Events Calendar
01
Oct
Webinar
Perimenopause and Menopause
Menopause is more than hot flashes. Hormonal change is at the root of dozens of symptoms experienced during midlife, including poor sleep, mood changes, weight gain, and brain fog, to name a few....
01
Oct
Wellness Event
Relax + Center with Yoga Tuesdays
Relax + Center with Yoga Class with Diane Saenz. Life is often hard and we need tools to get us through the tough spots. Come practice a simple routine to release tension and ground in the here and now. Learn everything you need to know for a confident self-practice. Beginners welcome with limited accommodations available for ...
02
Oct
Wellness Event
Recovery Drop-In Hours
A place to find information, support, or respite from a tricky day. A Cardinal Recovery offering.
02
Oct
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
Oct
Wellness Event
Weekly Integrated Holistic Yoga Classes for members of the Stanford Community
These weekly classes are taught by YogaX alums who are well-versed in teaching Integrated Holistic Yoga, which is a practice of accessibility and belonging, intentionality, and beneficence that honors the whole person and offers a wide variety of yoga practices. Meets every Wednesday 6-7p via zoom. Free for faculty, staff, and students at Stanford.
03
Oct
Wellness Event
Climber Coffee
Join us for our monthly climber coffee meet-up at the Outdoor Center! Meet fellow climbers, enjoy free coffee, and talk about current events in the climbing world. This event is open to all, regardless of experience, on the first Thursday of every month. Bring your own mug!
03
Oct
Wellness Event
BIPOC Support Group (for students in the School of Medicine)
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 ...
03
Oct
Wellness Event
Yoga With Intention – A Weekly Gentle Practice for Individuals Dealing with Breast Cancer
A yoga series developed specifically for individuals dealing with breast cancer, whether in recovery or post-treatment. Meets every Thursday 9-10a via zoom. Free.
03
Oct
Webinar
Aging Wisely – Long Term Care Goals and Strategies
This class is co-sponsored by the Stanford WorkLife Office.Caring for ourselves and those we love as we age can bring about many questions about what to expect and hope for as time...
03
Oct
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.
04
Oct
Webinar
Create Your Own Home Workout – Focus on Cardio Training
The physical, mental, and emotional benefits of exercise cannot be understated. No matter who you are or where you are in your life, cardiovascular fitness is an important component of overall physical health....
04
Oct
Online Class
Communicating with Empathy and Awareness
Empathetic communication has a transformative power that can alter the course of our personal and professional lives. Join us for a virtual class series where we will explore how you can improve communication...
07
Oct
Webinar
Chronic Pain Explained
With an estimated 50 million people in the US dealing with chronic pain, you or someone you know may be struggling right now.If you like straightforward explanations, illustrated teachings, and detailed case studies...
07
Oct
Wellness Event
Substance-Free Creative Workshop
An intentional substance-free space for creative expression of any kind. Dinner is provided on a first-come, first-serve basis. All materials are provided at no cost.
07
Oct
Wellness Event
FREE Naloxone Trainings
Sign-Up for our FREE Naloxone 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 Oct 7, Oct 21, Nov 4, and Nov 18. Please note that the Well House is a substance-free residence. You can find our list of workshop dates below. ...
08
Oct
Online Class
Fall 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 Briefly Perfectly Human, by Alua Arthur. Arthur’s...
08
Oct
Wellness Event
Unmasked: Understanding Yourself & Others (for Graduate Students)
Why do we say yes when we really mean no? Why do we seek out a certain type of romantic partner? Why do we procrastinate on tasks we need/want to do? Come and discover underlying patterns – what is behind our masks. Learn to redefine family dynamics, improve communication skills, and demystify relationship dynamics. ‘Unmasked’ ...
08
Oct
In Person Class
Preserving the Fall Apple Harvest
Apples are among the quintessential flavors of fall! Join us for this hands-on workshop on campus at the O'Donohue Stanford Educational Farm where we will explore ways to capture, enhance, and preserve the...
