DoingWell At MIT

getfit Registration period
2022-01-11 00:00 - 23:30 UTC | Massachusetts
The getfit challenge is a 12-week, team-oriented fitness challenge open to the entire MIT community. The goal of getfit is to help make MIT a healthier community by encouraging participants to exercise regularly. During the challenge, which runs from January 31, 2022 through April 24, 2022, teams of five to eight people can qualify for prize drawings based on the average number of minutes exercised each week. Prizes are awarded weekly to teams and individuals selected at random from among those teams meeting the steadily increasing weekly exercise goals. The Grand Prize winner is selected randomly from all eligible teams meeting the minimum average exercise threshold for at least ten out of twelve weeks of the competition.
Put together your own team of 5-8 people, or find a team using the getfit website’s find a team forum. Co-captains need an MIT affiliated email address, otherwise the team members can be friends and/or family members.

Flipping Failure IAP 2022 Workshop Series
2022-01-12 10:00 - 14:00 UTC | E19-607
Have you ever faced an academic challenge and wished you could share what you learned with peers?
Join us for the Flipping Failure IAP Workshop Series!
Flipping Failure is a collection of stories told by MIT students about their academic challenges while at MIT. This community initiative aims to provide greater visibility to the struggles that we experience as humans while learning and living in an imperfect world.
The IAP workshop series will bring together a cohort of undergraduate and graduate students who wish to contribute their story to the Flipping Failure collection, particularly through a creative lens. Participants will have the opportunity to reflect on and share their experiences with a small community of peers in a safe environment and work with an artist to craft their stories into creative audio narratives.
What to expect:
A combination of exercises in observation, mindfulness, and journaling with instruction in crafting a narrative and in sound art (recording environments, basic audio theory, spoken word in audio). Guidance and feedback to the crafting and shaping of your story will be provided.
The majority of the time in workshops will be spent working on your stories and recordings. No prior experience with either storytelling or media production necessary.
There will be approximately 8 hours of in-person workshops in total with lunch provided.
More info can be found here: https://flippingfailure.mit.edu/iap-2022-workshop-series/
MIT undergraduate and graduate students are welcomed to APPLY by 11:59pm Monday, January 3rd, 2022. Space is limited.

Wellness Coaching Series IAP 2022 from Community Wellness at MIT Medical
2022-01-14 13:00 - 13:45, 2022-01-21 13:00 - 13:45 UTC | Zoom, Virtual, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Friday 1/7: Reboot Your Sleep
Start the new year by learning strategies to help you reboot your sleep schedule, get the best quality sleep you can, and make getting up in the morning easier. Learn about resources to decrease stress and improve sleep health available from MIT.
Friday 1/14: Nourish Yourself
Learn practical skills for mindful and intuitive eating and how these approaches can help alleviate stress around food and increase self-trust and satisfaction at meals. If you like, please bring a small food item or snack for mindful eating practice during the workshop.
Friday 1/21: Three Habits of Happiness
Three Habits of Happiness: Three habits – gratitude, self-compassion, and mindfulness practices – can have a positive effect on mood and reduce stress. In this workshop, try some of them out and discover what works for you.
Register for any or all workshops using the same link. Attendees who complete all three workshops will receive a Wellness Education Certificate for IAP 2022 from Community Wellness at MIT Medical
About Coach Zan:
Susanna (Zan) Barry is a national board-certified health coach and senior program manager from Community Wellness at MIT Medical. Her preventive health programs at MIT include stress reduction, sleep health, mindfulness, and new ways of finding motivation and meaning in the Covid era.

Wellness Coaching Series IAP 2022 from Community Wellness at MIT Medical
2022-01-14 13:00 - 13:45 UTC | Zoom, Virtual, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Friday 1/7: Reboot Your Sleep
Start the new year by learning strategies to help you reboot your sleep schedule, get the best quality sleep you can, and make getting up in the morning easier. Learn about resources to decrease stress and improve sleep health available from MIT.
Friday 1/14: Nourish Yourself
Learn practical skills for mindful and intuitive eating and how these approaches can help alleviate stress around food and increase self-trust and satisfaction at meals. If you like, please bring a small food item or snack for mindful eating practice during the workshop.
Friday 1/21: Three Habits of Happiness
Three Habits of Happiness: Three habits – gratitude, self-compassion, and mindfulness practices – can have a positive effect on mood and reduce stress. In this workshop, try some of them out and discover what works for you.
Register for any or all workshops using the same link. Attendees who complete all three workshops will receive a Wellness Education Certificate for IAP 2022 from Community Wellness at MIT Medical
About Coach Zan:

