“Meditation practice offers a rudder supporting calm, compassionate, competent mindful communication, collaboration, and caring actions no matter the stormy waves you may face.” – Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Zen meditation teacher Decades of research have documented physical and psychological benefits of meditation on individual and collective well-being through its benefits to emotions and resilience, the …
Co-sponsored by Stanford Residential and Dining Enterprises Join us for a hands-on cooking class and discover how to leverage cultural flavors from around the world to create delicious plant forward dishes. You will learn exciting ways to spice up staple plant-based proteins like tempeh, tofu, and yuba and gain the skills you need to blanch …
The liver is one of our most vital organs, so taking proper care of it is equally vital. The liver is the body’s leading toxin-removing organ and plays a pivotal role in metabolism. Nearly everything you consume or put into your body, at one point or another, is processed by the liver. The liver, however, …
Curious about pickling, fermentation, or food preservation, but maybe a bit intimidated by the process? Join us for this hands-on kimchi workshop. We’ll explore the science behind food fermentation and discuss best practices to keep your food safe and tasty in your food-preserving projects, then we’ll put our knowledge to work making our own batch …
Anger and frustration are emotions that everyone experiences from time to time. But when these natural emotions explode out of control, they can cause harm to our careers, our co-workers, our friends and families, and ourselves. If you find that anger, frustration, and irritability are getting in your way or harming your relationships, then this …
Co-Sponsored by the Stanford CIO Council Neurodiversity in IT Program Neurodiversity is the range of common differences in thinking and behavior which we now understand to be normal variations in humans. This includes conditions such as autism, dyslexia, ADHD, and others. Neurodiverse variations have played a central role in the development of human society, yet …
When someone experiences a loss, their grief can overwhelm them with strong and conflicting emotions. Some may feel drowned in sorrow, while others feel numb and removed from daily life. Grief can make it difficult to carry on with day-to-day tasks or relate to others. While many think of grief only over the death of …
Food isn’t just fuel. What you eat has a direct impact on your mood, energy, and overall well-being. In this hands-on virtual cooking class, we’ll explore how specific ingredients – such as fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, fatty fish and probiotic-rich foods – support a healthy microbiome and can significantly impact your mood, focus, …
With all the media reports on the negative effects of stress, one might think that stress is something to be avoided at all costs. Yet research shows that many of these negative health effects are more closely tied to our mindset about stress than the stress itself. In this noontime webinar, we will learn to …
Do you wonder what it means to be “healthy as a horse?” This 4-session class series uses the horse-human relationship to enhance our ability to breathe deeply and relax, to self-regulate our emotions, and to apply other stress relief techniques. Horses help us develop these skills through their magnificent strength, grace, and reading of body …