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The SKY club is offering its trademark SKY Happiness Retreat June 11–13, open to all ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ students, faculty and staff. It is a powerful weekend retreat filled with evidence-based meditation and breathwork practices, social connection, self-developmentÌýand stress-management skills thatÌýbring calm, clarityÌýand happiness.

Research on SKY Breath MeditationÌý

Two recent research studies were published from Yale and Harvard on the practices taught through our club: SKY Breath Meditation, the cornerstone of the SKY Happiness Retreat. The results show this program could address the obvious student needs, especially in this climate.

evaluated the SKY Breath Meditation practice along with Yale's in-house Emotional Intelligence program and MBSR (mindfulness). This study done last spring shows that SKY Breath Meditation was the most powerful and beneficial program for student mental health and well-being, even when compared to mindfulness! The study found, by practicing SKY, students reported improvements in six areas of well-being: depression, stress, mental health, mindfulness, positive affect, and social connectedness.

found participants of the SKY program reported significant decreases in perceived stress levels, sleep disturbances andÌýresiliency against anticipatory stress.Ìý

The retreat

This retreat is offered in 40 universities across the country, including Stanford, Arizona State, Ohio StateÌýand MIT. It is one of the coolest places to connect with yourself, make awesome friends, and have fun!Ìý

It offers techniques to eliminate stress, improve vitality, and expand awareness. During the workshop, you will learn to live fully in the present moment and get a chance to dive deep into the joy hidden inside you. The program is fun, relaxing and a much-needed recourse in these testing times.

Learn, experience, flourish

The program helps participants in a myriad of ways:Ìý

• Understand the sources of stress and the role of breathing techniques in reducing stress
• Meditative practice to manage negative emotions and anxiety
• Help to improve the quality of sleep
• Increased energy level throughout the day
• Ability to increase personal happiness
• Learning to deal with criticism and mistakes
• Taking personal and community responsibility
• Increasing social connection, enthusiasmÌýand inspirationÌý

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°Õ³ó±ðÌýÌýwill be heldÌýJune 11–13. Join via Zoom from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, and from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Availability is first-come, first-servedÌýand requires attendance to all sessions.Ìý or emailÌýsky.club@colorado.eduÌýwith questions.Ìý