CENTER FOR HEALTH WELL BEING AND HAPINESS

In the last 20 years, the field of nutrition has evolved dramatically. Nowadays, the main focus of attention is on key processes inside our bodies that drive health performance. In this course we will: Go beyond the energy balance provided by food, and look into the relationship between food and inflammation (and its impact), Understand the impact of nutrition on the microbiota or its importance for the protection against brain damage,> Study nutrition with a predominantly practical orientation, focusing on acquisition of knowledge that facilitates the decision-making process when choosing what to eat and generally managing your health.> Teach you scientifically validated knowledge that will enable you to acquire rigorous information that facilitates the decision-making process in the self-management of their own health.> Learn how to buy healthy food and read the labels!> Be in direct contact with food and cooking!The course will be structured around the provision of some basic theoretic knowledge, coupled with a highly participative environment where students will be able to actively participate, research and discuss various relevant topics in small groups.

Do you want to work better in your team projects, deliver better team results, or learn to work better with people who are different than you? The answer is build strong Relationships! If you want to thrive looking after your own well-being but also to be able to connect and work skilfully with your colleagues and friends, this course is for you! Fightingg away individuality & isolation relies on our ability to demonstrate Kindness, Empathy and Compassion to ourselves and others. Developing an awareness of the factors that influence our intimate relationship with ourselves and indeed the impact we have on the context of others, empowers us to self-care first and then open up to care for others. Challenging the mental filters, biases and assumptions we make on a daily basis enables each individual to step beyond themselves, see the humanity in others, build a shared identity and ultimately build solid, respectful relationships. This course is an invitation to go on a personal journey to actively engage and participate in a guided path towards a greater level of emotional and social intelligence to skilfully and honestly build the relationships needed to be successful.

Do you often feel that you should be spending your time better? This workshop provides students with knowledge and skills to boost their attention in an age of digital distraction, for better performance during and after their time at IE. We all love digital technology. At university, laptops, tablets and smartphones have become an integral part of our daily work, and our private lives. Despite the huge advantages of these tools, there may be a darker side to them. As more and more apps and tech-based tools try to grab our limited attention, many of us are struggling to focus on what is really important. Our human attention is a limited resource and we have to decide wisely which aspects of our environment to focus on – and what to ignore – in order to be productive. This workshop will introduce findings from decades of research on attention to help students boost their attentional resources, inside and outside the lecture room. Students will learn how attention works, how it can be trained to perform better professionally, and how to deal effectively with digital (and non-digital) distractions. We will begin the journey with 2 sessions of self-development and self-awareness to embark on the Mind Pillar offered by the Centre for Health, Wellbeing and Happiness. We are living in a world with multiple distractions, each competing for our attention and each in their own unique way drawing on our mental energy. Focusing your attention and reflective capacities on understanding the impact of emotions on your behaviors and mindscapes, as well as, enhancing your awareness of how your mind works and processes information will enable you to build a solid foundation on which you can further explore the role of technology as a strong attention deviator.

Balance, and Strength are the foundation of any physical activity and the base for powering your vitality and energy. The seminar is open to students with all levels of physical fitness, and will focus on a functional training method that, after using corrective exercise strategies to help improve muscle imbalances and movement efficiency, will focus on improving all functional abilities, including flexibility, core stabilization, strength, power and cardiovascular endurance. The seminar will follow the guidelines of the Optimal Performance Training model developed by NASM (US National Academy of Sports Medicine) and will explain the benefits of following this scientific based model to achieve any level of fitness. The seminar will focus on establishing proper movement patterns and exercise techniques in order to prevent tissue overload and increase muscular endurance. The seminar will address the importance of recovering during and after every phase of the model in order to maximize benefits.