{"656269":{"#nid":"656269","#data":{"type":"event","title":"SKY Happiness Retreat","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESKY Happiness Retreat is a total well-being training offered to thousands of university students, faculty, and staff across the country. Participants gain foundational stress-management skills, develop a personal evidence-based breathing and meditation practice, learn a short personal yoga practice, and increase social connection and leadership skills. The SKY Happiness Retreat introduces SKY Meditation, an evidence-based meditation practice integrated with breath work that can significantly increase one\u0026#39;s well-being and calmness, and significantly reduces anxiety and stress markers. The course features interactive group processes, experiential learning, emotional intelligence training, breath-work, yoga, and evidence-based meditation. It\u0026#39;s one of the coolest places to connect with yourself, make awesome friends, and, most importantly, have fun!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nRecent research studies evaluated by Yale University shows that SKY Breath Meditation was the most powerful and beneficial program for student mental health and well-being. Students reported improvements in six areas of well-being: depression, stress, mental health, mindfulness, positive affect, and social connectedness.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Harvard study found that participants of the SKY program developed better sleep quality \u0026amp; resiliency against anticipatory stress.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSome Benefits\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- Learn powerful evidence-based meditation that brings clarity and calm\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- Understand sources of stress and the power of breath-work\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- Gain the ability to effectively manage stress, energy and negative emotions\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- Experience tools to increase personal happiness!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- Increase social connection, enthusiasm, and inspiration\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- Learn to deal with criticism and mistakes\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- Increase capacity and self-confidence\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- Develop greater equanimity\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe SKY Happiness Retreat is offered with a full scholarship for students. There are limited scholarship spots available for this retreat. Availability is first-come-first-serve, by registration only, and requires attendance to all sessions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIf you are not a student \u0026amp; have financial restrictions, please contact\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:yesplusgt@gmail.com\u0022\u003Eyesplusgt@gmail.com\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;upon completion of this application. On a rolling basis, partial scholarship for the SKY Happiness Retreat may be granted.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nSKY Happiness retreat will be held online:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- March 25th (Fri): 6:30 pm-9:30 pm EST\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n- March 26th \u0026amp; 27th (Sat \u0026amp; Sun): 11:00 am-2:00pm EST\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nLocation: Online via Zoom :)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWe look forward to seeing you on the retreat!\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nYale publication -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tiny.cc\/skyyalepublication\u0026amp;sa=D\u0026amp;source=editors\u0026amp;ust=1646869348637861\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1ZLelvpsyFdgg0SgouBKLC\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/tiny.cc\/skyyalepublication\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPress Release out of Yale -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tiny.cc\/skyyalepress\u0026amp;sa=D\u0026amp;source=editors\u0026amp;ust=1646869348637908\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2JwjB3zqP8i70bAUlizpWb\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/tiny.cc\/skyyalepress\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nPress Release on the Harvard study -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/tiny.cc\/skyharvardstudy\u0026amp;sa=D\u0026amp;source=editors\u0026amp;ust=1646869348637946\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2KlV-sED-xpDUnJmCdJp3n\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/tiny.cc\/skyharvardstudy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nShort film on Yale study -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/youtu.be\/Vlu3arLc0WE\u0026amp;sa=D\u0026amp;source=editors\u0026amp;ust=1646869348637993\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw11Dhsx4oh-H1IygLA9l5MF\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/youtu.be\/Vlu3arLc0WE\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ESKY Happiness Retreat is a total well-being training offered to thousands of university students, faculty, and staff across the country.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"SKY Happiness Retreat is a total well-being training offered to thousands of university students, faculty, and staff across the country."}],"uid":"35971","created_gmt":"2022-03-11 16:49:12","changed_gmt":"2022-03-24 13:46:56","author":"cwhite324","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2022-03-25T01:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2022-03-28T00:59:59-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2022-03-28T00:59:59-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2022-03-25 05:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2022-03-28 04:59:59","gmt_time_end_last":"2022-03-28 04:59:59","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"656268":{"id":"656268","type":"image","title":"CW_Sky","body":null,"created":"1647017097","gmt_created":"2022-03-11 16:44:57","changed":"1647017097","gmt_changed":"2022-03-11 16:44:57","alt":"","file":{"fid":"248770","name":"CW_SKY.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CW_SKY.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/CW_SKY.png","mime":"image\/png","size":145849,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/CW_SKY.png?itok=ickkGu_X"}}},"media_ids":["656268"],"groups":[{"id":"1182","name":"General"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"177814","name":"Postdoc"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"174045","name":"Graduate students"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:umesh.aero@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Eumesh.aero@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}