LJMU
Wellbeing Week 11 - 15 of March
Wellbeing Week provides an opportunity for staff and students to try out new approaches to staying healthy and happy; from yoga to music, knitting to meditation. There are a wide range of events, talks and informal get togethers across our campuses designed to introduce different ideas on physical and mental health and a chance to spend time with friends and colleagues and to meet new people.
Why not take some time out during the week to get involved!
For info onon what’swhat's on on visit: visit: ljmu.ac.uk/healthandwellbeing or follow @LJMUsaw
#ljmuWellbeing Wellbeing Week is part of our 52 week a year commitment to health and wellbeing
At LJMU we believe that our wellbeing is important 24/7, 365 days a year. We are committed to providing our staff and students with the best possible environment and support for them to manage their own health and wellbeing and get help where they need it.
Wellbeing Week is a week of activities which draws attention to the importance of wellbeing but we want us all to be thinking about it all year round. We are continuing with the theme from University Mental Health day (www.unimentalhealthday.co.uk). The theme for the week is “use your voice”, in which we are encouraging staff and students to talk about their wellbeing and share their own lived experience, ideas, tips and support with each other to promote self care and a healthy work-life balance.
We are excited about the opportunities provided by Wellbeing Week but also by the support offered all year round by our academic and support services staff, including Student Advice and Wellbeing Services, JMSU and our external partners.
To access our programme of activities visit: www.ljmu.ac.uk/healthandwellbeing JMSU Student Officer Elections
Tuesday 12th March, 9am – Thursday 14th March, 9pm.
We will be in our 6 social spaces and in select halls from CHOOSE WHO Tuesday to Thursday, or you can vote on your phone! Instagram LEADS YOUR Use your voice and choose who leads your students’ union! Your SU is run by students, for students. Check STUDENTS’ your university emails for the subject line ‘VOTE NOW & UNION WIN £500’. Student Officer Elections Visit www.jmsu.co.uk or email [email protected] for more info. VOTING NOW OPEN! 12th – 14th March
Your SU is run by students, for students. So have your say. Use your vote now & you could win £500!
Check your LJMU inbox for your voting link.
2 Activities taking place throughout the week...
Wellbeing Pop-ups and Lifestyles Fitness Centre health checks for staff and students
Everyday during Wellbeing Week there will be Wellbeing Pop-ups featuring:
■ FREE Lifestyles Fitness Centre health checks for staff and students ■ FREE five-a-day fruit bag giveaways ■ Health agencies providing advice and guidance on a range of areas such as sexual health, accessing the right services, drug and alcohol support ■ Chat to the Student Opportunities team and find out more about exclusive cultural opportunities available to staff and students. ■ Craft activities from Gurl on Purl Action www.girlonpurlaction.co.uk ■ FREE hand massage therapy from wellbeingtherapiesbyfiona.co.uk
Lifestyles staff can also process your free off-peak gym membership on campus. Just remember to bring your completed Lifestyles form. You can download your form here: www2.ljmu.ac.uk/sport/120800.htm For more details on activities available at Lifestyles visit: liverpool.gov.uk/lifestyles or email Tarique Rahman, Facility Manager [email protected]
Our Wellbeing Pop-ups are for staff and students. There is no need to book, just join in!
Where Date Byrom James Parsons Reception Area Monday 11th March 11-2pm Redmonds Café area Tuesday 12th March 11-2pm Aldham Library Reception Wednesday 13th March 11-2pm Exchange Station Reception (staff only) Wednesday 13th March 11-2pm Avril Robarts Library Reception and Café area Thursday 14th March 11-2pm IM Marsh café area Friday 15th March 11-2pm
3 Training available during Wellbeing Week...
Keep Learning is one of our 5 Ways to Wellbeing…
It’s important that we continue to find out different ways to enhance our own and other’s wellbeing. There are a number of FREE training opportunities available during Wellbeing Week and throughout the Academic Year.
See Say Signpost If you want to know how to talk to someone who may be feeling suicidal - it could be a friend, family member, or stranger - then try this free online 20 minute training ‘See Say Signpost’. You will gain understanding in how to see the signs, talk to someone in the right way and understand where to signpost them for help.
During Wellbeing Week we will have See Say Signpost training stations available across the University. These sessions will be facilitated should you wish to ask any questions or discuss any issues that the training may bring up. Headphones are available and the training offers BSL for D/deaf learners. Don’t forget that you can also do the training on your phone, tablet or work computer. Visit www.ljmu.ac.uk/healthandwellbeing to access the 'See Say Signpost' training and visit www.zerosuicidealliance.com for further info.
