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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 for Spring 2009 Wellness Workshop schedule
yoga & pilates program
Fall 2009 yoga & pilates program registration is now closed. Join our listserv to get information about registration for Spring 2010.
free, open meditation classes
Guided Meditation is a proven modality for managing stress, reducing anxiety, and heightening your mental focus. Wellness Works! offers free guided meditation classes for the CUMC community. Why not give it a try...beginners are always welcome.
Classes begin September 15, 2009 and are led by Heather Moon, LMHC, Director of the AI:MS Program.
Tuesdays: 12:15 - 12:45 p.m.
Thursdays: 5:30 - 6 p.m.
All classes are held in Bard Student Lounge, Music Room B
other stress reduction options
The Center for Student Wellness can provide you with a range of 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. Some of the strategies are described below.
- Aromatherapy for Stress Reduction: Learn about the science of scents and stress. Explore 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.
- Mindfulness for Stress Reduction (MBSR): 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. Do you find yourself postponing enjoyable or important activities in life because of competing concerns (time, lack of money, your living situation, etc.) With MBSR, you develop techniques to manage the stressors in your life that prevent you from being mindful of 'the here and now.' MBSR 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.b
- Feng Shui for Stress Reduction: Is the clutter in your life getting out of control and stressing you out? 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. 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. CSW will help to simplify all of that information; 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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