Governor Hogan and Maryland Health Benefit Exchange Announce New Special Enrollment Period
Governor Larry Hogan announced today a new special enrollment period in which all uninsured Maryland residents have the opportunity to enroll in health coverage now due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the recent rise in the positivity rate throughout the state. The enrollment period begins immediately and will run until March 15. Health coverage through Maryland Health Connection, including private health plans and Medicaid, covers costs for coronavirus tests at doctor’s offices, urgent care centers, or emergency rooms. Read more here.
Amrit Yoga Nidra Virtual Class
Stress causes many illnesses in today's society. Yoga Nidra reduces the effects of stress by turning off "flight or fight" and turning on relaxation response -- the body's natural healing state.EVERYONE can practice Amrit Yoga Nidra, regardless of age (requiring only you lie still and listen while you are being guided)! Our workshop begins with 10 minutes of mindfulness, followed by 35 minutes of restorative yoga to therapeutically open and relax the body. This is a free class, but prior registration is required. Register here.
Friends of the Lighthouse #NoPillow Challenge
A pillow is a luxury item for a homeless child or adult. Take the #NoPillow Challenge for one night by sleeping without a pillow and donating any amount of money the The Lighthouse. Take a picture sleeping without a pillow and post it with the hashtag #NoPillow and challenge your friends to do the same! Find more information here.
Maryland Hall's "The Art of Activism" Opens January 8th
Maryland Hall, in partnership with the Banneker Douglass Museum and Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, invited Maryland-based Black artists, whose work encapsulates activism and social justice and using the creative process to educate their audiences about diversity, equity and inclusion to send proposals to take one of six 5 ft. x 9 ft tall Black Lives Matter banners, which were hanging on the front steps of Maryland Hall, to use as a canvas for justice. Selected artists were asked to challenge viewers' perception of art by using their individual banner as a platform to discuss social oppression and systemic patterns through visual or performance art. Artists were commissioned $1,000 to design and create their banners.
