Spring Wellbeing Days: Thurs 20 Apr

11:00 - 12:00 | Mindful Movement by Leonie der Kinderen | At Elisabeth Strouvenlaan 51a A mindful movement class with a playful and danceful touch. Aimed at practicing connecting with the body, self-expression, relaxation and expanding your movement repertoire. Contains elements of meditation, yoga and breath techniques. Your own boundaries and needs are your guide during this class. Provided by Leonie, drama therapist with a predilection for body-oriented therapeutic work, yoga, dance and working on improving the relationship with self. https://centrumvaktherapie.nl/leonie/ 13:00 - 14:30 | Somatic Boundaries by Leonie der Kinderen | At Elisabeth Strouvenlaan 51a In this consent workshop, we take a closer look at the role the body plays in sensing boundaries in connection to others. With some gentle explorative exercises we discover the subtle signals the body sends out. Provided by Leonie, drama therapist with a predilection for body-oriented therapeutic work, yoga, dance and working on improving the relationship with self. https://centrumvaktherapie.nl/leonie/ 13:30 - 15:30 | The Knitwits meet the Wooligans by Gerda Galenkamp |FPN-UNS 40 (exact room to be decided) Does your mind need a break? Do you find meditation difficult? Do you want to relax and at the same time train your brain? Join the Knitwits! We are hosting a get-together around the beautiful craft of knitting. We will teach you the basics: how to hold the needles and thread and how to start a project. Everyone can learn these skills. You will find that knitting can relieve stress and tension. There is no pressure. You don’t have to be creative. One moment you will see a soft thread going through your fingers. The next moment you will have a sock or a scarf in your hands. Immense gratification. 15:00 - 16:30 | Digital Detox Walk by Anna-Lena Hoh | Inner City Library Wellbeing space During this workshop we are actually going to practice digital detoxing while going out for a walk. During the walk we will engage in exercises to create awareness for your digital media use and will give you some tips and tricks to responsibly deal with digital media in your everyday life. Since we are planning to go outside, please make sure to dress weather appropriate e.g. appropriate footwear, a (rain-)coat and bring an umbrella in case it starts to rain. We will start the walk at the library where we will lock your stuff (phone and laptop etc.) in a safe place, so that you can really experience a digital detox during our walk. 15:30 - 17:00 | Giftedness: Shining a light on bright students by Anke Smeenk (FHML student advisor) Interactive lecture ‘shining a light on bright students: Giftedness, what does it mean and what about the issue of misdiagnosis and dual diagnosis in giftedness? - Do you often feel different from others, but you don’t know why? - Do you experience external stimuli intensely? - Do you have difficulties with maintaining motivation and interest when working on something for a longer period of time? - Do you doubt (yourself) a lot and do you always have questions? - Are you interested in many different things? If you recognize yourself in some of these questions, this workshop may interest you. Contrary to the stereotype, giftedness is not about just having good cognitive abilities or having an IQ above 130. It also entails having a range of characteristics, including high sensitivity, doubt and a critical attitude. These characteristics may add an extra layer of complexity to seemingly common problems. How nice would it be to talk about these topics with others? Also overlap of characteristics can be seen in giftedness on the one hand and several different behavioral and emotional disorders such as ADHD, anxiety disorders or autism related disorders on the other hand. Bright and creative children and adults may be misdiagnosed. Emergence of a false self-image and inappropriate advices and counseling can be a result of misdiagnosis. Apart from misdiagnosis also dual diagnosis in one person can be determined. But what are the differences between giftedness and AD(H)D? How can the differences between giftedness and autism be recognized? Are giftedness and anxiety disorders probably related? In this meeting we try to shine a bit more light on these questions. Do you join our discussion? 16:00 - 17:30 | Bowling Evening by UM community | Olround Maastricht, Boschstraat 30 What's a better way to end the day than bowling? Whether you're an experienced bowler or a beginner, everyone is welcome to join in on the fun! Not only that, it's also a great opportunity to meet new open-minded people. We have booked 4 lanes, so there's only a limited space available for this event. So sign up quick & join us! What's UM community? UMc is a space where everyone from UM is welcome. Our goal is to integrate the diverse community of UM students and give everyone a space to meet interesting and fun people from different faculties and take part in our fun events. All this while improving your wellbeing through being together.