DoingWell At MIT

getfit Registration period
2022-01-13 00:00 - 23:30, 2022-01-12 00:00 - 23:30, 2022-01-11 00:00 - 23:30, 2022-01-10 00:00 - 23:30 UTC
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 | 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
2022-01-07 13:00 - 13:45 | 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.

MIT@2:50
2022-01-01 14:50 - 15:00, 2021-12-31 14:50 - 15:00, 2021-12-30 14:50 - 15:00, 2021-12-29 14:50 - 15:00, 2021-12-28 14:50 - 15:00, 2021-12-27 14:50 - 15:00, 2021-12-26 14:50 - 15:00, 2021-12-25 14:50 - 15:00 and 13 more dates
Pause for ten minutes of daily mindfulness
@2:50 pm twice every day
U.S. Eastern Standard Time (EST) & Eastern European Time (EET)*

Christmas Eve-eve Chair Yoga and Relaxation
2021-12-23 12:00 - 12:45 | Zoom, Virtual, Cambridge, MA, 02139, United States
Unwind your body and mind with yoga stretches and mental relaxation techniques. Yoga stretches can be done sitting in a chair or standing. No experience or equipment necessary, but feel free to wear comfortable, loose clothing and use a mat or towel if you would like to lie down during the final guided relaxation practice. Register to receive Zoom link.

5pm Unwind with Zan Barry
2021-12-16 17:00 - 17:20, 2021-12-14 17:00 - 17:20
This live, virtual 20-minute class is a combination of simple stretches to release tension in the body and guided meditation to release tension in the mind. It will be offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays as a self-care routine. This class provides a transition to the evening and from “doing” mode to “being” mode. Register for free anytime this fall, attend as often as you wish, and feel free to invite others to register as a self-care routine. Begins Tuesday, September 7.
