Happy Halloween from The Whole U! Whether you’re carving pumpkins, finishing up a handmade costume, heading out to Trick or Treat, or staying in to savor a book or a movie and some hot apple cider, enjoy these festive ideas for making All Hallow’s Eve scary good. Carve a Husky Pumpkin Carve your pumpkin with [...]

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This October, more than 2,800 UW faculty, staff, and students joined The Whole U in celebrating Yoga Month. From practicing yoga and learning about its benefits to diving into the seven chakras and having access to over 50 free yoga classes in the greater Puget Sound region, Yoga Month 2018 was one for the books. [...]

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For some, traveling the world conveys a sense of freedom. For Sonal Khullar, associate professor of art history at the University of Washington, however, the act of crossing borders all too often illustrates the strictures and stumbling blocks of globalism in the twenty-first century. “One of the things I’ve noted is that we usually think [...]

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It’s that time of year again! The wind is blowing, the noses are running, and you may want to consider getting a Flu Shot before the holidays come around. Dr. John Lynch, infectious disease doctor and medical director of employee health services, infection control, and antibiotic stewardship at Harborview Medical Center, explained for us why getting [...]

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In the past three weeks of UW’s Yoga Month, we have been learning more about what benefits yoga can have on the body, mind, and soul. Last week we presented the first four chakras – foundation, fluidity, empowerment and heart. This week, we’ll be diving into the last three chakras – expression, insight, and connection. 5) [...]

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For any academic, the moment of holding your first published book is one of accomplishment, elation, and total triumph. But for Alexes Harris, a professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, that moment came on the heels of learning her life hung in the balance. A year earlier, she’d been working out when she [...]

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In the past two weeks we have learned that yoga is a practice with many physical and mental health benefits, including reduced low back pain, increased levels of particular neurotransmitters, and greater resilience to stress. While all the science behind yoga’s benefits is valuable, in general, most people practice because they simply feel better with [...]

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It’s a best-in-the-West showdown you won’t want to miss. This Sunday at 3 pm, UW Men’s Soccer takes on reigning three-peat national champion Stanford at Husky Soccer Stadium. “This is a huge weekend because Stanford is the three-time conference champion in a row and three-time national champion in a row,” says head coach Jamie Clark. [...]

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When you think of what it takes to cure cancer, what comes to mind? Vast, high-tech labs? White-coated technicians? Cutting-edge science happening on the smallest cellular scale? You wouldn’t be wrong, but then again, curing cancer also happens on an individual level—person-to-person and every day. That’s the idea behind the University of Washington’s new partnership [...]

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One of the hallmarks of the practice of yoga is its ability to combine conscious body movements, intentional breath, and awareness of sensations, thoughts, and emotions. The various techniques utilized in each one of these segments of the practice hone and tone our mindfulness muscle. When this mindfulness muscle is more robust, we may experience [...]

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Deep in a cavernous concrete basement, Jennifer Bean sits stooped over a Steenbeck machine. The large, flatbed editor helps her hand-control the frame-by-frame movement of a filmstrip nobody has seen in eighty years. Like all filmstrips produced before the mid-century introduction of acetate safety stock, it is made of nitrocellulose, a highly flammable material prone [...]

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With the school year underway and the beginning of fall last week, October is set to be a month for you to get started—or keep building—on how to take good care of yourself in and out of the workplace. This month, The Whole U is again thrilled to bring the UW community a range of [...]

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