Date and time See Say Signpost training Monday 11th March 12 – 2pm Byrom Career Zone Tuesday 12th March 12 – 2pm Redmonds Building, IT Suite Room 327 & 329, 3rd Floor Wednesday 13th March 12 – 2pm Aldham Library Thursday 14th March 12 – 2pm Avril Robarts Library Friday 15th March 12 – 2pm IM Marsh Library
4 Mental Health First Aid Training
Redmonds Building, Room 037. Wednesday 13th March, 1-5pm. For staff and students
Our half day certificated course is an introductory 4 hour session to raise awareness of mental health. It’s designed to give you an understanding of what mental health is and how to challenge stigma, as well as confidence to support someone in distress or who may be experiencing a mental health issue. Delivered by Sile MacRaghnaill, Mental Health Liaison Worker, Student Advice and Wellbeing Services Booking essential. Contact [email protected] for more information and to book your place. Please note the course has a capacity of 25 and a minimum of 12 for it to be delivered. Please book by 8th March
SilverCloud (for students only) LJMU has partnered with the self-help cognitive behaviour therapy programme, SilverCloud. You can access the online programmes to help you deal with anxiety, depression, stress or body image issues. Take the information and techniques you learn from each module and apply them to your day-to-day life. www.ljmu.ac.uk/discover/student-support/health-and-wellbeing
BlackBullion (for students only) Blackbullion is our new and free online money management system, which will help you take control of your money and improve your money management skills. By using Blackbullion, you can develop your skills and get advice on how to make a budget and how to handle your money efficiently, leaving you with more time and money for enjoying University.
How can I use Blackbullion? 1. Go to www.blackbullion.com 2. Click ‘Register now’ in top right corner 3. Enter your LJMU student email address and create an account.
5 Share your wellbeing tips...
During LJMU Wellbeing Week why not share your stories and tips on how you look after your wellbeing? Create a #SelfCareSelfie by taking a photo or video of yourself and tell us what you do to look after yourself or others and tag @LJMUsaw using #ljmuwellbeing #SelfCareSelfie. Check out what others in the LJMU Community do to look after their wellbeing…
Andrew Barker, Associate Director, Library Services 1.Going for a walk with my wife on an evening. A great opportunity to talk out loud about work and relax after a busy day at work. 2.Reading fiction – it helps me think and takes me out of the moment. 3. Listening to LPs and going to gigs – Music of all sorts relaxes me, or energises me whatever the requirement of the moment! 4.I meditate for 10 minutes every evening. I just sit quietly and watch my breathing. It great for relaxing my mind and bringing a bit of calmness after a day or work and a couple of hours running around doing household chores. LJMU Wellbeing Week is a great initiative, anything that encourages people to look after themselves, and to be kind to themselves – both their body and mind has to be encouraged.
Lee Browne, Reception Advisor In work I often have conversations with others on the topic and find that because people know I am open about it they feel able to talk to me about their problems too. Knowing someone understands can be a big help. I get outdoors when I can and I find being out in natural spaces always makes me feel better. If I don’t feel like getting out I’ll settle in with a favourite sci-fi movie. I have an app on my phone for making lists and find that if I put things down it unclutters my head. I also keep lists of projects, mostly things that need doing around the house. I like to keep busy and find that accomplishing something always makes me feel good. Going for a run is a great opportunity to clear my head too. Anything that starts a conversation about mental health is a good thing. Someone out there could be struggling and not know what to do. Having the Wellbeing Week is an opportunity for people to use it to raise concerns either through LJMU services or by talking to a friend.
6 Ben Jones, Head of Communications I have depression and anxiety and spend a lot of time working on my own mental and physical wellbeing - with the help and the support of my wonderful wife and of talking therapies and medication. I have written about my experiences on my blog - www.amjcomms.com/#what-we-think-bens-blog - something which I find hugely helpful for my own wellbeing - it helps to get stuff off my chest and allows me to organise my thoughts and responses to what’s happening with me. It doesn’t suit everyone, but writing down how you feel in a diary, a blog, on your phone or just giving yourself some time to reflect can be a big help. I have a few things I try to do each week to support my own wellbeing, ranging from running, reading physical books and hard copies of newspapers, playing golf, spending as much time as possible at home with my wife and daughter and others who make me smile, getting plenty of sleep with no late nights, no iPhone or iPad after 9pm, listening to music and podcasts (alongside the unmissable LJMU 1823 podcast (www.ljmu.ac.uk/podcast), not wasting time on people who bring me down, watching horse racing and listening to Radio 4. I also obsessively watch Liverpool FC - although this can add to my stress levels rather than alleviate them! Wellbeing is a 52 week a year effort for me but I really welcome the chance to talk about it and share ideas and experiences with colleagues in Wellbeing Week - it’s a great chance to hear what others do for their own self-care and see if you can pick up any hints and tips.
Wendy Lavin, Student Engagement Officer Student Advice and Wellbeing Services It’s really important to me to look after my physical and mental wellbeing. I work with students on wellbeing and really believe in good self-care. It is important for wellbeing to reach out to friends for support when you need it and this is something my friends and I do….a good natter can really help. Good ‘sleep hygiene’ is essential to my wellbeing, things like not scrolling through my phone before or at bedtime helps massively. I also enjoy downtime by watching a good movie or box set or losing myself in a good book. Connecting is really important and so I enjoy spending time with my husband, family and friends. LJMU Wellbeing Week is a really good way to highlight the importance of wellbeing and a great opportunity for the LJMU community to share practical hints and tips. I would urge everyone to get involved.
