Flu Shot Opportunity
Healthy for Life, the College of Education and Student Health Center invites you to get your flu shot at our upcoming clinic. UM Faculty & Staff Benefits will provide FREE flu shots to UM Choice Health Care members who bring their Coventry card. For those who are not enrolled in the UM Choice Health Care program, the cost will be $15, which may be paid by cash or check. Children will not be vaccinated at this event. Students need to bring their Mizzou ID card and the fee will be charged to their student account. Questions? Faculty & Staff should call Healthy for Life at 884-1312 and students can call the Student Health Center at 882-7481.

• Feb. 8 from 1-5 p.m. at Townsend Hall, Main Lobby
• Feb. 9 from 1-3 p.m. at Ellis Library, First Floor Colonnade

Eat for Life Online & In Person
Discover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management.  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.  This non-judgmental, non-diet approach helps you use your internal physical cues to guide what and when you eat.

In Person Class:
Orientation Session: Wednesday, February 9 (12-1).

Classes: Wednesdays, February 16 – April 27 (12 – 1 pm).

Cost: $50 fee, $25 to be refunded if you attend 9 of 10 classes.

To enroll:

1.      Register online with credit card by January 28 so we have time to send you your books.

1. Send $50 check made payable to Healthy for Life to Lynn Rossy, 205 Heinkel Building by January 31 so we have time to send you your books.
2. Drop by the Healthy for Life Offices (8am-5pm, excluding noontime) before February 7 to get your books and make your payment.

Online Course:

Orientation: Week of February 7

Classes: Week of February 16 through April 27, excluding March 30 (spring break)

Cost: $50, $25 to be refunded with full participation in discussion board

There are three ways to enroll:

1. Register online with credit card by January 28 so we have time to send you your books.
2. Send $50 check made payable to Healthy for Life to Lynn Rossy, 205 Heinkel Building by January 31 so we have time to send you your books.
3. Drop by the Healthy for Life Offices (8am-5pm, excluding noontime) before February 7 to get your books and make your payment.

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.

This is an exciting opportunity to take a class in the comfort of your own home.  All you need is a computer and, of course, the time to commit to taking the class.  Everyone that signs up will be going through the class at the same time.  You will have a week to complete each section.  There are practice exercises to complete each day.  All is completely explained on Blackboard once you get signed in.

Read what participants have to say about the class:

“EFL has been a transformational experience…my relationship to food has changed dramatically.  I actually think about food much less than before — now it’s rarely on my mind until I begin to experience hunger.  And I am savoring my food infinitely more…EFL embodies an intuitive, gracious approach to living, and I am captivated by the gentleness and kindness inherent in the process.”
–Linda Dyer

“It is amazing that 10 weeks have gone past…I will use the “make peace with food” for a long time to come, that has been the most successful tip. I don’t have forbidden food, or food that is “bad”. I can have it just in the quantity that will satisfy…I thank you for the insight and the motivation.  You have made this a successful experience that has changed my life.”
–Amy Hampton

Weight Watchers Recruiting Members: Thompson Center
Healthy for Life would like to start a Weight Watchers class at the Thompson Center. Currently there are 12 people signed up for the class, but we need at least three more to begin. The class will meet during the lunch hour (12-1 p.m.), but a day of the week has not been set. This will be a 13-week session for $156. Faculty & Staff who miss no more than once receive a 25% rebate through Healthy for Life. Payment options are available–cash, check or credit card. Weight Watchers fees are fully reimbursable through the Flexible Spending Account with appropriate medical documentation. Visit Healthy for Life’s website for more information. This class is open to everyone, so join with a friend! To add your name to the list, email Wellness Ambassador Valerie Simpson.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
Healthy for Life–the T. E. Atkins University of Missouri Wellness Program–is offering an intensive class in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to University of Missouri faculty and staff.

Enroll now for this eight-week program to learn skills for responding to the stresses of life with skill and creativity.  Classes include instruction in formal mindfulness practices (sitting meditation, body scan, mindful yoga, and walking meditation) and information about stress, communication, and wellness.  Participants will be asked to engage in group discussions in class and daily practice exercises outside of class that support  applying awareness, skill, and compassion to all aspects of work and personal life.  Regular class attendance and a commitment of approximately 30 minutes of practice per day for the duration of the course are recommended.  Cost of $40 includes 3 CDs and a training manual ($20 to be refunded if you attend 7 of the 8 classes).   Partners, spouses and adult family members can attend free of charge if they use the same materials.

Free Orientation session: Wednesday, February 23 from 5:30–7 p.m.

8-week class: Wednesdays (March 2–April 27, except March 30) from 5:30–7:30 p.m. (in the Memorial Union)

Full-day retreat: Saturday, April 23 (9 a.m.-4 p.m.)

For more information or to register for the orientation meeting, please contact Lynn Rossy at RossyL@umsystem.edu

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.

• Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Monday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, click here to email Nani.
• Drop In, ongoing: Lunchtime-Me Time Strength Conditioning. Ellis Library, Room 4F51. Class meets every Wednesday from 12:15-12:45 p.m. and costs $1 for each class. No registration is needed and class is taught by Nani Fudge. If you have questions, click here to email Nani.
• Feb. 7-28 (excludes Feb. 14): Foundations of Power Vinyasa. Memorial Union, N201/N202. Class meets on Mondays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $9 for the three-week session. Class is suitable for all levels and a yoga mat is highly recommended. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Feb. 1. Click here to sign up with Ashley Jenkins.
• Feb 1-8: Core Conditioning. Memorial Union. Class meets on Tuesdays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $6 for the two classes. Pre-registration is required. Click here to sign up with Ashley Jenkins. *10 more members are needed to start the class.
• Feb. 2-9: Y-In Balance. Memorial Union. Class meets on Wednesdays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $6 for the two classes. Pre-registration is required. Click here to sign up with Ashley Jenkins. *10 more members are needed to start the class.
• Feb 15-22: Core Conditioning. Physics Library. Class meets on Tuesdays from 12:10-12:50 p.m. and costs $6 for the two classes. Pre-registration is required. Click here to sign up with Ashley Jenkins. *3 spaces open.
• Mar. 24-May 12 (excludes Apr. 7 & 28) : Yoga. Memorial Union, N243. Class meets on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. and costs $18 for the six-week session. Class is suitable for all levels. Pre-registration is required and registration deadline is Mar. 17. Click here to sign up with Rebecca Peters.

Health-related Websites
Ø  Healthy for Life now has Yoga videos on our website! Check them out at http://www.umsystem.edu/ums/curators/wellness/video.shtml. There’s even a few videos for chair yoga.

Ø  Livestrong.com has been recommended to us by several faculty and staff members, so we thought we’d share it. This website allows users to record their nutrition and exercise, read lots of healthy articles, and chat with an online community for support—all for free. For a fee, users can set goals and track their progress toward reaching those goals.