Can you relate to a time of transition in your life? Read new blog posting about Transition is Growth by our Associate Vice President of Student and Alumni Affairs and Chief Diversity Officer, Tita Gray, Ed.D, MBA.
In striving to be healthy, have you ever stopped to wonder what “health” means? National Wellness Month begins August 1st, and MUIH’s Dean of Academic Affairs, James Snow, offers some great questions to help us define our own sense of health.
We all know how important it is to pay attention to our health, but have you ever thought about your career health? Career health is a very important aspect of health and wellness because we spend so much time at work. If you aren’t working in a suitable career, it can have a detrimental effect on other aspects of your health and your overall well-being.
Qigong can be described as a mind-body-spirit practice that improves one’s mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement, breathing technique, self-massage, sound, and focused intent. There are likely thousands of Qigong styles, schools, traditions, forms, and lineages, each with practical applications and different theories about Qi (“subtle breath” or “vital energy”) and Gong (“skill cultivated through steady practice”).
It is summer, school is out, and kids spend a lot of their free time outside. With time outside, kids tend to forget to stay hydrated yet still come inside for a snack. One way to ensure kids stay hydrated as well as consume healthy snacks, it to make snack time into project time.