Event Blast: Naropa Counseling Center’s Men’s Retreat

The Counseling Center-sponsored Men’s Retreat has been rescheduled and is gathering together a dynamic community of men to participate. Step into a circle of men to share support in facing the issues most men grapple with in solitude. During this weekend of facilitated group work and exercises, the group will dive deeply into themes including:

*   cultural roles

*   emotional expression

*   sex

*   family

*   relationship

*   spirituality

…plus whatever emerges from the group’s alchemy of experience. This non-residential retreat is open to all male-identified Naropa students, and is designed for participants to learn and grow together in trust and community. The activities will include embodiment practices, creative expression, dyadic exercises, and group process.

When: Saturday, April 25th, 9:00 AM — 5:00 PM & Sunday, April 26th, 9:00 AM — 3:00 PM

Event Blast: Free Alcohol Use Screening

Free, confidential alcohol screening … and free bagels!

When: Thursday, April 9th, 12:00 — 2:00 PM
Where: The Pavilion outside the Naropa Cafe, Arapahoe Campus (screenings will be done in a private room)

The pressure to drink alcohol in college is a challenge most students will likely face. Whether a student drinks alcohol to fit in socially, to relax or to self-medicate, it is important they know that as drinking increases, so does the likelihood of negative consequences. Not only does excessive drinking increase incidents of risky behavior, it also exacerbates mood disorders like depression. According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, more than 150,000 students develop an alcohol-related health problem and between 1.2 and 1.5 percent of students indicate that they attempted suicide within the past year due to drinking.

Naropa University  is offering students alcohol self-assessments  (and are hoping to encourage you with bagels and “virgin” mimosas.)   Students will have an opportunity to take a brief, anonymous and confidential screening and to meet one-on-one with a mental health professional.  The screening provides students with important insight into their drinking behavior and habits and offers helpful treatment and referral information, if necessary.

People with alcohol problems often answer “yes” to one or more of these screening questions:

  *   Have you ever felt that you should cut down on your drinking?

  *   Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?

  *   Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?

  *   Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover?

 

Submitted by:
Joy Redstone, LCSW, CAC III // Naropa Crisis Intervention & Substance Abuse Prevention Counselor
jredstone@naropa.edu // 303-546-3570

Event Blast: Gabor Maté Film Showing

 

Submitted by:
Joy Redstone // Naropa Crisis Intervention and Substance Abuse Prevention Counselor
jredstone@naropa.edu // 303-546-3570

Event Blast: TODAY – Mindful vs. Mindless Kick-off Event

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Social Norming
Mindful vs. Mindless
Kick-Off Event

When: TODAY, February 4th, 12 — 1 PM
Where: The Pavilion (outside the cafe), Arapahoe Campus

Community Offering: Naropa Counseling Center Groups // Spring 2015

Low-cost acupuncture for students will continue:
Mondays at noon in Kshanti, Paramita Campus
Wednesdays at noon in Shambhala Hall, Arapahoe Campus