Events Calendar
01
May
Wellness Event
QTrees
Qtrees is a process/support group for LGBTQIA+ undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford. Join us to connect with other LGBTQIA+ to process and support each other around your identity and how that may impact your experience. QTrees will meet for 60 mins. weekly for 7 weeks, with same people each week. Facilitated by Christine Catipon, PsyD ...
01
May
Wellness Event
Student-Led Yoga Wednesday
Student-Led Yoga is intended as a means of making the mental and physical benefits of asanas readily available to all, regardless of where you are on your yogi journey. Expect to move with your breath: this well-balanced Vinyasa flow class intends to get you out of your head and into your body, and modifications will ...
02
May
Wellness Event
School of Medicine BIPOC Support Space
This is a 6-session student-lead support group for School of Medicine BIPOC students, with 2 MHT clinicians serving as host facilitators. In this supportive space, students come as they are, share mutual support, and foster community. Students build tools to navigate academic and professional stressors, cope with anxiety, process issues rooted in systemic oppression, decrease ...
02
May
Webinar
Fertility 101
The decision to start a family is a major life event that can bring up many questions as individuals and couples navigate the unfamiliar path to parenthood. Come to this free noontime webinar...
02
May
Wellness Event
One Foot Out
One Foot Out is a process/support group for questioning and newly out queer undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford. Join us to connect with other individuals to explore queer identity, ask questions, and support one other around queer identity and how that may impact your experience at Stanford. Facilitated by Christine Catipon, PsyD Meeting with a ...
02
May
Webinar
Virtual Cooking Class – Seasonal Cooking to Nourish You from the Inside Out
In this fun and engaging virtual cooking class, participants will prepare a delicious spring menu that is simple, spontaneous, and nourishes you from the inside out with anti-inflammatory ingredients.You will learn practical...
02
May
Wellness Event
Guided Meditation Thursdays
Evening Guided Meditation is designed to offer basic meditation skills, to encourage regular meditation practice, to help deepen self-reflection, and to offer instructions on how meditation can be useful during stressful and uncertain times. All sessions are led by Andy Acker. Open to Stanford Affiliates. Free, no pre-registration is required.
03
May
Wellness Event
Living With OCD
The experience of OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) can be isolating and stressful. This is an open and ongoing group for students who live with OCD to support to each other and have a safe space to connect. Self-Compassion and other coping skills will also be introduced. Facilitated by Jennifer Maldonado, LCSW & Hannah Heitz, M.Ed Meeting ...
03
May
Wellness Event
Growing Up In Science @ Stanford
Growing Up in Science (GUIS) is back for the 2023-2024 academic year! In most sessions, one faculty member shares the personal side of their individual journey through academia. Occasionally, PhD-holding speakers from outside the academic research environment may also present. The stories focus on the struggles, doubts, weaknesses, and failures we all face as young ...
03
May
Wellness Event
FREE Upstander Workshops
Sign-Up for our FREE Upstander Trainings facilitated by PEERs and in collaboration with the Well House! Upstander Trainings this quarter will take place in the Well House, from 7-8pm on April 15, April 29, May 3 and May 27. Please note that the Well House is a substance-free residence. You can find our list of workshop dates ...
04
May
In Person Class
Forest Bathing
Studies have demonstrated that spending time in nature can lead to a measurable reduction in stress hormones, as well as improvements in immunity, blood pressure, blood sugar levels, mood, and cognition. Rooted in...
06
May
Online Class
Eat Well for Life
For years, doctors and researchers have talked about the quest to increase longevity – how long we live. The newest research, however, is focused on Healthspan, which is how long we live well, free...
06
May
Wellness Event
Rooted! Black Graduate Students Process Space
Rooted! Is a support group for Black-identified Stanford graduate students that is designed to be a confidential space for students to speak their minds, build community, rest, connect with themselves, and learn coping skills for managing graduate life at Stanford. Graduate school is naturally stressful, rigorous, and will challenge you in unexpected ways. That stress ...
06
May
Wellness Event
Dissertation Support
This six-session group will be a place to vent, meet other people like you, share goals and perspectives on navigating common themes (isolation, motivation, relationships), and learn some helpful coping skills to manage the stress of dissertation writing. If you’re enrolled student, located inside the state of California, and in the process of writing (whether ...
06
May
Wellness Event
Student-Led Yoga Monday
Student-Led Yoga is intended as a means of making the mental and physical benefits of asanas readily available to all, regardless of where you are on your yogi journey. Expect to move with your breath: this well-balanced Vinyasa flow class intends to get you out of your head and into your body, and modifications will ...
07
May
Wellness Event
Seeking Safety
Seeking Safety is an ongoing group designed to support individuals who struggle with behaviors that interfere with their ability to function and cope as a student. The groups is useful to those who experience difficulty with emotion regulation, impulsivity, and unhealthy coping. Being “safe” means to be able to manage symptoms and take care of ...
