{"id":4290,"date":"2011-12-13T14:26:01","date_gmt":"2011-12-13T20:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mulibraries.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/?p=4290"},"modified":"2011-12-13T14:26:01","modified_gmt":"2011-12-13T20:26:01","slug":"healthy-for-life-update-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/library.missouri.edu\/newsnotes\/2011\/12\/13\/healthy-for-life-update-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthy for Life Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eat for Life: Now Enrolling for Spring 2012<\/span><\/strong>
\nDiscover the benefits of this innovative approach to weight management.\u00a0 This ten 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 \u201chealthy\u201d rules about eating, or find yourself eating when you\u2019re stressed, bored, or unhappy, this may be the program for you. Cost is $50 ($25 rebate if you attend 9 of 10 classes\/comment on discussion board posts).<\/p>\n

DATES FOR THE WINTER 2012 ONLINE CLASS:<\/strong>
\nOrientation \u2013 week of January 23
\n10 Week Class \u2013 week of January 30 \u2013 week of April 11
\n(except for Spring Break week)<\/p>\n

DATES FOR THE WINTER 2012 IN PERSON CLASS:<\/strong>
\nOrientation \u2013 Wednesday, January 25 from 12 \u2013 1 p.m.
\n10 Week Class \u2013 Wednesdays (January 30 \u2013 April 11) from 12 \u2013 1 p.m.
\n(except for Spring Break week)<\/p>\n

Contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D.\u00a0at RossyL@umsystem.edu<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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\nMindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: Now Enrolling for Spring 2012<\/span><\/strong>
\nHelping employees manage stress effectively is a key goal of Healthy for Life, the Thomas E. Atkins Wellness Program. The wellness program offers eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction classes at minimal cost to benefit-eligible employees looking to manage today’s busy lifestyles in a healthy way. For more information or to sign up, please contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D. at RossyL@umsystem.edu<\/a>. This eight\u2013week class teaching meditation, yoga and other mind-body techniques for managing stress. For more information about MBSR, visit the Program section of this website. There is a $40 registration fee, $20 reimbursement if you attend\u00a0seven of the\u00a0eight classes.<\/p>\n

Fall 2011 (MU Faculty & Staff)<\/span><\/strong>
\nOrientation: Tuesday, September 20, at 6 p.m.
\nClasses: Tuesdays (6-8 p.m.) September 27 – November 15<\/strong>
\nFull Day Retreat: Saturday, nov. 5 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Winter 2012 (MU Faculty & Staff) – Columbia Campus<\/span><\/strong>
\nOrientation \u2013 Wednesday, January 25, at 5:30 p.m.
\nClasses: Wednesdays (February 1 – March 21) (5:30-7:30 p.m., Except for March 7 & 14 the class goes from 6-8 p.m.)<\/strong>
\nFull Day Retreat: Saturday, March 10 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.)<\/p>\n

Contact Lynn Rossy, Ph.D.\u00a0at RossyL@umsystem.edu<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n

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Workplace Fitness Opportunities<\/span><\/strong>
\nTake advantage of these classes that fit your budget. Full payment is due at the beginning of the first class<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n