Q3 Physical Education and Wellness Registration (Undergraduate)
2022-01-28 08:00 - 2022-02-02 13:00 UTC | Massachusetts

Q3 Physical Education and Wellness Registration (Graduate)
2022-02-01 08:00 - 2022-02-02 13:00 UTC | Massachusetts

Virtual 5K Run/Walk Training Program
2022-02-07 00:00 - 2022-02-21 23:59 UTC | Massachusetts
Does your exercise routine need a jump start? Join getfit and MIT Recreation for a virtual 5K run/walk training program open to the entire MIT community.
We have eight weeks of fun activities and challenges planned to get you ready to run or walk the virtual 5K.
Training starts on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 and the virtual 5K takes place April 11 – 24.

What is SaveTFP Jeopardy Night?!
2022-02-11 21:00 - 23:00 UTC | 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge
what: Come play trivia with a team and get some prizes (you can come with a team in mind or get teamed up at the event!)
when: Friday 2/11 @ 9pm ET
who: everyone! SaveTFP is open to all and always free!
where: Coffeehouse Lounge (3rd floor of stud)
why: Get some prizes (likely squishables!)!

Bughouse Tournament
2022-02-12 21:00 - 23:00 UTC | 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge
For those of you who aren’t familiar with Bughouse, it’s a fun chess variant played in teams of two. There will be 5 rounds (plus semifinals and a final), each lasting about 10 minutesWalk-ins are welcome, but if you’d like to pre-register (and be eligible for extra prizes), please have one member from each team fill out this form:https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScMkJxe5ZSLaRTLTQRqBHH09tU-tkFP3jGHjy44O_yUzjaHCg/viewform

Chocolate Night
2022-02-18 21:00 - 23:00 UTC | 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge
Dipping gifts and more!

WAs: Scent Sachets, Senses, & Mindfulness
2022-02-23 11:30 - 13:30 UTC | Lobby 10, 77 Massachusetts Ave, Lobby 10, Cambridge, MA, 02142, United States
Join the Wellbeing Ambassadors for a tabling event where you can learn about sense scans and mindfulness practices. Students will have the opportunity to create small, personalized scent sachets filled with their favorite aromatherapy scents. The sachets can be used with the provided mindfulness activity card or alongside any other mindfulness practice in your free time.
Whether you want to put together a sachet for yourself or a friend or grab one between classes, the WAs welcome you to join!
Wednesday, February 23 | 11:30AM – 1:30PM | Lobby 10

Craft Night
2022-02-25 21:00 - 23:00 UTC | 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge
what: Come paint, crochet, play with clay, make jewelry all while enjoying a wide assortment of fresh fruit! (Bring your own crochet hooks/needles if you have them! We have some hooks for those without)
when: Friday 2/25 @ 9pm-11pm
who: everyone! SaveTFP is open to all and always free!
where: Coffeehouse Lounge (3rd floor of stud)
why: Get some prizes (likely squishables!)!

Q4 Physical Education and Wellness Registration (Undergraduate)
2022-03-02 08:00 - 2022-03-09 13:00 UTC | Massachusetts

Perfectionism Workshop I
2022-03-03 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Massachusetts
If you are an MIT student who suffers from perfectionism, don’t suffer in silence. Attend this workshop series to learn about perfectionism and strategies you can use to keep it from hijacking your academic experience.

Rock Night
2022-03-04 21:00 - 23:00 UTC | 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge
what: everything rocks! Rock music, rock n roll, pop rocks, stickers, actual rocks…
who: everyone! SaveTFP is open to all and always free!
​where: ​Coffeehouse Lounge, third floor of the Stud
when: this Friday, 3/4, 9-11PM
Join us for a night of celebrating rocks! Play geoguessing games, enter a rock pickup line contest, decorate some pebbles, eat some rock themed food…& win exciting prizes!

Vegan Dairy Night
2022-03-05 21:00 - 23:00 UTC | 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge
Ice cream and cheese tasting ft dairy and nut free options

P-Week in Lobby 10
2022-03-07 11:00 - 15:00 UTC | Massachusetts
Pleasure will be in Lobby 10 every day during P-Week (March 7-11) from 11am to 3pm with giveaways and info! Part of P-Week 2022. See the full schedule here.

