IAP 2018 Activities by Category - Wellness

Jason Thomas

	Jan/11	Thu	06:00PM-07:30PM	8-219
	Jan/18	Thu	06:00PM-07:30PM	8-219
	Jan/25	Thu	06:00PM-07:30PM	8-219
	Feb/01	Thu	06:00PM-07:30PM	8-219

Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Limited to 6 participants
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions
Prereq: None.

Chen style, the oldest of the major tai chi styles, features lower stances, spiraling movements, energetic bursts with both slow and quick tempo. This class plays with the Chen 36 form.

Instructors teach the group at a comfortable pace with guided repetitions, breaks as needed, and independent practice.  Participants must wear sneakers or flat, well-fitting shoes. Be sure to consult with your doctor or medical professional before participating in this program. 

4 total sessions: Thursdays, 1/11, 1/18, 1/25, 2/1.  6:00 to 7:30 p.m; Room 8-219.  Participants are welcome at any session, as we will review those forms taught in prior weeks.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS

Jason Thomas is a librarian at the Plasma Science and Fusion Center at MIT.  Jason holds a master’s degree in Human Movement and Health Education. He is a certified personal trainer with the American Council on Exercise and a certified Health/Wellness Coach with Wellcoaches Corp.

Jim Regan holds a master's degree in Occupational Therapy from Boston University.  His interest is the rehabilitative application of tai chi as a therapeutic modality. 

Both Jason and Jim are certified instructors with the Tai Chi for Health Institute (http://taichiforhealthinstitute.org/).

Contact: Jason Thomas, NW16-153, 617 253-8462, JASON@PSFC.MIT.EDU

Lauren Mayhew

Jan/22

Mon

03:00PM-04:00PM

E23-009, Register at: wellness.mit.edu

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/05
Limited to 25 participants
Prereq: register at: wellness.mit.edu
Fee: $8.00 for students, $11.00 health plan or retirees; $14.00 employees

 

Got text neck?  iHunch?  Aches, pains, headaches, or general muscle soreness from long hours in the lab, sitting at your computer, and using your mobile device?  Essentrics can help!

Inspired by ballet, yoga and tai chi, Essentrics is a unique exercise program that honors the body’s natural design. It is an intelligent movement form that understands how to mindfully work with the body’s neuromuscular system, and works to rebalance each joint to help increase range of motion, and flexibility. It has many benefits, including; improved posture, increased muscle strength, decreased muscle tension and relief from chronic aches and pains. 

Essentrics is ideal for anyone looking for a safe, effective, alignment-based exercise program, and for individuals looking to complement other activities, such as running, biking, and weight training. 

A diverse music playlist accompanies each workout, creating a fun, positive environment.  You'll leave this one-hour class feeling more pliable, energized, relaxed and balanced!

REGISTER AT: wellness.mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Community Wellness at MIT Medical
Contact: Nancy Boudrow, E23-489, 617 253-5358, BOUD@MED.MIT.EDU

Stephanie (Kloos) Smith, Associate Director, Recreation

Feb/03

Sat

06:30PM-09:00PM

W35 Z center pool

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

 

Come watch Moana in the Z-Center pool!

Food will be available at 6:30PM and the movie will start at 7:00PM. Boloco and snacks will be served.

Sponsored by DSL, MindHandHeart, and SaveTFP.

Students as well as their spouses, partners, and children are invited to attend. If a child would like to swim in the pool, they must arrive promptly at 6:30PM to take a swim test and receive a wrist band.

 

Sponsor(s): Athletics, Physical Education
Contact: Stephanie Kloos, SKLOOS@MIT.EDU

Liz Haney, Marissa Reilly

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Participants welcome at individual sessions

Keep it moving! Flow classes, also known as vinyasa flow classes, are generally faster paced than mostother class types to help you build heat, strength and flexibility. Repeating a series of flowing postures between longer holds of static postures, movement is coordinated with breath. As an all levels class, it is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students.

