Spark Kindness to Foster Connection and Social Well-Being
Being kind is truly a superpower that has many benefits: Developing kindness for ourselves brings balance to our mind, helps us develop connected relationships and gives us resources to care for others.
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Kindness feels really good for both the giver and the recipient of a kind act, and it spreads in a powerful and wonderful way.
Join this Hoos Well reward-eligible webinar, led by an engaging meditation trainer and board-certified health and wellness coach, to learn more about the skills of kindness and how to practice them in your daily life.
Learning Objectives
- Understand why kindness promotes social well-being.
- Learn ways to practice the skill of kindness both formally and in daily life.
- Experience two guided meditations to train skills of awareness and kindness.
- Learn about the Spark Kindness Challenge, which starts in February as part of the Healthy Minds @ Work program that Hoos Well provides to all UVA employees.
About Your Presenter
Stephanie Wagner, MA, MM, NBC-HWC, NETA-GEI, is a board-certified health and wellness coach, meditation teacher, curriculum designer and group fitness instructor with a master's degree in Integrative Health and Well-being Coaching from the Center for Spirituality and Healing at the University of Minnesota. She has a 20+ year career working at an executive level in the world of Corporate Training and Development, where she created and taught large scale training programs in subject areas like coaching, service, and well-being. Stephanie is a Lead Trainer with Healthy Minds Innovations, a non-profit affiliated with The Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She on the teaching faculty for the Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching graduate program at the University of Minnesota.