Our vision is to build a movement of healthy habits. One of the ways we do that is through peer education. During these free workshops, our Peer Wellness Educators will share information, resources, and strategies for you to improve your wellbeing.
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Welcome to Wellbeing
Join us for an introduction of services available to support your wellbeing and how to use the dimensions of wellbeing to cultivate your personal practices. This is a virtual workshop that will be held on Zoom. The Zoom link will be sent out to all registrants the day prior. Only open to UW students.
Date, Time, & Location:
Thursday, July 24, 3 – 4pm on Zoom
PAST WORKSHOPS
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A REMinder on the Importance of Sleep
Presented in partnership with University Health Services
As we all know, sleep is essential to physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Are you implementing and practicing good sleep habits? Do you need direction on where to start in your sleep journey? In this workshop, we’ll introduce you to sleep tips and techniques and REMind you of all the benefits that a good night’s sleep has to offer.
Body Mapping with Dr. Kate Phelps
Please join Dr. Kate Phelps of the UW-Madison Gender and Women’s Studies department and the 4W Initiative for an evening of body mapping! An arts-based therapy, body mapping explores elements of embodiment through a “mapping” process which integrates art, journaling, reflection, and more. Come learn how body mapping can render visible joy, growth, curiosity, and all other forms of emotion and experience that manifest within the body.
Body Advocacy Movement, Parts I & II
Join the Body Advocacy Movement (BAM) and Rec Well for a two-session workshop on body acceptance to better yourself and others! Earn up to $75 by participating in the optional research study portion of BAM. This workshop is only open to current students.
Body Advocacy with Embark Lab
Join the Body Advocacy Movement (BAM) and Rec Well for a 2-session workshop on body acceptance to better yourself and others! Earn up to $75 by participating in the optional research study portion of BAM. This workshop is only open to current students.
Debunking Myths about Exercise and Mental Health with WellEx Lab
This workshop educates participants on common misconceptions about exercise and mental health.
De-Stress & Reset
Learn about types of stress, how stress affects your brain and body, and what happens when you don’t deal with stress. We will try out a variety of stress management techniques throughout the workshop and explore strategies that work best for you.
Earth Month Clothing Swap with ReWear It Wisconsin
Support your environmental wellbeing at the ReWear It clothing swap! Bring one item and take one item while learning about sustainable practices.
Fall Garden Meditation
Enjoy the fall colors and join us for a free meditation session in Allen Centennial Garden. Breathe in the crisp fall air and find a moment of calm through a seated, guided meditation with our instructor Scott Anderson. No experience or equipment necessary.
Finding Your Balance
Finding life balance is not ‘one size fits all.’ Reflect on what it means for you, and review strategies and resources to support your efforts. This workshop is only open to current students and all will receive a giveaway item.
From Body Negativity to Body Neutrality
Learn new ways to think about your relationship to your body, food, and physical activity. Explore how shame influences the way we see ourselves, our behaviors, and the world around us, and increase self-acceptance of our bodies.
GainZZZ: A Rest and Recovery Workshop
National sleep week: Sleep education workshop focused on how sleep hygiene habits and nutrition influence our sleep health.
Grounding in the Garden Yoga
In this slow-flow and low-impact yoga class, we will move through a variety of poses and use our breath to guide some of our movements. Additionally, we will use mindfulness, affirmation, and meditation techniques throughout class to create body awareness and develop a sense of grounding.
Healthy Relationships with Sex Out Loud
Sex Out Loud will lead this workshop that explores personal identity and personal boundaries, different types of relationships, communication tips, and dating and domestic violence. Participants can pick up safer sex supplies and Rec Well swag.
How to Be an Active Badger
Being an Active Badger is more than being physically active. This workshop will provide you with ways to get involved in the UW-Madison community while also taking care of your physical and mental health. Join us and the Office of Inclusion Education to discuss how to connect with other Badgers, access resources related to allyship and activism, and talk about strategies to protect others in your community during the pandemic.
How to Save for a Sunny Day
Do finances stress you out? Are your financial worries starting to affect other areas of your life? In this 45-minute workshop, our partners in the Office of Financial Aid will share money-saving tips to get you started on your financial wellbeing journey. Join us to learn more about saving, investing, and the connection between money and health.
Introduction to Intuitive Eating
Explore what it means to nourish your body intuitively, ways diet culture affects our relationship with food, and learn about the principles of intuitive eating through a jeopardy-style game.
