Fun Friday – Sit, Stretch, and Smile: Yoga for All

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Laura specializes in making yoga accessible to everyone, regardless of age, mobility, or fitness level. Through breath work, gentle stretches, and mindfulness practices, Laura helps students find relaxation, improve flexibility, and cultivate inner peace, all from the comfort...

Aine Greaney

Fun Friday: Writing for Joy

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Join published author, essayist and expressive writing teacher Áine Greaney Ellrott to discover how expressive writing can bring joy, comfort and clarity to our professional and personal lives. Learn the “why,” “how” and “where” of practicing wellness writing...

Patricia Nolan-Brown

Fun Friday: Painting Demonstration with Troods

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Artist Patricia Nolan-Brown paints a beautiful garden of flowers while demonstrating her favorite way to paint – which anyone can learn! You will see how painting can be a form of joyful meditation once you let go of...

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JCSW Event with Dr. Gail Gazelle

The Joint Committee on the Status of Women (JCSW) presents “How Mindfulness Restores Your Autonomy and Builds Well-being” with Gail Gazelle, MD, MCC Want to experience a greater sense of autonomy in your work and life? Struggling with burnout and looking for strategies to reduce it? While working in healthcare and academic medicine brings many...

Fun Friday: Regulating the Nervous System with Breathwork & Meditation

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Carmen Alvarez led participants in regulating their nervous system through breathwork and meditation exercises. This session was part of the 2024 MGB Radiology Wellness and Well-being Week, a week-long program to explore the latest research, and resources, to...

Lisa Staffiere

Fun Friday: Yoga at Your Desk

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Lisa Staffiere offered a lively webinar with refreshing breathing techniques, stretches and awareness of proper body alignment to focus your mind and restore your balance. This type of yoga is great for people that spend a lot of...

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CANCELED – Fun Friday: Doodling

*Will be rescheduling* Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Whether you’re at your desk for 10 hours on virtual calls, a student feeling stressed out, or a parent who is looking for ways to engage your kids—these creative exercises give you a different way...

Olga Katsovskiy

Fun Friday: Journaling with Olga – Personal Mosaic

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Participants joined Olga for a fun hour of journaling activities designed to free your creative spirit and improve your self-care through writing. Starting with the often-asked question “Where are you from?” they explored their origins not in terms...

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Fun Friday: Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi©

Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Barry Friedman, Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi© certified teacher, explored the traditional principles of Tai Chi in a relaxed, informal, and experiential session. Regular practice of this gentle “meditation in motion” leads to more vigor and flexibility,...

MGH Well-Being Summit

MGH Well-Being Summit Are you working to improve well-being at MGH or interested in learning more to help support your and your colleagues’ well-being? Please save the date for a free MGH Well-Being Summit open to all employees on Wednesday, 11/8/23, at the Wyndham Boston Beacon Hill. Learning Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants...

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