Wellness Group Begins Thursday on Campus
The Pat Walker Health Center is located at the corner of Garland and Maple on the U of A campus.
A new wellness group is being offered to students, faculty and staff in the Pat Walker Health Center. WELLGroup, offered through the Wellness and Health Promotion department, is designed to engage participants in the principles and practices of wellness.
The group will meet weekly throughout the semester and integrate educational activities, individual behavior change contracting, experiential training and practice, and wellness coaching during the sessions.
WELLGroup begins Thursday, Sept. 4, in Pat Walker Health Center room 283. The group will meet every Thursday from 2:30-3:30 p.m. There is no fee for this program and you can come as your schedule allows.
Topics will include creating your own well-life vision, becoming more resilient, developing effective coping skills, and holistic health and wellness. The ongoing threads of WELLGroup are yoga and mindfulness.
For more information about WELLGroup, call 479-575-6376 or email edmink@uark.edu.
About Wellness and Health Promotion: Wellness and Health Promotion inspires, motivates and supports student self-exploration about personal health and wellness. They offer academic courses, outreach presentations and events, training retreats, peer education, and individual and group coaching to encourage movement along an individual and collective path to wellness at the University of Arkansas. The wellness staff consists of certified health education specialists, certified wellness and health coaches, graduate assistants and undergraduate peer interns.
Contacts
Casey Maute, assistant director for communications
Pat Walker Health Center
479-575-4649,
cmaute@uark.edu
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