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Title | Date | Format | Facilitated by | Description | Registration Link |
Building Resiliency | March 27, 2025 | Virtual | Caroline Gutierrez -Kaiser Permanente | When life doesn't go as planned you find inner strength to bounce back. Give yourself a healthy boost and take a convenient online class. Join Kaiser Permanente to identify how stress affects both the body and the mind. You will have an opportunity to explore what resiliency means and create a realistic action plan to respond in a healthier way to everyday challenges. |
Title | Date & Location | Format | Facilitated by | Description | RSVP Link |
Preparing Healthy Meals & Dining Out | February 6, 2025 | In-Person | Caroline Gutierrez -Kaiser Permanente | Learn about practical tips, identify healthier options, and discover the health benefits of making the healthy choice the easy choice. | Closed |
Finding More Margin in Your Day | April 10, 2025 LSU Room 328 | In-Person | Caroline Gutierrez -Kaiser Permanente | Find time each day to relax and rejuvenate is important to your health. Get tips to lessen time stress, create healthier boundaries, and build more self-care and downtime into your day. | RSVP today! |
Sun Safety | June 5, 2025 LSU Room 320 | In-Person | Caroline Gutierrez -Kaiser Permanente | Most people are aware of the dangers of too much time in the sun. You will learn about ultraviolet rays and what you can do to prevent sun damage. You will also be able to identify the signs of heat-related illness and ways to cool down. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan that will help you take positive steps toward avoiding heat related illness. | RSVP today! |
Health and well-being are more than the absence of illness. Physical, mental, and spiritual health is important to be the best we can be each day. Join us as we mindfully practice strategies to achieve balance and improve our well-being.
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Register here or scan QR below to register for Thriving Thursday webinars. After registering, you will receive a thank you email from Event-on-24 confirming your registration and information about joining the webinar. These webinar will be recorded by Kaiser Permanente and available for 90 days.
Title | Date | Location | Description |
Taking Care of YourSELF | January 16, 2025 | Virtual | Self-care is essential for anyone seeking to live a more balanced life. In today's webinar you will focus on four ways to improve your SELF care: Sleep, Exercise, Love and Food. When practiced daily, these simple to follow SELF care strategies will support your improved health and well-being. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan, using your personal strengths to lead a more balanced lifestyle. |
Dietary Approaches to Stopping Hypertension (DASH Meal Plan) | February 20, 2025 | Virtual | The typical American meal plan has more salt than the body needs. In today's webinar, you will learn about high blood pressure, ways to decrease salt and identify heart healthy foods. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan using your strengths to improve your heart health. |
Tai Chi Flow | March 20, 2025 | Virtual | Often called "meditation in motion," tai chi is a gentle, low-impact form of exercise that combines slow, flowing movements and deep breathing. You will learn about the benefits of tai chi (including mindfulness, balance, strength, and flexibility) and then practice a tai chi flow right at your workspace. This class will leave you calm and balanced while feeling recharged and ready to take on the rest of your day. (You will be most comfortable with some space around you and clothing that allows for movement.) |
Managing Stress | April 17, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Uncontrolled stress can impact health and job performance. Today's webinar invites you to identify sources of stress, its effects on the mind and body, and how constantly activating the “fight or flight” response can lead to burnout and health problems. You will learn strategies to build resilience and you will be invited to create a personal stress reducing action plan to build healthy coping habits. |
Emotional Well-Being | May 15, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Emotions affect how you see yourself, the world and how you deal with stress. Emotions can also affect you physically. In today's webinar, you will learn strategies to help you tune into your emotions and identify self-care practices for managing your mood and stress in a positive way. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan, using your personal strengths to improve your emotional well-being. |
Food and Mood | June 19, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Moods can affect your eating habits and your eating habits can affect your mood. In today's webinar, you will learn strategies to tune into your body and mind and identify self-care practices that will bring more balance to the way you eat and your mood. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan, using your personal strengths to improve your health and well-being. |
Cultivating Mindfulness | July 17, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | In a fast paced world, staying in the present moment is easier said than done. In today's webinar you will explore the definition of mindfulness, the benefits to being in the present moment, and how to build this skill of awareness. Throughout the webinar, you will have the opportunity to practice various mindfulness activities. |
Eat Well Live Well | August 21, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Learning about the food we eat and how it affects the mind and body is an important step to better health. In today's webinar the most common truths and myths about eating well will be explored. You will learn tricks and tips for creating your own healthy eating action plan such as eating mindfully, creating a healthier plate or making healthy snack choices. |
Strengthen and Stretch at Your Desk | September 18, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Even on the busiest of days, you can still enjoy the benefits of strengthening exercises. In this session, you will learn exercises that you can do at your desk or in your workspace to stretch your muscles, build strength, and reduce pain. You will leave with recommendations and resources for how to improve posture and incorporate movement into your workday. |
Healthy Mom, Healthy Baby | October 16, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | The first step to having a healthy baby is having a healthy pregnancy. In this webinar you will discover a holistic approach to staying healthy in both mind and body before, during, and after pregnancy. Managing stress, building your support system, fueling your body with healthy foods, and physical activity during pregnancy will be covered. You will also be invited to practice a guided meditation and create a realistic action plan to take steps toward staying healthy in both mind and body while pregnant. |
The Power of Social Connections | November 20, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Explore the latest science that helps us understand the impact of social isolation and its connection to increased risk of chronic health conditions. Learn how 4 simple yet profound actions such as connecting, sharing, listening, and being of service can make a significant positive impact on your health. You will have an opportunity to take a closer look at your current social connections and at the end of our session create your personal action plan to help support your health and wellbeing. |
Find Your Joy | December 18, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Discover how positive psychology and practical strategies can nurture your own happiness. You will learn concepts and evidence-based practices such as kindness, empathy, gratitude, and awe that foster social and emotional well-being. You will also be invited to create a realistic action plan to cultivate joy. |
Join KP's health education professionals to focus on your mind-body health.
