UNM Employee Wellness

Happy Monday, Working Lobos! Would you like to flourish more in your personal and professional life? UNM Benefits & Employee Wellness is offering a new workshop to help you not only survive but thrive through positive psychology.

This 12-week program will meet virtually every Wednesday from 12:10 to 1 p.m. and is free for all UNM benefits-eligible staff and faculty (including branch campuses) as well as HSC, UNMH, UNMMG, SRMC employees. Learn more here--> https://hr.unm.edu/wellness/working-with-positivity
Positive psychology helps you be your best in all circumstances. Move from surviving to thriving with this unique program!

Happy Motivation Monday !

Does it sometimes feel too hard to create new good habits and too easy to fall into old bad habits?

Our resident fitness expert Lauren Lewis has some great advice on developing habits in relation to your motivation. here--> https://hr.unm.edu/articles/newsletter/fit-life-thoughts-motivation

Create a Budget, Ditch Your Debt. Tomorrow, June 22! Noon- 1 p.m.

Is credit card and other debt making it hard to save for your future goals, or even to make ends meet?

Join us for a talk with Fidelity Certified Financial Planner Aly Kassam to dig into the three components of a sound budget and how to create or refresh one for yourself and family.
We will review three real-life examples of people’s budgets at different income levels as well as steps for building an emergency fund to help with those unexpected expenses that always come up in life!

Visit our Financial Wellness Workshop page to register at https://hr.unm.edu/articles/newsletter/financial-wellness-workshop

Questions? Contact HR Benefits & Employee Wellness at [email protected].

Financial Wellness is part of your UNM Benefits and is brought to you by Benefits & Employee Wellness, a division of Human Resources.

Have you receive your COVID-19 vaccination yet? SPECIAL VACCINE EVENT TONIGHT JUNE 16 AT THE NM UNITED GAME AT ISOTOPES PARK! Get vaccinated & get $100. *Bonus Incentive of $25 NM United Merch Gift Card June 16, 6-8:30pm | Event Code: 100p. Schedule your appointment at vaccinenm.org/?ref=hed

You’ve probably heard the saying, “you are what you eat.” But this is incomplete. It would be better to say, “you are what you digest.” In this month's Food for Thought we have tips on improving your digestion with just one simple step.

https://hr.unm.edu/articles/newsletter/food-thought-do-one-thing-improve-digestion

Don't wait until you are 90 to regret what matters. Prioritize what matters today.

Our June Financial Wellness Workshops are coming up soon! Join us as we learn how to Create A Budget, Ditch Your Debt, Start Building for Your Future!

Two convenient sessions will be held Wednesday, June 9, Noon-1 p.m. and Tuesday, June 22, Noon-1 p.m.

To register or to learn more, visit https://hr.unm.edu/articles/newsletter/financial-wellness-workshop

Ahhh! It was so nice to have a long weekend. Studies have shown that taking a break from work can have psychological, physical and holistic benefits. Check out this week’s wellness tips on taking time to replenish to avoid chronic stress and burnout.

https://hr.unm.edu/articles/newsletter/fit-life-gone-fishing

We want to hear from you- why is taking time off challenging for you?

Events & Activities

Usually this time of year we are encouraging you to Bike to Work, but this year...just bike anywhere! 🚲The City of Albuquerque encourages you bike to anywhere and log your points to win fun prizes. Check out their website here--> https://bikethruburque.com/events-activities

Events & Activities B2W Riding ChallengePhoto ContestPropose a RideSurveyB2W Riding Challenge About the Contest Join us in the 2021 B2W Riding Challenge! The challenge will start on Friday, May 21 and end on Friday, May 28. Organize a team in the Organizational Competition and compete for the most points to win prizes,...

One of the mistakes we often make with healthy eating is spending too much time focusing on what it should look like. Are we eating plant-based? Keto? Paleo? Mediterranean?

But usually, our challenge with healthy eating is not so much the what as it is the how. Here are some great strategies for consistently fitting healthy eating into our busy days.

https://hr.unm.edu/articles/newsletter/food-thought-healthy-eating-isnt-what-how

ZoomFit starts again this week! Join our in-house personal training, health education coordinator and all-around Wonder Woman Lauren Lewis for ZoomFit classes Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays, from noon to 1 p.m. starting today!

