Dear Secretary,

Please see below your December update on the Employee Assistance Service for the school community from Spectrum.life. This month focuses on Surviving the Festive Period!

Digital Gym and Wellbeing Seminar Series

Please see attached, posters to promote events through December for the Digital Gym and Wellbeing Seminar Series. We are delighted to confirm that the school community’s Digital Gym and Digital Wellbeing Series will continue throughout 2022.

In January, the Digital Wellbeing Seminar Series is focusing on: Dry January | National Trails Day | Get Ireland Active.

Our Digital Gym provides up to 20 classes per week, each lasting 30-45 minutes and across a number of different class types, such as pilates / yoga / mobility and flexibility / full body workout / HIIT / body pump / combat conditioning.

Extra content to share in December:

Wellbeing content

Festive finances:

Get your budgeting back on track: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/wellbeing/186

Stress less article: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/wellbeing/53

For mental health check in:

Reframing anxiety video: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/wellbeing/130

Article on Stress Management and Self-Care: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/wellbeing/215

Making the best of Family time video: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/wellbeing/132

Article on the mindfulness toolbox: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/wellbeing/56

Sound Space Content (Podcasts):

Real Life: Fit Minds & Lifestyle Awareness - Tying into Mental Health Check in: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/sound-space/13

Nourishing an active lifestyle: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/sound-space/13

The road to Tokyo Olympics: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/sound-space/14

Balanced nutrition for children: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/sound-space/15

Be Calm Content (Guided Meditations):

Reduce anxiety - To tie in with Mental Health Check in: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/be-calm/143

Sleep Aid - To tie in with ‘Celebrate and Reflect’: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/be-calm/138

Food Recipes:

Busy time of year - Ideas for breakfast / snacks to have

Blueberry overnight oats: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/recipe?rec=25

Protein banana oats muffins: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/recipe?rec=872

Dessert ideas: cheese cake: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/recipe?rec=161

Extra Wellbeing Series Content:

Heart Health: Videos on heart health / details on Adult, Child and Infant CPR and Stroke Signs and Responses: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/wellbeing/228

Remember!

A person will need to be registered on the Department of Education’s Wellbeing Together Online Portal to view any of the linked content above! Register here, if not already signed up: https://wellbeingtogether.spectrum.life/login?org=ylVIIU17. Contact support@spectrum.life for any issues with signing up or logging in.

We look forward to working with you in 2022!

Best wishes,

Leah Moore,

Website: www.spectrum.life

John Irwin,

General Secretary, ACCS

December Wellbeing Services Poster

Digital Gym Schedule December