Check out this awesome guide from FoodNetwork Magazine for Mix and Match Pesto–a great way to use up some fresh basil or other greens from your garden or Farmer’s Market this summer!
Discount for Butler: Green BEAN Fresh Produce Delivery
Questions? Contact Healthy Horizons at healthyhorizons@butler.edu or extension 8143
Strike a Balance
Sometime you can get more done by doing less.
Check out this wellness tip to help you strike a balance.
A Tip from Pete the Planner: Saving Money on Groceries
Pete the Planner’s Guide to Saving Money on Groceries
Every month you consume around 93 meals. Multiply that by however many people reside in your home and it’s no wonder your grocery bill is so high. Some say ignorance is bliss and the ease of walking through a grocery store, grabbing what you want, and not worrying about the price, may prove the theory. But at some point this behavior will catch up with you. Don’t become a victim of your grocery bill; putting in the effort to cut expenses now will prevent future hardship.
The best way to save on groceries is to plan ahead. Spend time creating a meal plan and an accompanying grocery list, then go to the store alone. It may sound strange, but the more bodies in the store inevitably results in a higher grocery bill. By preparing a list and going alone, you’ll be surprised at how much you will save each month.
And, don’t forget, as faculty or staff of Butler University, you have FREE access to all of Pete the Planner’s financial resources from GreenCandy.com!
This site is the comprehensive home to all of Pete the Planner’s financial wellness guides, videos, worksheets, calculators, and all other resources needed to make significant financial change.
In order to access the site, you will need to follow the steps below:
Step 1: Visit http://greencandy.com
Step 2: Look for the word “Register” at the top of the page and click it.
Step 3: Enter the following registration code: bulldogs
*Please note, this resource is for Butler faculty and staff only.*
May Newsletter
In this issue:
- Help for Low Back Pain
- Women Staying Well
- Muscle Power for Every Body
- Sunscreen 101
- 8 Tips to Regain Your Balance
- Saving in the Grocery Aisle
- Getting the Best Airfare Deals
- Drowning: What to Watch For
- Get Ready for Summer Produce
Cook Up Good Health
Check out these key ingredients for healthy cooking:
Healthy Horizons Success Story
This month’s Healthy Horizons Success Story features Virginia Rumph.
Associate Professor and Serials Librarian Virginia Rumph has achieved and maintained a healthy blood pressure level for years, with help from Healthy Horizons’ blood pressure management program. Regular on-campus monitoring of her blood pressure and sound medication advice from staff pharmacists makes Rumph feel more in control of her life and overall health.
Here is her story, in her own words.
April Top Performance
In this issue:
- Top Advice for New Parents
- Are You Hooked on Social Media?
- What You Can Learn From “A” Students
- Chair Stretches
- How to Cope With the Loss of a Co-Worker
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
Healthy Horizons is offering a MBSR here on campus this fall for interested Butler faculty and staff.
Course details:
- 8 week course beginning the second week of September
- 2.5 hour class once a week (Tuesdays 4:00- 6:30 PM starting September 9, 2014) + an all-day retreat the weekend of week six (October 19)
- Experiential and didactic course including sitting meditation, body scan, and gentle hatha yoga.
- Class size of 16-20 people
- Course fee has been reduced to $250 for Butler faculty and staff for the 27 hour course
- 25 CEUs are available for psychologists and social workers
- Free informational orientation session will be offered prior to the course
If you would be interested in participating in this course, please email healthyhorizons@butler.edu. At this time, you are simply just expressing interest in the program, you are not committing to attending.
What is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction?
Many of us realize it is beneficial to be open to the exuberant potential of the present moment. We may have even read solid research lauding mindful attention to the present moment as a support for work-life balance, improved health, decreased burnout and increased well-being. But just how do we develop the humanly innate capacity for a mindful way of being amongst the flurry of life’s rigors of education, scholarship and busy personal lives? It is a practice.
There are growing data around the format of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) supporting the practice of mindfulness meditation. From an academic standpoint, this is expressed in terms such as “improving one’s attentional and emotional-regulation strategies”; experientially, it is cultivating the capacity to intentionally be present for all of life in compassion, connection, creativity and joy.
The class will be facilitated by Kathleen Beck-Coon, MD, trained to teach MBSR at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, a global leader in mind-body medicine. Kathleen is involved in the integration of mindfulness meditation and other mindfulness-based approaches in healthcare through research, academic professional education, university employee wellness programs (Indiana University) and community mindfulness-based stress reduction classes. She is a member of the Association for Contemplative Mind in Higher Education and the Society of Behavioral Medicine and continues to learn how mindfulness practice reduces suffering for us all.
Questions? Contact Healthy Horizons at healthyhorizons@butler.edu or extension 8143.
Make a Great Plate: Black Bean and Turkey Chili
Looking to add more fiber and protein into your diet? Check out this recipe for Black Bean and Turkey Chili.
