Waves of Wellness

Let's take an opportunity to pause and reflect: What helps you feel grounded when life gets busy? What supports your energy, focus, and well-being?

Elevate your every day, one bite at a time!  Enjoy the Blue Cross Blue Shield monthly newsletter focused on heart health through nutrition and more.

Don't miss the september sneak peek!

Check out Waves of Wellness August 2026

This season brings added responsiblities, shifting schedules, caregiver demands, and continued pressures at work.  If that sounds familiar, you're not alone. Explore Personal Health and Wellness Coaching to support your summer. Employee Wellness shares mental health resources available year round.

Enjoy a new feature, Blue Cross Blue Shield Monthly Education newsletter, this month with a focus on Movement.

Check out Waves of Wellness July 2026

Join the Shift Collective 

This is a gentle remidner - and invitation - to pause and listen inward.  What do you truly need this summer?

In this episode we invite you to join a new in-person, small group, health and wellness coaching series, The Shift Collective, Late Spring Cohort.  Through guided coaching conversation, gentle movement, and shared connection, you'll gain clarity, motivation, and practical tools to support what matters most to you. 

Activate your wellness with ongoing resources and programs.  A message from UVM Cares reminds us of the spring unwelcomed guest, ticks, and how to care and respond to interactions and bites.  

Check out Waves of Wellness 10 for New Group Coaching series, ongoing resources, & health education from UVM Cares

The Resilience of Spring

"Our heath and wellness are superpowers that helps us to show up in positive ways for our communities and support those who need it most.  These superpowers are not easy to come by; they require daily practice." UVM Employee Wellness Manager, Cara Hancy, NBC-HWC

In this episode we invite you to celebrate the spring semester with us, share a note from Employee Wellness Manager, find inspiration with UVM's Rev. Dr. Ross, share a new Summer Shift coaching series, and continue to highlight ongoing resources for your well-being.

Check out Waves of Wellness 9 for Spring events, explore resilience, and shift into summer resources

The Gifts of 2025

We feel grateful to do this work: supporting you, enhancing our culture of wellness, and hearing your stories. 

 "I'm grateful to be witness to the courage and inspiration that people in our community give us." Melisa Oliva, Integrative Health and Wellness Coach.

In this episode we give thanks, celebrate the 2025 Wellness Champion, share the wellness wishes of our Ambassadors, highlight the gifts of 2025, & promote the opportunities of 2026! 

Check out Waves of Wellness 8 for tips, perspectives, and resources for support.

Shifting the Approach

We ask ourselves, "What if mindfulness.....

• Didn't have to mean sitting still?

• Could be active, playful, and imaginative?

• Were something fun that you actually looked forwar to integrating into your life?  

In this episode we highlight the Reimagine Mindfulness events and hear from employees sharing their experiences.  We share reasons to consider a mindfulness practice and ways to incorporate small moments into your team to practice mindfulness at work.  Explore the many resources available for employees to experience mindfulness & other health and wellness events and resources coming up, Spring Employee Coaching Connecting, virtual workshops, & Personal coaching for employees from December to January!  

Check out Waves of Wellness 7 for tips, perspectives, and resources for support.

Strategies for a Grounding Sememster

Feel more grounded, intentional, and well.    As the fall semester settles in, we've had the privilege of working with employees acress campus - those supporting students directly and those behind the scenes in admisnistrative roles.  This season often brings a whirlwind of responsibilities, shifting routines, and the pressure to "get it all done."  Together, we have been exploring how to adjust to the demands of a new semester, while staying connected to what matters most.  

In this episode we hightlight 5 strategies for your semester, share events to support these strategies including vaccine clinics, Reimagine Mindfulness events, and on-going resources to prioritize your health and wellbeing.  

Check out Waves of Wellness 6 for tips, perspectives, and resources for support.