09
Oct
Webinar
Unlocking the Secrets of a Happy Gut
A balanced gut is crucial for our mental, physical, and emotional health. However, poor eating habits, chronic dieting, and our stressful lifestyles can leave our gut unbalanced and unwell.In this webinar, you’...
09
Oct
In Person Class
Boost Your Health with Fiber – In-person Cooking Class
Co-sponsored by Stanford Residential and Dining EnterprisesEating a diet rich in fiber is crucial for maintaining overall health and well-being. Fiber prevents constipation, lowers cholesterol levels, reduces the risk of heart disease, helps...
10
Oct
Wellness Event
Chair Yoga
Discover Chair Yoga in this breath-centered practice, you’ll be guided through a series of dynamic movements and longer-held postures, mostly seated, sometimes standing, with the support of a chair. Modifications are offered for those who prefer or need to remain seated throughout. This mindful movement practice has been known to support with sleep, anxiety, posture.
10
Oct
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 ...
10
Oct
Online Class
Back to School Food Planning for Busy Parents
Are you a parent feeling overwhelmed by meal planning? Do you struggle with picky eaters? Is everyone in your family tired of the same old meals? Whether you're looking for new tips to...
10
Oct
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 ...
11
Oct
Online Class
Mind-Clearing Meditations for Peace and Well-Being
Sometimes a shift in perception is all you need to regain your sense of well-being. In this five-session online class series, you will experience the transformative power of meditation and discover how to...
11
Oct
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 ...
14
Oct
Wellness Event
YogaX 300-Hour Yoga Teacher Training: Advanced Applications of Yoga in Healthcare and Allied Healthcare Settings (Rolling Admission)
Specifically designed for individuals who want to teach therapeutic yoga in healthcare settings The YogaX RYT300 YTT program is rooted in a comprehensive curriculum that delves traditional and modern yoga philosophy, ancient yoga psychologies, contemporary psychological research, evidence-based practices, neuroscience, and social science. Led by experienced teachers with extensive teaching experience, yoga therapy backgrounds, and ...
14
Oct
Webinar
Money Management Skills to Take Charge of Your Finances
For many Americans, money is a significant source of stress. But while you as an individual may not have much control over economic factors like inflation, there are basic steps you can take...
14
Oct
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 ...
14
Oct
Online Class
Relaxing Into Sleep
Discover how the simple practice of mindfulness can help transform your lifestyle habits in order to set the stage for a peaceful night's sleep. In this three-session online class, we will review core...
15
Oct
Wellness Event
Queer Yoga
Brought to you by YogaX, Well-Being & Weiland Health Initiative Queer Yoga Join the Weiland Health Initiative, Well-Being, and YogaX in a queer community space of movement, group discussion and reflection time focused on yoga and life beyond. Our collaborative goal is to not only move, but to be moved! All bodies and identities are welcome! This class will ...
15
Oct
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...
16
Oct
Wellness Event
YogaX IAYT-Q 300-Hour Program: Integrated Holistic Yoga Therapeutics in Healthcare (Rolling Admission)
Specifically designed for healthcare professionals who want to integrate therapeutic yoga practices and principles into their healthcare practice This advanced therapeutic yoga program is the first of its kind in the nation accredited by the International Association of Yoga Therapists under a new clinical yoga training pathway for qualified health professionals. The IAYT-Q program is ...
16
Oct
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 ...
16
Oct
Webinar
Aging Wisely – How Legal Documents Secure Quality of Life Goals
This class is co-sponsored by the Stanford WorkLife Office.Legal documentation can offer peace of mind for caregivers, but how do you know what you need to complete to meet your care goals?...
16
Oct
Group Coaching
Group Coaching: Healthy Boundary Setting
Healthy boundary setting is crucial for our emotional, mental, social, and physical well-being. Yet so many of us have challenges setting boundaries because we worry about how they will be received and how...
16
Oct
Wellness Event
Arts + Justice Student Grants – Info Session
Learn more about the Arts + Justice Student Grant program at an online info session on October 16, 2024. Learn more and RSVP here. About the Arts + Justice Student Grant Program Arts + Justice Student Grants fund undergraduate and graduate students as they investigate urgent matters around justice issues and the arts. Students may ...
