November 4, 2019

Featured this month:
  • Sleep Week!
  • Tips for Getting Better Sleep
  • November Flu Clinic
  • Namaskar: Divine Mindfulness - Improving Your Emotional Intelligence
  • Moon Dance
  • Kindness Day
  • Zen Zone
  • BCC Therapy Groups
A sleeping cartoon owl against a blue sky with clouds. Sleep Week November 4-8, 2019.
Sleep Week Has Begun!

Campus departments and student organizations have come together to offer a week of fun and educational events, including:

Rest & Restore Yoga

Camp-In at the Library

Deep Relaxation Zen Zone

Free sleep kits and consultations with BTW peer educators

Sleep to Win: Sleep, Fitness, & Performance Workshop

Trivia, tips, and treats

Mindfulness Meditation Yoga

Deep Relaxation ZenGa

"Successful People and their Wellness Routines" Exhibit

Pajamagram Photobooth and Sleep Mask Decorating

A campus-wide Pajama Day, and more!
Quick Tips for Better Sleep

Prioritizing sleep is one of the most important things you can do to improve your well-being. Sufficient sleep assists with stress management, concentration and attention, organ and muscle repair and restoration, and mental health and well-being. It also improves academic performance ! Here are some tips to help ensure you're getting adequate and restorative sleep:

  1. Create a routine by going to bed and waking up at the same time every day. This will help your body get on a regular cycle, and make it easier to fall asleep at night and wake up in the morning.
  2. Unwind mentally about 30 minutes before going to sleep. Try a low-key activity such as reading, listening to music or meditation.
  3. Relax your body before bed or after getting into bed with deep breathing or progressive muscle relaxation.
  4. Block out noise by silencing your computer and phone. If you can't control the noise in your room, try wearing earplugs or downloading a white noise app to muffle sound.
  5. Reduce light in your room by hanging opaque "blackout" curtains with a tension rod. Turn off all screens, cover blinking lights or try wearing a sleep mask to bed.
  6. Get comfortable - make sure you aren't too warm or too cold by wearing appropriate clothing to bed, opening or closing a window, or using a fan.
  7. Turn off all screens 30-60 minutes before bed. The light from backlit screens inhibits the release of melatonin, a hormone that helps regulate your sleep cycle.
  8. Avoid caffeine and nicotine in the afternoon, and alcohol and cannabis before bed. These drugs can wreak havoc on your natural sleep cycle.
  9. Avoid eating heavy meals late at night or close to bedtime.
  10. While regular exercise helps promote sleep, avoid exercising in the hours before bedtime. Give yourself time to come down from the boost of alertness following your workout.

If you're having trouble sleeping, try these helpful tips. For more support and information, make an appointment at the Health Center, Counseling Center, or speak with a BTW Bridge To Wellness peer educator.

November Flu Clinic
It's not too late to get your flu shot.

Five to twenty percent of the United States population gets the flu every year. Flu vaccines not only protect the individuals that receive them, but also those who are unable to get the vaccine and those with compromised immune systems. Do your part to protect our community, and get your flu shot!

November Flu Clinic
10 am - 2 pm, November 12th
Brandeis Health Center

Bring your Brandeis ID and wear clothing with easy access to your shoulder.
Blue flyer that reads "Namaskar: Divine Mindfulness - Improving Your Emotional Intelligence". Guided/Musical Meditation
Discussions based on the
Bhagavad Gita
E V E R Y T U E S D A Y
7 P M
D H A R M I C   P R A Y E R S P A C E
Namaskar: Divine Mindfulness
Improving Your Emotional Intelligence

Emotional intelligence is defined as the capacity to be aware of, control and express one's emotions, and to handle interpersonal relationships empathetically. It is a known fact that 90% of the high performing, successful people of this world have high levels of emotional intelligence. This semester, we will progressively arm ourselves with tools and techniques derived from the timeless principles of the Bhagavad Gita that will enable us to build, improve and sustain our emotional intelligence.

All students are invited to participate in this weekly series led by Hindu Spiritual Advisor Partha Biswas. Refreshments will be served.

Every Tuesday at 7 pm in the Dharmic Prayer Space
(3rd floor of the Shapiro Campus Center)
Moon-full-ness: A body-mind-spirit celebration of La Luna

In spite of the chaos of the world and our lives, day still becomes night, and night, day. La Luna follows her path around the Earth.

Join Jessica Basile and Sucheta Thekkedam to reflect on the themes of the full moon, the turning of the seasons, and on how we can live our lives more fully. But mainly, join them to dance in celebration of the glory of Lu Luna's reflected light.

Thursday, November 7th from 5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
Linsey Multipurpose Room
Kindness Day is November 14th!

Take time to appreciate yourself and others.
Look out for events happening all over campus!
Brandeis Zen Zone

The Brandeis Zen Zone is a collaboration between students and the Center for Spiritual Life to engage in rotating mindfulness and contemplative practices. Mindfulness fosters awareness, presence, focus, and more openness to ourselves, others, and new experiences. Zen Zone is open to all experience levels of meditation and mindfulness practice.

Every Thursday at 12:00 pm in the Usdan Peace Room
Fall Groups at the BCC
An image of the BCC Group Therapy room featuring comfy couches and chairs.
The Brandeis Counseling Center (BCC) offers therapy groups on topics including:
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
  • Bereavement
  • Breakups
  • Eating disorder recovery
  • Support for first-years
  • Kinship for students of color
  • Mindfulness and anxiety
  • Sadness and depression
  • and more!

Follow @BrandeisWellness!
B randeis Counseling Center
781-736-3730
After hours consultation:
781-736-3785

Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday:
9:00 am - 8:00 pm
Wednesday & Friday:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Closed daily from:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Urgent Walk-In Hours:
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Health & Wellness Promotion
781-736-3678



Office hours by appointment: Schedule a meeting

Get Support

Brandeis Health Center
781-736-3677
After hours consultation:
781-239-1948


Monday - Friday: 
9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Closed Mondays from 2-3pm

Walk-In Hours (for vaccines, tuberculosis screening tests, emergency contraception, and urinary tract infection s):
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm