Taming Your Tormenta: A Story About Courage and Hope in the Face of Hurricane María
On September 20, 2017, Category 4 Hurricane María made landfall on the tranquil island of Puerto Rico, leaving destruction in her wake. Many lost everything they owned and lacked access to basic necessities like water and electricity for more than eleven months.
Despite the hardships they faced, Puerto Ricans found their resilience and began to rebuild their island. Part-time resident Jacque Marling de Cuéllar returned to her Puerto Rican home and was inspired by the generous helping spirit of the Puerto Rican people who offered what little they had to others who had nothing.
Realizing the potential trauma of natural disasters like hurricanes, Jacque offers stories, meditation, and a mindfulness self-care program through the use of play to children and their parents. These critical life skills teach self-care, prevention and coping strategies with the ongoing aftermath of any traumatic event.
Taming your Tormenta was inspired by teaching Life Skills in the school program, “Open Doors” (Puertas Abiertas) in Cidra
and Punta Santiago Community Center and Humacao's children and families in Palmas Del Mar, Puerto Rico.
This book is available in both print and ebook editions in English and Spanish from Amazon. Click on the book cover below to purchase directly from Amazon.
Click here to purchase from Barnes and Noble or click here to purchase from Books-A-Million.
On September 20, 2017, Category 4 Hurricane María made landfall on the tranquil island of Puerto Rico, leaving destruction in her wake. Many lost everything they owned and lacked access to basic necessities like water and electricity for more than eleven months.
Despite the hardships they faced, Puerto Ricans found their resilience and began to rebuild their island. Part-time resident Jacque Marling de Cuéllar returned to her Puerto Rican home and was inspired by the generous helping spirit of the Puerto Rican people who offered what little they had to others who had nothing.
Realizing the potential trauma of natural disasters like hurricanes, Jacque offers stories, meditation, and a mindfulness self-care program through the use of play to children and their parents. These critical life skills teach self-care, prevention and coping strategies with the ongoing aftermath of any traumatic event.
Taming your Tormenta was inspired by teaching Life Skills in the school program, “Open Doors” (Puertas Abiertas) in Cidra
and Punta Santiago Community Center and Humacao's children and families in Palmas Del Mar, Puerto Rico.
This book is available in both print and ebook editions in English and Spanish from Amazon. Click on the book cover below to purchase directly from Amazon.
Click here to purchase from Barnes and Noble or click here to purchase from Books-A-Million.
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Below are two videos of images taken during the presentation of my "Taming Your Tormenta" program at two schools in Puerto Rico.
Guia del Maestro en Español
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Teacher's guide English
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