yourCCSC – Columbia College Student Council

Friday, January 27 from 6-730pm in Lerner C555, the Campus Life Committee had its first “CU Healthy Living” event. We collaborated with the Columbia Art of Living Club (CAL), the Bhakti Club, Go Ask Alice!, Columbia Dining and Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS).

The event started with a free Yoga class instructed by a rep from CAL. The assembled group of students had a wide range of yoga experience but the lesson managed to provide everyone just what they needed to finish up a busy week. With dim lighting and gentle, soothing music floating in the background, each student extended their body to a new limit, releasing built up stress and tension.

After yoga, everyone enjoyed a yummy buffet of salads, fruit and halava which was specially made by the Bhakti Club. During the dinner, a nutritionist from Columbia Dining and a counselor from CPS gave us advice and information about the resources available on campus and how we can each foster a healthy lifestyle.

Here are some links to the information they gave us:

CPS

Workshops, Groups and Trainings, this includes support groups, bereavement groups, etc: http://health.columbia.edu/about/workshops-groups-trainings/cps

Hours, locations, contact info: http://health.columbia.edu/contact-us#Contact_CPS

Front Page: http://health.columbia.edu/services/cps

Columbia Dining/Nutrition

Main Page on Nutrition: http://dining.columbia.edu/welcome-crown

Our Nutritionist has her own blog! Offers advice, recipes, etc: http://crownnutrition.tumblr.com/

Nutrition tools: http://dining.columbia.edu/tools

CU Resources: http://dining.columbia.edu/resources

Columbia Art of Living Club

Learn more about their other activities offered throughout the academic year: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cal/Upcoming%20Events.html