7 Sile MacRaghnaill, Mental Health Worker, Student Advice and Wellbeing Services My Name is Sile Macraghnaill I am the mental health worker at LJMU. For good mental health and positive wellbeing I sing with a couple of community choirs, I am part of a global trekkie community, I rejoice in my nerdiness and make cosplay costumes. I love music and live gigs, I keep myself occupied and make plans for new things to be involved with, it’s fun learning new things and meeting new people. I talk to my family and friends about how I am feeling especially when I am stressed - talking is really good. It is important to be involved in your own wellbeing and the university offers events across the academic year to promote good physical and mental health. Wellbeing week is jam packed full of fun and educational events aimed exclusively to help all students and staff begin to understand the importance of managing stress and developing strategies to live more healthily in mind body and soul.
Professor Joe Moran, Humanities and Social Science My tip for wellbeing week: remember that, as a human being, you are a body as well as a mind. When you’re feeling low, it’s easy to think that you’re just living inside your own head – and that all you are is a whirring, wired mind which is somehow detached from this shell of a body that you have to lug around. But when you take care of your body, you also take care of your mind. Eat regularly and well, stay hydrated, exercise your legs, breathe fresh air, and get some sleep (but don’t fret about not sleeping, because your body has a way of fixing this for you, and you may be getting more sleep than you think). Remember, as well, that your brain isn’t just a house for your mind. It’s also part of your body – a three-pound lump of jellified fat and protein. And it can get overstimulated and overloaded by your own internal monologue (often involving unrealistic expectations and self-blame) and the endless noise of the world. Sometimes you just need to give your brain a rest, as you would with any other part of your body.
8 Angela Samata, LJMU Honorary Fellow Over the past couple of years I’d slipped into that freelance whirlwind where you say ‘yes’ too often and ‘no’ not often enough. I’d also noticed that this awful little tendency to over-worry about what people thought of me had crept in. I knew I needed to do something… For me, self-care has to have a pretty swift outcome. I know that’s probably shallow, but it’s also true. I can’t run for miles day after day waiting to feel the benefit. I’ve tried the gym and felt the same way about that. I can talk about other people’s artwork all day, but definitely lack the artistic prowess to create work myself, so that’s out. All in all, I thought that starting something and seeing…and eating…the fruits of my labour within 24 hours sounded like a good self-care fit for me. My brother-in-law offered to show me how to make a sourdough ‘starter’, the flour and water mixture that develops naturally to provide the yeast element in sourdough baking. Sounds simple, but I had to overcome the fact that having anything living AND growing in the kitchen made me feel a little bit sick. The responsibility of ‘feeding’ the starter and keeping it warm also filled me with dread. All of that aside, I thought I’d give it a go and later that day Steven the Starter was born. The bug has well and truly bitten and so far I’ve baked 9 loaves in 19 days.
Rosie Steele, MCC Grad, MA Mass Communications & President of LJMU Student Minds Looking after my wellbeing is really important as an MA student, with a lot of extra responsibilities such as working part-time and volunteering to balance alongside my studies. I like to do things that I can easily do at home for free, such as cooking or listening to a podcast (my favourite is The High Low) as they require my full attention so I can place my worries aside even if only for a few minutes. Wellbeing Week was the first time I became aware of the wellbeing services on offer at LJMU which I really needed as well as other activities. Through my time at LJMU I have learnt the importance of taking breaks to optimise my wellbeing and my academic work and Wellbeing Week can be a great place to start. I am really proud to attend and be involved through LJMU Student Minds a university that centres wellbeing and really gives me a sense of community.
9 Monday 11 March
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STUDENT Following a successful first event in December, Monday 11th March James Parsons OPPORTUNITIES the Student Opportunities Music Day returns 11am - 2pm Building, Byrom MUSIC DAY with live performances from LJMU students Street and special guests from university partners For Staff and such as Sound City and Liverpool’s Royal NO NEED TO BOOK, Students Court. Take a break to feel the music and JUST COME ALONG! come and enjoy something different on campus this Wellbeing Week.
TRY AN E-BIKE The power of cycling. Come and have a go of Monday 11th March Byrom St. one of our e-bikes. 11am - 2pm For Staff and Students JUST TURN UP!
YIN YAN DESK As so many of us are desk-bound, this 30 Monday 11th March Exchange Station YOGA minute taster session of seated and standing 12-2pm Room G14 practice will give you the opportunity to Staff only take away practical exercises which help Contact: Liz Cousins improve posture, strengthen your core and aid Email: BOOKING concentration. Apply these to your working [email protected] ESSENTIAL day and reap the benefits. Please choose one session: 12pm / 12.45pm / 1.30pm
MUSIC JAM Led by TLA’s Nick Adamson, professional Monday 11th March Exchange Station guitarist in his spare time, join this open jam 12-2pm Room G21 Staff only session. Pop along with your own instrument/ equipment and help make some beautiful JUST TURN UP AND music. JOIN IN!
Contact: Nick Adamson Email: [email protected]
CHILL ROOM / Break up the busy working day and join us for Monday 11th March Redmonds Building GAMES ROOM a chance to colour-in, play board games and 11am-3.30pm Room 201 socialise with others. Staff only JUST TURN UP AND JOIN IN!
