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Fun and Wellness

Mindfulness and Stress Reduction

If you are feeling overwhelmed, stressed, or just need a break, don’t forget National Life is here to help.

Mindfulness & Stress Reduction

  1. The Relaxation Pod – Available to Vermont employees only – is located in the Health Center.  Just stop by or call x7515 to make an appointment.  Sit for a few minutes with mindful meditation and relax with the help of virtual reality to the sound of the beach, enjoy an outdoor camp fire, relax in a Zen Garden with butterflies or be one with the fish swimming underwater.
  2. The new RELAXON Chair – located on the 3rd floor by Column 3M – 18C in Vermont and on the 7th floor by Contact Center in Texas.  Try it out.  It will massage your entire body.
  3. Try out Yoga – Available only in Vermont – on Wednesday’s from 12:30-1:30.  There is a sign up sheet outside of the room on the 1st floor.
  4. The Gym is also a great place to help reduce your stress.  For Vermont employees, you pay $5.00/month and for Texas Employees your membership is free.
  5. Reiki Sessions (30 mins) – No cost – Laurie Morrill, RMT has been practicing Reiki for over a decade.  Schedule an appointment Wednesday and Friday’s in Lavender (1st floor) during lunch hour.

Some of the benefits of Energy Work:

  • Relaxation and stress relief
  • Enhance mood
  • Create balance and well-being
  • Relief from Chronic and Acute pain
  • Boost immune system

    Mindfulness Moment with Health and Wellness Center Staff

Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present in the moment. It is increasing awareness of where we are, what we are doing, and what we are feeling. Bringing ourselves back to the moment, through mindfulness-based activities, has been found to help lower stress, decrease reactivity, focus our minds, and even decrease physical discomfort.

Come join us for 15 mindful minutes in the Cardinal conference room at 2:00 pm on Monday, December 17, Wednesday, December 19, Wednesday, December 26. We will be doing a 10 minute guided meditation, delivered through the mindfulness and meditation service “Calm.” After a few minutes of guidance with mindful breathing, meditations will reflect on anxiety, sleep issues, relationships and more. This is a great way to introduce the idea of becoming more mindful, in an effort to reduce stress and improve coping with what each day brings our way.

Please arrive at 2pm for gathering, put phones on silent, and then we will start the session promptly at 2:05pm. If you are running late and the session has already started then please join us at the next gathering!