
Wednesday, November 13 - Surf your stress week
If you are seeking a relaxing activity, the library will have a workshop on mindfulness, and chair yoga will be in Gaia today.
Overview activities Wednesday, November 13
Workshop: Mindfulness (I)
Mindfulness is about developing the ability to deal with the stresses of everyday life at university (and beyond). In this workshop we will explore what mindfulness is and how mindfulness can help us deal with stress.
For who? | Students + Employees |
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When? | 08:00 - 09:00 |
Where? | Meeting room 2, Sports Centre de Bongerd |
Registration? | Yes |
By who? | Edith te Hennepe |
EFT: Ancient Chinese medicine meets modern psychology
Gently tap with your fingertips on the endpoints of the meridians in your body, we stop the fight-, flight- or freeze response and alleviate our stress.
For who? | Students + Employees |
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When? | 12:00 - 13:30 |
Where? | Orion C3043 |
Registration? | No, open walk-in |
By who? | Mirjam Rutten |
Mental coaching
Change starts with yourself. Learn to deal better with emotions, focus on solutions and be honest with yourself. Learn how to feel good. Mental coaching can help you with this. Dutch spoken.
For who? | Students + Employees |
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When? | 12:30 - 13:30 |
Where? | Forum C0318 |
Registration? | No, open walk-in |
By who? | Ben Middelkamp |
PauseXpress
Active breaks on the workplace by instructors of Sports Centre De Bongerd.
For who? | Employees |
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When? | 14:00 - 15:30 |
Where? | Gaia & Lumen |
Registration? | No, open walk-in |
By who? | Ingi Alofs |
Workshop: Thriving... in spite of it all
In this workshop, we’ll explore what it means to be successful, and human, in a burnt-out world.
For who? | Students + Employees |
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When? | 17:30 - 19:00 |
Where? | Forum C0217 |
Registration? | Yes |
By who? | Lauren Kiraly |

Lauren Kiraly, Founder of FORM Project, is a Leadership Guide and Wellness Educator who helps professionals achieve their potential by cultivating a consciousness which enables thriving. She believes that we cannot describe possibilities for the future, unless the present problem is accurately defined, which is why – during the Surf Your Stress event – she’ll bring it back to the basics to discuss what is stress, how it impacts our entire system, and some simple tools to support us in creating a more balanced future, for ourselves and others.
Free chair massage
Free chair massage by a professional masseur.
For who? | Students + Employees |
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When? | 10:00 - 17:00 |
Where? | Leeuwenborch |
Registration? | Yes - Register on location |
By who? | Massageprofs |
Games
All sort of games will be on the Forum Podium, to relax in between lectures!
For who? | Students + Employees |
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When? | 10:00 - 18:00 |
Where? | Forum Podium |
Registration? | No, open walk-in |
Workshop: Mindfulness (II)
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed? This 30-minute mindfulness meditation is a great way to quite your mind and to relax and embrace silence.
For who? | Students |
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When? | 10:30 - 11:00 |
Where? | Forum Library |
Registration? | No, open walk-in |
By who? | Spectrum |
Walk-in hour physiotherapist
Free walk-in consultation with the fysiotherapist.
For who? | Students + Employees |
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When? | 12:00 - 13:00 |
Where? | Forum 030 |
Registration? | No, open walk-in |
By who? | Physiotherapist |
Walk-in hour student psychologist
Free walk-in consultation with the student psychologist.
For who? | Students |
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When? | 13:00 - 14:00 |
Where? | Forum 030 |
Registration? | No, open walk-in |
By who? | Student psychologist |
Chair yoga
Chair yoga is the most accessible form of yoga. A chair yoga class consists of performing mild yoga poses on a chair.
For who? | Students + Employees |
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When? | 14:45 - 15:00 |
Where? | Gaia 1 |
Registration? | No, open walk-in |
By who? | Wilma Twigt |
Lecture: Life without mobile devices
“I went offline and survived!” Who can live nowadays without the internet or a smartphone? In this gathering you will learn how your relationship with your digital world is and if this is how you like it to be.
For who? | Students + Employees |
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When? | 19:30 - 21:15 |
Where? | Forum C0222 |
Registration? | Yes |
By who? | Johan van Houten |

In this talk Johan van Houten is going to show you that you CAN control your Smartphone and social media. Johan is the EXPERT on finding balance between online and offline life. He lived 1 year without the internet and mobile phone. People told him it was not possible in this digital era, but he did this. Johan is going to talk about his offline year and how he found his online and offline balance. He is going to share the benefits of finding your own balance and shares tips to find your balance.
Johan is also author of the book “366 dagen Digiminderen” (Dutch).