CITY SOCIAL: We invite all students to come and experience Monday 11th March Please meet either in BRICK UP 2 – THE some of the best Scouse humour “the people’s 7pm John Foster Social WRATH OF ANN theatre” has to offer. Whether you’re from Zone (7pm) or TWACKY AT THE Liverpool or new to the city, you’ll be left Contact: Student in the Royal Court ROYAL COURT laughing at this smash hit comedy written by Opportunities Team Theatre Box-Office the famous Dave Kirby (Lost Soul & Brick up (7.30pm) Students only the Mersey Tunnels). If you can’t make it to our Email: free event, £5 tickets also available on Tues studentopportunities@ BOOKING and Weds. ljmu.ac.uk ESSENTIAL Telephone: 0151 231 3714
10 Tuesday 12 March
Group / Description Date, Time & Location Workshop Booking Info
LJMU RUNNING Ever fancied running a 5k? Tuesday 12th March Exchange Station GROUP Aimed at new runners, and led by our resident 12-1pm Foyer (meeting point) Run Leader, Lucy Shenton, this moderate- For Staff and paced lunchtime run will help you kick start Changing room/ Students your training for a Couch2 5k programme. showers available in the basement.
Contact: Lucy Shenton
Email: [email protected] for further information and to book your place
WELL FUNNY Life can often make us feel stressed and Tuesday 12th March Redmonds Building WORKSHOP anxious at times. ‘Well Funny’ events have 12-2pm Room 101 BY THE COMEDY been designed to give a much needed boost TRUST to your wellbeing, where laughter and humour You can just turn up or are the only things on the agenda! reserve a place. Staff only Sam Avery, professional stand-up comedian, will play host in this relaxed, informal session, Contact: helping you to discover how humour can be charlene@ a great way to look after yourself, build your thecomedytrust.com for resilience and find out just what makes you (& more information and other people) laugh. to reserve a place.
CHILL ROOM / Break up the busy working day and join us for Tuesday 12th March James Parsons GAMES ROOM a chance to colour-in, play board games and 11am-3.30pm Lower Exhibition Area socialise with others. Staff only JUST TURN UP AND JOIN IN!
DEMENTIA During this friendly and interactive session you Tuesday 12th March Henry Cotton AWARENESS will increase your understanding of dementia, PM - Time TBC Building Room TBC WORKSHOP and think about the small things that you can do to make a difference to people affected by Email: Denise Parker Contact: Denise For Staff and dementia in your life and community. for time info: Parker for room info: Students This session is delivered in partnership with A.D.Parker1@ljmu. A.D.Parker1@ljmu. Liverpool Dementia Action Alliance. ac.uk ac.uk BOOKING ESSENTIAL For more information on Dementia visit: www. dementiaaction.org.uk
11 Tuesday 12 March
Group / Description Date, Time & Location Workshop Booking Info
MARYBONE A weekly running club that meets two nights Every Tuesday and Starting and RUNNING CLUB a week. Set up in October 2017, this Club Thursday finishing point is the organises 5k runs. As well as keeping you 5-6pm Superlambanana For Staff and active, runners get the opportunity to see outside of the Avril Students areas of our wonderful city that they may not NO NEED TO BOOK. Robarts Library have ventured to before Just turn up for 5pm This event is available throughout the and you will be asked Academic Year to sign in!
For further information please email: kevin.saunderson@ sanctuary-students. com
USING OUR LJMU Student Minds, the university’s only Tuesday 12th March John Lennon Lecture VOICES: A dedicated society to student wellbeing in 6.30-8pm Theatre 3 CONVERSATION conversation with Angela Samata on the topic ABOUT STUDENT of Using Our Voices for University Mental Tickets available at: MENTAL HEALTH Health Day. Angela is an honorary fellow of www.jmsu.co.uk/ LJMU and former Merseyside Woman of The groups/student-minds/ For Staff and Year for her BAFTA nominated documentary events/student- Students ‘Life after Suicide’ and her work with the minds-use-your-voice- charity, Survivors of the Bereaved by Suicide. fundraising-talk-with- BOOKING Join us for an honest and open conversation angela-samata ESSENTIAL about what it means to be a student today. All ticket proceeds will be for Student Minds or and back into the running costs of the society. Contact: ljmu@ Refreshments provided. studentminds.org.uk
Wednesday 13 March
RESILIENCE This session focuses on raising awareness of Wednesday 13th March Redmonds Building TRAINING how to respond positively to periods of acute 10.30am-12pm Room 434 stress and pressure, by building resilience Staff only and the capability to respond to challenging Contact: Jason Boulter events. We shall look at tools, techniques Email: and methods that can help create a resilient [email protected] BOOKING ESSENTIAL attitude.
