Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Judit Sore, MBA, showed participants how to support your body with a soothing, gentle yoga practice that focuses on moving easefully into basic sun salutation yummy yoga postures while using the breath to create space in your mind,...
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Barry Friedman, certified Eight Active Ingredients of Tai Chi© 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,...
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Laughter Yoga combines laughter exercises with relaxing yogic breathing techniques to relieve stress, release endorphins and boost immune functioning. What starts as laughter exercises quickly turns into genuine laughter, enhancing social connection and positive emotions. No previous yoga...
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Corinne engaged participants in a lively conversation about a powerful work of art (“Parade” by Mequitta Ahuja) followed by responses that sparked joy, creativity and teamwork. Corinne Zimmermann, MA, MEd, Museum Educator and Co-director of Harvard Macy’s Art...
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Join Spring into Fitness! with licensed physical therapists Isabella Sprague and Angela Stearns covered 30 minutes of upbeat exercise and injury prevention tips to get healthy and stay injury free this spring and summer season. This Fun Friday...
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Do you know what a villanelle is? Dr. Levy introduced this poetic form that has its roots in the rustic songs of Italy and developed in 16th century France–and gets participants started on composing their own villanelle. In...
2020-2021 Alvin F. Poussaint, MD Visiting Lectureship “Health Equity and COVID-19” Sponsored by the HMS Office for Diversity Inclusion & Community Partnership Keynote speaker for this year’s Alvin F. Poussaint, MD, Visiting Lectureship is Dr. Felicia Collins, who will talk about “Health Equity and COVID-19.” RADM Felicia Collins, MD, MPH, FAAP, HMS ’95, HSPH ’99,...
Fun Fridays offer a refreshing mid-day break from work to indulge in physical, mental, or creative activity. Doodle Escapes are five minutes doodle breaks. Whether you’re at your desk for 10 hours on virtual calls or a student feeling stressed out or parent who is looking for ways to engage your kids—these creative exercises give...
Session closed to STRESS-RESILIENCY PROGRAM selected participants only. This Stress Resiliency Program aims to address the increasing pressures of work and life balance that can be caused by a wide range of factors (professional and personal lifestyle changes due to COVID-19, increased work responsibilities, racial disparities within our society, uncertainty and anxiety related to postgraduate...
Academia is an ultramarathon that we try to run as a sprint. This approach tends to leave us with little time or energy for life outside of work and very few resources to cope when we face challenges. But a healthier approach to research is possible and is essential if you want to build a...