Stress Reduction Program- Now Enrolling
The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program is an 8 week class that teaches skills for responding to stress with greater skill and creativity using formal mindfulness skills (meditation, yoga, body scan) and information about stress, communication, and wellness. Participants will be expected to engage in daily practice exercises outside of class. Orientation: Tuesday, June 1, at 5 p.m. Class: Tues. (June 8-June 29) & Wed. (July 14-Aug. 4) from 5-7 p.m. Full day retreat on July 24(9 a.m.-4 p.m.). Cost: $40($20 refunded if you attend 7 of 8 classes). For more information or to register for the orientation meeting, contact Dr. Lynn Rossy.

New Date: Quarterdeck Wellness Screening
Join Healthy for Life on Thursday, July 15^th from 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. outside the cafeteria on main floor of the Quarterdeck Building. Screenings will be available for cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure, body mass index and waist circumference. Sign up for your fasting cholesterol appointment at the front lobby desk.

Please be sure to drink plenty of water before the test and take your medications as usual. For the best results do not eat anything for 9-12 hours before the test. Email Armine Alioto, RN with questions.

Lunch n’ Learns
If your department is interested in a “brown bag” seminar on cholesterol/blood pressure please contact us. Lindsey Cook, RN is delighted to share her knowledge with you and your colleagues on this important wellness issue. Presentation length can be 30-45 minutes.

Workplace Fitness Opportunities
Take advantage of these classes that fit your budget. Full payment is due at the beginning of the first class and space is limited. Please contact the instructor directly to register or for questions. All classes are designed so that exercises can be performed in work clothes.

• Synergy: June 2 – July 28 (no class June 16) Ellis Library room 4F51A. Wednesdays 1:10-1:50p.m. and costs $16.00 for the 8 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 26. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.
• Core Conditioning: June 3 to July 1 (no class June 17) Lewis Hall Room 3. Thursdays 12:10-12:50p.m. and costs $8 for the 4 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 26. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.
• Body Balance: June 3 to July 1 (no class June 17) School of Nursing. Thursdays 1:15 – 1:50p.m. and costs $8 for the 4 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 26. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.
• Yoga Flow: June 3 to July 15 (There will be one absence June 24 or July 1 TBA) School of Nursing Room S265. Thursdays 12:10-12:50p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 27.  To sign up, email Rebekka.
• Pilates/Yoga (PiYo): June 3 to July 22 (no class June 17 or July 8) Memorial Union. Thursdays 4:15-4:55p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 26. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.
• Pilates/Yoga combination (PiYo): June 7 – July 26 (no class June 14 or July 12) Memorial Union Various Rooms. Mondays 12:10-12:50p.m. and costs $12 for the 6-week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is June 2. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.
• Core Conditioning: June 8 – July 27 (no class June 15 or July 6) Memorial Union Various Rooms. Tuesdays 12:10-12:50p.m. and costs $12.00 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is June 2. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.
• Power Flow Yoga Level 1: June 8 – July 27 (no class June 15) Physics Building Room 223. Tuesdays 1:10-1:50p.m. and costs $14.00 for the 7 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is June 2. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.
• Core Body Blast: June 8 – July 27 (no class June 15 or July 6) Memorial Union Various Rooms. Tuesdays 5:15-6:15p.m. and costs $18 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is June 2. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.
• Body Balance: June 9 – July 28 (no class June 16 or July 21) Memorial Union Various Rooms. Wednesdays 12:10-12:50p.m. and costs $12.00 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is June 2. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.
• R & R: Renew & Restore: June 9-July 14 Lewis Hall Room 3. Classes are Wednesdays 12:10-12:50. Cost is $12 for the 6 week session. Bring any mental or physical tension and leave feeling refreshed for the rest of the day! Email Rebekka to sign up.

Safe Kids Day
Be a part of Safe Kids Day on Saturday, June 5^th from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Columbia Regional Hospital. This event is FREE  telling children, parents, and babysitters ways to be safe in a fun way.  Topics that will be discussed include brain injury, drowning, electrocutions, burns, seat belts, etc. Enjoy food, interactive safety booths and games. S

Seeking Healthy Men
The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology is seeking individuals for a study on how different types of weight-bearing exercise affect bone health. They are looking for healthy men, 25-60 years old who are currently participating in 4hr/wk of physical activity for the last 2 years and not currently participating in strength or plyometric (jumping) training .  You will receive free and supervised resistance training or plyometric training, body composition testing, bone mineral density assessment and payment after completing the study. If interested, please call 882-9917 or e-mail mubonestudy@gmail.com.

Preserving the Harvest
Join the University of Missouri Extension for a home canning workshop. Each session will include detailed research-based information and recipes for each food preservation method, demonstrations, and resources. Class size is limited so register early. Email Vera Massey or call 445-9792 with questions.

National Cancer Survivors Day
Please join Ellis Fischel Cancer Center physicians and staff to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day. The event will take place Saturday June 6^th from 2 – 4 p.m. at Ellis Fischel, 115 Business Loop 70 West. This event is free, and is as symbolic event to show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality. To RSVP, please call 882-5465 or email Kristen Fritschie by Wed, June 2 or register online at www.ellisfischel.org.

May Newsletter Available
Click here to read the latest success story about an employee from the University Hospital and more about MU/MUHS wellness programs. Email us to subscribe to the monthly newsletter.

