November 16

09:30 - 11:30 | Positive Health (for students )

by the Wellbeing projectteam| SSC, Bonnefantenstraat 2, room B1.35A

This workshop offers a 2-hour introduction to the concept of Positive Health and you will work with your own ‘health spider web’. The goal is to make you think about what is most important to you, to provide insights in your health and well-being and in what ways you might want or be able to strengthen this. 

After following this workshop, you are able to:

•    Take a broader look at health and wellbeing
•    Find out how you experience your health 
•    Gain insight into your resilience 
•    Try out new ways to further develop your resilience and health 
•    Take control yourself to deal with the physical, emotional and social challenges in life 

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11:00 - 13:00 | Nature Therapy

by Michelle van Mulken | EDLAB, Tapijnkazerne 23, room 0.110

Simply being present in the natural world with all our senses fully activated, can have a remarkable healing effect, mentally, emotionally and physically. Nature therapy is a practice that is currently receiving a lot of media attention for its significant effect on improving our overall wellbeing, with many countries supporting general practitioners to prescribe nature time and nature based therapies and coaching. Due to a lack of public awareness and knowledge of the scientific evidence supporting these practices, many still view these nature based practices as “airy-fairy”.

This is why Michelle van Mulken, who you may know from the many nature therapy workshops she has guided during past Wellbeing Weeks and Wellbeing Wednesdays, decided to add in a different element for this November’s Wellbeing Week. She will combine nature therapy invitations outdoors with a lecture indoors about the connection between health, wellbeing and nature.   

Come join Michelle van Mulken (Certified Forest Therapy Guide & Nature Coach with a PhD in Health Promotion) to find out more about how nature improves our health and wellbeing and to experience it directly outdoors. Her role is to provide you with invitations that will help you to connect more deeply with nature in ways that can facilitate healing, relaxation, wonder, enjoyment, creativity, a deeper connection with self, and a deeper awareness of our interconnectedness with each other and with the more than human world. Trust that you will receive whatever it is that you need in this very moment.

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12:00 - 13:00 | Midweek Meditation

by Petra Körmendy| The InnBetween, Capucijnenstraat 112

On a weekly basis, on Wednesday at noon, have an opportunity to take a deep breath, sit down, and meditate to find your balance back. In the middle of the week is a good time to practice consciousness, love, and silence. Join Petra for a one hour of guided meditation and relaxation in which the experience of silence is most important.

Petra Körmendy has been teaching meditation for more than 15 years, she is trained in different meditation traditions, such as vipassana, Sufi, zen, mantra, kriya, tantra, and several Christian meditation techniques. She teaches basics of enabling your heart to feel, your mind to silence, and your whole being to open.

No need to register. More info: https://www.facebook.com/InTheInnBetween

12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch walk

by the Wellbeing Movement | Start: in front of the SSC, Bonnefantenstraat 2

30 minutes of movement helps you digest your food better and creates a better headspace to get the rest of your work done. Feel like an active lunch? Join us on a walk through the city whilst you socialise with new people and enjoy your lunch! You bring your lunch, we'll provide the company.

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13:00 - 14:30 | I am remarkable workshop

by Stephanie Besga | Online

Challenge your perceptions around self-promotion and learn valuable skills to take control of your narrative. Led by a trained #IamRemarkable Facilitator you’ll be empowered to speak openly about your accomplishments in academia, the workplace, and beyond. 
In this interactive session, you will participate in group discussions and exercises to develop the confidence and skills to promote yourself effectively.

During the 90 min #IamRemarkable workshop we will:
● Share data and research regarding self promotion and unconscious bias
● Go through the main exercise to help you articulate your achievements and practice self promotion
● Have a discussion and share take home exercises 

#IamRemarkable is a Google initiative aimed at empowering women and underrepresented groups to speak openly about their accomplishments in the workplace and beyond. It is open to everyone.

Learn more at g.co/IamRemarkable

 

14:00 - 15:30 | Creativity

by Arie van der Lugt, associate professor, sect. Teaching & Innovation of Learning | EDLAB, Tapijnkazerne 23, room 0.110

At its heart, creativity is simply the production of novel, appropriate ideas in any realm of human activity, from science to the arts, to education, to business, to everyday life. The ideas must be novel—different from what's been done before—but they can't be simply bizarre; they must be appropriate to the problem or opportunity presented.