12 Wednesday 13 March
Group / Description Date, Time & Location Workshop Booking Info
YOGA WITH Unwind and enjoy FREE yoga sessions Wednesday 13th March John Foster Building MOHAN delivered by Mohan from Lifestyles Fitness 12.30-1.00pm: Intro Room 106 Centres. Whether you are a novice or a yoga session For Staff and geek these sessions are designed to help you Students de-stress and encourage you to take some 1.15-2.00pm: ‘me-time’. Full yoga session Wear comfortable clothes and bring water. Spare yoga mats are available if needed. No need to book, just come along! This event is available throughout the For further info email Academic Year [email protected] or follow @ljmusaw
MENTAL HEALTH Our half day certificated course is an Wednesday 13th March Redmonds Building, FIRST AID introductory 4 hour session to raise awareness 1-5pm Room 037 TRAINING of mental health. It’s designed to give you an understanding Contact: For Staff and of what mental health is and how to mentalhealth@ Students challenge stigma, as well as confidence to ljmu.ac.uk for more support someone in distress or who may be information and to book BOOKING experiencing a mental health issue. your place. ESSENTIAL Delivered by Sile MacRaghnaill, Mental Health Liaison Worker, Student Advice and Wellbeing Please note the course Services has a capacity of 25 and a minimum of 12 for it to be delivered. Please book by 8th March
OPEN FOREST Green spaces have been found to be Wednesday 13th March LJMU Forest School, SCHOOL beneficial to wellbeing so why not make 12-2pm IM Marsh Campus time for lunch down at the Forest School at For Staff and IM Marsh Campus? We will be cooking up Booking essential as Students some delicious food on site which we will eat places are limited: whilst sitting around the campfire. Toasted ljmuforestschool@ BOOKING marshmallows and hot chocolate will also be ljmu.ac.uk ESSENTIAL on offer (veggie and Halal versions available) and there will be the opportunity to take part in some Forest School activities during your visit.
GUIDED WALK Led by our very own Martin Hudson, who Wednesday 13th March Redmonds Building is a Blue Badge Guide in his spare time, we 12.30-1.30pm Foyer (meeting point) Staff only will explore the Harley Street of the North… Rodney Street. Contact: Liz Cousins BOOKING Places limited to 20. ESSENTIAL Email: E.Cousins@ ljmu.ac.uk
13 Wednesday 13 March
Group / Description Date, Time & Location Workshop Booking Info
YOGA WITH During the programme, the group focus on Wednesdays Byrom Street Room THALBIR various aspects of yoga, which bring together 12.30-1.30pm BS/301 the mind, body and spirit. Each 50-minute Staff only session is set at a gentle to intermediate Contact: Liz Cousins level, so as to create an inclusive environment for all abilities. Practice will develop with Email: each session, building on what was learnt in [email protected] previous sessions. for more information Costs £35 per head for 5 sessions. and to book your place.
CHILL ROOM / Break up the busy working day and join us for Wednesday 13th March Aldham Robarts GAMES ROOM a chance to colour-in, play board games and 12.30-5pm Seminar Room socialise with others. Staff only JUST TURN UP AND JOIN IN!
LJMU TABLE An opportunity for staff and students at all Wednesday 13th March SU Activities Room, TENNIS levels to get together, meet new people and 1-4pm John Foster Building have a go at playing table tennis. Table tennis For Staff and is a fun sport that is accessible for young and Open to everyone. Bats Students old alike. It can help to improve concentration and balls are provided. and hand/eye co-ordination, as well as Please wear suitable physical well-being. clothing and footwear. The session is facilitated by an experienced table tennis league player who can advise staff JUST TURN UP AND and students on how to improve their game. JOIN IN!
HOW HEALTHY Health screening clinic and advice. Wednesday 13th March Tithebarn building ARE YOU? Participants will have access to a variety of 1.30-4pm Practise suites 1,2 screening tests (blood pressure, cholesterol, and 3 CVD risk assessment) to determine their health For further information and fitness and any health risk factors they please email may have. Advice on healthy eating, exercise, G.A.Hutcheon@ljmu. psychological wellbeing, smoking cessation ac.uk and community pharmacy services will also be available. All staff and students welcome. No booking required. Limited cholesterol tests available on a first come first served basis.
INTRODUCTION An Introduction to Mindfulness - Wednesday 13th March John Foster Building TO MINDFULNESS Introducing various Mindfulness 2.30 - 4pm Room 106 Practices - participants who come Students only along to the Introduction to Mindfulness For further information may decide to attend a 4 week course please email: which also covers the theory of Counselling@ljmu. BOOKING ESSENTIAL Mindfulness and involves group discussions. ac.uk No need to book, just come along
14 Wednesday 13 March HOW TO SURVIVE Learning to manage your money is like Wednesday 13th March Redmonds Building, ON A STUDENT any other life skill; it takes time and a bit 4-5pm Room 437 BUDGET of practice. This session will give you the confidence to draw up a realistic budget, help Contact Email: Students only you understand where things can go wrong Moneyadvice@ljmu. and what to do about it if they do. ac.uk BOOKING Come along and take the first steps towards ESSENTIAL taking control of your finances so you can Telephone: focus on your studies. 0151 231 3153 / 3154
CITY SOCIAL: Take time to see one the most talked about, Wednesday 13th March Please meet in FILM - STAN feel good films recently released “Stan and 6.30pm John Foster Social AND OLLIE AT Ollie” for FREE at the iconic Royal Liverpool Zone LIVERPOOL Philharmonic Hall. With its great reviews, Contact: Student PHILHARMONIC watch the story about one of the world’ great Opportunities Team comedy team Laurel & Hardy , starring Steve Students only Coogan and John C. Reilly. Join us for a Email: City Social event from 6:30pm, with the film studentopportunities@ ljmu.ac.uk BOOKING beginning at 7:30pm. ESSENTIAL Telephone: 0151 231 3714 Thursday 14 March Group / Description Date, Time & Location Workshop Booking Info
WELL FUNNY Life can often make us feel stressed and Thursday 14th March Redmonds Building, WORKSHOP anxious at times. ‘Well Funny’ events have 12-2pm Room 037 BY THE COMEDY been designed to give a much needed boost TRUST to your wellbeing, where laughter and humour You can just turn up or are the only things on the agenda! reserve a place. Students only Sam Avery, professional stand-up comedian, will play host in this relaxed, informal session, Contact: helping you to discover how humour can be charlene@ a great way to look after yourself, build your thecomedytrust.com resilience and find out just what makes you (& for more information other people) laugh. and to reserve a place.
