Health and Wellness Newsletter

Graduate Student Edition

September 6, 2022

Hello!

Welcome to the start of another school year. This newsletter will come to your inbox each month containing health and wellness related announcements, events, and opportunities for graduate students, as well as health information and helpful wellness tips.

For more frequent updates, follow @BrandeisWellness on social media. We will be posting content on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok throughout the year.

In this issue:

Upcoming Events:

Fresh Check Day
Interactive Soul Talks

Wellness Opportunities:

Headspace is Here!
Therapy Groups at the BCC
Fall Fitness Classes
Teach Life Skills!

Upcoming Events

September

6

Interactive Soul Talks

Tuesdays from 7pm to 8:30pm ET (every week)

Shapiro Campus Center

Dharmic Prayer Space, 3rd floor

Learn more

September

9

Fresh Check Day

1pm - 4 pm

Shapiro Campus Center Great Lawn

Add it to your calendar

Event Highlight:

Fresh Check Day is an uplifting mental health promotion and suicide prevention event that includes interactive expo booths, peer-to-peer education, support of multiple campus departments and student groups, free food, entertainment, prizes and giveaways.

Participants who visit at least 5 booths will be entered to win an Amazon Fire 7 tablet, Apple AirPod Pros, or one of two $100 vouchers for the Brandeis Bookstore.

Learn more

Add it to your calendar

We are seeking volunteers for this event. If you'd be interested in helping out (and getting a free volunteer t-shirt) please email Leah Berkenwald.

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Wellness Opportunities

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Headspace is here!

Thanks to a partnership with Student Union, HAWP is thrilled to offer Brandeis students free subscriptions to Headspace, a science-backed meditation and mindfulness app! Headspace offers hundreds of meditations and exercises for sleep, focus, and movement. Watch this video to learn more about the app's features.

BCC Therapy Groups: Join a BCC therapy group to explore who you are and how you see the world. New groups starting!

Therapy Groups at the Brandeis Counseling Center (BCC)

Group therapy is a great way to gain new perspectives and feel more connected at Brandeis. All BCC therapy groups are 45-minutes long and are offered either in-person or on Zoom. Fall group topics include anxiety, breakups, LGBTQ+ support, art and journaling, dog therapy, and much more!

Learn more and sign up

Fall Fitness Classes

Want to get moving? Sign up for a group exercise class.

Mondays: Cycle and Zumba
Tuesdays: Pilates, Zumba, Krav Maga
Wednesdays: TRX, Cycle, Zumba
Thursdays: Yoga Stretch, Pilates, Zumba

Registration is required, although drop ins will be accepted if there is enough space. For more information, please contact Kat Page at kpage@brandeis.edu.

See the schedule and sign up

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Teach Life Skills!

Teach a 6-week Life Skills module in spring 2023! All Brandeis graduate students are eligible to submit a proposal. Compensation is $480 per 6-week module.

What life skills can you impart? Here are just a few examples:

Financial literacy
Career development
Social skills/communication/team building/leadership
Reducing carbon footprint
Citizenship/civic engagement/community organizing
Time management/study skills

Submit a Proposal to the HWLS Committee:

Complete the New Module Approval Form
Draft a proposed syllabus
Send all materials to Sarah Hall, shall@brandeis.edu by Monday, Sep. 19, 2022

Featured Topics

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Flu Clinics Coming Soon!

Seasonal flu vaccines are required for all Brandeis community members! The Brandeis Health Center will be hosting flu clinics on the following dates:

Sep. 16
Sep. 23
Oct. 12
Oct. 28
Nov. 11

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Beating the "Sunday Scaries"

If the Sunday Scaries hit like clockwork, there’s more we can do than wish Mondays would go away. Using mindfulness and meditation basics, we can change the way we relate to our feelings about the upcoming week.

Try the mini-meditation