Health and Wellness Education

Anxiety serves an important function, but our nervous system doesn’t always pick the right moment or know when to stop. Each week we will look at an approach to managing anxiety, such as mindfulness-based stress reduction, cognitive behavioral therapy or polyvagal theory. We will include exercises for settling down but also for staying alert, for when we want to feel calmer, but we have things to do.

Anxiety serves an important function, but our nervous system doesn’t always pick the right moment or know when to stop. Each week we will look at an approach to managing anxiety, such as mindfulness-based stress reduction, cognitive behavioral therapy or polyvagal theory. We will include exercises for settling down but also for staying alert, for when we want to feel calmer, but we have things to do.

Come learn intervention strategies for preventing interpersonal violence.

You will be well-equipped to proactively and reactively prevent interpersonal violence and to inspire continued engagement with the Green Dot strategy in your clubs or student groups.

Green Dot @ Midd will provide journals, stickers, and other decorative materials along with New-Years-resolution-style writing prompts. Prompts will guide participants to explore their goals for growth and for building safe, supportive, and connected community in 2024.

This is a wellness workshop that focuses on the neurobiology of simple pleasures. We will work on resilience to daily stress, but there will be a lighter side as we map our autonomic nervous system responses to music, pictures of kittens, and other experiences.

In this session, we will practice simple eye movements that result in reduced eye tension as well as mental tension, resulting in an increased sense of rejuvenation and focus.

Yoga Nidra also known as “sleep yoga” is a practice that allows deep relaxation to support focus of the mind and rejuvenation of the physical body. Bring a blanket, a favorite pillow and yoga mat.

Get ready to nerd out on the autonomic nervous system and the neurobiology of simple pleasures. We will focus on resilience to daily stress, anxiety, depression and relationship challenges, but there will be a lighter side as we map our autonomic responses to music, pictures of kittens, and other moments in life.

Get ready to nerd out on the autonomic nervous system and the neurobiology of simple pleasures. We will focus on resilience to daily stress, anxiety, depression and relationship challenges, but there will be a lighter side as we map our autonomic responses to music, pictures of kittens, and other moments in life.

Stop by to write a letter to loved ones based on some prompts that help you to express care, gratitude and connection. Sharing our thoughts about important relationships in our lives - romantic, familial or friendship based — strengthen relationships and improve mental health. Hot cider and cookies will also be served!