Register here or scan QR below to register the Mind-Healthy Body webinars. After registering, you will receive a thank you email from Event-on-24 confirming your registration and information about joining the webinar. These webinar will be recorded by Kaiser Permanente and available for 90 days.
Title | Date | Location | Description |
Body Harmony: Embrace and Thrive | January 27, 2025 | Virtual | This workshop goes beyond dieting and calorie counting, focusing on sustainable habits, mindful eating, and embracing a positive relationship with your body. Participants will also be invited to create a realistic action plan to embrace their body and thrive! |
Keeping Your Heart Strong | February 24, 2025 | Virtual | The heart is the hardest working muscle in the body. In today's webinar, you will learn about heart disease and identify associated risk factors. The Mediterranean and plant based meal plans will be highlighted in relationship to keeping your heart healthy. You will be invited to create a realistic heart-healthy action plan, using your personal strengths to keep your heart healthy for life. |
The Power of Food | March 24, 2025 | Virtual | Learning about the food we eat and how it affects the mind and body is an important step to better health. In today's webinar the most common truths and myths about eating well will be explored. You will learn tricks and tips for creating your own healthy eating action plan such as eating mindfully, creating a healthier plate or making healthy snack choices. |
Staying Healthy as a Family | April 21, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | As we progress through different stages of life, we discover that health needs change. In today's webinar, you will navigate common health concerns, review screenings and identify strategies to keep every member of your family healthy. You will learn ways to keep health on your mind and practice self-care. You will also be invited to create a realistic action plan to keep your family healthy. |
Finding Calm in the Chaos: Skills for Everyday Life | May 19, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Uncontrolled stress can impact health and job performance. Today's webinar invites you to identify sources of stress, its effects on the mind and body, and how constantly activating the “fight or flight” response can lead to burnout and health problems. You will learn strategies to build resilience and you will be invited to create a personal stress reducing action plan to build healthy coping habits. |
The Men's Health Playbook: Tips for a Healthier Life | June 23, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Preventative care includes simple but important choices every man can make for himself and his family to live a longer and healthier life. In today's webinar, you will explore what makes men’s health unique, identify strategies to maintain up to date screenings and discover self-care tools. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan that will help you take positive steps towards taking control of your health. |
Mini Moves | July 7, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Today's webinar will share practical ways to get moving to improve your overall physical health and wellbeing - as well as address some health conditions. You will be able to participate in fun activities while learning practical ways to move more, your way, for better health. |
Activate Series Cardio Boost | July 28, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | This class will wake you up and get you moving! You will learn about the health benefits of cardio, and then we will put them into practice with an upbeat workout, finishing with simple stretches. This session is sure to boost your energy and mood, leaving you ready to take on the day. You will receive recommendations and resources for how to incorporate more movement into your workday. (Please make sure you have space around you to move safely.) |
Grocery Savvy: Mastering Smart Shopping & Label Reading | August 25, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Planning is key to successful grocery shopping. In today's webinar you will explore ways to shop smarter to meet your health needs and learn to read food labels to make healthy choices. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan that will help you take positive steps towards taking control of your health. |
Renew & Recharge: Navigating Burnout | September 29, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Finding a healthy pace at work and at home is more important than ever to avoid burnout. Discover how workplace culture, connection, practicing compassion and taking small steps to practice self care can reduce burnout and help increase motivation, feel purposeful, passion-driven and engaged. |
Empowered Health: A Focus on Women's Wellbeing | October 27, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Preventative care includes simple but important choices every woman can make for herself and her family to live a longer and healthier life. In today's webinar, you will explore preventative steps that women can take to enjoy good health. Risk factors and screening recommendations specific to women will be reviewed. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan that will help you take positive steps towards taking control of your health. |
Eat with Intention: Discovering Mindful Eating Practices | November 17, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | Moods can affect your eating habits and your eating habits can affect your mood. In today's webinar, you will learn strategies to tune into your body and mind and identify self-care practices that will bring more balance to the way you eat and your mood. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan, using your personal strengths to improve your health and well-being. |
Goodnight, You! | December 15, 2025 12pm-1pm | Virtual | New research is helping us understand the connection between quality sleep and overall health and well-being. In today's webinar, you will learn simple and effective tools to improve your ability to rest, relax, and sleep. You will be invited to create a realistic action plan, using your personal strengths to improve overall sleep. |