Climbing Wall Hours: “Your future depends on your dreams, Tues/Thurs: 4pm-6pm Wed 7-9pm, Friday 3-6pm Sat/Sun: 1pm-4pm so go to sleep.” ~Mesut Barazany Soup, Salad, & Soul (informal discussions, lunch provided) Fridays, 12:15-1pm, Bodman Lounge, Chapel THE WELL-STREET JOURNAL ~Brought to you by Jan Morris in Student Affairs~ Many people are surprised to learn that researchers have discovered a single treatment that: It’s E-Z-z-z-z-z-z-z... 1. Allow yourself a 60-minute wind-down. If you'r e moving at full-speed all day, it can be tough to suddenly switch yourself "off" at night. 2. Take a warm bath or shower. improves memory, increases people's ability to concentrate, strengthens the immune system and decreases people's risk of being in accidents. Sounds too good to be true? It gets even better. The treatment 3. Put on socks. One is completely free and has no side effects. Finally, most people study revealed that wearing consider the treatment highly enjoyable. Would you try it? socks dilates your blood vessels and can help blood flow, leading This treatment would consist of...wait for it... to a more optimal temperature for snoozing. 4. Try the 4-7-8 exercise: Inhale for 4 seconds, hold your breath for 7 seconds, and exhale for 8 seconds. 5. Don't get in bed until you actually feel sleepy. getting an extra 60-90 minutes of sleep each night! Easier said than done, you say? Well, here are some tips to help you drift off in that direction. Source: http://www.apa.org/action/resources/research-in-action/sleep-deprivation.aspx Check out my Wellness Blog at: http://sophia.smith.edu/blog/wordsofwisdom/ 6. Practice calming techniques, not only at night. Relaxation techniques like visualization or progressive muscle relaxation can help you unwind. 7. Get out of bed rather than struggle to fall asleep. Tr ain your brain that a bed is for sleeping (which means studying in bed is also a no-no.) 8. Hide your clock (and/or cell phone). Checking the time and stressing about it won’t help. Nor will checking your messages every time your phone makes a noise. 9. Vent on paper. If r acing thoughts keep you up, consider jotting down what's on your mind before you head to bed. Processing your feelings (good and bad!) can help you relax into a sleepier state of mind. Source: http:// www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/23/fallasleep-faster_n_6713464.html SUNDAY Lyman Plant House Bulb Show March 5-20 10-4pm Open til 8pm on Fri, Sat, Sun!! Every MONDAY Every TUESDAY Buddhist Meditation Drop-In support group for seniors 12:15-1:15pm All welcome. Chapel Sanctuary, 5pm ~~~~~~~ Get Fit Smith Zumba Center for Health and Wellness, Rm 201 ~~~~~~~ Get Fit Smith Zumba Every Every WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Test Anxiety Support Group Zazen Practice 5-6pm, CC 102 ~~~~~~~ Body Image Group 3pm-4:15pm Schacht Wellness Center ~~~~~~~ Get Fit Smith Zumba 6pm, Ainsworth 304 6pm, Ainsworth 304 6pm, Ainsworth 304 (has the climbing wall) (has the climbing wall) (has the climbing wall) March 6: Indoor Climbing Competition: 1-4pm, FREE, A ll abilities welcome. March 13 SOFTBALL vs. Fitchburg State 1pm SOFTBALL vs. Lasell College 3pm March 20 & 27 Get Fit Smith Zumba March 7: Feel Good Monday Lunch Series: Tips on Getting the Rest You Need, w/ Emily Nagoski, Dir. of Wellness 12:15-1pm, CC 204 March 8: International Women’s Day! March 22 (& 29) Adventure Days!! Spoken Word w/ To register, email: outdoors@smith.edu Katie Wirsing 9pm, CC TV Lounge Ladin/Bendorf March 14: SOFTBALL vs. Frostburg State, 1pm March 21: Spoken Word w/ G. Yamazawa 4pm, Ainsworth 304 9pm, TV (has the climbing wall) Lounge Poetry Reading in 12:15-1pm, Bodman Lounge, Chapel ~~~~~~~ Art & Crafts Projects (Always free!) 9-11pm To register, call 413-585-2840 ~~~~~~~ SEC MOVIE Night Weinstein Auditorium SEC MOVIE Night 7:30pm, https:// Weinstein Auditorium smith.collegiatelink.net/ organization/sec 6pm, Ainsworth 304 7:30pm, https:// (has the climbing wall) smith.collegiatelink.net /organization/sec Zumba Hall at 4:15pm March 23: 16 hr energy: How March 24: BFTN: Flower Crown Making, 11am, CC Main Level lor '16 & singers preview her folk opera, Iskra 5pm Theatre Library Snowshoe-ing! To register, email: outdoors@smith.edu Play: ORLANDO 7:30pm, Hallie Flanagan Studio,FREE for students! (also March 3 & 4) Learn basic whitewater Spring Rock Climbing in kayaking skills! Kentucky! transgender actor, writer, comedian 7pm, Alloy Orchestra in JMG Sweeney Concert Hall 8pm March 5: Friday Night Pool Sessions, 6-8pm March 12-19 Playreading Series presents SPARE RIB D’Lo Live, by Winter Miller, 7:30pm Mendenhall TV Studio March 12-20!! Smith-To-Do Davis Ballroom, http://www.smith.edu/ ose/programs_to-do.php 7pm SOLD OUT! to make the most of your sleep! Talk by Roxanne Prichard, Ph.D. 4pm, Neilson Browsing Rm Every SATURDAY Grief Support Group, 1 - 2:15pm March 3: March 4 Beast ski & snow- Josten Live! Fridays board, leaves Sage @ Five Jessica Mar- LACROSSE vs. Nichols College, 7pm Kirby Jambon Poetry Reading 7:30pm at Poetry Center ~~~~~~~ Get Fit Smith - Soup, Salad & Soul March 2: An Evening with Viola Davis, JMG Conference Center Paradise Rm, 7:30pm March 29: 3-4:30pm Schacht Center Every FRIDAY To register, email: outdoors@smith.edu March 26: EQUESTRIAN at UMASS Show, 8:30am!