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Wellness Newsletter
December 2024
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The Wellness team wishes you warmth, joy, health, and quality time with loved ones this winter. | |
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Plant-Based Holiday Meals and Side Dishes
Learn about new ways to incorporate plant-based options into your holiday meal plan with the Esselstyn Family Foundation.
Jane and Ann Esselstyn will bring their usual energy and enthusiasm to this session. They will prepare and discuss a variety of plant-based dishes.
Wednesday, December 4, from 12-1 pm via Zoom
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Join a 2-Week Pilot of Good Nurtured
Health Enhancement Systems, the organization that we partner with for Wellness challenges like Walktober, is testing out a brand-new challenge called Good Nurtured.
Good Nurtured raises awareness of the mental, emotional, and physical health benefits of kindness, civility, and graciousness by encouraging participants to select and engage in various "Good Things" activities that are the most important to them. Each Good Thing that participants record adds a new element to a whimsical, animated scene.
When we lead with courtesy and consideration, goodness can spread beyond colleagues and friends to our organization and community. Join us to help spread positivity at the university.
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The pilot takes place Dec. 9-20. All activities are completed at your own pace online. Registration closes Dec.11. | |
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Chair Massages Available Dec. 11
A chair massage can help relax and loosen sore muscles, as well as reduce stress, tension, and anxiety. You can experience all these benefits and more by treating yourself to a chair massage to relieve holiday and end-of-semester stress! Appointments are available:
Wednesday, December 11, from 10 am - 1 pm,
in Crawford Hall, Room 11A (ground floor)
The chair massages, provided by One to One Fitness, last for 13 minutes and cost $15. Registration and pre-payment are required. You can see available times, reserve your slot, and pay via the link to the left. Enjoy!
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Cultivate Mindfulness in the New Year
Regularly practicing mindfulness - a state of active, open attention to the present that promotes observation of one’s thoughts and feelings without judgment - can help reduce stress, improve mood, enhance immune function, and more. If you are interested in learning more about mindfulness and/or implementing such practices into your life, consider registering for one or both of the series below. For Monthly Wellness Incentive recipients in 2025, Mindful Eating is eligible for a Wellness Program Incentive in the Nutrition/Weight Management category, and Mindful Movement can be counted toward earning an incentive in the Physical Activity category.
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New! Mindful Eating: Transform Your Relationship with Food
Do you find yourself eating when you’re not truly hungry or turning to snacks for comfort? Are you tired of mindlessly overeating or feeling out of control around food? Join Dr. Susan Albers, Cleveland Clinic psychologist and New York Times bestselling author of 9 books on mindful eating, for a transformative 7-session series designed to help you transform your relationship with food.
Thursdays, January 9 - February 27 (no session 2/20), from 12-1 pm via Zoom
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Mindful Movement
Mindful movement is a gentle, accessible approach to yoga that encourages people to tune into what they are feeling as they move and make choices based on their present moment embodied experience. During this 10-week series, instructor Julie Schlemmer will present options for movement, and there is no priority placed on stretching more or holding positions for a longer period of time.
Mondays, January 6 - March 17 (no session 1/20), from 12-12:50 pm via Zoom
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Wednesdays,
January 15 - March 5, from 12-1 pm via Zoom
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Sugar Fix
Join Lindsay Malone, MS, RD, CSO, LD and CWRU faculty member, for this 8-week series to learn how to remove added sugar from your diet and take control of your overall health. Hundreds of CWRU employees have participated in this series and experienced great benefits associated with eliminating sugar intake. Participants will kick off their sugar awareness by watching the documentary Fed Up prior to the first session.
Sugar Fix participation will be eligible for a Wellness Program Incentive in the Nutrition/Weight Management category.
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Physical Activity Programs on Zoom
The programs below are both 9 weeks in duration and can be counted toward meeting the requirements for the Physical Activity Wellness Program Incentive.
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Body Weight HIIT
Get the most from your workout time with these fast, fun, 45-minute High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) sessions led by Mary Ann Dobbins. Participants will learn to use their body weight and common items like a chair to work their whole body.
Tuesdays, January 7 - March 4,
from 12-12:45 pm via Zoom
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Core and More
This series combines core strengthening with whole body stretching. Other than a workout mat or large towel, no equipment is necessary to participate. Mary Ann Dobbins will lead you through core exercises that will become a bit more challenging each week.
Fridays, January 10 - March 7,
from 12:15-1 pm via Zoom
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In-Person Physical Activity Programs
The programs below are 10 weeks in duration, take place in person, and can be counted toward meeting the requirements for the Physical Activity Wellness Program Incentive.
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Muscle Conditioning
Devote time to building your physical fitness with this weekly strength training class. Join One to One Fitness instructor Gab'riel Shabazz for 10 weeks of Muscle Conditioning. Any equipment that may be used in addition to body weight will be provided.
Tuesdays, Jan. 7 - March 11, from 5:30-6:15 pm at the Veale Recreation Center
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New! Pilates Mat
Pilates Mat is a low impact class that focuses on muscle tone, balance, posture, body alignment, and mind-body awareness. Instructor LaShundra Epps will concentrate on each movement being precise, steady, and controlled, with associated breath control.
Wednesdays, Jan. 8 - March 12, from 12-12:45 pm
at One to One Fitness
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Vinyasa Flow Yoga
This Vinyasa Flow Yoga class, instructed by Julie Brown, will provide an opportunity for participants to build strength while achieving the mental health benefits associated with regular yoga practice. Appropriate for those with some prior yoga experience.
Thursdays, Jan. 9 - March 13, from 12-12:45 pm
at One to One Fitness
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New! Fostering the Mindset and Skills for High-Impact Teamwork
Are you interested in enhancing your team's interpersonal relationships and productivity? Dr. Tyler Reimschisel, founding associate provost of Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Education and Research at CWRU, will conduct an 8-week series aimed at improving your teamwork knowledge, skills, and mindset.
Topics that will be addressed include valuing the perspectives of different team members, fostering psychological safety, enhancing your emotional intelligence, demonstrating emotional regulation, conducting more productive team meetings, improving your listening capabilities, giving and receiving feedback, and managing conflict productively.
This series will be eligible for a Wellness Program Incentive in the Career Well-being category.
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Mondays, Jan. 27 - March 24 (no session on 3/10), from 12-1 pm via Zoom | | | |
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Reflection Point - Spring Semester
There are two new Reflection Point groups coming in January! For those of you who have always had a hankering to try this program but are not sure you have the time to read three books, we will offer one series exclusively with short stories, one per session. The reading load is lighter, but the conversations are every bit as rich! Interested in learning more or joining a group? Please contact Elizabeth Click at erc10@case.edu. Those who have never participated in Reflection Point will be prioritized. Participation in either group will be eligible for a Wellness Program Incentive in the Community Well-being category.
Short Stories Group - Wednesdays Jan. 22 - April 9 from 12-1 pm via Zoom
Book Group - Thursdays Jan. 23 - April 10 from 12-1 pm via Zoom
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CWRU Wellness Team
Elizabeth Click, Medical Director - erc10@case.edu | 216-368-5790
Deanna Duffy, Wellness Manager - dxd516@case.edu | 216-368-5997
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