Please bring a yoga mat and warm clothing/a blanket so you are comfortable during the final resting pose.

Sponsor(s): Urban Studies and Planning
Contact: Liz Haney, ehaney@mit.edu

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Yoga (all levels flow)

	Jan/09	Tue	07:30PM-09:30PM	7-429
	Jan/11	Thu	07:30AM-09:30AM	7-429
	Jan/16	Tue	07:30PM-09:30PM	7-429
	Jan/23	Tue	07:30PM-09:30PM	7-429
	Jan/25	Thu	07:30AM-09:30AM	7-429
	Jan/30	Tue	07:30PM-09:30PM	7-429

Liz Haney, Marissa Reilly

GECD

Jan/19

Fri

01:00PM-02:30PM

E19-202

Enrollment: Unlimited: Advance sign-up required

What does it look like to be inclusive in regards to gender and why is it important for health professionals? Aspiring health professionals are eager to deliver the best patient care possible to all the communities they serve. Yet, consider the following:

• 21% of trans people report being subjected to harsh or abusive language from a health care professional (masstpc.org/issues/health-care).
• 33% of transgender people delayed seeking preventative care because of mistreatment within the health system (fenwayhealth.org/transgender-awareness-month-the-time-to-end-health-inequity-is-now/)

How can MIT be a catalyst for transforming this disconnection?

To address this disconnection, the MIT Prehealth Advising Office is coordinating with LGBTQ Services to bring you a non-credit IAP workshop on this topic. The workshop will include a panel of professionals, including an MIT nurse practitioner, the Fenway Institute’s director of Education and Training Programs, and a trans rights advocate & activist.

This workshop has a specific health profession lens, however, it is for ANYONE interested in learning about gender-affirmative language, practices, and perspectives. Send us questions and topics you would want addressed during the workshop (regardless of your availability on 1/19).

Pre-registration requested. 

Sponsors: Prehealth Advising, GECD, LGBTQ Services

Email with any questions.

Sponsor(s): Global Education and Career Development
Contact: GECD, gecd-iap@mit.edu

Lourdes Aleman, Associate Director for Teaching & Learning

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/08
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, neuroplastictiy, 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 requred. 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 8th or until all seats are filled.

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

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Session 1

Jan/09

Tue

10:00AM-12:00PM

56-167

How people learn, neurosplasticity, struggling and how it relates to learning.

Lourdes Aleman - Associate Director for Teaching & Learning

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Session 2

Jan/11

Thu

10:00AM-12:00PM

56-167

The relationship between different types of mindset, learning and achievement. 

Lourdes Aleman - Associate Director for Teaching & Learning

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Session 3

Jan/16

Tue

10:00AM-12:00PM

56-167

Learning to embrace challenges and learning from them: cultivating a growth mindset.

Lourdes Aleman - Associate Director for Teaching & Learning

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Session 4

Jan/18

Thu

10:00AM-12:00PM

56-167

Using deliberate practice & evidence-based strategies to improve learning and achievement.

Lourdes Aleman - Associate Director for Teaching & Learning

Ashley Norwood

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Fee: $40.00 for 4 classes

4-week class starting on Wednesday, January 10, 2018 from 4:15pm-5:30pm in 66-168

Open your mind and manage your stress! Koru is a four week introduction to the practice of Mindfulness. Koru has been proven to help students 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

PRE REGISTRATION REQUIRED.  REGISTER AT: https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/mindfulness-meditation

**Class is for Students Only

Sessions are on Wednesdays, January 10, January 17,  January 24, January 31

Sponsor(s): Community Wellness at MIT Medical
Contact: Nancy Boudrow, E23-489, 617 253-5358, BOUD@MED.MIT.EDU