07
May
In Person Class
Equine-imity – Stress Reduction in the Company of Horses
Do you wonder what it means to be "healthy as a horse?" This 4-session class series uses the horse-human relationship to enhance our ability to breathe deeply and relax, to self-regulate our emotions...
07
May
Wellness Event
Gentle Yoga Tuesdays
Gentle Yoga Class with Diane Saenz. Suitable for beginners and taught in a precise yet simple manner, gentle yoga is perfect to start or renew a yoga practice. Come and practice yoga foundations such as traditional warm-ups, breathing exercises, relaxation techniques and fundamental postures. Learn everything you need to know for a confident self-practice. Open ...
15
May
Webinar
Physical Activity for Longevity
Physical activity is a powerful medicine that can promote health and change the trajectory of aging. However, in the modern world, we have drifted away from incorporating physical activity into our lives, and...
16
May
Group Coaching
Group Wellness Coaching Spring
Are you eager to make lasting changes in an important area of your well-being? Join a 5-week small group coaching series guided by Stanford wellness coaches. During these interactive sessions, you can share...
20
May
Webinar
Create Your Own Strength Workout at Home and Work
Resistance training is an important component to overall physical health. Research shows that resistance training has many physiological benefits including increased blood glucose regulation, increased bone, muscle and connective tissue growth and durability...
21
May
In Person Class
Springtime in the Garden – Jams and Jellies
Jams and jellies are a great way to preserve and enhance the flavors of your favorite seasonal fruits. They also make wonderful additions to your home pantry or homemade gifts for friends and...
22
May
Webinar
Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Co-Sponsored by the Stanford CIO Council Neurodiversity in IT ProgramNeurodiversity is the range of common differences in thinking and behavior which we now understand to be normal variations in humans. This includes conditions...
24
May
Webinar
Doing the Best We Can
Are you doing lots of things and none of them well? Amidst our many roles and diverse responsibilities, satisfaction can feel challenging, and mastery downright elusive. How do we show up to work...
25
May
Wellness Event
Flourish Stories at Geballe Laboratory for Advanced Materials
A traveling exhibit featuring diverse student experiences on finding hope, healing, resilience, and joy through their mental health journeys. See stories of Stanford students who have courageously shared their experiences of finding hope, healing, resilience, and joy through their mental health journeys.
28
May
Webinar
Everything You Wanted to Know about Sleep (but were Afraid to Ask)
We spend one-third of our lives asleep and nearly as much time worrying about how much sleep we are getting - or not getting. Sleep is critical for the optimization or maintenance of...
29
May
29
May
Webinar
The Fun Habit
Co-sponsored by Stanford Recreation and WellnessDiscover the transformative power of fun in your work and personal life in this dynamic noontime webinar. We'll explore the role of enjoyment in sustaining both physical and...
29
May
Online Class
Beginning Zentangle Art
Unlock a new pathway to relaxation and inner focus. The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Because the design evolves organically, it...
29
May
Wellness Event
Psychedelics and Social Justice Seminar Series: “Psychedelic Justice: Indigenous Reciprocity” with Joseph Mays, MSc
Joseph Mays, MSc, received his Master’s in Ethnobotany from the University of Kent upon researching responses to globalization by indigenous Yanesha of central Peru. After graduating with biology and anthropology degrees from Virginia Commonwealth University, he conducted an ethnobotanical survey in the Ecuadorian cloud forest and published a medicinal plant guide for the Jama-Coaque Ecological ...
29
May
30
May
Wellness Event
Take a break, paint a rock, grab a coffee!
Take a moment to relax while painting a rock or just stop by the Branner Earth Sciences Library for free coffee, tea, and snacks. We’ll have origami and Lego stations too! Help us reduce waste, bring a covered mug!
30
May
Online Class
Listening with Empathy
Empathetic listening has the transformative power to alter the course of our personal and professional lives. In the words of Carl Rogers, when we are heard with empathy, it provides us the safety...
30
May
Wellness Event
Tech Talk: Enhancing Security and Accessibility on Apple Devices
Ben Graham, Apple Higher Education System Engineer, will present a session on "Enhancing Security and Accessibility on Apple Devices," tailored for the Stanford community. We hope you will join us to explore an in-depth look at vital security measures and accessibility features. This session will provide an overview of key security features, including an introduction ...
30
May
Online Class
New to Grief
When someone experiences a loss, their grief can overwhelm them with strong and conflicting emotions. Some may feel drowned in sorrow, while others feel numb and removed from daily life. Grief can make...
31
May
Webinar
Oral Health for a Longer, Healthier Life
Oral health affects much more than simply our mouth and teeth. Research has linked oral health to impacts in the heart and lungs, susceptibility to dementia, the quality of sleep, and levels of...