Be more present for your life and make better choices – Sign up NOW for the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Program!
Helping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life. The wellness program offers eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction classes at minimal cost to employees looking to manage today's busy lifestyles in a healthy way. You will learn mindfulness meditation, yoga, and body scan as well as important information about stress, communication, and wellness. Cost: $40 for faculty, staff, retirees, and spouses/partners. Attend 7 of 8 classes and receive $20 rebate.
Orientation: Wednesday, January 22 (Memorial Union) at 5:30 p.m.
Class: Wednesdays (January 29 – March 19) 5:30 – 7:30p.m.
Retreat: Saturday, March 8 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Program taught by Dr. Lynn Rossy.
Register by contacting Craig Deken at csdk89@mail.missouri.edu.
Change how you think about eating. Register for Eat for Life Program — In Person or Online.
Discover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management through Healthy for Life’s Eat for Life program. This 10-week program uses mind-body practices (meditations and yoga), the principles of mindful and intuitive eating, skills training, and group support to guide you in making lifestyle changes that will help you create a healthier relationship to your food, mind, and body. If you have a history of chronic dieting, have rigid “healthy” rules about eating, or find yourself eating when you’re stressed, bored, or unhappy, this may be the program for you.
For more information: watch informational videos
In Person Class:
Orientation: Wednesday, January 22, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Class: Wednesdays, January 29 – April 9 (except March 23), from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $50 for faculty, staff, retirees, and partners/spouses ($25 refunded with full participation); $180 for community members
Online Class:
Online Orientation: week of January 24
Online Class: week of January 31 – week of April 4
Cost: $50 for faculty, staff and family members ($25 rebate with full participation);
$180 for community members
Program is taught by health psychologist, Dr. Lynn Rossy.
Register by emailing Craig Deken Deken at csdk89@mail.missouri.edu
Jingle Bell 5K Run/Walk
Put on your jingle bells, wear a festive costume, and ask your friends and neighbors to join you in support of the Arthritis Foundation's mission to prevent, control, and cure arthritis and related diseases. Join us on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at the Roger B. Wilson Government Center in Columbia, MO. This event will benefit the Arthritis Foundation – Heartland Region. Registration includes All-You-Can-Eat pancakes. You can register for the 5K Run/Walk, 1 Mile Winter Walk, or Tot Trot at http://moarthritis.typepad.com/central_missouri_rac/2013/11/jingle-bell-5k-runwalk-december-14-2013.html.
Lunch and Learn with Hy-Vee Dietician Paula Vandelicht
SAVE THE DATE: Tuesday, December 17
TIME: Noon
PLACE: Room 185 General Services Building
PRESENTER: Paula Vandelicht, Hy-Vee Dietitian
Learn about new recipes for healthy, yummy, holiday food and enjoy some of Paula’s samples.
Bring your lunch and meet with us on her last session of the year.
Ongoing and New classes available:
Jan. 6-Mar. 3 (Mondays): Yoga. Missouri Psychiatric Center, Gym. Class meets every Monday from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $24 for series. Registration is needed and class is taught by Kate Walker. No class on Jan. 20th. If you have questions, email Kate at yogateacher530@gmail.com
Jan. 7-May. 6 (Tuesdays): Yoga. Townsend, Room 223. Class meets every Tuesday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Glenda Moum. If you have questions, email Glenda at MoumG@missouri.edu.
Jan. 10-Feb. 28 (Fridays): Yoga. Missouri Psychiatric Center, Gym. Class meets every Friday from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $24 for series. Registration is needed and class is taught by Kate Walker. If you have questions, email Kate at yogateacher530@gmail.com
Jan. 7-Feb.25 (Tuesdays): Zumba. MU Hospital, Mid MO Gym Class meets every Tuesday from 5-6:00p.m. Please register and the cost is $24 for the series or $5 drop-in fee. Class is taught by Megan Jones. For questions and to register please email Megan at jones.megan004@gmail.com
Proper hand-washing helps prevent spread of germs
Read this MU Extension article on the importance of proper hand-washing. It is especially important during this time of the year. http://extension.missouri.edu/news/DisplayStory.aspx?N=2028
Blaine Snow
myTotal Rewards, Wellness
Program Coordinator: MU, UM, and UMHS
Healthy for Life: T.E. Atkins UM Wellness Program
205 Heinkel Building | Columbia, MO 65211
Phone: 573.884.2402 | Fax: 573.884.3123 | SnowB@umsystem.edu
Faculty and Staff: To learn more about Healthy for Life: T.E. Atkins University of Missouri Wellness Program, visit www.wellness.umsystem.edu