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Koru

	Jan/10	Wed	04:15PM-05:30PM	66-168
	Jan/17	Wed	04:15PM-05:30PM	66-168
	Jan/24	Wed	04:15PM-05:30PM	66-168
	Jan/31	Wed	04:15PM-05:30PM	66-168

Ashley Norwood

John Bondlow

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/06
Limited to 16 participants
Attendance: no required to attend all sessions
Prereq: to sign up please visit mitrecsports.com
Fee: $65.00 for members, $100 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

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IAP Learn Massage

	Jan/11	Thu	03:00PM-04:30PM	W59
	Jan/18	Thu	03:00PM-04:30PM	W59
	Jan/25	Thu	03:00PM-04:30PM	W59
	Feb/01	Thu	03:00PM-04:30PM	W59

Adam Reynolds, Blue Ocean Faith Chaplain, Addir Interfaith Coordinator, David Schulz, Blue Ocean Faith, Addir Interfaith Intern

	Jan/16	Tue	07:00PM-09:00PM	1-135
	Jan/18	Thu	07:00PM-09:00PM	1-135
	Jan/23	Tue	07:00PM-09:00PM	1-135
	Jan/25	Thu	07:00PM-09:00PM	1-135
	Jan/30	Tue	07:00PM-09:00PM	1-135
	Feb/01	Thu	07:00PM-09:00PM	1-135

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/15
Limited to 10 participants
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session
Prereq: None

Whether through bad habits, negative thought patterns, or counterproductive behaviors, we all have a 'shadow' that sabotages us at times.

This unique experiential course will teach key concepts and skills for exploring our shadows through analyzing emotions and addressing the impact of formative experiences on our operating beliefs and behaviors. We will gain a higher level of self-awareness and begin the process of troubleshooting deep-seated obstacles to success and happiness.

 

Issues that can be explored include:

• Anxiety
• Loneliness
• Stress
• Procrastination
• Overcommitment
• Relationship challenges

 

Concepts and skills taught include:

• Emotional literacy and awareness
• An archetypal understanding of the mind derived from the work of Carl Jung and others
• Creating a shared environment of trust, vulnerability, authenticity and love
• Identifying underlying beliefs that drive counterproductive behaviors

Participants are encouraged to attend at least 3 sessions. You must register for the sessions you will attend. There are 10 spots per session. You will be placed on a wait-list for a session if it is full. Priority will be given to those who sign up for 3 or more sessions.

Timeliness: Due to the personal nature of the course, the door will close at 10 minutes past the hour. No one will be admitted after that point, although you are welcome to attend future meetings.

Email shadow-magicians-staff@mit.edu with questions.

shadowmagicians.mit.edu

Sponsor(s): Blue Ocean Faith
Contact: Adam Reynolds, W11-011, 617-359-7457, ADAM1@MIT.EDU

Jan/26

Fri

12:00PM-01:00PM

E23-319

Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/23
Limited to 25 participants

Join us for a one hour workshop on stress-free ways to improve the quality of your sleep and create a healthy sleep environment for your body and mind. Get to know the MIT resources that can help you drift off to sleep.

Pre-registration:   https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/speakersworkshops

Sponsor(s): Community Wellness at MIT Medical
Contact: Nancy Boudrow, E23-489, 617 253-5358, BOUD@MED.MIT.EDU

MIT Aquatics

	Jan/09	Tue	09:30PM-10:30PM	Alumni Pool
	Jan/16	Tue	09:30PM-10:30PM	Alumni Pool
	Jan/23	Tue	09:30PM-10:30PM	Alumni Pool
	Jan/30	Tue	09:30PM-10:30PM	Alumni Pool

Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Repeating event, participants welcome at any session

Women’s only Rec Swim is offered during the academic year at the Alumni/Wang Pool on Tuesdays from 9:30pm – 10:30pm. Members and MIT Students have free access, pricing for non-members Click Here

Sponsor(s): Athletics, Physical Education , Chaplain to the Institute
Contact: MIT Aquatics, aqua@mit.edu