Gratitude and Appreciation for You

Expressing gratitude and appreciation is a positive and effective strategy that has been encouraged in many of our Wellness Programs throughout the years. So, today, we would like to share our gratitude for you and your participation in our University Wellness Program. The majority of our benefits-eligible faculty and staff have participated in our Wellness Programs and have worked hard to implement a variety of healthy lifestyle behaviors into their lives. Many of you have taken the time to share your appreciation for the health benefits that you have experienced as a result of your participation. We appreciate your engagement with our programs and resources and celebrate the many healthy changes that you have made throughout 2022!

Prepare for January by Registering for Programs



Release, Relax and Reach

Join Heidi Weiker, MSSA to develop a brighter and healthier sense of well-being in the new year. Participants will create personalized best practices to manage stress and struggles in their life.

Mondays from

12:30-1:30 pm

Jan. 9 - March 6, 2023

Via Zoom

Sugar Fix

Join Lindsay Malone, MS, RD, CSO, LD in this 8-week program to get sugar out of your diet and take control of your health. The program will begin with participants watching the movie "Fed Up".

Wednesdays from 12-1 pm

Jan. 4 - February 22, 2023

Via Zoom

Prevent T2 Program

Join Dept. of Nutrition faculty in this year-long program which encourages participants to make healthy lifestyle changes to prevent diabetes. Virtual information session offered on Wed. Jan. 11th from 12-1 pm.

Program offered weekly beginning Jan. 18, 2023.

 

Reflection Point 2023

Faculty and staff are invited to join one of two Reflection Point groups (formerly Books@Work) on Tuesdays and Thursdays this winter. Over the course of 12 weeks, the groups will be led by a CWRU professor through discussions of three different books. Consistently one of the most popular programs offered through the Wellness Program, spaces will fill quickly for this series.

Tuesdays at Noon from January 24 - April 11, 2023

or

Thursdays at Noon from January 26 - April 13, 2023

Both Sessions will be offered via Zoom



Participants must commit to attending at least 10 of the 12 sessions to be placed on the roster. Preference will be given to those who have not participated in the last year.

Seasons of Self-Care: 2023

This new program offers an invitation to explore the year through a delightful set of seasonal signals focused on self-care.

* Engage in the most powerful antidote to burn-out, compassion fatigue, and mounting distress.

* Experience practices and methods that are timeless, yet contemporary.

* Be guided by your natural connection to the purpose, balance, and rhythms of nature.

* Create your own set of seasonal reflections, practices, and inner wisdom.

Four week sessions will be offered quarterly throughout 2023.

Seasons of Self-Care: Winter



Engage in this season of reconnection, reflection, and resilience building with Heidi Weiker, our program facilitator.

* Discover your body and brain's natural need to experience inner stillness.

* Move inside and place your attention on your own well-being.

* Align with the purpose of winter - rest, repair, restore and ready yourself for Spring.

Chair Massage Continues

Massage is not just a luxury but an important component of helping our bodies to recover from the stressors of exercise or desk bound posture. We are partnering with One to One Fitness to offer two days of 13 minute chair massage appointments.

Massages are $15 and registration is required; all appointments will take place in Crawford Hall, 213. You can see available time slots, pay for your massage, and reserve your massage below.

Mindfulness Matters Training Program for Faculty

Are you interested in mindfulness and meditation? Would you like to learn more about those techniques and how to use them in your classroom to enhance the student learning experience? Please consider participating in the Mindfulness Matters Training Program which will begin in December with three mindfulness training sessions led by Suzanne Rusnak, MEd, MSSA, LSW, an experienced mindfulness instructor and practitioner. Suzanne will offer three sessions which we encourage everyone to attend, with recordings available for any session missed. This zoom-based training will prepare faculty to integrate brief mindfulness activities into their weekly classroom experience during that time. Participation in the research portion of this project will also be an option for interested faculty. 

December 13 from 2-3:30 pm

January 4 from 2-3:30 pm

January 10 from 2-3:30 pm

In the short term this project may improve student mindfulness, stress and well-being, faculty confidence in integrating mindfulness into their classes, and the classroom experience for both faculty and students. 

Extra Resources

Weight Watchers

A 50% subsidy is available for benefits-eligible faculty and staff interested in joining WW. Monthly fees, for Digital Memberships, will increase slightly in 2023:

New Employee Price = $10.25/month

Current Employee Price = $8.48/month

Learn more about WW here.

Perfectly Imperfect Produce

Produce that's a little imperfect gets thrown out before it gets to the store. We're changing that. We've rescued millions of pounds of produce. And your order will rescue even more - delivered right to your door!

Enter code CWRUDISCOUNT at checkout for $3.00 off every delivery! Check out your options here.

CWRU Wellness

Elizabeth Click, Medical Director - erc10@case.edu

216-368-5790