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Wellness Works! is the joint outreach health promotion program of the Center for Student Wellness and the CUMC Student Health Service.
Click here to view the Fall 2008 wellness workshop calendar.
yoga & pilates program
Click here for Fall 2008 Yoga and Pilates registration form. Fall 2008 yoga & pilates program registration will begin on September 2, 2008.
stress reduction mini-courses
Your time is valuable...we get that.
With that in mind, our 30-minute mini-courses are designed to give you helpful strategies to reduce your stress and enhance your well-being so that you can continue to do what you do best...be a successful student.
- Aromatherapy for Stress Reduction: Learn about the science of scents and stress. Participants will be introduced to the rich history of using essential oils in traditional healing practices, as well as recent scientific, peer-reviewed literature about the clinical applications of aromatherapy as a modality for treatment. All participants will have the opportunity to experiment with a variety of techniques and leave with their own aromatherapy sachets.
- Mindfulness for Stress Reduction: Explore the stressors in your life by raising awareness regarding the amount of time and energy you spend focusing on issues from the past and concerns about the future. This is a mini-course for those who often find themselves postponing enjoyable or important activities in life because of competing concerns (time, lack of money, your living situation, etc...) This workshop will assist you in cultivating a greater awareness of the present and help you develop techniques to manage the stressors in your life that prevent you from being mindful of 'the here and now.' This workshop is based in part on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD & founder of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.be
- Introduction to Meditation: Lowered stress, heightened mental focus, greater happiness - learning to meditate is one of the greatest gifts you can give yourself. This course is geared toward beginners, those who are interested to learn more about meditation techniques but unsure of how to begin. Participants will learn the basics of an easy and accessible way to promote awareness and train the mind. From posture to breathing and mental foci, this course will give you all of the tools you need to begin your own meditative practice.
- Feng Shui for Stress Reduction: Is the clutter in your life getting out of control and stressing you out? This workshop will explore the ancient Chinese art of harmony and balance, Feng Shui, and several simple principles that will help you direct the flow of energy in your life. You will leave with an individualized plan to de-clutter and harmonize your favorite or most clutter-ridden space.
- Stretching for Back Health: Day to day activities can often result in tight back muscles. Over time this can result in significant back pain or increase your risk for back injury. In this active workshop participants will learn exercises to stretch the major muscles in a quick and effective way that will help prevent back pain and assist in reducing present back aches.
- Starting and Sticking with an Exercise Plan: Interested in starting an exercise program but don’t know where to start? When it comes to exercise there is a lot of confusing information out there. This workshop will help to simplify all of that information into one easy packet giving you the tools that you need to establish an effective exercise program.
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Center for Student Wellness - 107 Bard Hall - 212.304.5564 - studentwellness@columbia.edu
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