IAP 2019 Activities by Category: Wellness

Academic Resilience Storytelling Workshop

Kirsty Bennett, Lourdes Aleman, Dipa Shah

	Jan/10	Thu	10:00AM-11:30AM	E19-607

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 10 participants

Storytelling is a chance to reflect on your life, take stock of the events you've lived through, and think about how they have shaped you as a person. At MIT, we all have stories of resilience and growth in the face of academic setback and challenges. When you are struggling, it’s helpful to hear that others struggle, how they cope, and hear that aspects of our own narratives are shared by others.

Facilitated by Kirsty Bennett, a former director and producer for The Moth, this workshop will encourage you to identify what stories you might want to tell, introduce basic narrative storytelling structure and help you begin to craft your own story.

Please register for the workshop here. Please note that this opportunity is open to undergraduate and graduate students only.

This event is being hosted by Flipping Failure, a new MIT initiative to help undergraduate and graduate students develop resilience in the face of academic challenge.

Sponsor(s): Teaching and Learning Lab
Contact: Dipa Shah, E19-611, (617) 324-4503, DNSHAH@MIT.EDU

Coaching Well Trained Fleas - How to become aware of the limiting beliefs that keep away possibilities

Shayla Rivera

	Jan/29	Tue	03:30PM-05:30PM	E25-111

Enrollment: Registration requested: https://goo.gl/forms/XWbk5Ijyp3CUlzwF3
Sign-up by 01/29

Inspirational TEDx Speaker, Comedian & Professor Shayla Rivera

Funny Rocket Scientist, Inc.

The most important subject to study for anyone seeking true success is the one subject usually given the least amount of study, that subject is the self. I realized that I was going on through my existence feeling many times like I was dragging a great bag filled with some discomfort that I wasn't quite sure what it was. This affected my daily life in negative ways, the most common of which was keeping me from my best. I have made it my business to get to understand me and through that I have gotten to understand most others. Through paying attention, I can report that I found a way to get 'clear' about why I do what I do and this has opened the door to me changing the things I need to and want to change. Humor has been my saving grace and combining humor with respectful contemplation I can share ways to become clear and then free from what holds us back. However, I only point the path to the water and sometimes lead the horse there, ultimately the horse must decide to drink.

Self-exploration & contemplation have never been given importance in our modality of education; however, they are paramount to success. This workshop will offer tools & guidance to help find our way through the cobwebs of our own limiting beliefs.

Co-sponsored by De Florez Fund for Humor, Institute Community & Equity Office, International Students Office, Student Activities Office, & Latino Employee Resource Group

Sponsor(s): International Students Office, Institute Community and Equity Office
Contact: Dana Riechman, E18-219S, 617 253-3795, RIECHMAN@MIT.EDU

FREE: Meditation for your Wellbeing

Dan Dietterich

	Jan/16	Wed	12:10PM-12:40PM	E23-385A

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)

Community Wellness at MIT Medical offers drop-in meditation and relaxation sessions. Sit back and relax - no experience necessary. Please arrive promptly. Meditation begins at 12:10 pm. The program is free for members of the MIT Community

Sponsor(s): Community Wellness at MIT Medical
Contact: Rachel Bigler, E23-358H, 617 258-5122, wellness@med.mit.edu

Functional Circuits with MyZone

Tyler DeLeon

Jan/08	Tue	07:45AM-08:30AM	Zesiger Center
Jan/10	Thu	07:45AM-08:30AM	Zesiger Center
Jan/15	Tue	07:45AM-08:30AM	Zesiger Center
Jan/17	Thu	07:45AM-08:30AM	Zesiger Center
Jan/22	Tue	07:45AM-08:30AM	Zesiger Center
Jan/24	Thu	07:45AM-08:30AM	Zesiger Center
Jan/29	Tue	07:45AM-08:30AM	Zesiger Center
Jan/31	Thu	07:45AM-08:30AM	Zesiger Center

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 15 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: sign up online at www.mitrecsports.com
Fee: $75.00 for students and members, $140 for non-members

Using the Synrgy 360, join a fun and fast moving circuit workout led by a certified personal trainer. In this small group training class you’ll rotate through each unique station over the course of 45 minutes. Stations include battle ropes, TRX, kettlebells, resistance tubing and more for a functional, efficient, full body workout. If you are looking to try something new, enjoy working in small groups or want get out of a workout rut this class is for you! This class paired with precise and personalized heart rate training with MyZone technology (sold separately, not required for class) will ensure that you are maximizing your time spent at the gym.

Sponsor(s): Athletics, Physical Education
Contact: Karissa Bollinger, 57-127, 617-253-2022, karissab@mit.edu

How to succeed at MIT & beyond: developing a growth mindset

Lourdes Aleman, Associate Director for Teaching & Learning

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/13
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: None

Many students arrive at MIT riding on years of academic success and praise from teachers, parents, and colleagues. But what happens when you encounter uncertainty and failure? Have you been in a challenging class where you worry about how others will perceive you if don't sound "smart" enough? When you fail to achieve a specific goal, how do you manage and overcome discouragement and self-doubt? In this course, we will examine how our own notions of potential and ability can have a fundamental impact on how we approach our work, how much we learn, and how successful we can be in achieving our goals. The course will focus on recent, evidence-based insights regarding human performance, neuroplasticity, motivation and on how deliberately cultivating a "growth mindset" can improve our willingness and ability to face challenges and to innovate, despite the risk of failure.

This course is limited to 20 students and advance registration is required. Preference will be provided to MIT students. Please complete this REGISTRATION FORM. Your registration will be confirmed via a separate email from the Teaching + Learning Lab. Registration will remain open until January 13th or until all seats are filled.

