Keys to Your Wellbeing I: Dealing With Feelings
We can try to accept and explore difficult feelings. How? A wellbeing package for your use, produced by Aalto wellbeing professionals.
Each part of The Keys to Your Wellbeing series depicts a challenge we all sometimes confront, and offers possible solutions to it. Every theme consists of a research-based article and e.g. excercises, courses, lectures, podcast episodes or blogs about the topic. The content has been prepared by Aalto University professionals at Oasis of Radical Wellbeing. Oasis improves our understanding of wellbeing by distributing research-based information about how we can better take care of ourselves and each other.
We can try to accept and explore difficult feelings. How? A wellbeing package for your use, produced by Aalto wellbeing professionals.
Self-compassion helps, and you can learn and practice it. A wellbeing package for your use, produced by Aalto wellbeing professionals.
Flow can also be achieved together with others! A wellbeing package for your use, produced by Aalto wellbeing professionals.
What kind of quality you bring to interaction with people? Connecting with others can be developed. A wellbeing package for your use, produced by Aalto wellbeing professionals.
Even a small amount of movement can refresh the brain and enrich thinking.
Psychological safety refers to feelings of trust and belonging, as well as the desire to learn and contribute to the community.
Social sustainability in academic communities is not just a goal, it is a vision of inclusivity, diversity, wellbeing and the power of social interactions.
Oasis of Radical Wellbeing is a new project from Aalto University researching, collecting information and distributing it to Aalto community and beyond. The aim of the project is to
As a teacher, researcher and developer of leadership, I have had hundreds of opportunities over the years to support managers, supervisors, experts and students in their cooperation and development of interaction skills.
“When the source of mental distress is structural, there is nothing even an army of occupational counsellors, physicians, therapists or nurses can do to fix it”, says Risto Sarvas.
Mindfulness and other soothing practices can be useful tools for you!
The Future-led Learning podcast offers a platform for university educators to reflect their ideas about teaching and learning.
The Best Thing Today is a podcast series by Aalto study, career and advanced study psychologists.
Short films to watch and discuss
What happens when we notice that one of us is missing? A short film by Merita Petäjä and Eero Tiilikainen (Aalto University, 2018)
Groundhog Day -type story about self-compassion. Short film by Merita Petäjä and Eero Tiilikainen, produced by Aalto AllWell? / Sakari Heiskanen, 2021.
A student receives an interesting internship offer but is faced with a difficult decision after learning that greenwashing is practiced at the internship company. The short film is starred by the Jussi prize nominee Elsi Sloan. A film by Merita Petäjä and Eero Tiilikainen. Produced by Oasis of Radical Wellbeing, Aalto University.
This new massive open online course on how to live a good life is lectured by Ph.D., assistant professor Frank Martela. The course is produced by the Oasis of Radical Wellbeing project and it is part of Aalto’s lifewide learning portfolio. The course was launched on May 30th, 2023
Self-compassion is one of the most beneficial skills you can learn in life. This course consists of mindfulness exercises that help us to nurture an accepting and sympathetic relationship with ourselves.
Pedagogical wellbeing entails both teacher and student perspectives. These pages serve as a teachers' reference and study package for improving wellbeing in teaching and studies at Aalto.
Dr. Kamilah MajiedWellbeing needs to be part of the pedagogy of the institution... integrated into the overall functioning of the university.
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The Starting Point of Wellbeing offers students easy access to counselling and advice on matters of well-being and study ability. The services available to you include drop-in (no reservation) advising/counselling sessions, peer support groups, and online materials. You can also make an appointment to receive individual counselling.
Personal Impact brings to light already existing courses in Aalto University on values and meaningfulness, self-leadership, societal impact, human potential and well-being.
Rakennamme inklusiivista yhteisöä, jossa yhteisömme jäsenet tuntevat yhteenkuuluvuutta ja voivat täysipainoisesti elää työn tai opintojen arkea tasavertaisina.
Teamwork First-Aid Kit gathers tools that have proved to be useful in supporting diverse teams tackling ill-defined problems and building the foundations for successful teamwork. It is a small step toward educating game-changers who can make a team more than a sum of its parts. Undeniably, teamwork skills are among the most pivotal work-life skills that younger generation entering the workforce are expected to master.
Wellbeing Desk is a low-threshold service point for Aalto's entire personnel, where you can get advice and service guidance in matters related to wellbeing at work and work ability.