Mindset Monday - Summer 2025
Join UTSA Wellness Manager, Bryanda Dominguez every first Monday of each month to start with a motivational quote, a mindset research takeaway, or mindset exercises. Mindset Mondays is an initiative that seeks to normalize the practice of mindfulness in the workplace. Adopting Mindful Mondays means making a commitment to yourself that you'll practice mindfulness once a week. The side benefit? This helps build your practice over time. Here are the topics we will be talking about in our sessions.
Please use the session list to enroll in the corresponding course of your choice. You may also enroll in each offering!
Wellbeing Listening Sessions (People Leader)
As part of our commitment to ensure our wellness resources are aligned to all of our employee needs, People Excellence is hosting employee wellbeing listening sessions to gather feedback and input on how we can enhance our Wellness programming. These listening sessions build on the foundational work of the President’s Initiative on Enriching Campus Wellbeing, and similar sessions have been hosted to gather student feedback. The sessions will be offered across the campus in both virtual and in person formats.
If you are unable to sign up and would like an opportunity to provide feedback, please click the link to share your contact information so that we can reach out as a follow-up.
Contact: shelly.crofford@utsa.edu , nadia.lopez@utsa.edu , traci.guinn@utsa.edu
Wellbeing Listening Sessions (Faculty)
As part of our commitment to ensure our wellness resources are aligned to all of our employee needs, People Excellence is hosting employee wellbeing listening sessions to gather feedback and input on how we can enhance our Wellness programming. These listening sessions build on the foundational work of the President’s Initiative on Enriching Campus Wellbeing, and similar sessions have been hosted to gather student feedback. The sessions will be offered across the campus in both virtual and in person formats.
If you are unable to sign up and would like an opportunity to provide feedback, please click the link below to share your contact information so that we can reach out as a follow-up.
Contact: shelly.crofford@utsa.edu , nadia.lopez@utsa.edu , traci.guinn@utsa.edu
**The Feb 19 session has been canceled due to no enrollments
Wellbeing Listening Sessions (Staff)
As part of our commitment to ensure our wellness resources are aligned to all of our employee needs, People Excellence is hosting employee wellbeing listening sessions to gather feedback and input on how we can enhance our Wellness programming. These listening sessions build on the foundational work of the President’s Initiative on Enriching Campus Wellbeing, and similar sessions have been hosted to gather student feedback. The sessions will be offered across the campus in both virtual and in person formats.
If you are unable to sign up and would like an opportunity to provide feedback, please click the link to share your contact information so that we can reach out as a follow-up.
UTSA Wellness Stretch Breaks- Wednesday's
Stretch breaks are designed to support your day-to-day well-being by providing opportunities to engage in brief, facilitated stretch activities four times a month — now offered entirely virtually for greater convenience and flexibility.
Led by certified instructors Tania Palacios and Adiba Twigg, these virtual sessions are designed to help you reduce tension, boost circulation, and improve mental clarity.
Stretch breaks are flexible, come-and-go sessions, allowing you to join at any time during the hour and stay for as long as works for you.
Join virtually for a guided session of gentle, mindful movements designed to help you feel refreshed and re-energized.
UTSA Wellness Stretch Breaks - Monday's
Stretch breaks are designed to support your day-to-day well-being by providing opportunities to engage in brief, facilitated stretch activities four times a month — now offered entirely virtually for greater convenience and flexibility.
Led by certified instructors Tania Palacios and Adiba Twigg, these virtual sessions are designed to help you reduce tension, boost circulation, and improve mental clarity.
Stretch breaks are flexible, come-and-go sessions, allowing you to join at any time during the hour and stay for as long as works for you.
Join virtually for a guided session of gentle, mindful movements designed to help you feel refreshed and re-energized."
Airrosti Sessions
Airrosti, is committed to resolving pain and injuries at the source. An effective alternative to surgery and traditional pain management.
Airrosti | UT System Benefits Site
Here are the sessions lined up:
2/5/2025 - Health at Your Desk - Move beyond good posture to prevent pain.
- Is too much sitting contributing to your chronic aches and pains? Spending hours at a desk can lead to pain throughout the upper body and lower back. Proper posture is essential, but it’s only the first step towards improving back and neck health. Join us for an interactive workshop to learn simple techniques for reducing strain, improving range of motion, and increasing strength. We’ll also provide a conservative care option to help stop pain at the source.
- Registration Link
3/20/2025 - Lacrosse Ball- Complimentary Lunch N Learn plus Injury Assessments.
- Ever felt like you just need to work out some knots? Discomfort in your body can be a real pain. Even the most basic daily routines can become a burden because of common back, neck, and other musculoskeletal injuries. Join Airrosti for a complimentary and interactive session from 11:00-12:00 PM to learn about the benefits of utilizing a lacrosse ball to help relieve common types of soft tissue pain. Followed by 15-minute complimentary injury assessments. Time slots for injury assessments are from 1:00 PM-2:00 PM. FREE lunch will be provided for all participants.
- Lunch N Learn Time: 11:00-12:00 PM, Injury Assessments: 12:00 PM-2:00 PM.
- Please note additional requirements to register for the Lunch N Learn. Please click here
- To reserve your Injury Assessment time slot please click Here
4/23/2025 - Tech Neck- Learn how to relieve and prevent tech neck pain.
- Spending two-thirds of our day with our necks angled downward while working on our computers or texting on our phones can lead to chronic pain and even result in more serious, long-term injuries. Join Airrosti for an educational session to learn how to prevent and relieve the pain associated with repetitive neck stress. Please note additional requirements to register.
- Please note additional requirements to register. Please click Here to register
NOTE: Attendees will be awarded attendance manually after the sessions are over.
Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED (formerly CPR/First Aid)
This is an American
Heart Association Course - Heart Saver First Aid with CPR & AED. The
Heartsaver First Aid Course teaches how to manage illness and injuries in the
first few minutes of an emergency until professional help arrives. Course
content includes General Principles of First Aid, Medical and Injury
Emergencies. CPR and AED, and Environmental Emergencies are also included in
the course. Upon successful completion of this course, participants receive a
course completion card valid for two years. Please wear loose, comfortable
clothing. Skills practice requires working on your hands and knees, bending,
standing, and lifting. If you have any physical conditions that might prevent
these activities, please let instructor know prior to the start of class.
Instructor may be able to adjust the equipment for back, knee, or hip problems.
Also, please let instructor know if you are allergic to latex.
Nutrition Webinars
These webinars are presented by masters-level students who are working on their thesis in the Nutrition and Dietetics Program at UTSA. Each topic is selected and researched by the student in collaboration with their faculty advisor. We encourage you to join these interactive virtual sessions!
Here are the courses scheduled for Spring 2025:
2/21/2025 - Dietary Fat & Heart Health
03/21/2025 - Tips to Reduce Food Waste
4/18/2024 - Hydration 101