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The UCSF SKY Breath Meditation staff RCO is sponsoring a SKY Retreat stress-management workshop for resiliency exclusively for UCSF Faculty & Staff.

Usually, it’s $395 but we got sponsorship from UCSF so it’s FREE, but there are limited spots! 

You are invited to (1) sign up for the SKY Retreat (Mar 31- Apr 02) using the registration link provided and (2) to read the press releases from Harvard and Yale describing the benefits of SKY. 

1. UCSF SKY Happiness Retreat                                                                             

(Campus Retreat for Resilience)

Mar 31 - Apr 02| Fri-Sun| 3 Zooms x 3 hours each | NO COST for UCSF Fac/Staff (valued at $395)Attendees learn evidence-based stress-management skills, develop a personal daily SKY breath-meditation practice which has been scientifically validated to significantly increases one's well-being, increase resilience, decrease anxiety, improve social connectedness, and reduce stress markers over 3 consecutive days (3 hours each day). 

Mar 31 - Apr 02                                                                                                                                              

Fri, Mar 31, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM                                                                                                                     

Sat, Apr 01, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM                                                                                                                 

Sun, Apr 02, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM                                                                                                                   

Reserve your spot: https://tiny.cc/UCSF2023   (UCSF in caps)

Allendance to all 3 sessions required

SKY Breath Meditation helps individuals to relieve stress, build resilience and find calm with a breathing practice that shows results from the first session. Documented in more than 100 independent studies, this powerful, evidence-based meditation technique is taught by certified facilitators live online.

2. Research Benefits of SKY

2 research studies (from Yale and Harvard) show that SKY Breath Meditation is more effective than mindful or cognitive approaches for well-being, anxiety, depression, and social connection for students. 

Yale press releasehttps://news.yale.edu/2020/07/27/improve-students-mental-health-yale-study-finds-teach-them-breathe

Harvard press releasehttps://www.bidmc.org/about-bidmc/news/2020/07/yogic-breathing-improved-university-students-response-to-stress

UCSF SKY Breath Meditation staff RCO                                                                                                       

skybreath@ucsf.edu

 

Event Details


Register @ https://tiny.cc/UCSF2023 for Zoom link

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