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Camp New HopeHow can we help? There are several ways we can help:1. You can make a monetary donation online through their website
2. Human Resources will also be collecting items from their wish list through the month of May. Those items can be dropped off at the table outside their office. Please find their wish list by clicking on the link.• https://campnewhopeillinois.org/?page=helping_wish_list
3. You may also volunteer for Camp Clean-up Day May 5th from 8 am- 2 pm. Gather a group and roll up your sleeves to help get the camp ready for the amazing summer campers.
Contact Information: Phone Number: 217-895-2341Like Camp New Hope on Facebook or visit their webpage at https://campnewhopeillinois.org/
MeditationmedəˈtāSH(ə)n
Synonyms: contemplation, thought, thinking, musing, consideration, reflection, deliberation, concentration, and prayer
How to Meditate
1. Sit or lie comfortably
2. Close your eyes
3. Make no effort to control the breath; simply breathe naturally
4. Focus your attention on the breath and on how the body moves with each inhalation and exhalation
5. If your mind wanders, return your focus back to your breath
Follow this link to learn more about the 10 Reasons Why Daily Meditation is so Beneficial.
What is a Chakra?
• Chakra translates to wheel or disk
• There are 7 main chakras in the body
• Each of the 7 chakras contains bundles of nerves, organs, and our emotional and spiritual state of being
• It is essential that our 7 main chakras stay open for energy to flow through the body and have balance
• Keeping chakras balanced are a challenge but easier when you are aware
• Chakras help us see the connection between the mind, body, and soul
• Life events can effect our health and cause imbalances in our chakras
Follow this link to learn more about chakras-What is a Chakra?
Chakras
Crown
Third Eye
Throat
HeartSolarPlexus
Sacral
Root
A Meaningful Mindfulness Routine• Wake up: Breathing Techniques
• Hand on Heart Breathing• Breathing Waltz
• Mindful Drink• Take a moment to appreciate the flavor• Take one sip this way or the whole drink
• Stretch• Give your body a gentle stretch• Roll your shoulders • Reach down to your toes
• Connect with Nature• Feel the grass with your bare feet• Feel the sunshine on your skin• Look outside and focus on this moment
• Notice your senses-Explore the world around you• What are 5 things you can see?• What are 5 things you can hear?• What are 5 things you can feel?
A mindfulness routine will help inspire you, give you clarity, and help you manage stress. To learn more about having a meaningful mindfulness routine, follow this link-A Meaningful Mindfulness Routine for Beginners
Musicmyo͞ozik
Vocal or instrumental sounds (or both) combined in such a way as to produce beauty of form, harmony, and expression of emotion.
What’s Happening in Your Brain and Body as You Listen to Music?
• Work better
• Recall certain memories
• You can exercise harder and longer
• Experience changes in blood pressure
To learn more about the effects of music and your body, follow this link-What’s Happening in Your Brain and Body as You Listen to Music?
10 Surprising Benefits of Listening to Classical Music 1. Decreases blood pressure
2. Boosts memory
3. Sparks creativity
4. Reduces stress levels
5. Supercharges brainpower
6. Fights depression
7. Puts you to sleep
8. Relieves pain
9. Makes you happy
10. Improves productivity
Follow this link to learn more about the 10 Surprising Benefits of Listening to Classical Music.
The Ultimate Soothing Playlist
Follow this link to hear The Ultimate Soothing Playlist.
Beware: Listening to music may cause healing and happiness.
OrganizationôrɡənəˈzāSH(ə)n
Synonyms: planning, arrangement, coordination, administration, running, and management
5 Healthy Benefits of Being Organized
1. Being organized reduces stress2. Boots energy3. Helps you lose weight4. Improves relationships5. Helps you get more sleep
Follow this link to learn more about the 5 Healthy Benefits of Being Organized.
5 Surprising, Helpful Principles for Getting Organized
1. Do NOT buy a bunch of containers2. “Shop” your closet first3. Try a simple mental shift4. Organize on schedule 5. Think of your space in terms of “zones”
Follow this link to learn more about the 5 Surprising, Helpful Principles for Getting Organized.
Your Ultimate Guide to Getting Organized
Check out all the simple strategies Real Simple has designed for you!
There are strategies that can help you organize your “off-season” storage and even organize your junk drawer!
Follow this link to get started organizing your home-Your Ultimate Guide to Getting Organized.
I don’t think inside the box, I don’t think outside the box either.
I don’t even know where the box is.www.simplereminders.com
Yogayōɡə
A Hindu spiritual and ascetic discipline, a part of which, including breath control, simple meditation, and the adoption of specific bodily postures, is widely practiced for health and relaxation.
Having Neck and Back Pain?
Follow this blog to see yoga poses that relieve neck and back pain-Beauty, Décor & More.
Feeling Stressed at Work?
Take time out of your day to relieve stress with easy-at-your-desk yoga poses!
Follow this link to see yoga poses that will help you relieve stress at the workplace-Stressed? Reduce Stress with This Yoga Sequence.
The 5-Minute Yoga Routine That’s as Good as a Cup of Coffee
To learn these yoga moves, follow this link-The 5-Minute Yoga Routine That’s as Good as a Cup of Coffee.
Nutritionn(y)o͞oˈtriSH(ə)n
The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.
Fruit Smoothies
Summer is around the corner and Prevention has created 20 healthy smoothie recipes to help quench your thirst and give you the nutrients you need!
Follow this link to see Prevention’s smoothie recipies-20 Super-Healthy Smoothie Recipes.
Smoothie Recipes for Detox and Cleanse
Digest Ease½ cucumber1 green apple1 stalk fennel with leaves2 sprigs of mint¼-½ inch piece of ginger
Liver Cleanse2 apples¼ grapefruit (without peel)1 small bunch of grapes¼ lemon (without peel)½ beets
Enjoy a fruit smoothie today!
Benefits of Pineapple• Helps improve oral and eye health
• Boots immunity and improves blood circulation
• Helps prevent arthritis, cancer and heart diseases
• Protects against constipation and irritable bowel syndrome
• Reduces inflation of joints and muscles
• Helps heal wounds and protects against inflammation
• Reduces risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
Who wants some pineapple?!
Follow this link for more information about the benefits of pineapple and other fruit-www.organicfacts.net.
Hey, you! Drink some water!Not sure how much water you need?
Follow this link to see how much water you need during your fun summer activities!-Hydration Calculator.
Did you know?
The department of Kinesiology
and Sports Studies offers an
Adult Fitness Program. Annual Fee:
$40 for current EIU employees and
annuitants $70 for non-EIU
employees
Annual Screenings:
Resting Blood Pressure Body Composition
Flexibility Strength TestWaste-to-Hip Ratio
EKG
Contact the Adult Fitness
Office:
at 581-7579 to schedule a screening
appointment
EIU Adult Fitness Program
Our bodies are like vehicles… the less we use them the more they rust and stop working the way they used to. So get moving!
Follow this link to learn more about the Adult Fitness Program-Adult Fitness
Monthly Updates to Continue Throughout the YearPlease check back with us to view monthly updates and who the monthly spotlight is on for
Community Wellness.
Take charge of your wellness.
When you feel like stopping think about why you started .
Kindness is the language that the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
-Mark Twain
“I don’t believe in age. I believe in energy
don’t let age dictate what you can and
cannot do.”-Tao Porchon-Lynch 97-year old yoga teacher
Don’t expect to see a change if
you don’t make one.
Always Be Kind
The world is changed by your example not
by your opinion.
Life is better when you are
laughing.