Wellness Video Series

At Counseling and Wellness Services, we understand that graduate school brings unique challenges including academic pressure, professional uncertainty, and personal transitions. To support your well-being on your own schedule, we’ve compiled a series of on-demand video workshops for students covering a range of topics to help you care for your mental health, manage stress, and build resilience.

These videos are not a substitute for counseling, but they are a valuable supplement. You’re welcome to watch them anytime, from anywhere. If you find you want to talk further, our team is here to help— just reach out to schedule a confidential appointment.

We hope these resources empower you to take meaningful steps toward a healthier, more balanced academic journey.

Mental Health & Wellness Workshops

Sleep Hygiene: Don’t just dream of better sleep—make it a reality!

This interactive webinar unlocks the power of profound, rejuvenating rest. Explore the fundamentals of restorative sleep and Circadian Biology and delve into the world of sleep hygiene and some of the science behind quality rest and its impact on overall well-being. Discover the art and science of crafting a sleep sanctuary, and explore alternative methods of rest beyond sleep.

Stress Reduction Techniques

This webinar is designed to help students explore different techniques to reduce stress and how this can benefit both academic and professional success.
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Implementing Self-Care

Delve into the idea of positive self-talk and discover its advantages, as well as how it influences overall well-being and academic achievement.
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Building Mindfulness Practices

Discover the advantages of implementing mindfulness practices into daily life and how they can enhance both academic and professional achievements.
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Maintaining Balance: Coping with Stress and Uncertainty

This webinar explores the impact of stress on both the mind and body, while engaging in mindfulness techniques and grounding practices.
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Stress Management for the Holidays

This webinar features strategies for planning to engage in holiday activities with respect for safety and your personal boundaries, resources for mindfulness activities and academic time management, increasing self-care, and attending to grief in a meaningful way.

Virtual Chair Yoga

Join an online guided yoga session from the comfort of your home to stretch, unwind, and reset. Chair yoga allows you to perform yoga poses while seated or using a chair for balance. Chair-based yoga offers the same benefits as traditional yoga, like boosting strength, flexibility, and mental well-being.

Learn to Meditate: Your Key to Self-empowerment, Happiness, & Success!

Meditation is one of today’s top self-care strategies. Lead by Sanmati Naik, a wellness program planner, meditation teacher, and lifelong student of ancient wellbeing practices, this session will explore its relevance to your personal and professional goals, and how it can shift your life’s trajectory. The second part features a hands-on workshop with a step-by-step meditation routine, technique practice, and tips to help you start or deepen your practice.

Wellness through Time Management: Creating Space for You

This workshop provides students with practical tools to prioritize tasks, overcome procrastination, and create sustainable routines for productivity and balance. Through an interactive and engaging approach, the workshop equips students with the skills needed to take control of their time and make space for their well-being.
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Suicide Awareness and Prevention

This webinar examines the stigmas and misconceptions about suicide, signs and risk factors, and how to help someone thinking about suicide.

Intimate Partner Violence Awareness/Resources

This discussion covers what Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) entails, the various forms and cycles of abuse, the effects on individuals who have experienced abuse, and how to recognize, help, and support survivors of abuse. CUNY’s policy on sexual misconduct is explained in detail.

Academic Workshops

Setting Goals & Staying Active

This session will provide strategies and tips for goal setting, time management, self-care, mindfulness, and stress reduction. Learn to combat perfectionism, develop more positive and compassionate self-talk, and empower yourself to establish sustainable habits that improve your professional and personal wellness.
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Combating Perfectionism

This webinar aims to assist students in discovering various strategies to overcome perfectionism and how these techniques can contribute to success in both their academic and professional lives.
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Cultivating Positive Self-Talk

This webinar is crafted to assist students in discovering various techniques for fostering positive self-talk and understanding how this practice can enhance both academic and professional success.
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Combating Imposter Syndrome

Combating Imposter Syndrome is a four-part webinar series that will discuss the impact of imposter syndrome on students and cover effective coping strategies to overcome negative self-talk as well as foster a healthier mindset.