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New Year's Reflection

Wellness Initiative Winter Tips and Articles

A wonderful New Year’s practice is to reflect back on the past year....   and then look forward to the year ahead.  ‘Effective Questions’ can generate powerful energy to create what we want in our...

Posted: December 20, 2013, 3:49 PM

8 Tricks To Finding More Meaning At Work

Wellness Article of the Week: Huffington Post Healthy Living

"Do you experience meaning at work -- or just emptiness? In the United States people spend on average 35-40 hours working every week. That's some 80,000 hours during a career -- more time than...

Posted: December 3, 2013, 10:04 AM

3 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Mood in 2 Minutes

Wellness Article of the Week: Huffington Post Healthy Living

The mind-body connection is well-documented in research from neuroscience, psychiatry, and medicine. Findings have consistently shown that our emotional experience (stress, anxiety, anger,...

Posted: November 19, 2013, 8:26 AM

Help us improve future touchscreen technology!

Paid Study at College Park for kids 8-11 years old

Dr. Leah Findlater and Karen Rust at the University of Maryland, College Park are studying how people use touchscreens. Children aged 8 to 11 years of age, and adults, are welcome to participate!...

Posted: November 19, 2013, 8:10 AM

6 Unexpected Ways Writing Can Transform Your Health

Wellness Article of the Week: Huffington Post Healthy Living

"When is the last time you wrote something? Really wrote something, putting pen to paper, and not just typing away an email or report on a computer or smartphone. If it's been awhile, you might...

Posted: November 12, 2013, 10:13 AM

7 Things Calm People Do Differently

Wellness Article of the Week: Huffington Post Healthy Living

"You've been through it more times than you'd care to count: As you're trying to manage your growing stress throughout the chaos of a busy work day, there's (always!) at least one person who is...

Posted: November 5, 2013, 8:34 AM

How Yoga Changes Your Body (Infographic)

Wellness Article of the Week: Huffington Post Healthy Living

"The Eastern practice of yoga has become a modern-day symbol of peace, serenity and well-being in the West. More than 20 million Americans practice yoga, according to the 2012 Yoga in America...

Posted: October 29, 2013, 8:36 AM

Parents Needed for Next Mom's Meeting

Share your experiences about picking a school for your child

UMBC friends: It's official! The Women's Center at UMBC will host a parent discussion on how to pick a K-12 school in Baltimore on Friday, Nov. 8th, 10:00-11:00 a.m. We're now seeking a few...

Posted: October 24, 2013, 2:21 PM

Body Composition Screenings

Before Diet & Exercise, Know Your Baseline!

With a Body Composition Screening, you'll be able to determine your BMI & body fat percentage. FREE to all students, faculty, & staff. For more info or to make an appt. contact...

Posted: October 23, 2013, 2:06 PM

Meditation Health Benefits: What Practice Does to Your Body

Wellness Article of the Week: Huffington Post Healthy Living

"We hear it all the time: Meditation can improve our creative thinking, our energy, stress levels and even our success. Prominent artists, businessmen and politicians cop to the practice. Would it...

Posted: October 22, 2013, 8:57 AM