HEALTH & WELLNESS WEEK 2011
Monday, April 4 - Friday, April 8
Sponsors: Women & Gender Resource Action Center, Office of Campus Life,
Health Center & Counseling Center
MONDAY:
Healthy Sex, Healthy Sexuality with Liana Brown ('09)
12:00PM-1:00PM
Alumni Lounge
2nd Floor, Mather
*Pizza will be served*
We often hear about the importance of sexual health, but healthy sexuality is about
more than the prevention of STDs and birth control. Come discuss holistic sexuality
and what it means to be a sexually health person.
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Killing Us Softly
a short documentary and discussion on advertising and body image with CT's YWLP
6:00PM-7PM
Alumni Lounge
2nd Floor, Mather
CT's Young Women's Leadership Program will screen Killing Us Softly, a short
documentary that examines advertising's influence on body image. The YWLP will
follow with a short discussion on the relationship between advertising and broader
issues of culture, identity, racism and sexism.
TUESDAY:
Create Your Own Trail-Mix
11:30AM-1:00PM
Outside Mather Dining Hall
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Trivia Night @ the Underground
7:00-8:00PM
*Prizes include itunes and Alchemy gift cards!
WEDNESDAY:
Make Your Own Edible Arrangement
11:30AM-1:00PM
Mather Quad
Rain Location: Outside Mather Dining Hall
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Cardio Dance & Kickboxing with Karla Rodriquez (MA '10)
6:00PM-7:00PM
Vernon Social Center
A cardio dance session designed to keep your heart rate up while experimenting with
different genres of music including Salsa, Merengue, Raggaeton, Funk, Hip Hop, Club,
Trance, Rythmic Drums and free dance.
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Relax & Reload with Shoshanna Silverberg
7:00PM-8:00PM
Vernon Social Center
Stressed? Fired up from cardio? Come out to Relax & Reload after your workout or
as your workout. Using a blend of yoga, reflexology, guided meditation and massage,
you'll learn simple, super effective techniques that soothe the body and the mind.
Come with a partner or by yourself, just make sure to dress in layers and be prepared
to leave floating on a cloud...
THURSDAY:
Sex Talks with Dr. Jaimie Burns
12:00PM-1:00PM
WGRAC Lounge, 2nd Floor, Mather Hall
*Pizza will be served*
Want to learn how to communicate more effectively with your partner? Dr. Jaimie
Burns from the Counseling Center will talk about helpful communication strategies,
how to become more aware of the importance of nonverbal communication,
differences between cultures and genders and self disclosure. She will wrap up with
an experiential exercise that will help convey the challenges involved in effective
communication.
FRIDAY:
Love Your Body Yoga with Sarah Bagaco ('11)
2:00PM-3:00PM
Wrestling Room, Ferris Athletic Center
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*FREE "I LOVE MY..." T-SHIRTS TO THE FIRST 7 ATTENDEES AT EACH
EVENT!
Please direct questions to lauren.donais@trincoll.edu