YOGA WITH During the programme, the group focus on Thursday 14th March John Foster Building THALBIR various aspects of yoga, which bring together 12-1pm Room G07 the mind, body and spirit. Each 50-minute Staff only session is set at a gentle to intermediate Contact: Liz Cousins level, so as to create an inclusive environment for all abilities. Practice will develop with Email: each session, building on what was learnt in [email protected] previous sessions. for more information Costs £35 per head for 5 sessions. and to book your place.
CHILL ROOM / Break up the busy working day and join us for Thursday 14th March Exchange Station GAMES ROOM a chance to colour-in, play board games and 12.30-5pm Room G14 socialise with others. Staff only JUST TURN UP AND JOIN IN!
15 Thursday 14 March
Group / Description Date, Time & Location Workshop Booking Info
LITTLE KNITS An introduction to “Little Knits” Byrom Street’s Thursday 14th March Byrom Street Building weekly lunchtime knitting and crochet group. 1-2pm Starbucks For Staff and All are welcome to come and find out more Students about the group. Have a go at some knitting or Look out for the woolly crochet, see some of our completed projects, projects and needles! and find out how knitting and crochet can contribute to your wellbeing. JUST TURN UP AND We meet every Thursday lunchtime, new JOIN IN! members are always welcome whether beginner or experienced. Contact: Tracy Tunstall Equipment can be provided, or you can bring your own project. Email: T.A.Tunstall@ ljmu.ac.uk for more information or queries
MARYBONE A weekly running club that meets two nights Every Tuesday and Starting and RUNNING CLUB a week. Set up in October 2017, this Club Thursday 5-6pm finishing point is the organises 5k runs. As well as keeping you Superlambanana For Staff and active, runners get the opportunity to see NO NEED TO BOOK. outside of the Avril Students areas of our wonderful city that they may not Just turn up for 5pm Robarts Library have ventured to before and you will be asked to sign in! This event is available throughout the Academic Year For further information please
email: kevin.saunderson@ sanctuary-students. com
A NIGHT IN Hold tight: it’s not every concert that starts Thursday 14th March Liverpool THE TROPICS with a samba and ends with a shipwreck! 7.30pm Philharmonic AT LIVERPOOL But when Louis Gottschalk wrote his First PHILHARMONIC Symphony in 1857, he gave its finale an 1. Call up 0151 709 unmistakably Latin shimmy and the first ever 3789 or visit the box Students only orchestral samba. Save £30 and claim up to 2 offi¬ce in person. FREE tickets to watch this musical delight. 2. Let them know you are an LJMU student, BOOKING quote the code ESSENTIAL LJMUDISC and how many tickets you would like (up to 2 tickets per LJMU student). 3. Take your student card with you when going to pick them up.
16 Friday 15 March
Group / Description Date, Time & Location Workshop Booking Info
RESILIENCE This session focuses on raising awareness of Friday 15th March Exchange Station TRAINING how to respond positively to periods of acute 10.30am-12pm Room G14 stress and pressure, by building resilience Staff only and the capability to respond to challenging Contact: Jason Boulter events. We shall look at tools, techniques BOOKING and methods that can help create a resilient Email: ESSENTIAL attitude. [email protected]
LJMU RUNNING Ever fancied running a 5k? Aimed at new Friday 15th March James Parsons Foyer GROUP runners, and led by our resident Run Leader, 1-2pm (meeting point) Sara Rioux, this moderate-paced lunchtime For Staff and run will help you kick start your training for a Changing room/ Students Couch2 5k programme. shower available on the ground floor, Tom Reilly Building.
Contact: Sara Rioux
Email: [email protected]
for further information and to book your place.
CHILL ROOM / Break up the busy working day and join us for Friday 15th March IM Marsh Seminar GAMES ROOM a chance to colour-in, play board games and 12.30-5pm Room socialise with others. Staff only JUST TURN UP AND JOIN IN!
DEMENTIA During this friendly and interactive session you Friday 15th March Henry Cotton AWARENESS will increase your understanding of dementia, AM - Time TBC Building Room TBC WORKSHOP and think about the small things that you can do to make a difference to people affected by Email: Denise Parker Contact: Denise For Staff and dementia in your life and community. for time info: Parker for room info: Students This session is delivered in partnership with A.D.Parker1@ljmu. A.D.Parker1@ljmu. Liverpool Dementia Action Alliance. ac.uk ac.uk BOOKING ESSENTIAL For more information on Dementia visit: www. dementiaaction.org.uk
17 Friday 15 March
Group / Description Date, Time & Location Workshop Booking Info
LJMU BOOK CLUB Book Club is looking to bring together students Friday 15th March Seminar Room 1 Avril and staff to create a reading community 12-1pm Robarts Library For Staff and with the aim of reading for pleasure and Students wellbeing. In this introductory session we Just turn up and take part! will be reading a short story chosen for this session but encourage attendees to bring Please contact recommendations or samples of any reading [email protected] that has enhanced their own wellbeing to book or for further info.
