The Family YMCA
1450 Iris St. Los Alamos, NM 87544
505-662-3100
1450 Iris St. Los Alamos, NM 87544
505-662-3100
Wellness programs, caregiver support, and weekend experiences that help youth and adults connect, recharge, and grow.
Stronger connections.
Practical support.
Healthier futures.
Support Across Generations
Healing Through Community is an ongoing initiative serving Los Alamos, Española, White Rock, and surrounding Northern New Mexico communities.
Through movement, education, shared experiences, and dependable opportunities to connect, participants can build supportive relationships and develop practical skills for everyday life.
Current Featured Program
Move better. Breathe deeper. Feel stronger.
Join The Family YMCA for a six-session series offering practical ways to care for your body and mind. Designed with caregivers and supportive adults especially in mind, the series is open to everyone ages 16 and older. Explore mindful movement, pelvic floor health, nutrition, strength training, breathwork, sound meditation, and the Feldenkrais Method®.
Each session explores a different part of whole-person wellness.
Build strength, mobility, balance, and focus through foundational yoga, breathwork, and meditation. No prior experience required.
Develop awareness and learn practical strategies that support strength, stability, posture, and healthy movement.
Explore realistic ways to fuel your body and build sustainable nutrition habits.
Refine form, posture, and lifting mechanics while building confidence.
Learn breathing practices that encourage relaxation, increase body awareness, and support nervous system regulation.
Slow down with a restorative experience using sound and vibration to encourage mindfulness and calm.
Use gentle guided movement to recognize habitual patterns and discover easier, more efficient ways to move.
For Parents, Guardians, and Supportive Adults
Caring for others can be meaningful, demanding, joyful, and exhausting, sometimes all in the same afternoon.
Upcoming opportunities may include wellness workshops, practical education, drop-in activities, caregiver–youth experiences, and full-day retreats.
Get Caregiver Program UpdatesRestorative, full-day experiences will create room for caregivers to pause, connect, move, reflect, and explore practical wellness activities in a nature-based setting.
Selected retreats may include optional caregiver–youth activities centered on art, nature, creativity, and time together.
Dates, locations, eligibility, and registration details will be announced as plans are finalized.
Request Retreat UpdatesFor Youth Ages 12–14
Engaging experiences will give middle school–aged youth, including those transitioning from eighth to ninth grade, opportunities to try something new and build positive relationships.
Outdoor recreation, exploration, and nature-based activities.
Art, creative projects, and hands-on experiences.
Games, social events, and positive time together.
Age-appropriate projects that serve the community.
STEM, skill-building, and unusual learning experiences.
How the Y Strengthens Community
Young people build confidence, relationships, and practical skills through welcoming experiences designed for their stage of life.
Youth and adults gain approachable ways to care for their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Shared experiences connect neighbors and strengthen the support systems that help communities thrive.
Why Community Matters
Young people and caregivers do better when they have dependable opportunities to connect, learn, move, and spend time with people who care.
Healing Through Community strengthens those connections before challenges become crises. The YMCA helps participants develop practical skills and supportive relationships they can carry into everyday life.
This initiative does not provide clinical treatment or emergency services.
Call or text 988 or visit the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. For immediate danger or a medical emergency, call 911.
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