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Build motivation and community to create and sustain your wellness. Join Osher Center for Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching faculty and students for a fun, experiential, and inspiring health and wellness coaching program. The FREE 10-week, evidence-based coaching process is based on the Open Source Wellness model and will:
Support your health-related goals with individualized coaching. Empower you to make the changes that are important to you. Connect you with resources and community. This dynamic program is FREE for UVM and UVM Medical Center employees and runs online via Zoom twice a year. Register for Fall 2025
The Fall 2025 program runs from September 16 - November 18, 2025. You will have 5 group and 5 individual coaching sessions to help you make changes and thrive! Participants work to create and sustain changes in nutrition, physical activity, stress reduction, or social connection. Structured to fit into busy schedules, the online, weekly Health & Wellness Coaching sessions are packed with compassionate support from the UVM community.
5 Group Coaching Sessions: 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM on Zoom:
September 16 September 30 October 14 October 28 November 11 5 Individual Coaching Sessions: Every other week on Zoom, through the Practice Better Platform for HIPPA compliance. Scheduled with your coach:
15-minute Intake Session*: Between Sept. 1 and Sept. 12 Individual Session 1: Between Sept. 17 and Sept. 29 Individual Session 2: Week of Oct. 6 Individual Session 3: Week of Oct. 20 Individual Session 4: Week of Nov. 3 Individual Session 5: Week of Nov. 11 *The intake session can take up to 45 minutes to help you set goals. Follow-up sessions will be 20 minutes.
At UVM, Wellness is Professional Development
Participation in the Employee Coaching Connection Program is recognized as part of UVM's Professional Development offerings*. By attending at least 58% of the sessions (7 out of 12), your completion will be recorded in your professional development record in PeopleSoft by the Talent Development Center for Excellence at UVM. This documentation supports your career growth, enhances your skills, and contributes to your overall well-being.
This program aligns with UVM’s broader initiative to promote a culture of wellness, emphasizing the importance of health and well-being as integral components of professional success and personal fulfillment. Therefore, employee participation will be included in annual reporting, highlighting your commitment to developing personal and collective wellness.
If you prefer not to have your participation included in annual reporting, please inform your group coach, and we will remove it from your records.
*Please note: This professional development offering component is only available to UVM Employees, not UVMMC Employees.
