Schedules: Wellness Workshops

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Fitness and wellness workshops are open to all students, staff, faculty, and general public. All workshops are free.

Wellness Wednesdays
Dates: Wednesdays, April 2-May 21
Location: ARC Meeting Room #3
Times: 5-6 p.m.
Take advantage of our free Wellness Wednesday workshops and gain insight into sleep, stress reduction and mindful eating. See our schedule on the web for a full description of each workshop. Offered in collaboration with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).

April 30: Overcoming Negative Thinking…Easy as ABC!
Learn to identify and refute your own "negative thinking" to help you reduce stress and remain calm and relaxed during stressful situations. Facilitator: Michael Maguire, M.A.

May 7: Cultivating Your Creativity for Wellness and Balance
Learn ways to experience your own sense of creativity and imagination and how
to incorporate it into your life on a daily basis. Understand how your creativity can contribute to greater life satisfaction and a balance among the demands of academia. Facilitator: Karin Lawson, M.S.

May 14: A Walking Meditation
Mindfulness meditation is about learning to experience life fully as it unfolds moment by moment. Walking meditation is a form of meditation in action. It is easy to practice, and enhances physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. In this workshop, you will learn some basic principles of this practice and also participate in a walking meditation. Facilitator: Karin Lawson, M.S.

May 21: Relax Your Body
Learn to integrate deep breathing and muscle relaxation so that it becomes a
quick and easy stress reliever. You will learn passive progressive muscle relaxation, a deep relaxation technique that can be used to reduce symptoms of stress, anxiety, insomnia, and certain types of chronic pain. Facilitator: Karin Lawson, M.S.