Stress-Reduction Meditation
Research over the past two decades suggests that engaging in a regular mindfulness meditation practice can reduce stress and enhance overall psychological and physical wellbeing. Find out for yourself by taking advantage of the sitting meditation sessions across campus each week. All faculty and staff are welcome on a drop-in basis, and no previous experience with meditation is necessary. If you can’t make the noon time sitting meditation group, consider listening to one of the audio recordings. Join Healthy for Life for one of the following times and locations:
- Mondays: Heinkel Building, Room 10 (12:15-12:45 p.m.)
- Wednesdays: Law School Bldg (Hulston Hall), Room 222 (1:15-1:45 p.m.) *In September 2011 this class moves to Room 332A
- Wednesdays: University Hospital, J Otto Lottes Health Sciences Library, Room 146 (Starting Sept. 7, 2011 from 12:15-12:45 p.m.)
Share your Success Story
Do you have wellness success story that may motivate others to become healthier? Have you stopped smoking, lost weight, or decreased stress in your life? If so, we would love to hear about it! E-mail Melissa Willett with your accomplishments or give her a call at (573) 884-1397.
Walking Groups—Pedometer Program
Has your department always wanted to start a walking challenge, but didn’t know where to begin? Now is your chance! Healthy for Life has Walking Tool Kits hot off the press that will provide you with the tools to begin a walking group or walking challenge in your department. Get your colleagues moving, building camaraderie, and getting healthy. If you would like a copy of the Walking Tool Kit sent to you through campus mail, please email wellness@umsystem.edu. If you start a group, contact Jenny Workman at WorkmanJL@umsystem.edu.
Walk your way to good health! Faculty and staff can purchase pedometers for $15, and a full refund is given at the completion of one million steps. To purchase a pedometer, send a check for $15 (our cost, made payable to Healthy for Life) to 205 Heinkel Building, MU. For more information, click here.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program-Register NOW for Fall Class
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 (and their partners, spouses, and adult family members).
Enroll now for this 8-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.
Orientation session: Tuesday, September 20 from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. (in the Memorial Union)
8-week class: Tuesdays (September 27 – November 15) 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Full-day retreat: Saturday, November 5 (9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.)
Cost of $40 includes a CD, DVD, 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.
For more information or to register for the orientation meeting, please contact Lynn Rossy at RossyL@umsystem.edu
Eat for Life Program-Register NOW for Fall Online or In Person Class
Discover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management and re-discovering the joy of eating. This ten week program uses mind-body practices (meditation 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: Tuesday, September 20 (12-1).
Classes: Tuesdays, September 27 – December 6 (12 – 1 pm)–except Nov. 22
Cost: $50 fee, $25 to be refunded if you attend 9 of 10 classes. Payment can be made at the orientation session.
To enroll: Contact Rachel Ploskonka at PloskonkaR@missouri.edu
Online Course:
Orientation: Week of September 19
Classes: Week of September 26 through week of December 5
Cost: $50, $25 to be refunded with full participation in discussion board
There are three ways to enroll:
- Send $50 check made payable to Healthy for Life to Lynn Rossy, 205 Heinkel Building by September 13 so we have time to send you your books. Please send the registration form at the end of this email with your payment.
- Pay by credit card by calling the Healthy for Life office (884-1312) by September 13 so we have time to send you your books.
- Drop by the Healthy for Life Offices (8am-5pm, excluding noontime) anytime before September 16 to get your books and make your payment.
For more information: Contact Rachel Ploskonka at PloskonkaR@missouri.edu
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 on your own time. 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
Eat for Life Registration Questionnaire for Online Course
Name: ________________________________________
Pawprint/USER ID: ________________________________________
Campus (Please check you campus location):
______ Columbia
______ UMKC
______ Rolla
______ UMSL
Books
Mail my books to the following campus mailing address:
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For community members only, my home mailing address is:
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Participation ( CHECK ONE)
______ I am new to the Eat for Life course.
______ I have previously completed the Eat for Life course and am retaking it.
______ I have previously taken a portion of the Eat for Life course but dropped out and am now retaking it.
MAIL THIS FORM WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO:
University of Missouri – Columbia
Healthy for Life
Attn: Lynn Rossy
205 Heinkel Building
Columbia, MO 65211
Show-Me 100 Bike Ride
Bicycle enthusiasts are invited to participate in the Show-Me 100 on Oct. 1 to benefit families with ill or injured children. The event will consist of a family fun 3-mile ride, a 31-mile ride, a 62-mile ride, and – for those avid cyclists – a 100-mile ride. Individual riders can register and set up a fundraising page at www.firstgiving.com/RMHCMM. All rides start and end at Parkade Plaza. After the rides stay for a Lifestyle Festival and enjoy food, music, entertainment and a beer garden. For more information about the event go to www.rideshowme100.com
