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.

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