TO: Sonoma State Employees
FR: Employee Wellness Program, Payroll and Benefits
The Employee Wellness program is hosting a virtual Mindfulness and Self Care session with SSU Philosophy professor, Dr. Andy Wallace on Friday, May 2nd from 12-12:30pm. This session will begin with a short description of mindfulness followed by a 15-20 minute mindfulness-based exercise and conclude with a poem. Dr. Wallace will also be available following the session for further discussion.
“The benefits of mindfulness stem, I believe, from the role that it plays in the human caregiving system. Kindness, compassion, and love are the system’s core emotions, and unconditional acceptance of self and other is its raison d’etre. When we meditate mindfully we activate or elicit those emotions and learn to care authentically for ourselves in the same loving spirit as we authentically care for others.” - Dr. Andy Wallace (bio)
Employees interested in attending are asked to please register in order to receive the zoom link for the session.
Additional information regarding other SSU Employee Wellness programs being offered this semester can be found on the Employee Wellness page. These offerings include lunchtime yoga classes, blood drives, Kaiser Permanente health webinars and more.
Please email us at [email protected] with any questions.