Univ Interdepartmental Course 100 - PART

Fall
2026
02
1.00
Michael Pease,Ernest Brooks

M 9:05AM 10:35AM

UMass Amherst
18338
Worcester Dining Commons 341
michaelpease@umass.edu
ewbrooks@umass.edu
The 9-week Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART) program helps participants develop a self-care routine to help manage stress, improve their outlook and enhance their quality of life. Developed at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, the PART program teaches participants a variety of mind body practices and self-care interventions: -How to recognize their personal responses to stress -Meditative techniques that elicit the relaxation response -How to change thought patterns and emotional outlook to adaptive and positive perspectives -Techniques to improve sleep, eating and physical activity -Ways to harness creativity, humor and appreciations to cultivate positivity and personal well-being

Course begins 9/21/26, 9/28, 10/5, 10/19, 10/26, 11/2, 11/9, 11/16 and 11/30. Required course manual must be ordered through eCampus before class begins.

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.