Queer Dating Workshop
2022-03-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Massachusetts
Join LBGTQ+ Services & PLEASURE for a Queer Q&A surrounding the joys and challenges of queer dating! Submit questions ahead of time to Val at vupton@mit.edu. Lunch provided. Part of P-Week 2022. See the full schedule here.

This is an online event: https://mit.zoom.us/j/96596020131

Self-Care Painting Event
2022-03-07 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge
Mondays are hard! Come relax and paint with PLEASURE educators. Part of P-Week 2022. See the full schedule here.

Location: 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge

Q4 Physical Education and Wellness Registration (Graduate)
2022-03-08 08:00 - 2022-03-09 13:00 UTC | Massachusetts

Online Dating Safety
2022-03-08 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Massachusetts
Learn how to date more safely online, and how to get the most out of your online dating experience. Boba provided. Part of P-Week 2022. See the full schedule here.

Location: 1-132

Girlboss, Gaslight, Gatekeep
2022-03-08 17:00 - 18:30 UTC | Massachusetts
Whether this is your life mantra or a foreign phrase, it’s meanings, history, and repercussions are huge. Let’s unpack the 3Gs with a conversation highlighting equality and healthy relationships. Food will be provided. Part of P-Week 2022. See the full schedule here.

Location: 2-131

Oasis of Calm
2022-03-09 12:00 - 12:30 UTC | Hayden Library – The Oasis (14S-200), 160 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
The Libraries are happy to resume our weekly half hour of silent mindfulness, now held in The Oasis (located on the second floor of the Hayden Library) every Wednesday at noon from March 9 through the end of May.
The Oasis of Calm is open to all. No previous experience is necessary, and you don’t have to stay for the full half hour; even a few minutes of stillness will help you be more relaxed, energized, and productive.
Please email ce-lib@mit.edu if you require special accommodations in order to participate.

Sex Toy Shopping Spree
2022-03-09 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge
All the information on where to buy toys, trusted resources, body safe materials, how to evaluate online stores, discount codes, and more! Cupcakes & chocolate provided. Part of P-Week 2022. See the full schedule here.

Location: 3rd Floor Student Center, Coffeehouse Lounge

WAs: Fidget Bracelets, Stress, and Healthy Coping
2022-03-09 17:00 - 21:00 UTC | 3rd Floor Student Center, Twenty Chimneys, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Floor 3, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Join the Wellbeing Ambassadors on Wednesday, March 9 from 5-9PM in Twenty Chimneys (Stratton Student Center, Floor 3) for a free fidget bracelet. Make your own or stop by to grab a premade one. All supplies are provided. They’ll also be talking about healthy ways to manage and cope with stress. stop by for some casual wellness conversations and easy bracelet making.
[TL;DR: join the Wellbeing Ambassadors on 3/9 from 5-9PM for free fidget bracelets and casual conversations around wellbeing, stress, and healthy coping!]

Queer Staff + Faculty Panel
2022-03-09 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | 4-231
Meet some of MIT’s queer staff & faculty, ask them questions, and drink boba! Part of P-Week 2022. See the full schedule here.

Location: 4-231

IFC SHARE Presents: I’ll Make a Man out of You
2022-03-10 12:00 - 13:00 UTC | Massachusetts
Come talk to us about masculinity and what it means to YOU! All genders welcome, and men are especially encouraged to attend. Food will be provided. Part of P-Week 2022. See the full schedule here.

Location: 5-231

Love, Sex, Faith & Ethics: Jewish, Christian, Hindu, and Humanist chaplains discuss the messy questions of life
2022-03-10 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | W11 Main Dining Room
Dinner and chaplains’ panel at 6:00pm. Dessert, crafts, and small group discussion at 7:00pm. Come for however long works for you. Chaplains will answer questions about relationships, self-love, sexual ethics, intimacy, gender, and sexual identity. Part of P-Week 2022. See the full schedule here.

Location: W11 Main Dining Room

Sexual Health Clinic
2022-03-10 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | W20 – 3rd Floor, 84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139
On Thursday, March 10th, 2022 from 6pm to 8pm on the 3rd floor of the Student Center, MIT Medical is offering a free Sexual Health Clinic. Providing private STI testing and consultation for students. No appointment or PCP necessary. You’ll just need your MIT ID and insurance card.
