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Mindful Monday10/21/2019 9:00 AM
Meditate Practicing gratitude for the pleasant moments in our lives can reverse the brain’s natural negativity bias. The effects
on mood, energy, and outlook can be dramatic. Check out this gratitude meditation, intended as a bedtime ritual, and see for yourself. Bonus: it helps you get to sleep!
Stop by the Winter Garden in the Knafel building on Mondays at 12:15 p.m. for a 20-minute guided meditation.
Energy Do you buy into the “hustle fallacy,” where you feel you have to work more and forgo self-care in order to advance
your professional goals? Check out this great podcast: Self-Care As A Leadership Discipline. Thanks, Kristen!
Health Acupuncture is based on traditional Oriental medical theories and involves the insertion of tiny metal needles through
the skin at certain points on the body in an attempt to relieve pain or improve bodily function. Frequent uses include pain management (e.g. arthritis, back pain, and headaches), neurological conditions, asthma, drug abuse and alcoholism, nausea related to chemotherapy, weight control, smoking, stroke, gastrointestinal disorders, gynecological and obstetric problems, and stress management. The Center for Wellness and Health Promotion at Harvard offers one-hour appointments for $85. HUGHP members can get reimbursed for up to 20 acupuncture visits without a referral.
Listen How does work on diversity, inclusion, and belonging intersect with mindfulness? Listen to this amazingly rich
interview with Dr. Sydney Spears, an expert in this field.
Explore Salem, MA is a popular place to visit in October for Halloween-themed fun. A quieter, more historically accurate
place to visit is the nearby Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers. Rebecca Nurse, a victim of the 1692 Salem witchcraft trials, is thought to be buried in the Nurse Family Cemetery on the grounds. The Homestead sits on 25+ acres and holds the traditional saltbox home lived in by the Nurse family. This is the only home of a person executed during the trials open to the public.