Supporting You: Take a Break! 2013 - save the date

Monday, 20 May 2013

Following the success of the Supporting You: take a break days held for the last 2 years as part of the University's commitment to health and well-being, we are happy to announce that this year's Take a Break day will be on Friday 28 June 2013.

make a note in your diary.

There will be a number of different activities/workshops/seminars taking place and a marketplace to visit that will highlight the support services that are freely accessible to all staff and could make a positive difference to our working lives.

Final details are still being arranged, but below are some of the many and varied activities and sessions that have been planned so far. Keep your eye on the Staff Portal for more information and how to book closer to the date:

Activities:

Strictly ballroom dancing for beginners

Strictly Latin American dancing for beginners

Tai chi

Sing for health

Harris Garden Walks

Office Yoga

Voice exercises

Sessions:

Are you happy with your life balance?

Stop beating yourself up!

Your vision

Ready Steady Cook!

Treatments/consultations:

Back, neck and shoulder massages

Tui Na massage

Know Your Numbers

Back care consultations

Pensions surgery

Come and listen to the University staff choir!

All sessions last less than an hour so please put some time aside to take a break from your normal work to join in. Academic staff that will be embroiled in marking exam papers will be especially welcome!

For staff based at Greenlands the Supporting You day is Wednesday 22 May and further details can be found on the Supporting You area of the staff portal: http://www.reading.ac.uk/supporting-you

Please remember that staff from any campus are able to attend any of the days.