17
Oct
Wellness Event
Aspen Fall Festival
Join the Aspen Council for sweet treats, warm beverages, and llamas!
17
Oct
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 ...
17
Oct
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
Oct
Webinar
Good Mood Family Dinners
Start the school year off right with a healthy, stress-free dinner that brings the whole family together.In this virtual cooking class, we’ll prepare a family meal with healthy recipes that are...
18
Oct
Wellness Event
YogaX Therapeutic Yoga for Mental Health 60-Hour Certificate Program (Rolling Admission)
Specifically designed for advanced yoga teachers and healthcare professionals who want to support their clientele with tailored yoga interventions that support emotional and mental wellbeing, resilience, and thriving. The program is delivered in two 30-hour modules, which allows for rolling admissions and great flexibility for trainees.
18
Oct
Wellness Event
Sequoia Fall Carnival
Join the Aspen Council for sweet and savory treats, crafts, and a juggling workshop hosted by student club Stanford Down With Gravity!
18
Oct
Wellness Event
OCD Awareness Week: An Evening with Marc Summers
A gathering for education and support on the topic of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Keynote Marc Summers will share about his lived experience with OCD. Stanford Clinical Professor Jennifer Frankovich will present data on underlying inflammation and inflammatory conditions in patients with OCD (i.e., arthritis subtypes and other underlying inflammatory disease). A panel of experts on obsessive-compulsive ...
18
Oct
Wellness Event
Halloween Cookie Decorating
Cardinal Recovery presents Halloween Cookie Decorating at Rogers House. Get your creativity on while hanging out with folks in an intentionally substance-free environment. Everything you need is provided. Just a reminder: You do not need to be in recovery to attend our events. You only need to be sober during the event.
21
Oct
Online Class
Back to Basics – Nutrition Made Easy
Every day the news and social media are buzzing with complex and often conflicting messages about nutrition. How can you sort out the key elements of healthy eating among all the mixed messages?...
22
Oct
Webinar
The Link Between Lifestyle and Cellular Aging
Everyone wants to feel healthy and vibrant. This is true no matter what decade of life you are in. The good news is that you can take steps now to improve the way...
22
Oct
Wellness Event
Political Stress and Relationships: Being True to Yourself Without Breaking Bonds
Political polarization can have destructive effects on families, work relationships, and friendships. Join Bill Doherty, Ph.D., as he describes the Braver Angels approach toward navigating political differences with people in your personal and professional life. Braver Angels, a nationwide nonprofit organization, is dedicated to helping individuals bridge political divides without compromising their core values and beliefs. Professor ...
22
Oct
22
Oct
In Person Class
Preserving for Mocktails
Looking for ways to liven up your non-alcoholic drinks? Excited to craft a signature mocktail with ingredients you made yourself?Join us for this hands-on mocktail workshop on campus at the O'Donohue Stanford...
22
Oct
Wellness Event
Boost your Balance
Learn targeted fitness strategies to improve balance using strength training, core work, stretching, and fun balance-boosting drills and activities. This is an active 2-part workshop.
23
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Introduction to Stanford’s 11th Annual Contemplation by Design Summit with Tia Rich, PhD
The 2024 Contemplation by Design Summit offers 46 free sessions presenting the evidenced-based process of enhancing health and well-being for all through contemplative movement and stillness practices. Join us to deepen your reservoir of skills that revitalize you and the people with whom you interact. Learn from leading contemplative science researchers and teachers, while also ...
23
Oct
Wellness Event
Feminism in Theory and Practice: “How to Get an Abortion in Texas” feat. Buckle Bunnies Fund founder Makayla Montoya Frazier
Through her lived experience as a sex worker and Texan who has had abortions, Frazier has dedicated her twenties to fighting for reproductive justice through mutual aid and harm reduction practices. Buckle Bunnies Fund is an abortion mutual aid network that operates across Texas, providing abortion funding, practical support, and harm reduction materials to tens ...
