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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">Caitlyn McCourt <<a href="mailto:stock@med.mit.edu">stock@med.mit.edu</a>><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Koru Mindfulness Program for students</b><br>
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<span style="font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'">March 16, 2016 at 10:30:06 AM EDT<br>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)">Hello,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">I am hoping you may be able to assist Community Wellness by spreading the word to help promote the Koru Mindfulness classes offered in April for students. We kindly ask that you pass along the email below to any interested student
groups or listservs. Please reach out with any questions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt">Thank you,<br>
Caitlyn</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)">As part of the<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)"><a href="http://mindhandheart.mit.edu/" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline">Mind
Hand Heart Initiative</a></span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)">, Community Wellness at MIT Medical is now offering Koru Mindfulness courses for students. Koru Mindfulness is an evidence-based curriculum specifically designed for teaching
mindfulness meditation, and stress management to college students and other young adults. The classes are available to students at no charge. </span><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)">Please encourage interested students to visit the link below for more information and to secure a spot in the April Koru classes – </span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)"><a href="https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/mindfulness-meditation" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/mindfulness-meditation</span></a>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)"> This fall we piloted the Koru Basic Mindfulness program which was very well received by the who participated. Student feedback in their own words:</span></div>
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class helped me learn to take time for myself every day, which is vital with our busy MIT schedules.”</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></div>
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in a class with other students was helpful - to hear how they responded to different practices and how they figured out ways to add mindfulness to their lives”</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></div>
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is a course that all MIT students should experience early on in their college career!”</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></div>
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really helped me understand my feelings better and helped me manage stress.”</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></div>
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Koru course was really useful in helping me get back to a good schedule and provided me with a great tool to help me focus on what matters.”</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></div>
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never actually believed that meditation-yoga stuff can be useful - but some of the techniques from the course are actually helping me! I signed up when I found myself unable to cope with the stress and I’m so grateful I got to work with this group."</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; color:rgb(31,73,125)">Please see the attached PDF for 1-page summary of research results measuring Koru Mindfulness effectiveness for college students and other emerging adults in the areas of stress management, improved sleep and
greater emotional balance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:10pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)">Caitlyn McCourt</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:10pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)">Telephone: 617.253.2033</span></div>
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<span style="font-size:10pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)">Email:<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)"><a href="mailto:stock@med.mit.edu" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:10pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)">stock@med.mit.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size:10pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)">Join the Community Wellness mailing list, simply<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)"><a href="https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/7DC948FC8592A811" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-size:10pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)">click
here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10pt; color:rgb(38,38,38)"><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>and enter your email and we will notify you about upcoming classes, programs and events.</span></div>
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