Events Calendar
02
Apr
Online Class
Spring Book Club Discussion
Co-sponsored by the Stanford Faculty Staff Help CenterYou are invited to join us for a virtual book club to discuss thoughts raised by the book Lab Girl, by Hope Jahren.This memoir is...
04
Apr
Webinar
Aging Wisely – Geriatric Health Care Providers and Community-Based Elder Care Services
This class is co-sponsored by Stanford WorkLife Office.As we age, our health needs shift and can change rapidly. How can we set up a comprehensive yet flexible plan for care?In this...
05
Apr
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...
05
Apr
Online Class
The Healing Power of Proper Breathing
Breathing is a constant in our lives from the moment we are born. It is also a subtle mirror reflecting various physical and mental imbalances.Breathing properly can allow us to live longer...
08
Apr
Wellness Event
EmpowerED
A recovery focused group for all identities who struggle with eating disorders of any kind to EMPOWER you in your healing journey. This group offers support and skills to utilize when working through the internal and external triggers, symptoms, and behaviors around your relationship with food and body. Facilitated by Carrie Grabaskas, LPCC, CEDS Sign up ...
08
Apr
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 ...
08
Apr
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 ...
08
Apr
Wellness Event
FREE Narcan Trainings
Sign-Up for our FREE Narcan Trainings facilitated by PEERs and in collaboration with the Well House! Narcan Trainings this quarter will take place in the Well House, from 7-8pm on April 8, April 22, May 6 and May 20. Please note that the Well House is a substance-free residence. You can find our list of workshop dates ...
09
Apr
Webinar
Managing Unexpected Expenses and Navigating Market Volatility
They say the only constant in life is change, and the last few years have certainly brought an inordinate amount of change for all of us around the world. Many people may feel...
09
Apr
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 ...
10
Apr
Webinar
Tame Your Temper
Anger and frustration are emotions that everyone experiences from time to time. But when these natural emotions explode out of control, they can cause harm to our careers, our co-workers, our friends and...
10
Apr
Wellness Event
Grief and Loss Gathering
In-person community space providing expert support, education, and resources for any student living with any form of grief and loss, whether recent or past. Three spaces are held each quarter. Facilitated by Helen Hsu PsyD of CAPS, Annanda Barclay and Laurie Hahn Tapper of OSRL, Donnovan Somera Yisrael of Well-being and Chidel Onuegbu of Graduate Life ...
10
Apr
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 ...
11
Apr
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...
11
Apr
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.
12
Apr
Webinar
Nutrition and Bone Health
Did you know that bone mass typically peaks around age 35? In our 50's, bone mass starts to decline in both women and men, putting us at risk for diseases like osteopenia and osteoporosis....
15
Apr
Webinar
Insights into Eye Care
Your eyes are an integral part of your health. While most people understand the importance of this precious organ, many are still missing key information that could help protect their eyes from potential...
15
Apr
In Person Class
Mindfulness Practices for Everyday
Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us....
15
Apr
15
Apr
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 ...
16
Apr
Wellness Event
Bite Into Science: A Culinary Science Event
We all know eating better leads to better health – there is an overwhelming amount of information and documentaries about the topic. We also know that underrepresented communities are disproportionately affected. Where can you get started and can it be fun? We have an idea about that! Stanford Bioengineering JEDI in partnership with Stanford Campus ...
16
Apr
Wellness Event
Testing Ground Live: Social Science on Stage
Testing Ground Live! Social Science on Stage is a live storytelling show at Stanford University’s Cantor Arts Center. Produced by Stanford Impact Labs and The Story Collider, the event promises to be compelling and inspiring. The evening of personal stories about problem-solving for society will feature Rania Awaad on mental health, Alex Chohlas-Wood on criminal justice ...
17
Apr
Wellness Event
Action Plan for Mental Health
Creating a Plan for Mental Health Wellness Do you find that mental health issues make it difficult for you to thrive at Stanford? Would you like to identify the resources and support you need that are most helpful to YOU in managing your daily life? Developing an Action Plan For Mental Health helps identify feelings ...