23
Oct
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...
23
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Adaawx: Sacred Stories and Healing with Patricia June Vickers, PhD
Tsm'syen peoples have sacred stories (adaawx) that teach foundational principles of living a good life. This talk is a window, a small portal into the spiritual teachings of respect for everyday life. Ancestral teachings help to go beyond making sense of cultural atrocities to seeing the supernatural in the present moment. Patricia June Vickers, PhD, ...
23
Oct
Wellness Event
Monster Mash Cardio Dance Class
Bust a move and break a sweat with a spooktacular workout set to your favorite Halloween hits! Open to all Stanford affiliates – no Cardinal Pass is required!
23
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Meditation and the Glymphatic System, Manus Donahue, MBA, PhD
Mindfulness meditation has long been associated with subjective quality of life improvements, however, an incomplete understanding of the mechanisms contributing to these improvements has partly prevented widespread acceptance of mindfulness meditation among healthcare practitioners. Recently, it has been suggested that neurofluid (e.g., cerebrospinal fluid and interstitial fluid) circulation is upregulated during sleep and this upregulation ...
24
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: iPause Guided practice #1, Contemplative Movement and Stillness for Health and Well-being for All with Tia Rich, PhD
Enjoy firsthand the health and well-being benefits of contemplative movement and stillness practices. Guided instruction will deepen your interoceptive, proprioceptive, and kinesthetic experiences as well as cultivate compassionate mindful awareness and loving kindness toward yourself and others. Attending to breath, body, and mind together during this Contemplation by Design iPause session will support development of ...
24
Oct
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 Halloween inspired coloring pages too! Help us reduce waste, bring a covered mug!
24
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Transforming Obstacles into Opportunity with Andrew Holecek, DDS
Reflecting on impermanence and death is “the supreme contemplation” that led to the Buddha’s awakening and is summarized in his teachings on the Wheel of Life. By transforming ignorance (the first link on the wheel) into wisdom, we transform death (the last link) into enlightenment. With the Right View of wisdom, death becomes a once-in-a-lifetime ...
24
Oct
Wellness Event
Wisteria Halloween Stuff-A-Plush
Grab some snacks and make your own Halloween stuff-a-plush!
24
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Living and Healing from a Center of Unbreakable Wholeness with Richard Miller, PhD
The teachings of yoga nidra (practices for embodying unchanging wholeness amidst the ever-changing circumstances of life) reveal that which is already and always Whole and Healthy within us—that never needs fixing, changing, or healing. From this perspective, we are not, as students, clients, patients, or practitioners, practicing or engaging healing approaches to become whole. We ...
24
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Interactive Workshop Integrating the Sacred Stories of Our Ancestors with Patricia June Vickers, PhD
Tsm'syen sacred stories and ancestral teachings are for the here and now. Inquiry and dialogue, community and ceremony, creativity and reflection are all practices that help us to open to ancestral teachings. Practicing as an opportunity to think of sacred stories in everyday life. Your life as a sacred story. Patricia June Vickers, PhD, belongs ...
25
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: iPause Guided practice #2, My Life as Sacred Story with Patricia June Vickers, PhD
You will need coloured pencils and paper for this Guided Practice experience. Using pencils and paper, going into stillness and quietness to watch and observe. The mind rests while the deeper self watches and sees. Indigenous (Tsm'syen, Coast Salish and Sweat Lodge peoples) ceremonial teachings for the present moment of reflection. Patricia June Vickers, PhD, ...
25
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Clinical Implications and Applications of Meditation and Benefits for the Glymphatic System with Ciaran Considine, PhD
Exploring the interplay between the human glymphatic system, states of consciousness, and meditation practices, this talk dives into the potential health benefits and clinical implications of optimized glymphatic functioning. It uncovers the neurophysiological links between sleep and meditation, examining their impact on the glymphatic system's performance. The discussion also extends to how variations in physical ...
