8.3 De smet - musso

Thread: Religous

Subgroup: Individual/Group

Foci: All Faculty and Staff

Program Title: Faculty Day of Recollection: Health, Well-Being Balance

Contact Person/Office/School: Peter Musso, AP, Staff Development, De Smet Jesuit pmusso@desmet.org

Program Description:

Premise:

“How do you take care of self while you take care of others? How do you refuel in a time of high stress, tension, anxiety?”

The day of recollection provides the opportunity for participants to refuel and restore through a variety of stress-reducing, practical, hands-on workshops that focus on the physical, spiritual, and psychological care of the individual. Participants choose three workshops during three sessions to attend during the day. Those sessions will be facilitated by faculty/staff members and outside professionals.

Description:

Agenda for Day:

7:30Mass Offered (Boian Chapel) (Sidney, S.J.)

8:00Breakfast (Café)

8:45Prayer&Introduction (Theatre) (Giacabazi, S.J./Luecke)

9:00Session One (Various)

10:30Session Two (Various)

12:00Lunch (Café)

1:00Session Three (Various)

2:30Prayer Service (Boian Chapel) (Olmsted)

3:00Social (Densberger)

Session Details:

Healthy Eating and Food Preparation by Kevin Fober and Molly Ennis

Good food that is good for you and your body is easy to prepare. The session will cover the simplicity of preparation, as well as the tastiness and healthfulness of the finished product.  Each participant will take part in the preparation and samples will be available.

Our discussion will be off the cuff, but we do plan to touch on a few basic ideas…preparation does take time, but anyone can do it; one can include kids and family members to make it fun.  The time spent can be relaxing (as it is for us) or a way for the family to encourage positive communication and avoid watching TV or surfing the net, etc.  The recipes for such food preparation are versatile, tasty, and extremely healthful. (Café)

Yoga and Flexibility by Chris Place

When some people think of yoga, they imagine having to stretch like a gymnast. That makes them worry that they're too old, unfit, or "tight" to do yoga. The truth is you're never too old to improve flexibility.

The series of yoga poses called asanas work by safely stretching your muscles. This releases the lactic acid that builds up with muscle use and causes stiffness, tension, pain, and fatigue . In addition, yoga increases the range of motion in joints. It may also increase lubrication in the joints. The outcome is a sense of ease and fluidity throughout your body.

The session will include a basic introduction to flexibility, general instruction on some basic positions, and the opportunity to practice. You will walk away with a concrete set of flexibility positions you can practice and use in your everyday busy life ( www.webmd.com ). Dress to participate in exercises (Wrestling Room).

Prayer&Meditation by Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis

Contemplative Outreach of St. Louis has been serving the contemplative community in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois since 1989. We are a chapter of Contemplative Outreach, Ltd., an international spiritual network with offices in Butler, N.J. Our mission is to teach the method of Centering Prayer and to support those whose Spiritual Journey includes a practice of this prayer. The volunteers in our chapter are grounded in Contemplative Service - "God in us serving God in others."