Safe & Sound

There are two good reasons not to wear headphones - awareness and hearing protection.   

First, the hearing.  The in-ear buds are worse than the larger headphones, and they both can be easily damage middle-ear function.  This threat increases with…

Making a Habit of Personal Safety 

You may have noticed after our Self Defense class together that your awareness was heightened; you were more aware of your surroundings, alert to potential dangers, and sensitive to issues related to safety. 

Please take a moment to program your cellular phone with an emergency contact and name it ICE.

Emergency responders will often check the phones of victims who cannot communicate for this entry.

Whether someone's been in a…

Most of us are familiar with the international distress signal, SOS.  In Morse code this is represented by three dots, three dashes and three dots, or "  . . . - - -  . . .  ".  You may have…