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Breathwork and Meditation Retreat for UMD Students!

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SKY Campus Happiness Retreat is a total well-being training offered to millions of people worldwide. Participants gain foundational stress-management skills, develop a personal evidence-based breathing and meditation practice, learn a short personal yoga practice, and increase social connection and emotional intelligence skills. SKY Breath Meditation, is an evidence-based meditation practice integrated with breath work that can significantly increase one's well-being and calmness, and significantly reduces anxiety and stress markers. The course features interactive group processes, experiential learning, emotional intelligence training, breathwork, light yoga, and evidence-based meditation.

Recent research studies evaluated by Yale University shows that SKY Breath Meditation was the most powerful and beneficial program for student mental health and well-being. Students reported improvements in six areas of well-being: depression, stress, mental health, mindfulness, positive affect, and social connectedness.

The Harvard study found that participants of the SKY program developed better sleep quality & resiliency against anticipatory stress.

Benefits:

  • Learn powerful evidence-based meditation that brings clarity and calm
  • Understand sources of stress and the power of breath-work
  • Gain the ability to effectively manage stress, energy and negative emotions
  • Experience tools to increase personal happiness!
  • Increase social connection, enthusiasm, and inspiration
  • Learn to deal with criticism and mistakes
  • Increase capacity and self-confidence
  • Develop greater equanimity

There are limited scholarship spots available for this retreat. Availability is first-come-first-serve and requires attendance to all sessions.

SKY Campus Happiness Retreat will be held in person at the School of Public Health at UMD.

  • Friday, April 19th: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm ET
  • Saturday, April 20th: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm ET
  • Sunday, April 21st: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm ET

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