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Tuesday, June 23:
There is no better way to stay focused and productive when all around you is a little chaotic than to practice mindfulness. Join your colleagues and the ISU WellBeing team, and special guests, every Tuesday and Thursday mornings for a mindfulness experience. For more information go here.
Wednesday, June 24:
We want to connect with you! Every Wednesday join your ISU WellBeing team, or special guest, in a conversation on well-being during these challenging times. Each week we will share information on staying well and connecting with other ISU employees. For more information go here.
This week's topic: Mindful Eating: A New Way to Think About Eating Healthfully During Stressful Times
This week's speaker: Rebecca Johnson, ViDL Solutions
EAP Webinar: Peaceful Mind in the Midst of Uncertainty - 2:00 pm
In this webinar we will help participants recognize that our psychological peace is not based upon our external circumstances and when we are able to see the “inside-out” not “outside-in” reality of our world, we can more gracefully experience our work and personal lives with greater confidence and peace. For more information go here.
Thursday, June 25:
There is no better way to stay focused and productive when all around you is a little chaotic than to practice mindfulness. Join your colleagues and the ISU WellBeing team, and special guests, every Tuesday and Thursday mornings for a mindfulness experience. For more information go here.
Guest leader: Douglas Gentile, ISU Professor of Psychology. Dr. Gentile studies how mass media influence children as well as how mindfulness techniques can help us to be happier and less anxious. He is a certified meditation teacher, as well as a fully-ordained Zen monk.
Friday, June 26:
This week's topic: What Happens When my Child Learns Things About Society That I Didn't Teach Them at Home?
Students will be entering a new world when they return to school in the fall; a world changed by a global pandemic and a socio-political uprising. This session will help families and support networks learn how to nurture the learning of students who are entering an uncharted world in which the old rules are rapidly inapplicable. Our job is to help them make sense of the things that don’t even make sense to us.
This week's speaker: Monic Behnken; Associate Professor, Leadership Studies Director, and Ames Community School Board Elected Official
To register go here. To view future sessions, visit the WorkLife website or email cbroshar@iastate.edu.
- ISU WellBeing - Walk and Talk - Walk on your own or join the ISU WellBeing team at 12:10 for a virtual walk via Webex. For more information go here.
This summer we are continuing our encouragement for you to break from the work you are doing and go on a one-mile walk with us every Friday. There are lots of ways to connect during this time and we have listed a few below for you to try:
- Call a colleague, family member, or friend and talk on the phone while you walk
- Encourage those in your place of residence to walk with you – kids, spouse, etc.
- Take your pet on a walk – good for you, good for them
- Go it alone and enjoy the quiet and peace of the day away from everyone else
- Or, join the ISU WellBeing team via Webex every Friday!