25
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: From Furious to Curious: Deep Listening and the Alchemy of Strong Emotions with Ron Epstein, MD
The psychologist Carl Jung once said, “Everything that irritates us about others can lead to an understanding of ourselves.” So true, but how do we, as health professionals working in high-stakes and emotionally fraught settings, move forward when fear and moral outrage rattle our core, temporarily clouding our inner compass? In this talk, Dr. Epstein, ...
25
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: iRest Yoga Nidra: Embodying Health, Healing, and Unbreakable Wholeness with Richard Miller, PhD, iPause Guided Practice #3
iRest Yoga Nidra (practices for being awake to and embodied as unborn, unconditioned wholeness amidst the ever-changing circumstances of life) is a modern adaptation of an ancient contemplative practice that can be utilized as an adjunctive tool by students, clients, patients, and healthcare practitioners for healing dysfunctional states of body and mind, as well as ...
26
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: In-person Interactive Workshop, The Power of the Pause with Tia Rich, PhD
“The Power of the Pause” Illuminates the Light Within and Promotes Health and Well-being for Individuals, Communities, and the Planet Experience how contemplative practices strengthen our capacity to effectively engage in the complex work of creating health and well-being for all individuals, communities, countries, and the planet. “iPause to Thrive, Create, and Serve” describes lives ...
26
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Embodiment and Somatics as Contemplative Practice: Reclaiming our Innate Well-being with Susan Aposhyn
Embodiment is a natural, living process of perceiving and responding to our selves and our worlds. All the other creatures on the planet live this way continuously. Thanks to our beautifully creative human prefrontal cortices, we are able to imagine that which does not exist. This is so helpful in science, art, and technology. However, ...
27
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Interactive Workshop, Embodiment and Somatics as Contemplative Practice: Reclaiming our innate well-being together in dialogue with Susan Aposhyn
Beginning with a very brief introduction to the contemplative, neuroscientific, physiological, and evolutionary bases for embodiment, ( see course description for Susan’s Lecture: Embodiment and Somatics as Contemplative Practice: Reclaiming our innate well-being on Oct 26th), we will break down the skills contained within Susan’s Embodiment Practice and Embodied Meditation. We will discuss and compare ...
27
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: The Contemplative Clinician: A Buddhist and Psychodynamic Perspective with Pilar Jennings, PhD
For more than half a century, there has been a growing and steady interest in bridging scientific and contemplative perspectives in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. Carl Jung, Karen Horney, Erich Fromm, and many others began to appreciate the critical need for clinicians to address psychiatric and psychological matters informed by contemplative perspectives. In this talk, Dr. ...
27
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: iRest Yoga Nidra: Living, Healing and Dying In Wholeness with Richard Miller, PhD
iRest Yoga Nidra (practices for embodying unchanging wholeness amidst the ever-changing circumstances of life) is a modern adaptation of an ancient contemplative practice that reveals that which is already Whole and Healthy within us. Research conducted at Walter Reed Army Hospital and the WA VA, among 40+ other research facilities, reveals the efficacy of iRest ...
28
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: iPause Guided practice #4, Healing Imagery: Lovingkindness and Compassion in the Relational Sphere with Pilar Jennings, PhD
In this guided meditation, we will explore the use of visualization and imagery in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. Grounded in mindfulness, this mediation will offer participants an opportunity to explore the archetypal imagery used to evoke the sense of a benign and caring mentor that is internalized as a steady resource for inner calm, nervous ...
28
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: What can I do? Responding Effectively in a Time of Crisis: Debugging the Source Code of Our Crises and Craziness with Roger Walsh, MD, PhD
Given our social turmoil and imperiled planet, the gnawing question for each of us has become, “What can I do?” This is an invaluable question but is best viewed as a starting point for a deeper quest. This quest begins by asking still deeper questions to find the responses that are most strategic and call ...
28
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Interactive Workshop: Deepening Meditation for Experienced Practitioners with Roger Walsh, MD, PhD
Meditation is one of the world’s oldest and most popular spiritual practices. It is now also the world’s most popular and researched psychotherapy, with a wider array of demonstrated psychological, physical, and spiritual benefits than any other therapy or spiritual practice. While meditation can offer numerous benefits, progress is usually slow and requires considerable time ...
