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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'">October 24, 2016 at 10:56:41 AM EDT<br>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">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. <span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)">Koru is offered at a discounted price for students.</span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif; color:rgb(38,38,38)">Interested</span></b><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>students<span style="color:rgb(38,38,38)"><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>can</span><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>visit
the link below for more information and to secure a spot in the November Koru classes – </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"><a href="https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/mindfulness-meditation" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:windowtext">https://medical.mit.edu/community/wellness/classes/mindfulness-meditation</span></a>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif; color:rgb(38,38,38)">Here’s what some students had to say about their experience</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:normal; font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">“This
class helped me learn to take time for myself every day, which is vital with our busy MIT schedules.”</span></i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></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><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></div>
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is a course that all MIT students should experience early on in their college career!”</span></i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></div>
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really helped me understand my feelings better and helped me manage stress.”</span></i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:normal; font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">“The
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><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:Wingdings"><span>§<span style="font-style:normal; font-variant:normal; font-weight:normal; font-size:7pt; line-height:normal; font-family:'Times New Roman'"> <span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">“I’ve
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><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">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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Caitlyn McCourt</div>
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Program Manager, Community Wellness</div>
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MIT Medical</div>
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Telephone: 617.253.2033</div>
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Email:<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:stock@med.mit.edu" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:windowtext">stock@med.mit.edu</span></a></div>
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Join the Community Wellness mailing list, simply<span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/7DC948FC8592A811" style="color:purple; text-decoration:underline"><span style="color:windowtext">click here</span></a><span class="x_Apple-converted-space"> </span>and
enter your email and we will notify you about upcoming classes, programs and events.</div>
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