In this workshop, the creative process will be introduced through a few brief exercises. By the end of the workshop, you should have a better understanding of what creativity is and how you can further enhance your own creative problem-solving skills.

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14:00 - 15:30 | Let's catch-up!

by Bernadette Heimans | SBE, Tongersestraat 53, room A0.23

Making new contacts, maintaining contacts & daring to be yourself in a group; it’s not always easy. In fact, an increasing group of young people is having trouble doing so. For example, 47% of young people say they sometimes feel lonely. With the Catch Up-app you discover in a fun way how to grow stronger socially. In this workshop we’ll discuss how Catch Up works and which (scientific) principles it is based on. Would you like to help other young people? Then sign up too, because we’re still looking for volunteers. In short: a fun afternoon where we get down to serious stuff.

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15:30 - 16:30 | Coffee, Muffin & a chat

Coffee moment by Coffeelovers | SSC, Bonnefantenstraat 2

Come enjoy a lovely afternoon coffee/tea and muffin at the Coffeelovers of SSC. Make sure to sign up and collect your personal coupon beforehand to get your FREE drink and muffin. Get ready to socialise over the world's most popular beverage! 

IMPORTANT: collect your coupon at the entrance of Coffeelovers! Arrive between 15:30 and 16:00.

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16:00 - 18:00 | How to deal with shit that happens

By Marca de Greef from Emotionele Detox | EDLAB, Tapijnkazerne 23, room 0.110

You know, things are happening. Fun things, they are great; Impactful things, sometimes nice; like graduation, sometimes shitty things like; divorce, passing of dear ones, abuse and so on. How to deal with them in a way that they will not block your future plans? In these 2 hours we will explore what happens, what the impact could be, how you normally deal with this and what would be a better option in dealing with it. You will learn a few crazy tools that could actually be of assistance in daily life and some choices you have for future shitty events.

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18:00 - 19:00 | Running Tour

by Raoul Spronken,  Maastricht Running Tours | Start at Tapijn Brasserie

Combine your workout with sightseeing on this running tour of Maastricht. The pace is adjusted to suit everyone and there are plenty of stops for explanations and anecdotes.

Warm-up + 60 minutes easy running by Raoul Spronken. He is the owner of Maastricht Running Tours. He set up this organisation 11 years ago. He does city and trail tours for tourists, expats and companies. 

He is also ASICS Frontrunner for the Benelux team. A diverse team united by belief that movement has the power to uplift the mind.

Come in your running outfit. Raoul has a small backpack for your keys and mobile phone.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maastrichtrunningtours/

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18:30 - 20:30 | How are you - really? Re-connecting with yourself

by Julika Salb |EDLAB, Tapijnkazerne 23, room 0.110

'I think part of what's happening right now is that a lot more people, have a lot more contact, but still feel a lot lonelier'. (Student, 18 years old) 

'I think for me the biggest, longest, most emotional challenge is probably this process with myself. To find myself, to be satisfied with myself, to accept myself, to represent myself also to others, that is, to make my own thoughts and point of view, my own opinions. To be aware of them, to reflect on them and to represent them to others'. (Student, 22 years old) 

Can you identity with these students? Then this workshop might be right for you! The years at university are often described as “the time of your life”, but honestly, they are often rather messy, rocky years. We are trying to balance university, build relationships and plan our future, while constantly questioning: Who am I? What is my place in this world? Am I accepted the way I am?

In an open, confidential, and authentic atmosphere, we will intentionally take time for self-reflection, talk about life challenges and share own experiences with others. Some useful tools and questions from systemic counselling and positive psychology will guide us through these two hours to truly re-connect with ourselves and with others.

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19:00 - 20:30 | Connected but not overloaded (for staff)

by Adina Petre | Online

This workshop is dedicated to staff that wants to keep involved but not constantly walk on the edge of a burnout or emotional overload. Here the focus will be on making their wellbeing a priority so that they can perform at their best in their jobs and provide adequate support for others, while still having healthy boundaries.

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19:00 - 20:00 | Developing a toolkit for enhancing performance 

by Kevin Varend| @Kaleido Tapijn building Z, Tapijnkazerne 21

The workshop is a synthesis of neuroscience-backed tools, as well as interventions from positive psychology to: 

• Understand stress
• Channel stress towards growth and performance.

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