Eat for Life- Offered Online
Healthy for Life’s regular 10 week program on creating a healthy relationship with your food, body, and mind is now a course you can take online in your own home. Video and audio components teach you the foundational mindfulness practices (meditation and yoga) and the BASICS of Mindful Eating. If you have a history of chronic dieting, have rigid rules about eating, or find yourself eating when you’re stressed, bored, or unhappy, this may be the program for you. Cost is $50 for materials ($25 refunded with full participation in the class). The course starts the week of May 24. To enroll, contact Angie Bodling, MA. More info click here.

Weight Watchers at Work
Weight Watchers is short TWO people to hold a class in Clark Hall, Room 542 from 12-1 p.m. on Wednesdays, starting May 12. If you are interested, please contact Lori Thunhost. These 13-week series are open to everyone and costs $156. Faculty & Staff who miss no more than once receive a 25% rebate through Healthy for Life. Enroll this time for a special WW deal: 8 weeks of FREE e-tools and 6 months FREE WW magazines. Payment options are available. WW accepts cash, check or credit card. Weight Watchers fees are fully reimbursable through the Flexible Spending Account with appropriate medical documentation. Questions? Call 884-1397.

Chancellor’s Walk
Join Healthy for Life on Thursday, May 20^th beginning at 11:00am on the south steps to Jesse Hall. There will be free blood pressure screenings, Pedometer and Odometer sales and a power walk to the Katy Trail starting at noon. The walk will last approximately 30 minutes. There will also be an opportunity to sign up for more information on Healthy for Life programs. Everyone who signs up to receive more information will be eligible to win a Healthy for Life gift basket.  Bring a friend!

Workplace Fitness Opportunities
Take advantage of these classes that fit your budget. Full payment is due at the beginning of the first class and space is limited. Please contact the instructor directly to register or for questions. All classes are designed so that exercises can be performed in work clothes.

• Yoga: May 10-Jun 14 at Missouri Psychiatric Center. Class meets on Mondays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $14 for the 7 week session. (No class on May 21^st) Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is May 9. To sign up, email Kate.

• Yoga: May 14-Jun 18 at Missouri Psychiatric Center. Class meets on Fridays from 12:10-12:50 and costs $14 for the 7 week session. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is May 13. To sign up, email Kate.

• Zakti Yoga: May 6 – May 27  at Memorial Union Various Rooms. Thursdays 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $8 for the 4 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 4. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.

• MOREnet Yoga Flow: May 14 – June 4 at MOREnet room 224-225. Class meets Fridays and will cost $8 for the 4 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 12. Please email Rebekka to sign up.

• Mat Yoga: May 19 – June 30 (no class June 16) Ellis Fischel Cancer Center PACU Wednesdays 5:20-6:00p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 26. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.

• Active Office: June 2 – July 7 (no class June 16) Memorial Union Various Rooms. Wednesdays 4:10-4:50p.m. and costs $10 for the 5 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is June 2. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.

• Synergy: June 2 – July 28 (no class June 16) Ellis Fischel Library room 4F51A. Wednesdays 1:10-1:50p.m. and costs $16.00 for the 8 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 26. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.

• Core Conditioning: June 3 to July 1 (no class June 17) Lewis Hall Room 3. Thursdays 12:10-12:50p.m. and costs $8 for the 4 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 26. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.

• Body Balance: June 3 to July 1 (no class June 17) School of Nursing. Thursdays 1:15 – 1:50p.m. and costs $8 for the 4 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 26. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.

• Pilate’s/Yoga (PiYo): June 3 to July 22 (no class June 17 or July 8) Memorial Union. Thursdays 4:15-4:55p.m. and costs $12 for the 6 week session. Pre-registration is required, and registration deadline is May 26. Click here to sign up, or email Ashley.

Healthy Eating Lunch ‘n Learn
The Campus Facilities Training Unit is hosting a “Healthy Eating” discussion by Paula Vandelicht, Hy-Vee Dietician.  Bring your lunch, but leave room for samples. Join the fun May 5^th from 12:00-12:30 p.m. in the General Services Building Lunch Room.  Pre-registration is strongly encouraged.  If you are not a Campus Facilities employee and would like to attend, please e-mail Kate Walker .

Seeking Healthy Men
The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology is seeking individuals for a study on how different types of weight-bearing exercise affect bone health. We are looking for healthy men, 25-60 years old who are currently participating in 4hr/wk of physical activity for the last 2 years and not currently participating in strength or plyometric (jumping) training .  You will receive free and supervised resistance training or plyometric training, body composition testing, bone mineral density assessment and payment after completing the study. If interested, please call 882-9917 or email mubonestudy@gmail.com.

National Cancer Survivors Day
Please join Ellis Fischel Cancer Center physicians and staff to celebrate National Cancer Survivors Day. The event will take place Saturday June 6^th from 2-4 p.m. at Ellis Fischel, 115 Business Loop 70 West. This event is free, and is as symbolic event to show the world that life after a cancer diagnosis can be a reality. To RSVP, please call 882-5465 or email Kristen Fritschie by Wed, June 2 or register online at www.ellisfischel.org.

May is Arthritis Awareness Month
Missouri’s Regional Arthritis Centers are here to help you learn how to manage arthritis so it doesn’t manage you.  Visit www.moarthritis.org to learn more about physical activity and self-management programs and locate a class near you.  You can also sign up to receive arthritis updates delivered to your email in-box.