UAA Employee Wellness

Happy Thanksgiving Eve!
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am sharing a brief article on the Practice of Gratitude.

Practicing gratitude helps us view life through a more positive and optimistic lens. This Thanksgiving, I encourage everyone to use the following tips and really reflect on the things you are grateful for in your life!

Practicing Gratitude: 5 Tips for Positive Reflection While practicing gratitude may sound like just another lifestyle trend, there’s plenty of evidence to suggest that it can have a powerful transformative effect on people’s lives.

New-Me November! (name is a work in progress😅)

I am challenging everyone to engage in a month of self-care and recreation for the month of November!

Here is a calendar that I've created! Feel free to follow the same or add some unique self-care and recreation challenges of your own!

I tried my hand at a Vegan Tikka Masala for today's lunch😛

Here is the delicious recipe I followed⬇️
https://www.noracooks.com/vegan-tikka-masala/

In addition to the tofu, I added squash and zucchini to mine!
It added some great texture and was super tasty!
10/10 would recommend!

Happy Halloween🦇
Here are a few quick tips to make a Halloween and ! Please enjoy yourself today!

Quick Tips for a Healthy Halloween Before your willpower gets tossed away in a pile of candy wrappers, know you can have a piece of candy and be healthy, too ...

Mindful Monday🙏 As we reach the midpoint of the semester, it is easy to get caught up in the drudge of daily activity.

Today I am asking everyone to find 10 minutes out of the day to take part in this amazing guided meditation to help heal, renew, and energize the body, spirit, and mind!

Guided Meditation for a Healthy Body, Spirit, Mind A 10 minute uplifting experience, part energy healing, part guided meditation. You'll feel the vibrations of wellness in mind, body and spirit with this rela...

Setting up courses for this evenings Healthy Futures Tuesday Night running race series!

For today's breakfast, I am having homemade gluten-free honey bread with honey butter, apples, and pears, complimented by some mint leaf tea and a fresh smoothie!

This is the amazing recipe I follow to make this delicious homemade gluten-free honey bread!
https://glutenfreeonashoestring.com/gluten-free-honey-bread/
In addition to the recipe, I like to add lemon or orange zest to give the bread that little extra zing and I always try to use local Alaska honey!
Stay Wellthy!