Total Wellness 2023-2024
Temple U has partnered with Prasada to bring you a series of monthly live 45-minute Virtual Workshops. You will discover simple things you can do each day to feel better while learning strategies and skills to successfully build your own wholebeing practices and support your physical and emotional well-being.
Tuesday, December 12th
12:00pm-12:45pm
Mindfulness as Connection:
Cultivating Empathy
- How social awareness and empathy work
- The power of mirror neurons to build connection
- Mindfulness to develop your capacity to hold life's challenging experiences
Tuesday, December 19th
1:00pm-1:45pm
Being Together:
Emotional Intelligence for Healthy Relationships
- Defining Emotional Intelligence and its four competencies
- Working with your brain's default mode of protection
- Cultivating healthy communication skills
Tuesday, January 16th
1:00pm-1:45pm
Master Your Day with Movement:
Yoga at your Desk for Focus + Productivity
- Using the Pomodoro method for optimal productivity
- How short movement breaks translate to increased brainpower
- Interactive Practice: Try out 3 "Yoga Snack Breaks"
Tuesday, January 30th
1:00pm-1:45pm
Why Moving Matters:
How to Move More
- Why moving is your superpower for health and wholebeing
- How movement translates to increased brainpower for learning and memory
- Simple practices to add movement to your daily routine
Tuesday, April 9th
1:00pm-1:45pm
You've Got Strengths:
Mind + Body's Natural Resources
- Strengths as the backbone of Positive Psychology and behavioral change
- Interconnection of mind & body flourishing
- Introduce 24 VIA Character Strengths
Tuesday, April 16th
1:00pm-1:45pm
Strengths to Flourish:
Your Unique Mind-Body Toolbox
- Explore your unique VIA Character Strengths
- Understanding your signature strengths
- Building practices to grow your strengths
Tuesday, May 14th
1:00pm-1:45pm
Movement for Vitality, Longevity + Fun:
Why Functional Movement Works
- A model of functional movement as an evidence-based, progressive program
- Using your workout time for maximum benefits
- Interactive Practice: Learn the 3 foundational functional movements for health + longevity
Tuesday, May 28th
1:00pm-1:45pm
The Breath@Work:
Yoga + Breathwork for Energy + Calm
- How breathwork balances the nervous system
- Exploring breathwork practices, including box breathing used by the Navy SEALS
- Interactive Practice: Using yoga + your breath to build energy
Tuesday, August 13th
1:00pm-1:45pm
Balance for Life:
Finding Work + Life Flow
- Busting the myth of work-life balance
- Why mindset matters
- Finding flow for a life of purpose
Tuesday, September 10th
1:00pm-1:45pm
Sleep Matters:
Cracking the Code for Better Sleep
- Why sleep matters for your brain and body
- Take a sleep inventory to see how diet, exercise, and environment affect your sleep
- Interactive Practice: Yoga for Sleep
Tuesday, September 24th
1:00pm-1:45pm
Yoga for Life:
A Path to Strength, Flexibility + Balance
- The science, history, and styles of yoga
- Setting up for yoga practice success
- Interactive Practice: Yoga stretches as mini-breaks during your workday
Wholebeing for Everyone
Prasada offers complimentary Live virtual offerings and OnDemand sessions available to everyone. Check back each month for featured classes or workshops and themed resources for each month of the year.
We encourage you to use these programs to build an organized wellness schedule for your team, enhance your current wellness offerings, or simply use them to support your individual mental, physical, and emotional health. Please share them with anyone you think would be interested. All are welcome.