28
Oct
Wellness Event
How Do You Feel? An Evening with Jessi Gold, MD
For Dr. Jessi Gold, everything was absolutely fine—until it suddenly wasn’t. As an assistant professor, practicing psychiatrist, university wellness leader, regular media expert, and dedicated friend and family member, Jessi was used to being constantly busy. After all, people—her patients, colleagues, and loved ones—needed her, so who was she to say no to any opportunity ...
28
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Interactive Workshop: Meditations for Dying Before You Die with Andrew Holecek, DDS
Openness is the active expression of wisdom. Contraction is the active expression of ignorance, the first link on the Wheel of Life that leads to the last link of death. When ignorance is transformed into wisdom, contraction transforms into openness, and death, the last link on the Wheel of Life, transforms into the grand opening ...
29
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: iPause Guided practice #5, Meditation for Opening, Andrew Holececk, DDS
This guided meditation session will lead you through several practices that sensitize you to the cognitive, affective, and somatic experience of contraction and expansion – the combustion cycle of the path. The central practice of open awareness will be supported by contemplations that allow you to recognize contraction, and then transform contraction into openness, thereby ...
29
Oct
Wellness Event
Stanford Cancer Institute Advances in Mass Spectrometry Enabled Drug Discovery
The inaugural Stanford Cancer Institute Advances in Mass Spectrometry Enabled Drug Discovery symposium on October 29, 2024 will bring together leading experts in academia and industry to explore current challenges and opportunities and recent achievements across diverse applications in drug development. This field has revolutionized ligand and target discovery by enabling the detection of interactions ...
29
Oct
Wellness Event
3rd Annual Research Symposium
Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Center for IBD and Celiac Disease Research Symposium This symposium will focus on the translational research and clinical discussions at the forefront of pediatric IBD and celiac disease. Faculty, trainees, postdocs, students, and staff are invited to learn more about the latest developments, innovations, and advancements in the diagnosis, management, and ...
29
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Well-being is a Skill: Perspectives from Contemplative Neuroscience with Richard J. Davidson, PhD
Just like being physically in shape means regular exercise, supporting one’s emotional well-being begins with a training program—for the mind. In this talk, world-renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Richard J. Davidson discusses the scientific concept of neuroplasticity and how research in the lab confirms that well-being is a skill that can be taught. By learning and practicing ...
29
Oct
Wellness Event
Spooky Spin Class
Join us for a chilling ride at Stanford Redwood City! This Halloween-themed spin class will take you through eerie tracks and ghostly beats.
29
Oct
Webinar
Boost Your Health with Fiber – Noontime Webinar
Co-sponsored by Stanford Residential and Dining EnterprisesEating a diet rich in fiber is crucial for maintaining overall health and well-being. Fiber prevents constipation, lowers cholesterol levels, reduces the risk of heart disease, helps...
29
Oct
Wellness Event
Justice & Equity in Food & Agriculture
Please join Stanford University Libraries for a webinar on Justice & Equity in Food & Agriculture. Karli A. Moore (Lumbee) and Jocelyn Breeland will discuss the issues around food/agricultural security and equity that Indigenous communities and Black farmers are facing. Karli A. Moore (Lumbee), PhD Candidate Environment and Resources, Knight-Hennessy Scholar Moving Towards Indigenous Food Sovereignty – Indigenous ...
29
Oct
Wellness Event
Aqua Pumpkin Patch
Come bob for pumpkins at the Avery Rec Pool and take a gourd home for your Halloween festivities. There will be special youth and family hours at the pool. Bring a swimsuit to participate. ?
29
Oct
Wellness Event
Sofa Sessions
CAPS, Black Community Services Center, and Well-being present Sofa Sessions, a gathering for Black students needing support for race-based stress, to process the issues impacting them like critical incidents on campus or nationwide, or are just in need of connection and community. This space is open to graduate and undergraduate students. Register at this link ...
