Discover one or more of our many wellbeing activities including :
- Positive Intention Board
- Daily Mindfulness activities
- Nutrition tips and food distribution
- Creative workshop
- Social activities
- Wellbeing & Career
See the full programme below
REGISTRATION for some activities REQUIRED at the Student Reception
Sign up early as space is limited.
Activities will be canceled if the minimum number of participants has not been reached.
Programme subject to change.
Start your day with a guided meditation or smooth yoga!
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants
Meet Grusha Victor, MINT student and passionate Yoga teacher during the Wellbeing Week.
With : Grusha Victor, 2nd year MINT student
When : 8:50 - 9:10 offer yourself a smooth start of the day | 12:50-13:10 offer yourself a smooth break | Please check out the schedule on the entrance door of Salon Davis
Where : At the Salon Davis (next to the entrance of the library)
Unplug from your screen and give your mind a refreshing break! Join us for a brief creative exercise to clear mental clutter and get your hands busy.
Registration at the Student Services reception required
Minimum 5, Maximum 10 participants
Dive into another world, discover something new or enjoy something you are already familiar with. Take a break and come paint, craft, design, create and meet our student artists Kiana and Abhinay, Océanne and Eliane from Student Services.
No prior experience is required. All materials provided.
When : 13:15 - 14:15
Where : at the Fab (big table in the corner)
The creativity sessions will continue weekly throughout the semester, on Thursdays from 13:30 to 14:00 at the Fab! Feel free to join us any time!
Let us all consciously and positively impact the start of our day/week with a positive intention (i.e. offer a smile to someone you don’t know, offer a compliment to myself or someone else, invite someone for a coffee/tea, participate in the Gratitude Wall etc.)
With : You All
When : Any Time
Where : Intention board at the entrance of the cafeteria, petal 2
To open the Wellbeing Week join us for a musical interlude with our talented musician students at the Fab
With: Jorge Raul Robles Bardales and Snigdha Agarwal Srinivas
Where: at the Fab
When : 8h30 - 9h00
A few minutes of daily coherence practice can reinforce the feeling of self-regulation capacity, that can be valuable for students or employees of the Graduate Institute.
The Heart Coherence is a particular state of harmony between the body, the mind, and the emotions. It can be reached by practicing specific, simple yet powerful techniques (breathing and more).
These techniques can have very interesting effects on:
During this workshop, participants will get information about the link between the heart and the brain, and practice exercises to learn how to achieve this self-regulation of the heart-brain state.
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants per workshop
Registration at the Student Service reception required
With: Erwan Treguer
When:: Workshop 1 : Monday 26 Feb, 12:30 - 13:30 | Workshop 2 : Monday 26 Feb, 13:45 - 14:45
Where: Davis Hall (next to the library)
Take a minute (or 30) to join Sanjna for a session exploring how poetry can help us anchor within ourselves amidst our fast-paced lives in Geneva. The session will consist of short, creative exercises designed using/around poems. Together, we will read, listen to and share poetry while attempting short writing exercises merged with craft. The intention is to discover how poetry can be woven into our daily well-being practices in small, easy ways.
No prior experience in writing or preparation is required. Feel free to bring your favourite poems to share (not compulsory). All other materials provided. Expression in any language is welcome!
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants
With : Sanjna Girish Yechareddy + Welfare Committee
When : Monday 26 Feb, 18h00 to 19h00 | Friday 1 Mar, 16h00 to 17h00
Where : At the Salon Davis (next to the entrance of the library)
Please take a few minutes to discover the impact of our salt consumption on our health and take this opportunity to ask your questions to a specialist.
No registration required
With : Juliette Vernery, Quality and Nutrition Manager Novae
When : 11:30 - 13:30
Where : Kiosk in front of the cafeteria, Petal 2
Join the free weekly yoga classes by the Welfare Committee to experience a refreshing blend of movement and relaxation!
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants
With : Grusha Victor + Welfare Committee
Meet Grusha Victor, MINT student and passionate Yoga teacher during the Wellbeing Week.
When : 18:30 - 19:30
Where : Grand Morillon Rooftop
Let’s commence the start of the new semester with some food and beverages with the Welfare Committee! Bring an appetite!
