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In a world that often measures worth by productivity, achievement, or even how loudly we protest, the message of You Do Matter is radical. It asserts that human value is inherent. You matter because you’re here. Your feelings matter. Your presence matters.
Bakken Center Continues to Significantly Impact Mental Health of University Students
The Bakken Center’s new Nourishment in Every Season workshop provides skills, strategies, and inspiration to prepare delicious, healthy food.
It’s estimated that one in four people will develop cancer at some point in their life, and with that cancer diagnosis comes a lot of uncertainty.
At the Bakken Center, the focus on purpose has evolved during its 30-year history to ensure accessibility and meaning for all.
New program aims to help with focus on mindfulness and personal wellbeing
The terrace area, overseen by the Bakken Center, contains several raised garden beds. Several University faculty, staff, and students decided to come together to give it new life—literally—as a meditation garden.
My main intention is around helping people understand that yoga is for everyone,” says Amy Wheeler, PhD, the facilitator of the Bakken Center’s Online Therapeutic Yoga Series.
An immersive arts experience that blends art and science to build community and explore reciprocity with the planet.
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, there have been few opportunities for mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) facilitators to gather in person to share, learn, and connect. The Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality and Healing changed that in April with a workshop to convene MBSR trainers in a spirit of renewal.