Sponsor(s): Teaching and Learning Lab
Contact: Lourdes Aleman, 617-324-1776, LALEMAN@MIT.EDU

Session 1

	Jan/15	Tue	10:00AM-12:00PM	E19-607

The relationship between mindsets, learning, and achievement

In this session, we will explore how beliefs about abilities and human traits relate and predict how people confront and deal with challenging academic scenarios.

Lourdes Aleman - Associate Director for Teaching & Learning

Session 2

	Jan/17	Thu	10:00AM-12:00PM	E19-607

Cultivating a growth mindset

In this session, we will explore strategies that you can use to cultivate a growth mindset, which can help individuals learn and address academic challenges more productively.

Lourdes Aleman - Associate Director for Teaching & Learning

Session 3

	Jan/22	Tue	10:00AM-12:00PM	E19-607

Using deliberate practice & evidence-based strategies to improve learning

In this session, we will explore the nature of how expertise develops and discuss learning and behavioral strategies that synergize with a growth mindset to help individuals optimize learning experiences.

Lourdes Aleman - Associate Director for Teaching & Learning

Koru Mindfulness

Ashley Norwood

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/09
Limited to 20 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $40.00 for student rate

Open your mind and manage your stress! Koru is a four-week introduction to the practice of Mindfulness. Koru has been proven to help participants decrease stress and self-judgment while increasing mindfulness and quality of sleep. Mindfulness is about developing the ability to be fully attentive to all the moments of your life, reducing the amount of time you spend worrying about the future or fretting about the past. You will learn multiple skills including, meditation, breathing exercises, guided imagery, the body scan and more. Each of these skills is designed to help you manage stress and enrich your life. Attendance at all four classes is required. There will be 10 minutes of mindfulness practice per day required. Led by Ashley Norwood

Open to students of the MIT community.

To register copy and paste this link into your browser: https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/koru

Sponsor(s): Community Wellness at MIT Medical
Contact: Rachel Bigler, E23-358H, 617 258-5122, wellness@med.mit.edu

Jan/09	Wed	07:30PM-08:45PM	E23-385A
Jan/16	Wed	07:30PM-08:45PM	E23-385A
Jan/23	Wed	07:30PM-08:45PM	E23-385A
Jan/30	Wed	07:30PM-08:45PM	E23-385A

Ashley Norwood

Learn Massage

Robin Thomas

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: not required to attend all sessions
Prereq: to sign up please visit mitrecsports.com
Fee: $100.00 for members, $180 nonmembers

This course combines various massage techniques, with a cursory view of anatomy & physiology, theory and application of therapeutic massage. As is the nature of massage, this course is experiential and the material will be presented in lecture-demonstration, discussion, and hands-on participation. Have fun and feel great learning something very useful for you and for others. Visit mitrecsports.com for more information

This class is not available for PE credit.

Sponsor(s): Athletics, Physical Education
Contact: Karissa Bollinger, karissab@mit.edu

Learn Massage IAP

Jan/10	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	W59, Bring twin fitted sheet
Jan/17	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	W59, Bring twin fitted sheet
Jan/24	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	W59, Bring twin fitted sheet
Jan/31	Thu	02:00PM-04:00PM	W59, Bring twin fitted sheet

Robin Thomas

Level 1 -- Intro to Swimming

TBD

Jan/08	Tue	05:30PM-06:30PM	Zesiger Teaching
Jan/15	Tue	05:30PM-06:30PM	Zesiger Teaching
Jan/22	Tue	05:30PM-06:30PM	Zesiger Teaching
Jan/29	Tue	05:30PM-06:30PM	Zesiger Teaching

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/04
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Sign up @ mitrecsports.com
Fee: $35.00 for Members, $62 for Non-Members

This course is designed for the true beginner who has little experience with swimming or who has swimming apprehension. Instructors provide support, guidance, and patience to help you learn to enjoy and be safe in the water. The focus will be on floating, treading, changing body position and comfort. Prerequisite: Participants should be willing to stand in 4 feet of water and get face wet.

Sponsor(s): Athletics, Physical Education
Contact: Caitlin Dauray, (617) 324-2100, CDAURAY@MIT.EDU

Level 2 -- Beginning Swim

TBD

Jan/10	Thu	08:00AM-09:00AM	Zesiger Teaching
Jan/17	Thu	08:00AM-09:00AM	Zesiger Teaching
Jan/24	Thu	08:00AM-09:00AM	Zesiger Teaching
Jan/31	Thu	08:00AM-09:00AM	Zesiger Teaching

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Sign up @ mitrecsports.com
Fee: $35.00 for Members, $62 for Non-Members

This course offers instruction on basic swim skills such as front crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke and breaststroke. Beginner swimmers will learn the fundamentals of each stroke with a focus on water safety and comfortability in the water. Prerequisite: Completion of Level 1 – Intro to Swim Basics or must be comfortable getting their face wet and floating on their front.

Sponsor(s): Athletics, Physical Education
Contact: Caitlin Dauray, (614) 324-2100, CDAURAY@MIT.EDU

Level 2 -- Beginning Swim

TBD

Jan/13	Sun	05:30PM-06:30PM	Zesiger Teaching
Jan/20	Sun	05:30PM-06:30PM	Zesiger Teaching
Jan/27	Sun	05:30PM-06:30PM	Zesiger Teaching
Feb/03	Sun	05:30PM-06:30PM	Zesiger Teaching

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/11
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: Sign up @ mitrecsports.com
Fee: $35.00 for Members $62 for Non-Members

This course offers instruction on basic swim skills such as front crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke and breaststroke. Beginner swimmers will learn the fundamentals of each stroke with a focus on water safety and comfortability in the water. Prerequisite: Completion of Level 1 – Intro to Swim Basics or must be comfortable getting their face wet and floating on their front.