Spiritual Wellness

Knowing one’s purpose in life, finding joy in everyday life, practicing honesty, and seeing beauty in life.

A Person Who Is Spiritually Well

 

  • Examines personal values and beliefs
  • Searches for the deeper meanings of life
  • Has a clear understanding of right and wrong
  • Reflects and meditates
  • Establishes a value system

Spiritual Wellness Programs at UC San Diego

Center for Ethics and Spirituality

  • The Center for Ethics and Spirituality provides students with secular counseling, discussion, and education programs relating to spiritual, moral, and ethical issues and questions that may arise within the UCSD community of students, scholars, workers, and campus affiliates.
  • Typical resources available through the Center include:
      • Secular counseling by professionals versed in theology, ethics, and spirituality
      • Quarterly lectures through the Burke Lecture Series on issues relating to ethics, spirituality, social norms, and morality
      • Workshops on strategies for recognizing and avoiding cults and high-pressure recruitment.

Center for Student Involvement

Counseling and Psychological Services

  • Peace of Mind Workshop (pdf)

    • The Peace of Mind Workshop is a weekly educational workshop for students who want to increase their life skills and their ability to cope with emotions, relationships, conflict and stress. Through the Peace of Mind Workshops, you can learn how to live in the moment, manage your emotions, increase interpersonal skillfulness and identify what is really important to your life. The series includes 6 workshops, covering 4 themes: mindfulness, emotional wisdom, interpersonal effectiveness, and stress tolerance. Each workshop provides an informational overview, handouts and a relaxation exercise.

  • Wellness and Relaxation 101

    • Approaching wellness from a holistic perspective, this introductory course blends practices from ancient traditions with the knowledge of contemporary science. Through experiential exercises, introductory teachings, and brief discussions we will embark upon a guided exploration of tension-reducing skills. What benefits reveal themselves when anxiety is dissolved? You may be surprised. In addition to promoting relaxation while in the group, you will have the chance to develop inner tools using breath, body awareness, meditation, and principles of gentle yoga to enhance functioning in your daily life.

Recreation

  • Meditation

    • Whether or not you have ever meditated, you may enjoy this sampling of meditation techniques guiding you to the blissful silence behind thoughts. Seated, standing, lying down and moving meditation techniques will be covered. Participants will learn to progress from form meditation to subtle meditation to fine meditation and finally to formless meditation. Experience the meditator, the subject of meditation and the process of meditation becoming one.
  • Mind Body Spirit Awareness Workshop
    • This workshop will present a survey of contemporary principles and techniques of mind, body and spirit integration. Arturo Galvez will present theoretical and practical elements of this modern approach to ancient teachings. The workshop will include mild physical activity and will cover: The Dream of Life, Man as Machine, The Possibility of Change, Our Multiple Selves, Overcoming Conflict and The Paths towards Integration.
  • Yoga
    • Hatha Yoga: For centuries, people have practiced yoga to maintain their physical and spiritual well being. This Eastern science can help you with your fitness and weight management goals and assist with injury prevention and stress relief. The practice of Hatha yoga increases vitality, concentration and a sense of well being through the use of body postures and breathing techniques. All levels are welcome. You must provide your own yoga mat.