To access the short story before the session 15 places are available. please follow @ljmulibrary for further info
SUPER POWER Squash will lead a participatory workshop Friday 15th March IM MARSH Café WORKSHOP where visitors to the Super Power stall can 12 – 2pm make and taste some power foods full of super For Staff and brain and body boosting vitamins, minerals ... JUST TURN UP AND Students These include JOIN IN! 1) Juice shots – with turmeric and black pepper 2) Energy bombs – customise your own low sugar, high energy date and seed ball Plus lots of info on seasonal fruit and veg and how to use it to create cheap, nutritious meals.
PLAYTIME @ Come over for a play at LJMU’s FabLab. Learn Friday 15th March LJMU Fab Lab in the FABLAB how to make your doodle into a 3D object, 12-2pm X Gallery, have an adventure in VR or find out more about John Lennon Art For Staff and 3D printing. For more info email Building Students [email protected] Whether you want to have a general geek-off or want to try something new, this fun and JUST TURN UP AND informal session is designed to help you have JOIN IN! fun, play and unwind.
18 Take advantage of your Exclusive LJMU Student Opportunities offers during Wellbeing Week
Getting involved in Arts and Culture is a great way to enhance your wellbeing and get more involved in what this great city of Liverpool has to offer. The Student Opportunities Team will be ‘out and about’ on campus throughout the week to tell you all about the fantastic offers available to you.
CITY SOCIALS
City Socials are about getting together with other students to find out more about Liverpool, to make the most of your time here and to get properly immersed in city life.
On some of the upcoming FREE events you can: ● watch the latest films ● take a city tour ● see performances at Liverpool’s top theatres ● get active doing fitness sessions ● visit to Liverpool’s famous museums and art galleries... plus plenty more!
They take place every week and you can meet the Student Opportunities Team and other students before for refreshments. Check our social media or contact us for the full list of events along with further details and to book a place.
So whether you are new to the city or want to know more about it, join the Student Opportunities Team to have the best possible student experience in Liverpool! To find out more, contact us: [email protected] or follow us on social media.
fb.me/LJMUofficial @LJMUStudentOpps LJMU Student Opportunities @ljmu
@LJMUSTUDENTOPPS youtube.com/ljmutv ljmu.ac.uk/ljmutv
19 Group / Description Date, Time & Location Workshop Booking Info
CITY SOCIAL: Come along to our City Social event to watch Tues 12/03 Please meet in THEATRE - THE the best-selling novel turned film and now 18.30 John Foster Social GIRL ON THE theatre performance of The Girl on The Train. Zone TRAIN AT THE Full of thrills and suspense, the mystery of who Contact: Student PLAYHOUSE dunnit will leave the audience hooked. If you Opportunities Team THEATRE can’t make it to our free event, £5 tickets also available Mon 11th – Sat 16th Email: Students only studentopportunities@ ljmu.ac.uk BOOKING ESSENTIAL Telephone: 0151 231 3714
CITY SOCIAL: We invite all students to come and experience Mon 11/03 Please meet either in BRICK UP 2 – THE some of the best Scouse humour “the people’s 19.00 John Foster Social WRATH OF ANN theatre” has to offer. Whether you’re from Zone (7pm) or TWACKY AT THE Liverpool or new to the city, you’ll be left Contact: Student in the Royal Court ROYAL COURT laughing at this smash hit comedy written by Opportunities Team Theatre Box-Office the famous Dave Kirby (Lost Soul & Brick up (7.30pm) Students only the Mersey Tunnels). If you can’t make it to our Email: free event, £5 tickets also available on Tues and studentopportunities@ BOOKING Weds. ljmu.ac.uk ESSENTIAL Telephone: 0151 231 3714
CITY SOCIAL: Take time to see one the most talked about, feel Weds 13/03 Please meet in FILM - STAN good films recently released “Stan and Ollie” for 18.30 John Foster Social AND OLLIE AT FREE at the iconic Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Zone LIVERPOOL Hall. With its great reviews, watch the story Contact: Student PHILHARMONIC about one of the world’ great comedy team Opportunities Team Laurel & Hardy , starring Steve Coogan and Students only John C. Reilly. Join us for a City Social event Email: from 6:30pm, with the film beginning at 7:30pm. studentopportunities@ BOOKING ljmu.ac.uk ESSENTIAL Telephone: 0151 231 3714
A NIGHT IN Hold tight: it’s not every concert that starts with Thurs 15/03 Liverpool THE TROPICS a samba and ends with a shipwreck! But when 19.30 Philharmonic AT LIVERPOOL Louis Gottschalk wrote his First Symphony in PHILHARMONIC 1857, he gave its finale an unmistakably Latin 1. Call up 0151 709 shimmy and the first ever orchestral samba. 3789 or visit the box Students only Save £30 and claim upto 2 free tickets to watch office in person. this musical delight. 2. Let them know you BOOKING are an LJMU student, ESSENTIAL quote the code LJMUDISC and how many tickets you would like (up to 2 tickets per LJMU student). 3. Take your student card with you when going to pick them up.
