Health and Wellness
Health and Wellness are a part of the nine core values of CSUMB. The Human Resources team has the following resources to support your physical and mental health.
Employee Assistance Program
CSUMB recognizes that life at work and at home can be full of difficult challenges. It's important to know that you are not alone.
As a CSUMB employee, you and any member of your household can turn to the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for help.
YOU@CSUMB
YOU@CSUMB is your space to check in with yourself, set goals, and explore personalized resources from nutrition to stress management. Available 24/7, the anonymous online well-being platform supports all students, staff and faculty at CSUMB through the Personal Growth & Counseling Center (PGCC).
Meditation and Mindfulness 5 Minute Mindfulness Meditation - Diana Winston
Fostering Wellness Starting With The Brain
Fostering Wellness: Starting with the Brain, presented by Dr. Donna Volpitta
It's no secret that people are struggling. We need to understand how to build resilience and foster mental wellness in our families and communities. During this session, you will gain a brain-based understanding of the "why" behind behaviors, confidently reinforce healthy, mindful decision-making, develop a common language and strategies for discussing difficult situations, aiding in conflict resolution and prevention. Learn about The Resilient Mindset Model, Mental Health Literacy and Brain-based Leadership.
- Duration: 60 minutes (1 hour)
- Training Credit(s): n/a
Koi Calm Cam: Community Hospital of Monterey Penninsula (CHOMP) offers you a relaxing view set to soothing music.
A Meditation for Feeling As Safe As You Reasonably Can - Rick Hanson - ~ 5-minute guided meditation on Youtube.
Mindfulness Meeting Exercises Bundle
Dr. Crystal Miller presents Mindful Meeting Exercises, designed to provide a deeper sense of well-being and connection. These exercises are 5-10 minutes in length and can be done either individually throughout your workday or in a meeting with your team or group.
Monterey Bay Aquarium Cams Take time out of your day, to ‘float about the bay’!
Monterey Bay Aquarium Mindful Meditations Reduce stress and center your mind with a MeditOcean
Take a Deep Breath and Manage Your Stress
When you're constantly adding items to your never-ending to-do list, feeling overwhelmed at work and at home, and finding your health and relationships negatively impacted, you are likely experiencing stress. Stress is produced by your own feelings and reactions to certain external events, rather than by the events themselves. But while you may not always be able to control the external events causing your stress, by applying mindfulness techniques, you can control your reactions to them. This course explains the physiological, behavioral, and psychological signs and symptoms of stress and where it can come from. It outlines strategies for maintaining work/life balance and managing stress. It also covers ways to change your responses to stress and make them more positive and how to use relaxation techniques and adopting mindfulness to help you focus.
- Duration: 17 minutes
- Training Credit(s): PDU (PMI): 0.50
UCLA Mindfulness Awareness Center Guided Meditations
Weekly Meditations with Dr. Rick Hanson - Free online weekly meditation, talk, and discussion
Exercise Get Up Offa That Thing - Desk stretches to avoid stiffness and promote well-being.
The 10 Best Exercises To Do At Your Desk - Forbes article on 10 ways to fit in exercise at your desk.
Gym and Health Club Benefits
Aquatics Center - A variety of membership options are available including payroll deduction.
In-Shape Health Clubs- free enrollment & reduced membership rates.
Monterey Sports Center- 10% discount on a 1-year Adult Extended Use Pass (EUP).
Otter Sports Center - A variety of membership options are available including payroll deduction.
Nutrition The Basics of the Nutrition Facts Label
The Nutrition Source - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Top 10 Nutrition Facts That Everyone Agrees on
Sleep Sleep - Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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Bundle A selection of courses, webcasts and a video to improve your work/life balance. Learn techniques for managing stress, practicing mindful meditation and be reminded of practical habits that contribute to your well-being.
Course Achieve Productivity In Your Personal Life
A busy personal life has a direct correlation to your productivity level at your job. By getting control of your productivity at home, you can improve your productivity work too, making you better able to stick to schedules and meet deadlines by reducing the stress and distractions that come from trying to juggle home and work at the same time. In this course, you'll learn how to prepare for trips, plan personal and household tasks, and become more organized as a parent. You'll also explore tips for achieving an effective work/life balance and taking care of your personal health and well-being.
- Duration: 17 minutes
- Training Credit(s): PDU (PMI): 0.25
Managing and Supporting Employee Wellness
Work is important on many levels. A job your employees enjoy and find meaningful can also affect their physical and emotional health. On a strictly business level, organizations benefit when employees are happy and healthy at work because workplace wellness leads to increases in productivity and creativity, a greater focus on safety and retention, and decreases in nonattendance. In this course, you'll discover the impact of work on three major areas of work life and how facets of wellness programs can help support your employees in those areas. You'll come to recognize symptoms of stress and burnout in your people and discover methods you can use to help them balance the demands of work and private life. Additionally, you'll learn approaches to employee wellness that connect all the important areas of health.
- Duration: 21 minutes
- Training Credit(s): CPE (NASBA): 0.50
Optimizing Your Workplace Well-being
Especially in times of disruption and change, your health and wellness – both physical and mental – can sometimes take a backburner to urgent and pressing needs. Prioritizing your wellness can be life-changing on a personal level, with the added benefits to employers of increased productivity, employee engagement, and retention. In this course, you’ll learn to identify the elements of well-being at work and understand how common work and home factors can cause wellness to go out of balance. You’ll also learn how to recognize signs of stress in yourself and in others, and what strategies help build resilience and promote wellness in all of life’s dimensions: at work and at home; in mind, body, and human connections.
- Duration: 22 minutes
- Training Credit(s): CPE (NASBA): 0.50
Take a Deep Breath and Manage Your Stress
When you're constantly adding items to your never-ending to-do list, feeling overwhelmed at work and at home, and finding your health and relationships negatively impacted, you are likely experiencing stress. Stress is produced by your own feelings and reactions to certain external events, rather than by the events themselves. But while you may not always be able to control the external events causing your stress, by applying mindfulness techniques, you can control your reactions to them.
This course explains the physiological, behavioral, and psychological signs and symptoms of stress and where it can come from. It outlines strategies for maintaining work/life balance and managing stress. It also covers ways to change your responses to stress and make them more positive and how to use relaxation techniques and adopting mindfulness to help you focus.
- Duration: 17 minutes
- Training Credit(s): PDU (PMI): 0.50
LifeMatters is an Employee Assistance Program developed by Empathia. The Training Portal contains many diverse resources available to you and your family to support personal and professional growth.
Information about Empathia Pacific, as well as information on its grievance policy, can be found on its member website below.
Empathia EAP Combined - CSU Monterey Bay Website Guide
Login User ID:
email: humanresources@csumb.edu
subject: LifeMatters by Empathia Login User ID
Quick links:
- Coping with Stress and Uncertainty During COVID-19 This course covers steps to improve emotional well-being., and ways to identify emotional triggers while offering coping techniques to help manage our reactions during these stressful time.s. (SumTotal)
- Employee Assistance Program: LifeMatters by Empathia LifeMatters by Empathia is a free, confidential counseling service that can assist you with recovering from the emotional and financial impact of the COVID-19.
- Managing Stress During COVID-19 CSUMB's Personal Growth & Counseling Center (PGCC) offers campus support and assistance.
- COVID-19 Resources and Webinars During the COVID-19 pandemic, CSUMB’s Office of Inclusive Excellence can provide resources for students, faculty and staff.