State Wellness webinars: February 2025

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 16:19:12 -0500
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The State Wellness Program is here to motivate, inspire, and educate employees through monthly wellness webinars (live and on-demand), healthy challenges, guided meditations, wellness coaching, and much more.

Highlighted webinar:

Tuesday, 2/11, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Building Wealth in the Black Community

Closing the racial wealth gap isn't a simple fix, but many experts say that financial education is a great way to start. In this easy-to-follow workshop provided by MetLife, you will gain insight into the importance of credit scores, life and disability income insurance, investing, and legacy planning.
Register for 2/11 Building Wealth in the Black Community

Mindful Mondays: Finding Joy

Monday, 2/24, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: The Benefits of Positivity at Work

Adopting a positive mindset at work has been shown to help you stay motivated, work better with others, make good decisions, recognize opportunities that come your way and more. Learn how to put a positive spin on work to truly appreciate what you do!

Register for 2/24 The Benefits of Positivity at Work

Tuesday: Dishes to Make Your Taste Buds Dance!

Tuesday, 2/18, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Decadent Chocolate Brownies

Valentine's Day celebrations continue! These moist yet chewy brownies with a perfect crispy-crackly top are gooey in all the right places and come together in a snap. Harvard researchers found that the flavonoids in chocolate support heart health!
Register for 2/18 Decadent Chocolate Brownies

Healthy U Wednesdays: Love Your Heart

Wednesday, 2/12, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Heart Healthy Diet

Nutrition is a controllable factor that can help keep your heart in tip-top shape. In this webinar, you'll get tips on how to easily add healthy and delicious foods that are within your budget.

Register for 2/12 Heart Healthy Diet

Wednesday, 2/19, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Stress and Your Heart Health

While stress may not directly cause heart attacks, it can lead to high blood pressure, increased plaque buildup in arteries, and reduced blood flow to the heart. All of these increase your heart attack risk. This webinar presents more information on how stress impacts heart health and suggestions for stress management.

Register for 2/19 Stress and Your Heart Health

Wednesday, 2/26, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Sleep and Your Heart Health

Sleep plays a crucial role in heart health and getting enough quality sleep is essential. In 2022, the American Heart Association added sleep to their checklist of health and lifestyle factors for good heart health. Learn more about the relationship between heart health and sleep and get recommendations for better quality sleep.

Register for 2/26 Sleep and Your Heart Health

Thursday Wellness Focus: Show Your Heart Some Love!

Thursday, 2/13, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Cholesterol and You

Cholesterol is a waxy substance found in your blood. Your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but high levels of cholesterol can increase your risk of heart disease. Learn how to prevent and manage high cholesterol.

Register for 2/13 Cholesterol and You

Thursday, 2/20, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: What the Heart Wants

Give your heart what it wants - good health! Join this engaging webinar led by a physician to discover how to maintain a healthy heart and reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease.

Register for 2/20 What the Heart Wants

Thursday, 2/27, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Heart-Healthy Smile

90% of systemic conditions like heart disease impact oral health, and the reverse is true - oral health issues can negatively impact heart health. Learn more about this fascinating relationship and ways to manage oral health for optimal health outcomes.

Register for 2/27 Heart-Healthy Smile

Fridays: Guided Meditations for Heart Health

Friday, 2/14, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: Daily Practice for Love and Happiness

What better day than Valentine's Day to remember that we all want the same thing - to be loved! In this guided meditation, you'll experience appreciation and love for yourself and others. This will be so uplifting that you'll want to practice this every day of the year!

Register for 2/14 Daily Practice for Love and Happiness

Friday, 2/21, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: Mind Appreciation

Express wonder and appreciation for your miraculous mind and the variety of thoughts that flow through it. Express gratitude for its complexity such as its ability to understand, process, and reflect what has happened and what your future will bring in this enlightening guided meditation.

Register for 2/21 Mind Appreciation

Friday, 2/28, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: Giving Gladness to Your Heart and Mind

Offer gratitude and kindness to your thinking mind to bring it a sense of peace. This peace will benefit your heart as your heart beat slows and your breathing deepens. Enjoy this opportunity to give gratitude to your thinking mind - your heart and mind will thank you back!
Register for 2/28 Giving Gladness to Your Heart and Mind