17
Apr
Online Class
Happy Gut, Happy Life
Are digestive issues interfering with your life? If so, you may be suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a common disorder that affects your intestines. Signs and symptoms of IBS can include cramping...
17
Apr
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 ...
17
Apr
Wellness Event
22nd Annual Community Health Symposium
JOIN US FOR THE 22ND ANNUAL COMMUNITY HEALTH SYMPOSIUM! Promoting Community Well-Being Across Generations Featuring Keynote Speaker: Diana Ramos, MD, California Surgeon General AGENDA WELCOME 3:00 PM | Registration, Expo Hall, & Poster Session 4:00 PM | Welcome Address | Edoghogho "Edo" Ighodaro & María Valentina Suárez-Nieto, MD Students | Stanford Medicine 4:10 PM | ...
17
Apr
Wellness Event
Psychedelics and Social Justice Seminar Series: “The War on Drugs and Models for Legal Use” with Ismail Lourido Ali, JD
Ismail Lourido Ali, JD (he/him or they/them) is the Director of Policy & Advocacy at the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Ismail supports the design, building, and implementation of psychedelic policy reform across the country and world. Ismail co-founded and co-chairs the Board of the Psychedelic Bar Association and is licensed to practice law ...
18
Apr
Wellness Event
Consciousness & Reality Colloquium (Bioelectricity: The Body’s Cognitive Glue)
Many theories of consciousness postulate specific features of the nervous system that enable it to support minds. These features also exist in other types of biological cells, which are a kind of agential material, that harness bioelectricity: a biophysical modality that evolution was using as cognitive glue from the time of bacterial biofilms. Leveraging molecular ...
18
Apr
Wellness Event
Humane & Sustainable Food Lab Seminar: Dr. Jared Piazza
"Attempting and Maintaining Plant-Forward Diets: Learnings from Two Experience-sampling Studies” Dr. Jared Piazza will discuss findings from two studies: one that examined the efficacy of pledging for encouraging transitions to plant-forward eating, and another that examined the social context of individuals’ efforts to maintain a plant-forward transition. The first study used an experimental design ...
18
Apr
Webinar
Aging Wisely – Caring for the Caregiver
This class is co-sponsored by Stanford WorkLife Office.While caring for an aging family member can be rewarding, it can also have a significant impact on the health and well-being of the caregiver....
18
Apr
Online Class
Science-Based Practices for a Flourishing Life
Decades of research in social psychology and positive psychology have uncovered two important lessons about happiness and well-being: people can intentionally cultivate these emotions through science-based practices, and social connection is a major...
18
Apr
Wellness Event
Wise Mind DBT-Informed Skills Group
Our emotions affect us and our relationships, and our relationships impact our emotions. This virtual Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) group is a quarter-long workshop-style group on how to identify and work with intense emotions. DBT addresses skills to understand and regulate emotion, tolerate distress, and be more effective in interpersonal concerns. Each group includes mindfulness ...
18
Apr
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 ...
18
Apr
Wellness Event
Sequoia Sunset Fest
Join us this spring for Sequoia's all-campus event: Sunset Fest! Enjoy crafts, face painting, food trucks, student performers, student booths, and food vendors! Please sign up to perform (we’ll be giving stipends) or host a student booth.
19
Apr
Online Class
Five Keys to a Happier Life
What does it really mean to be happy? While some people seek happiness in external factors, research has found that the true keys to happiness come from within. It does take some work...
19
Apr
Wellness Event
Anxiety Toolbox
Learn about how stress and anxiety show up in your body, emotions, thoughts and behaviors, and gain skills to lower anxiety in each area. Increase your ability to manage anxious thoughts and develop skills to recognize the role of systems of oppression and conditioning in anxiety. You will create an individualized plan for recognizing and ...
19
Apr
Wellness Event
Pizza Making at the Farm
?The Bechtel International Center and the Doer School of Sustainability DEI Office invite you to Sustainable Pizza Making at the Farm event taking place on Friday, April 19th from 3:00 – 5:30PM at the O'Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm. ?The event will be split up into two parts where during the first hour (3-4PM) registered guests ...
