Wellness Day
Lake Forest College is pleased to announce our first Wellness Day on Friday, March 3. Students, faculty, and staff are invited to participate in a range of activities and workshops to improve all aspects of wellness.
The full program can be downloaded for your convenience. Should you have any questions, please contact Agnes Stepek at 847-735-5036 or stepek@lakeforest.edu.
Space will be limited in some sessions, so registration for those is required. Please register using the links below so that you're able to attend the your favorite sessions!
Mindful Meal Cooking and Q&As with the Dietician
Outside the Skybox
Cooking demonstration and sampling
Noon–4:00 p.m.
Info and Resource Stations in the Sports and Recreation Center
Massage & Acupuncture Experientials at Aligned Modern Health Table
Health and Wellness
Resources on Student Health and Wellness Services: Mental health, sleep hygiene, and stress management resources for evaluating your overall health and well-being.
Self-compassion and Self-care/Mindfulness info: Facilitators from HWC will provide information on self-compassion and lead individuals through a mindfulness/meditation exercise.
Mental Health First Aid-How to Help a Friend in Need: Resources for assisting and helping a student/peer who may be experiencing mental health concerns/distress.
Athletics
Info: Forester programing for students and employees.
Peer Services
Info and Resources: How to properly dispose prescription medications safely; substance use prevention/education; what PEER Services does and services offered; substance use treatment services.
EAP Perspectives LTD
Info and Resources: Employee Assistance Program
Noon–4:30 p.m.
Stress Relief Room
Rec Center Basement 053
Drop in space to engage in stress relieving activities including coloring pages, play-dough, stress balls, and puzzles.
Noon
Five Dials Workshop
Hotchkiss Hall, Meyer Auditorium
60-minute workshop
Learning the Rebel Human® Five Dials approach to gaining full autonomy over the nervous system, self-concept, emotional state, and mindset, while creating new neural connections in the brain. With PRACTICE you create new neural connections, and ultimately update the human operating system that is your brain.
Space in this session will be limited, so registration is required.
Register for the Five Dials Workshop at noon
Pilates
Rec Center, Dance Studio
60-minute fitness session
Similar to Yoga, Pilates concentrates on posture, balance and flexibility. This session will help relieve tension in your shoulder, back, legs and improve general fitness and overall well-being.
Space in this session will be limited, so registration is required.
Register for Pilates at noon
12:05 p.m.
Cornhole
Rec Center, Tri-Court
45-minute game
12:30 p.m.
Obtaining Balance: Strategies for Healthy Lifestyle Seminar
Buchanan Hall 001
60-minute seminar for Employees
Identify what it means to have a balanced life and increase awareness of satisfaction with work and personal life, and provide tips for adding balance to your life.
Alcohol 101 Seminar
Buchanan Hall 205
60-minute seminar for Students
Providing a detailed overview of the basics of alcohol. Students will be able to recognize a standard drink size, define binge drinking, calculate BAC, understand alcohol tolerance, and identify signs of alcohol poisoning. The students will also learn different laws and policy related to alcohol use.
1:00 p.m.
Five Dials Workshop
Hotchkiss Hall, Meyer Auditorium
55-minute workshop
Learning the Rebel Human® Five Dials approach to gaining full autonomy over the nervous system, self-concept, emotional state, and mindset, while creating new neural connections in the brain. With PRACTICE you create new neural connections, and ultimately
update the human operating system that is your brain.
Space in this session will be limited, so registration is required.
Register for the Five Dials Workshop at 1:00 p.m.
How to Help a Student in Distress Workshop
Rec Center, Basement 043
90-minute workshop for Employees
Strategies for supporting and helping students in distress.
Pilates
Rec Center, Dance Studio
60-minute fitness session
Similar to Yoga, Pilates concentrates on posture, balance and flexibility. This session will help relieve tension in your shoulder, back, legs and improve general fitness and overall well-being.
Space in this session will be limited, so registration is required.
Register for Pilates at 1:00 p.m.
1:45 p.m
Resilience and Stress Management Workshop
Buchanan Hall 001
60-minute workshop for Employees
Defining stress and its impact on individuals, identify responses to stress and personal warning signs, and provide stress management techniques and learn strategies to develop resilience.
2:00 p.m.
Relieving Low Back Pain
Rec Center, Weight Room
60-minute fitness session
Learn best exercises to relieve low back pain.
Space in this session will be limited, so registration is required.
Register for Relieving Lower Back Pain at 2:00 p.m.
2:05 p.m.
Sound Bath
Rec Center, Trophy Room
60-minute relaxation session
(please bring yoga mat with you)
A sound bath is an opportunity to relax and turn inward as you are bathed in the deeply compelling harmonic tones of sound healing instruments. A very powerful form of non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) that is integral to brain health.
Space in this session will be limited, so registration is required.
Register for the Sound Bath at 2:05 p.m.
3:00 p.m.
Yoga
Rec Center, Dance Studio
60-minute fitness session
Participants are led through gentle stretches, standing postures and deep relaxation. The class is designed to increase strength, flexibility and balance while creating inner peace. All levels welcome.
Space in this session will be limited, so registration is required.
Register for Yoga at 3:00 p.m.
3:05 p.m.
Sound Bath
Rec Center Trophy Room
60-minute relaxation session
(please bring yoga mat with you)
A sound bath is an opportunity to relax and turn inward as you are bathed in the deeply compelling harmonic tones of sound healing instruments. A very powerful form of non-sleep deep rest (NSDR) that is integral to brain health.
Space in this session will be limited, so registration is required.
Register for the Sound Bath at 3:05 p.m.
Suicide Prevention Workshop
Rec Center , Basement 043
90-minute workshop
Strategies for supporting and helping students in distress, and for helping in working towards the prevention of suicide.
For more information contact Agnes Stepek at 847-735-5036 or stepek@lakeforest.edu.
Don't forget to sign up for your favorite sessions! The full program can be downloaded using the button to the rght.