30
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Mindfulness of the Body with Sara Lazar, iPause Guided Practice #6
In this session we will use the body as the focus of our meditation. Dr. Lazar will guide participants to bring awareness to each area of the body, noticing and releasing muscle tension, and tuning into subtle sensations that we normally overlook. Meditation and the Brain is the Lecture in Summit taught by Sara Lazar ...
30
Oct
Wellness Event
Quick Bytes: Thriving Under Pressure – The New Science of Stress
As a grad student, you’ve likely experienced the intense pressure of balancing various responsibilities—from research and coursework to future career ambitions. But what if you could thrive under this pressure? In this session, we’ll explore three surprising interventions from cognitive psychology designed to help you get the most out of your graduate experience—and beyond. Through ...
30
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Buddhist Wisdom Principles: Deepening Understanding of Self, Health, and Reality with William Van Gordon, PhD
Following a wealth of research indicating the benefits of mindfulness- and compassion-based contemplative practices, there is growing interest in the nature and health benefits of Buddhist wisdom principles, which are concerned with transmuting suffering by cultivating insight into the ultimate nature of the self and reality. Some key examples include the wisdom practices of non-self, non-attachment, ...
30
Oct
Wellness Event
Copy of CBD 2024: Buddhist Wisdom Principles: Deepening Understanding of Self, Health and Reality with William Van Gordon, PhD
Following a wealth of research indicating the benefits of mindfulness- and compassion-based contemplative practices, there is growing interest in the nature and health benefits of Buddhist wisdom principles, which are concerned with transmuting suffering by cultivating insight into the ultimate nature of the self and reality. Some key examples include the wisdom practices of non-self, non-attachment, ...
30
Oct
Wellness Event
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Fair
Stanford Libraries is hosting its 4th annual Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Fair. See social justice collections from the library, learn about DEI initiatives happening around campus, and find out how you can get involved in making the university and your community more just and equitable. Check back for updates. Come expecting to leave ...
30
Oct
Online Class
Improve Your Well-Being Through Meaningful Connections at Work
Full-time employees spend more than half of their waking hours engaged in the workplace environment, including meetings and communications with co-workers. It’s no surprise that our interactions with co-workers have a significant...
30
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: The Power of Fierce and Tender Self-Compassion with Kristin Neff, PhD
Self-compassion has two main forms – tender and fierce. Tender self-compassion allows us to accept our flawed selves and our imperfect lives with kindness rather than harsh judgment. Fierce self-compassion spurs us to alleviate suffering by standing up to injustice or making needed changes to improve our lives. When fierce and tender compassion are combined ...
31
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: iPause Guided practice #7, Showing Up As Yourself: Authenticity and Self-Compassion as a Way to Find Professional Fulfillment with Al’ai Alvarez, MD
This iPause guided practice session offers participants an opportunity to delve into the principles of authenticity and self-compassion, essential for personal and professional well-being. Through reflective practices, visualizations, and affirmations, participants will explore setting healthy boundaries as a way to practice pausing and reconnecting with their authentic selves to help them achieve professional fulfillment. Al'ai ...
31
Oct
Wellness Event
SCI Bridging the Gap Health Equity Symposium
The Stanford Cancer Institute Office of Cancer Health Equity invites you to join Stanford Cancer Institute members, researchers, and other community members to address cancer diagnosis, treatment, and barriers to care. This impactful event aims to foster connections, enhance our understanding, and promote ongoing efforts to improve cancer care. Speakers include Stanford and community leaders. ...
31
Oct
Wellness Event
CBD 2024: Compassion and Joy: Practicing the Dharma in Times of Uncertainty with Sharon Salzberg
In times of uncertainty and change, we can draw on Buddhist teachings to help us move beyond constricting habitual patterns such as fear, denial, and despair. Awakening our inner capacities for compassion, wisdom, and joy, we learn to transform our worldview from one of isolation and confusion to one of connection and clarity. We can ...
31
Oct
Wellness Event
Ginkgoween
Join us for a Ginkgo Halloween celebration! Enjoy drinks and candy while you create your very own Halloween plush. Don’t forget to wear your costume!