Our Wellness Committee

Students health and wellness is important to the Department of Psychology that is why they created the Wellness Committee.

Tips for Overall Wellness

Taking action and making choices about wellness is something that cannot be accomplished without the support of your community. Being part of a community is important for so many reasons. One of the biggest of these is to feel like are supported wherever you are and in whatever situation. As such we have established a Wellness Committee to provide this support through information, connection and encouragement for achieving wellness and practicing self-care.

Sleep Hygiene

Sleep is one of the most important aspects of your life, health and longevity and yet it is increasingly neglected in twenty-first-century society. Not maintaining sleep has devastating consequences to the body and mind. Every major disease in the developed world- Alzheimer’s, cancer, obesity, diabetes — has very strong casual links to deficient sleep.

Sleep is your life-support system and Mother Nature’s best effort at immortality, says sleep scientist Matt Walker. In this deep dive into the science of slumber, Walker shares the wonderfully good things that happen when you get sleep — and the alarmingly bad things that happen when you don’t. Learn more about sleep’s impact on your learning, memory, immune system and even your genetic code.

• YouTube: How to improve your sleep – Matthew Walker
• TEDTalk: Sleeping is your superpower – Matthew Walker

Breathing

Breathing — so essential to life, and yet many of us are doing it wrong! Dr. Belisa Vranich, psychologist and breathing expert, shares some surprising information and teaches us how to do it right.

TEDtalk: How to breathe | Belisa Vranich

Stacey Shuerman leads us through an exercise designed to reset, renew and rejuvenate our energy. Join her as she teaches us about breathing and calming the mind.

TEDtalk: Breath — five minutes can change your life | Stacey Schuerman