We all have that song—the piece of music that gets us moving in the morning. The one that taps a hidden reserve of energy during a workout in pursuit of a personal best or which settles the nerves at the end of a stressful day. It’s the one that really takes you back, spurs you [...]

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There is no doubt that technology has made major changes to working out and how we experience and quantify exercise as a whole. From the machines we use to the stats we monitor while working out, technology has established its place in the fitness world. Although there are many gimmicks and gizmos on the market, [...]

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This January, start moving to the beat of the New Year with a slate of Whole U events that set the tone for being active and reaching your resolutions. As we kick off our 90-day Dare to Do New Year’s wellness challenge with a focus on moving more, explore movement’s many forms with several energizing [...]

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Next time you walk down a Seattle sidewalk, you’re stepping directly into the work of Anat Caspi. As director of The Taskar Center for Accessible Technology based at the University of Washington’s Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science, Caspi leads the development, translation, and deployment of open-source, universally accessible technologies that benefit populations with [...]

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What happens when you’re a surgeon who relies on her hands for intricate operations and one day you lose the upper body strength needed to perform them? Ask Barbara Goff. The chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Goff serves as professor and division director of Gynecologic Oncology at the University of Washington and the Seattle [...]

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As a dietitian, people are often curious about my personal eating habits—worrying that they cannot eat treats or high fat foods around me or consider me to be “The Food Police.” However, dietitians aim to promote awareness, balance, and moderation in all things related to nutrition. The same philosophy applies during the holiday season. This [...]

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Thanksgiving is a few days away and we are well on the way to a holiday season full of visitors, gatherings, events, treats, and end of year reports. We ask two UW meditation and mindfulness partners for some best practices for getting through—and thriving—during what can be a hectic, stressful time of year. Meditation Anil [...]

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It’s time to meet the 14 acts taking center stage at Ovations 2017, The Whole U’s fourth annual performance showcase for staff, students, and faculty. Hosted by The Collective, UW’s foremost (and only) improv troupe, the afternoon promises to be as unexpected as it is entertaining. So what talent will tread the boards at Meany [...]

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With the days beginning to shorten, the holiday season just on the horizon, and a whirl of everyday responsibilities and obligations accumulating as the academic year gets underway, it takes an immense amount of courage to pause, step back, take a breath and choose a more integrated way of being. That’s why we’re pleased to [...]

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Welcome to Week One of Yoga Month at the University of Washington, where over 1500 UW faculty, staff, and students have committed to this experience. The main component of this year’s Yoga Month is the focus on the seven chakras. Participants will be challenged to practice each week both on and off the mat and [...]

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In Week 6 of our 60-day Raise the Bar challenge for wellness in the workplace, teams across the UW took time out to experience the almost-total solar eclipse, while continuing apace with their regularly scheduled wellness- and team-bonding programming centered on physical activity, eating well, stress management, and positive affirmation. Sue Carr, strategic initiatives and [...]

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We may be half way through our Raise the Bar challenge to champion wellness in the workplace, but thus far we’ve seen nothing but full effort. For the past five weeks, teams have been hitting new heights in healthy work environments, but even as potlucks have gotten more colorful and team walks and workout sessions [...]

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