Winter Solstice

Buffalo walking

Each day is shorter. Each night is longer. Until they aren’t.

Each fall, we trace this inexorable path to winter solstice, which is the heartbeat of the seasons, steadily reminding us of the predictability and stability of time and earth. The solstice also signifies rejuvenation and hope, the brightening of horizons and the warming of hearts. This season brings darkness and light, despair and hope. The timelessness of solstice can help to ground us, to remind us to look into ourselves, to become still and “centered” in a way that can boost health, wellness and even academic performance. This can be an occasion to rest and to nourish as the days become shorter.

Let's CU Well

Let's CU Well will host two events in December: Belonging and the post-pandemic university and concussions on campus. Join Emma Farrell, a psychologist and senior interdisciplinary researcher at University College Dublin, and Drs. John Breck and Tracy Casault to discuss the nature and meaning of belonging in higher education, as well as misconceptions surrounding concussions on campus. 

Learn more about this month's events

Graduation Resources

CU Boulder Alumni Association

Welcome to the Forever Buffs family, with more than 300,000 CU alumni all over the world. Your dues-free Alumni Association is proud of all you've accomplished and conquered. The Alumni Association can help you find a job or find a community after college. For more information about services and events the Alumni Association offers, please visit their site.

Alumni Workshops and Events

Career Services is hosting a number of virtual career events open to all CU Boulder students and alumni. Also, many employers are offering educational and recruitment events.

Feel Good Fridays

You are invited to this weekly hybrid workshop to learn about a work of art and then participate in a related mindfulness practice. The powerful, guided meditation can undo stress, soothe the nervous system, and help you feel relaxed and revitalized. If practiced regularly, the meditation teaches a method for feeling calm, easeful, and resilient, even when facing life’s challenges. 

Put wellness on your calendar!

Check out these resources on campus

Need to talk with a professional?

How to connect with an embedded therapist:

  1. Schedule a screening appointment online. If you end up scheduling a screening with a different provider, they can help schedule an initial therapy session with an A&S counselor.

Try Mindfulness

The Contemplative Resource Center (CRC) seeks to integrate secular contemplative practices into how we at the University of Colorado work, teach, learn and live.

Evidence-based acupressure

Since 2002, the CAIRR Neuroscience Laboratory in the Psychology and Neuroscience Department has conducted clinical research studies about the efficacy of acupressure for stress, cardiovascular function in stroke survivors, and mild traumatic brain injury in both civilian and veteran populations. From these, an evidence base has emerged, providing the foundation for the ITEA Plus webpage platform.

Accupuncture services

Acupuncture is a form of Traditional Chinese Medicine and is one of the oldest systems of medicine dating back 4,000 years. Acupuncture works by using tiny needles to stimulate the body’s innate healing mechanism for improved health and well-being.

Massage

Certified massage therapists are available to assist with relaxation, stress reduction, sports recovery, improving circulation and decreasing muscle spasms. Our massage staff specializes in Shiatsu, sports, rehabilitation and pain management techniques.

Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic

The Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic (SLHC) offers audiology, speech, and language services to children and adults in the Boulder and Denver Metropolitan area.