Wellness Events and Resources
The Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Vermont Wellness team invites you to participate in our upcoming events—you can participate in just one or all events that interest you.
Upcoming Webinar
| Balanced Thinking: Managing Negative Self Talk Workshop Do you find yourself getting stuck in negative thoughts? Are you tired of them taking up too much time and space in your day? Negative thinking traps can be easy to fall into, like jumping to conclusions or being overly self-critical. And if you get stuck in them too often, chronic stress and anxiety can take hold. This engaging workshop will explore how to challenge negative thinking traps and cultivate a more balanced thinking pattern. Learn practical strategies for reframing unhelpful thoughts. Develop and practice more realistic and self-compassionate ways to approach negative self-talk to nurture emotional well-being. Topics include:
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| Bedtime: Train Your Brain For Better Sleep Workshop Are you struggling to create a bedtime routine that will support a better night’s sleep? Yes, sleep is natural and simple in some ways. But our lives and behaviors around sleep can be complicated and change often, making it challenging to get a good night’s sleep. Through a lens of self-compassion, this interactive workshop explored how to create a bedtime routine that is realistic and flexible, while acknowledging the challenges of building new habits. Watch Recording Resources |
| A Lifestyle, Not a Diet Workshop: Build Your Lifestyle, One Habit at a Time With a focus on eating habits, this presentation explored how to form new habits and how to change habits using the “habit loop.” It offered the opportunity to practice a mindfulness exercise to help become more aware of what serves your personal sense of well-being. Watch Recording |
| Workday Movement Workshop: Our Bodies Are Made to Move Adding simple and short sessions of movement throughout your workday can make a big difference. Your body and brain get an energy boost and relief from the often-static body position. This interactive workshop explored practical tips along with short and simple stretches and exercises you can do sitting or standing during your workday. Watch Recording Resources |
| Natural Connections Workshop: Experience Nature Wherever You Are Are you looking for more ways to connect with nature? Being in nature isn’t just about hiking in the woods. We can find it all around us – in the backyard, back porch, or backwoods, and even inside our homes. Whether you live in a city, small town, or the suburbs, this interactive and engaging workshop explored how you can integrate more natural connections into your lifestyle, helping to calm and clear your mind and finding more ways to experience joy. View Recording (use passcode below) Passcode: T?M9*.w |
| Learn how to paddleboard with local paddleboard expert, Spencer Bailey. |
| Move & Nourish: 5K Training Program Webinar Series Are you looking to start or improve your 5K journey? Join Blue Cross VT for our upcoming BeWell@WorkSM webinar series to learn essential steps for successfully walking or running a 5K. This engaging, conversational webinar series will be hosted by Kim Lord, a Certified Running Coach. |
| Prime Your Day for Positivity with Dr. Kimberly Quinn. In a world filled with challenges, uncertainties, and pressures, the pursuit of happiness is not just a desire but a courageous act. Happiness isn't merely the absence of sorrow or hardship; it's a deliberate choice to embrace joy, find peace, and cultivate gratitude despite the circumstances. The webinar covered:
View the Recording (using passcode below) Dr. Kimberly Quinn is a dynamic psychology professor at Champlain College in Burlington, VT, where she has been teaching for 14 years. She designed the course “Mindcraft: Become the Boss of Your Brain” in response to the increasing rates of anxiety and depression among young adults, teaching them how to become less anxious, happier, and to live their best lives. |