Introduction to Wellness Coaching
Explore our free wellness coaching program centered around the seven aspects of wellbeing. Participants will complete a personal wellbeing assessment, create their wellbeing vision, and write personal goals in a collaborative, supportive environment.
Invest in Your Growth: Goal Setting & Planting
Free plants! Create wellbeing vision, set goals, and decorate a pot.
Managing Test Anxiety
Learn effective techniques for reducing stress and boosting confidence during exams. This class will provide practical tools and strategies to help you stay calm, focused, and prepared for academic success.
Plant & Sip
Plant yourself at Bakke for self-care week. Take a study break to adopt a plant, decorate a pot, and fuel up on snacks.
Relax & Recharge
Work with Wheelhouse Studios and use art to help you de-stress. Participants will make their own mosaic picture frame or mirror!
Running the Distance: From 5K to Half-Marathon and Beyond
This presentation will guide you from training for a 5k to a half-marathon and beyond. We’ll cover goal setting and mental preparation, essential training strategies, injury prevention and management for distance running for beginners and accomplished runners. Presenters were be Dr. Chad Wagner, a primary care sports medicine physician at UHS and Erin Clark, a certified athletic trainer with Rec Well. Access the slides shared at the presentation here.
Safer Sex with Sex Out Loud
Sex Out Loud will lead this workshop that discusses consent, proper usage of barrier methods, prevention and treatment of STIs, sexual assault on UW campus, and bystander prevention. Participants can pick up safer sex supplies and Rec Well swag.
Seasonal Eating for Sustenance
Chow down with us and the Dietetics Club and learn how eating seasonal foods can support your environment, bank account, and energy. Learn how to make overnight oats in a matter of minutes and walk away with breakfast for the next day and a mason jar to re-use for next time.
Self-Care Strategies to Build Resilience
Learning about the importance of resiliency and how to cultivate it in your own life. This 45-minute workshop introduces you to methods you can practice to build resiliency through mindfulness, gratitude, compassion, and self-check-ins. Finish the workshop by doing a gentle yoga flow with a gratitude meditation to leave you feeling refreshed as you head into finals.
Sick Day Survival Guide
Feeling under the weather? Join Dr. Chad Wagner as he shares essential tips and advice on self-care for common illnesses, including colds and flu, so you can feel better fast and stay healthy.
Standing By Their Side
Explore and practice ways to support folks in your life that are struggling with their mental health, while also taking care of yourself. All will receive a free giveaway item!
Staying Active In Madison
Redefine what it means to be active and explore inclusive ways to stay active in Madison year-round.
Tips & Tricks for At-Home Cooking
Learn tips and tricks for how to successfully make nutritious meals at home including food prep skills, what to look for in the grocery store, and the best ingredients for making a nutritious meal.
Thankful Thoughts: Gratitude Workshop
A workshop focused on the art of noticing the good in the present moment. Participants will learn the brain science behind practicing gratitude and how it positively impacts our wellbeing.
Watercolor with Wheelhouse Studios
A 45 minute workshop in partnership with Wheelhouse Studios to unwind during Self-Care Week and paint your stress away.
Wellbeing Study Cafe
Drop into the Rec Well wellbeing study space as your schedule allows to enjoy snacks and a buffet of quiet activities such as coloring, bracelet making, board games, and puzzles.
Wellbeing and Waffles
This drop-in event highlights the many dimensions of wellbeing, offering a “buffet” of wellbeing services including meditation, free five-minute chair massages, wellness coaching, and a waffle bar.
What Now? Self Care and Coping With Change
Participants will explore coping strategies for navigating life’s transitions and create a vision for what’s next.
Wonder & Wander in Wellbeing
Experience the outdoors and your wellbeing through a workshop guided around the seven aspects of wellbeing. Through this workshop we will walk, play, and connect with the people and environment around us, letting our minds and inner kids embrace all aspects of wellbeing.
Yoga for All: Finding Your Place
Join UHS and Rec Well student peer educators to discuss mental health and belonging at a predominantly white institution. Following conversation, we will practice breathing and relaxation through a 45 minute yoga class. Snacks provided on the way out!
ZZZs Get Degrees
Learn how sleep impacts personal wellbeing, how poor sleep hygiene is affecting your academic performance, and techniques to help shut your mind off.