20 Join our student volunteers! HELPING OTHERS WILL MAKE YOU HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER PLUS IT’S LOTS OF FUN TOO!
Want to make a difference…to your local community… for worthwhile causes… to people in need?
Want to make a difference… to yourself… your self-confidence… your sense of purpose?
By volunteering you can achieve all this and much, much more.
By volunteering your time, your expertise and your energy, you can make a vital difference to lots of great local causes and organisations, while also gaining important life and professional skills and making new friends as well.
Liverpool John Moores University and John Moores Students’ Union supports students in finding exciting and worthwhile voluntary work for lots of different organisations, from reading in schools to environmental projects.
There are loads of projects to choose from and you can choose how much time you want to commit to volunteering based on how much free time you have and your personal interests.
If you’d like to get involved and make a difference then go online now for more information: ljmu.ac.uk/volunteering
21 LJMU Wellbeing Week at a glance
Monday 11th March
Name of activity Time
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES MUSIC DAY 11am - 2pm
TRY AN E-BIKE 11am - 2pm
YIN YAN DESK YOGA 12 - 2pm
MUSIC JAM 12 - 2pm
CHILL ROOM / GAMES ROOM 11am - 3.30pm
CITY SOCIAL: BRICK UP 2 – THE WRATH OF ANN TWACKY AT THE ROYAL COURT 7pm - 10pm
Tuesday 12th March
Name of activity Time
LJMU RUNNING GROUP 12 - 1pm
WELL FUNNY WORKSHOP BY THE COMEDY TRUST 12 - 2pm
CHILL ROOM / GAMES ROOM 11am - 3.30pm
DEMENTIA AWARENESS WORKSHOP Time to be confirmed
MARYBONE RUNNING CLUB 5 - 6pm
USING OUR VOICES: A CONVERSATION ABOUT STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH 6.30 - 8pm
22 Wednesday 13th March
Name of activity Time
RESILIENCE TRAINING 10.30am - 12pm
YOGA WITH MOHAN 12.30 - 2.00pm
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAINING 1 - 5pm
OPEN FOREST SCHOOL 12 - 2pm
GUIDED WALK 12.30 - 1.30pm
YOGA WITH THALBIR 12.30 - 1.30pm
CHILL ROOM / GAMES ROOM 12.30 - 5pm
LJMU TABLE TENNIS 1 - 4pm
HOW HEALTHY ARE YOU? 1.30 - 4pm
INTRODUCTION TO MINDFULNESS 2.30 - 4pm
HOW TO SURVIVE ON A STUDENT BUDGET 4 - 5pm
Thursday 14th March
Name of activity Time
WELL FUNNY WORKSHOP BY THE COMEDY TRUST 12 - 2pm
YOGA WITH THALBIR 12 - 1pm
CHILL ROOM / GAMES ROOM 12.30 - 5pm
LITTLE KNITS 1 - 2pm
MARYBONE RUNNING CLUB 5 - 6pm
A NIGHT IN THE TROPICS AT LIVERPOOL PHILHARMONIC 7.30pm Friday 15th March
Name of activity Time
RESILIENCE TRAINING 10.30am - 12pm
LJMU RUNNING GROUP 1 - 2pm
CHILL ROOM / GAMES ROOM 12.30 - 5pm
DEMENTIA AWARENESS WORKSHOP Time to be confirmed
LJMU BOOK CLUB 12 - 1pm
SUPER POWER WORKSHOP 12 - 2pm
PLAYTIME @ FABLAB 12 - 2pm
23 5 Ways to Wellbeing at LJMU
University life is a busy life - balancing work, study and social activities can be a challenge… To have a happier and healthier University experience, try these five simple ways to improve your personal wellbeing by making small, achievable lifestyle changes.
1. Connect With the people around you. With family, friends, housemates and neighbours. At home, work, on your course or in your local community. Building these connections will be a wonderful support for you. For more info on support available visit: www.ljmu.ac.uk/students/supporting-your-study or www.ljmu.ac.uk/staff 2. Be active Sitting ALL DAY at a computer screen is a bit rubbish really! Change the scene by stepping outside, go for a walk or a run, cycle, dance…dance some more! Exercising makes you feel good. Why not register for FREE off-peak LJMU Lifestyles Gym Membership www.ljmu.ac.uk/studentopportunities 3. Take notice It’s easy to get immersed in University life, so try and make time to take in the world around you, Liverpool is a wonderful place - so be curious. Catch sight of the beautiful. Remark on the unusual. Check out the offers available via Student Opportunities www.ljmu.ac.uk/studentopportunities 4. Keep learning This is a big part of University life right? Try something new that will develop you personally as well as professionally. Rediscover an old interest, join a club, cook something different, have a new cultural experience. 5. Give Do something nice for a friend, or a stranger. Thank someone. Smile. Share your time. LJMU has a great volunteer scheme for students: www.ljmu.ac.uk/volunteering
LJMU’s Student Advice and Wellbeing Services offer a wide range support to help students make the most of their University experience www.ljmu.ac.uk/studentadvice @ljmusaw For further information on Health and Wellbeing activities call 0151 231 3445