Univ Interdepartmental Course 100 - PART
Spring
2026
16
1.00
Ernest Brooks
TH 11:30AM 1:00PM
UMass Amherst
84431
Worcester Dining Commons 341
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 meets for 9 sessions beginning 2/26/26 , 3/5. 3/12, 3/26, 4/2, 4/9, 4/16, 4/23, 4/30.
Required manual must be purchased before the start of the course through eCampus.