ZoomFit Desk Stretches will begin tomorrow at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Get in a quick 5-10 minute stretch in right at your desk!

Email Lauren Lewis to be added to her calendar invite for any of these sessions.

For more information visit--> https://hr.unm.edu/articles/announcement/empoyee-wellness-resources-stay-healthy

What a year! It's time to celebrate our UNM graduating class. Our overcame challenges to help these incredible young people reach tomorrow's milestone.

It's easy to get caught up in the day to day of things that haven't gone right, so be sure to take time to celebrate the wins! Learn more about the "Three Good Things" practice and how to increase your daily happiness--> https://hr.unm.edu/articles/newsletter/positivity-101-time-celebrate

Congratulations Lobos!

Employee Wellness Health Education Consultant and personal trainer, Lauren Lewis, is continuing her ZoomFit classes this summer with a new schedule starting Monday, May 17!

Join Lauren and this fun online fitness community for a lunchtime sweat session that you can do from anywhere, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, noon-1 p.m. No equipment needed, just Zoom, some floor space, and YOU! Great for all fitness levels!

Starting Tuesday, May 18, Lauren will also be leading quick, 5 to10-minute stretch breaks via Zoom.

Take a much-needed pause from your desk at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday.

Email Lauren to receive the schedule with class descriptions and to get on her ZoomFit and Zoom Stretch Breaks calendar invite list! [email protected].

It’s National Banana Day! Who knew? Speaking of bananas, does it sometimes feel like eating nutritiously is also costly?

It can be, but we have some tips on how to fill your shopping cart with healthy, budget-friendly choices- including bananas! Those are some good peelings.

https://hr.unm.edu/articles/newsletter/food-thought-nutritious-food-choices-budget

BeKind Daily April 2021

Be sure to check out this month’s @bekindunm giveaway! Each month BeKind UNM will hold challenges to spread the kindness throughout the year!

This month is Earth Day and they invite you to enter the contest by posting photos of ways you are spreading kindness to help restore the earth, starting today through April 28.

Just use the hashtags to be entered into the prize drawing.

BeKind Daily April 2021 There's a great kindness giveaway happening this month and you can be a part of it!

Motivation feels especially hard on Mondays, doesn’t it? For your Lauren Lewis, our resident fitness expert and Employee Wellness Health Educator, shares her advice on staying motivated when you feel like crawling back under the covers.

https://hr.unm.edu/articles/newsletter/fit-life-thoughts-motivation

Center for Life is offering an easy 30-Day Spring Cleanse & Sugar Detox. You don't want to miss this amazing class!!

This program is perfect for anyone struggling with sugar cravings, it’s also extremely helpful for people with Inflammation, Gut Issues, Diabetes, and Pre-Diabetes.

6-Week Course April 19th - May 24th Monday & Thursday @ 6:30pm (Live/Online Sessions via Zoom)

Imagine easily and effortlessly letting go of those sugar cravings and having an abundant amount of energy, sleeping better, improving focus, and ZERO cravings! Spring is the PERFECT time to begin! To register, call Laura Padilla @ 505-272-3287 or email @ [email protected]

Join the UNM Women's Resource Center and Division for Equity and Inclusion today at noon for an engaging discussion on the many ways COVID-19 has impacted women with disproportionate force and how these changes have impacted our own students, staff and faculty.

Register here: https://unm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_33CSDVPcRqyoLNmXNtM5rg

Have you completed your Emotional Well-Being survey for the American College Health Foundation (ACHF) yet? Check your UNM inbox for this important survey.

SHAC has partnered with ACHF to assess our campus community, create programs for students, staff, and faculty, and evaluate how well UNM is meeting the UNM community needs. If you haven't done so already, remember to complete this quick survey. Survey ends April 13!

The survey is brought to you by SHAC. For questions, contact Tiffany Martinez-Durant at SHAC [email protected].

Don’t forget to complete your American College Health Foundation (ACHF) Emotional Well-Being survey! Randomly selected faculty and staff will receive this survey in their UNM email. Complete for a chance to win one of twenty $50 Amazon gift cards. For questions contact Tiffany Martinez-Durant at SHAC [email protected].