19
Apr
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 ...
19
Apr
Wellness Event
Sequoia Friendship Bracelets & Cookies
Calling all Swifties! Come enjoy cat-themed cookies and make a plethora of friendship bracelets to keep, share, and trade.
20
Apr
Wellness Event
Olive Garden Party
Save the date for Olive's all-campus event! Join us for a fancy lunch with live music and dancing.
21
Apr
Wellness Event
Canceled – Bolinas Ridge (10.2 Miles 700 Feet) Easy to Moderate
ROUTE HAS CHANGED. Register for the new route/event here. Bolinas Ridge (10.2 Miles 700 Feet) Easy to Moderate HIKING LEADER: Swift Barnes ROUTE: From the trailhead on Sir Francis Drake (near Olema), 10.2 mi out-and-back. Elevation gain 700′ ~5 hrs. We will parallel Olema Valley along San Andreas Fault above Highway 1, through rolling hills, partially wooded. We’ll turn around at ...
22
Apr
Online Class
Cook Your Way to Better Health
Are you tired of relying on takeout and processed foods, but struggling to find time and motivation to cook at home? Join us to learn some practical tips to make preparing your own...
22
Apr
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 ...
22
Apr
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 ...
23
Apr
Online Class
From Mindset to Motion
Are you eager to create a clearer vision of how you want to live your best life – and a roadmap to make it actually happen?Join this three-session online course that will introduce...
24
Apr
Wellness Event
Navigating Gender Together
This workshop starts with a short history lesson that sets the context for the world of gender diversity we live in. With this understanding, we’ll work through a few scenarios to help develop a connected, compassionate mindset to turn to when encountering new gender contexts. Participants will leave this workshop with a better understanding of ...
24
Apr
Online Class
Journaling for Emotional Processing
Writing down your thoughts and feelings has been found to reduce stress, improve mood, and even improve immune function. Journaling regularly can help us to understand and manage our emotions and then to...
24
Apr
Wellness Event
A Global Health Conversation with Dr. Jim O’Connell
A Global Health Conversation with Dr. James J. O’Connell, MD Event details Thursday, April 24 5-6:30pm Li Ka Shing Center, Stanford Campus, Room 320 Light refreshments provided Join us for this Global Health Conversation with Dr. James (Jim) O’Connell, a Boston physician who has dedicated his career to caring for people living on the streets. ...
24
Apr
Wellness Event
Psychedelics and Social Justice Seminar Series: “Racial Health Inequities in Psychedelic Research” with NiCole T. Buchanan, PhD
NiCole T. Buchanan, Ph.D., is a Professor of Psychology at Michigan State University and Clinical Director and Founder of Alliance Psychological Associates, PLLC in East Lansing, MI. She is a member of Chacruna’s Racial Equity and Access Committee and a trainee in the MAPS MDMAassisted psychotherapy training for communities of color and anticipates o?ering MDMA-assisted ...
25
Apr
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 ...
25
Apr
Webinar
Give Your Liver a Little Love
The liver is one of our most vital organs, so taking proper care of it is equally vital. The liver is the body’s leading toxin-removing organ and plays a pivotal role in...
25
Apr
Wellness Event
Clearing the Air: Managing Respiratory Viral Infections
Viral respiratory infections are extremely common and can often be managed at home. Randall Stafford, MD, PhD, will talk about ways to manage symptoms, including chronic cough, and when you should contact your doctor.
26
Apr
Online Class
The Fundamentals of Meditation
Meditation cultivates health and positive human qualities. For more than 40 years, scientific research has documented benefits of meditation on the immune system, the brain, emotions, well-being, and behavior. Countless studies have shown meditation...
27
Apr
Wellness Event
Stanford Conference on Disability in Healthcare and Medicine
This FREE virtual conference aims to support students and healthcare providers with disabilities, training healthcare providers to better care for patients with disabilities, and provide research into the intersection of providers and patients with disabilities. This conference will be a deep learning opportunity for medical students, residents and fellows, medical doctors, nursing students and nurses, ...
30
Apr
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 ...