, a self-guided mindful movement practice, and a collaborative art project and more as well as community tables with mental health information from sponsors.
"Mental health care shouldn't require knowing where to look or having the right insurance," said Dave Emerson, Co-Founder and Co-Director of Research and Public Policy at CFTE. "Events like this are about meeting people where they already are — in their communities, in their neighborhoods — and offering something genuinely useful and safe."
The Massachusetts Trauma Healing Coalition was convened by CFTE to expand access to trauma-informed care across the Commonwealth. CFTE is the home of Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga (TCTSY), the world's most researched yoga-based approach to trauma care, with over 40 peer-reviewed publications and 800 trained facilitators practicing in more than 50 countries. A 2023 randomized controlled trial published in JAMA Network Open found TCTSY as effective as Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD.
Your Mental Health Matters is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome. No advance registration is required.
Event Details Date: Saturday, June 13, 2026 Time: 1:00 – 4:00 PM Location: Mass Audubon's Magazine Beach Park Nature Center, Cambridge, Admission: free of charge. Registration: None required.
About the Massachusetts Trauma Healing Coalition The Massachusetts Trauma Healing Coalition is a program of the Center for Trauma and Embodiment, a Boston-based nonprofit developing and teaching body-based, research-backed approaches to trauma care. Learn more at healwithcfte.org/MA-trauma-healing-coalition.
About CFTE The Center for Trauma and Embodiment (CFTE) is a nonprofit organization based in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by Jenn Turner, LMHC, and Dave Emerson, CFTE operates training programs, original research initiatives, and community-based interventions across more than 50 countries. Its full research library is available free of charge at healwithcfte.org/research.