Self Help Programs

Programs you can complete in the Virgin Pulse program to earn points while you learn more about stress management and resiliency.

RethinkCare (formerly Whil)

RethinkCare’s mindfulness content is centered around three tracks:

  • Move: Yoga to exercise the body and mind
  • Thrive: Stress resiliency, focus, and sleep habits
  • Lead: Emotional intelligence, teamwork, and leadership skills

Earn points as you complete the program of your choice. Access via your Virgin Pulse account.

Journeys

Complete daily steps, achieve milestones and finish journeys on your way to better health and well-being. Complete 3 Journeys per quarter to earn maximum points. There are five Journeys available to help you conquer stress and many others available to also assist in healthy eating, getting active, quitting tobacco, sleeping well and manage finances.

Resiliency Skills Training Series

The Resiliency Skills Training Series below consists of a 15 minute introduction, Bounce Back Faster, and 13 modules that are 15 to 20 minutes long, each teaching a different resiliency skill. We recommend that individuals learn one skill at a time and practice that skill for at least a week before they tackle another. Each module addresses a different skill set and can standalone.

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Relaxation Tools

The body’s natural relaxation response is a powerful antidote to stress. Relaxation techniques such as deep breathing, visualization, progressive muscle relaxation, meditation, and yoga can help you activate this relaxation response. When practiced regularly, these activities lead to a reduction in your everyday stress levels. What’s more, they also serve a protective quality by teaching you how to stay calm when life throws you a curveball.

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The Resiliency Journey

The Resilience Journey is an engaging, interactive app that takes you on an enlightening journey that will open your eyes to your life’s purpose while teaching you about the five core components of resilience.

Resilience is so important because resilient people lead more authentic, fulfilling, balanced lives. Resilient people aren’t easily knocked off course. They know their purpose, they achieve their dreams and goals, and they follow their hearts. Resilient people also experience less stress, less depression, and better physical and emotional health.

https://www.resiliencejourney.com/index.php

Managing Stress Course

A free self-paced reading course to understand stress, develop a systematic approach and plan of action to combat stress.

https://impactsolutionseap.personaladvantage.com/courses/trainee.jsp

Mindfulness Coaching-Telephonic

5 free coaching calls with a mindfulness coach. You can request a mindfulness coach by using this new online form.

Stress Management And Resiliency Training (SMART) Lab

The SMART Lab began as a resource for students through a partnership between the Student Wellness Office of  Student Life and the Counselor Education program in Department of Educational Studies in the College of Education and Human Ecology.  Since 2017, the OSU Health Plan, through the YP4H health coaching program, partners with the SMART Lab to expand these services to faculty and staff.

The SMART Lab offers self-guided biofeedback sessions.  You will work through web-based modules to learn about mindfulness-based stress reduction and will utilize HeartMath biomedical feedback technology. Utilizing your heart rhythm as well as several breathing techniques, you will engage in practical exercises to increase your wellness, decrease your stress levels, and increase your overall resilience.

To register for a SMART Lab Sampler Session,  visit LinktoHealth and search for “Educational Program” with the title “Give Biofeedback Technology a Try!”

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Mindfulness in Motion

Mindfulness in Motion is an eight-week program for people to learn stress reduction and resiliency building. People today are burned out, overstressed, and don’t know what to do with it. So, this gives them some strategies to try out. The program has shown to have positive benefits for its participants through a combination of gentle yoga moves and mindfulness concepts like awareness of what you’re doing while you’re doing it.

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