No registration required
With : Welfare Committee
When : 12:00 - 13:00
Where : Outside the cafeteria
Join the free weekly zumba class organised by the Welfare Committee to dance your stress away!
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants
With : Laura Carolina Silva Aya
When : 19:00 - 20:00
Where : Grand Morillon Rooftop
Take a break and enjoy a 20 minutes relaxing massage by a certified therapist.
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 4, Maximum 8 spots per morning
With : Daniel LaTorre, certified massage therapist
When : 20 minutes, Thursday morning, 29 Feb, between 9:00 and 13:00 | Friday morning, 1 Mar, between 9:00 and 13:00
Where : Room P1-301
Participation cost : (payable upon registration)
Students CHF 10.-
Staff members CHF 45.-
We spend most of our time in a professional environment, and happiness and wellbeing in the workplace has become a hot topic.
It is our pleasure to introduce four workshops throughout the spring semester, which we hope will help you to find a balance between your work and personal life. The first workshop will be on "Breaking the Comparison Trap : Are you Ready for Your Unique Career Path?"
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants
With : Barbara Petrauskas Founder of HR Connect, LinkedIn
Through her company HR Connect, Barbara is committed to supporting both companies and individuals with transformational workplace wellbeing interventions. Her Wellbeing Career Workshops are crafted to raise awareness about possible harmful behaviors and attitudes, guiding participants to transform them into new, positive ways of thinking and working that contribute to personal growth and success.
When : 12:45- 14:00
Where : At the Salon Davis (next to the entrance of the library)
Jazz dance is a style born in the United States out of a mix of African and European traditional dances (especially ballet). Overtime, jazz dance incorporated many other styles and today’s modern jazz is as diverse as the number of schools teaching it. Our modern jazz class will have a Brazilian version of the dance and will consist of a 90 min beginners class, with a combination of exercises and choreographies. Together, we will explore creative ways to move, energise and stretch our bodies.
This is a beginner’s class - no prior experience in dancing or preparation is required! For the class, please wear comfortable clothing in which you can easily move, bend and stretch. For shoes feel free to bring ballet slippers (if you have any), a pilates sock or regular socks.
Note : If you have any medical conditions in ankles, knees or feet that require more stable footwear, please bring sneakers.
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants
With : Raquel Garcia Lago
Raquel is a first-year master’s student in MINT - Sustainable Trade and Finance at the Graduate Institute. She is passionate about dancing and has been doing modern jazz since 2015. Raquel is excited to share the joy and delightment that dancing can bring to one’s life with other students.
When : 18:30 - 20:00
Where : Grand Morillon Rooftop
Take a break and enjoy a 20 minutes relaxing massage by a certified therapist.
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 4, Maximum 8 spots per morning
With : Daniel LaTorre, certified massage therapist
When : 20 minutes, Thursday morning, 29 Feb, between 9:00 and 13:00 | Friday morning, 1 Mar, between 9:00 and 13:00
Where : Room P1-301
Participation cost : (payable upon registration)
Students CHF 10.-
Staff members CHF 45.-
Take a minute (or 30) to join Sanjna for a session exploring how poetry can help us anchor within ourselves amidst our fast-paced lives in Geneva. The session will consist of short, creative exercises designed using/around poems. Together, we will read, listen to and share poetry while attempting short writing exercises merged with craft. The intention is to discover how poetry can be woven into our daily well-being practices in small, easy ways.
No prior experience in writing or preparation is required. Feel free to bring your favourite poems to share (not compulsory). All other materials provided. Expression in any language is welcome!
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants
With : Sanjna Girish Yechareddy + Welfare Committee
When : Monday 26 Feb, 18h00 to 19h00 | Friday 1 Mar, 16h00 to 17h00
Where : At the Salon Davis (next to the entrance of the library)
To close the week join us for a Potluck Picnic at the Fab with our talented musician students.
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants
When : 18:00
Where : the Fab
Join the yoga class by the Outdoors Initiative to experience a refreshing blend of movement and relaxation!
Registration at the Student Service reception required
Minimum 5, Maximum 20 participants
When : 10:00 - 11:00
Where : Grand Morillon Rooftop