Dear colleagues,
The Wellness Wheel is meant to remind us all that there are many complex aspect of our wellbeing not just related to yoga or mindfulness.
One aspect that we wanted to focus on this week is Physical Wellbeing. …
Wellness Wednesday: Join Us for Basketball!
Dear colleagues,
Cooper has a regularly occurring monthly basketball game at the KROC Center. Please consider joining your Cooper colleagues THIS SUNDAY 3/5 for basketball! It’s a great chance to get out and should be fun for all. Details below:…
Wellness Wednesday: Mindfulness
Dear colleagues,
A recent study in JAMA Psychiatry showed that mindfulness exercises worked as well as Lexapro for anxiety. Mindfulness treatments used in the study included breath awareness exercises, which involves paying attention to your breath as you allow …
Wellness Wednesday: Getting Ready for National Women Physicians Day
Dear colleagues,
Friday is National Women Physicians Day, celebrated every year on the anniversary of the birth of Elizabeth Blackwell, MD, the very first female physician in the United States, receiving her medical degree in 1849. Dr. Blackwell promoted …
Wellness Wednesday: Acting to Eliminate Systemic Racism and Implicit Biases
Dear colleagues,
Monday, we celebrated MLK Day, which served as an opportunity to reflect on work to eliminate racial injustice and upend class oppression wherever we see it. As we wait for the arc that moves toward justice, remember that …
Wellness Wednesday: Financial Wellness
Dear colleagues,
Financial Wellness is one important component of the Wellness Wheel that we often neglect. Not worrying constantly about our finances and being able to budget frees us up to focus on other aspects of our lives. We have …
Wellness Wednesday: National Stress Awareness Month
Dear colleagues,
April is National Stress Awareness Month. Two common definitions of stress are physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension and a condition or feeling experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources that …
Wellness Wednesday: National Walking Day
Dear colleagues,
National Walking Day is every year on the first Wednesday in April. National Walking Day is exactly as it sounds – a day to celebrate the easiest way to be the healthiest version of you. Walking for thirty …
Wellness Wednesday: Post Traumatic Growth
Dear colleagues,
Many use this week as an a two year anniversary marker for COVID-19 but there is certainly no shortage of things to be worried about in the world. Like other anniversary markers, it is an opportunity to reflect, …
Wellness Wednesday: Random Acts of Kindness Month at Cooper
February is Random Acts of Kindness Month at Cooper! There are numerous studies on the benefits of gratitude and sharing your appreciation for your colleagues and others is multiplicative! We also want to acknowledge all you do for others, for …