Wellness

The state of being in good health, especially as an actively pursued goal.

Campus Connections

• Vaden’s Wellness staff, SUPER, and SARA staff come to your residence halls, community centers and student groups meetings.
• Faculty  “Night” Programs create engaging connections outside of the classroom.
• WellnessEd  gives students opportunities to explore  different health and wellness concepts via academic courses.
• CCARE investigates methods for cultivating compassion and promoting altruism within individuals and society through rigorous research, scientific collaborations, academic conferences. In addition, CCARE provides a compassion cultivation program and teacher training as well as educational public events and programs.

Online Courses and Seminars

• Awakening Joy: Live and online courses available
• Penn LPS MAPP Program: Master’s degree program - Applied Positive Psychology
• 7 Doors of Happiness: Insights in positive psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness

For Youth and Families

• Project Happiness: Palo Alto organization dedicated to increasing well-being among youth
• Race to Nowhere: Film about the struggles of high achieving Bay Area high school students
• Challenge Success: A project of the Stanford School of Education that provides information and strategies for kids’ academic fulfillment

Local Organizations

• Greater Good: Bay Area university center for research and education offering outstanding public programs about human flourishing

Newsletters

• Just One Thing: weekly newsletter for happiness, health, and a better world