Wellness Education Credits

WE Term Calendar – Wellness Education and Credits Registration dates and termly schedule can be found here.

Current WE offerings (includes many non-SWC courses)

CRN for registration: 11960

Required class orientation via Zoom: Tuesday, January 13 4:30-5:30pm

Class sessions: Thursdays, January 15 - March 5, 4:30pm-5:30pm

The iRest Yoga Nidra wellness course is an 8-week meditation program (with an additional orientation week) created by psychologist and yogi, Dr. Richard Miller, based on the ancient tradition of Yoga Nidra. iRest was adapted to Western psychology and neuroscience and has been used as a mindfulness intervention that decreases stress and depression for many populations. Each class will focus on a different iRest skill from body scans to embracing opposing emotions and conclude with a poem and written reflection. Students have the opportunity to learn about the skill, practice in class, and then are given audio resources to practice at home. To enrich their practice, students will be assigned brief readings, associated worksheets, and will fill out meditation logs to record and reflect on their at-home practice.

This 8-week course, developed by the Student Wellness Center (SWC) and the Teevens Center, is designed to help you strengthen your overall wellbeing and discover what it truly means to thrive—both at Dartmouth and beyond.

Grounded in evidence-based frameworks like Laurie Schreiner's Thriving Quotient, the SWC's Pathways to Wellbeing, and research from positive psychology, this class blends reflection, discussion, and hands-on experiences that support holistic wellbeing.

Each week focuses on a different dimension of thriving and gives you the chance to explore how it shows up in your life—through mindfulness, emotional awareness, mindset, rest, relationships, and purpose. Together, we'll practice tools that help you manage stress, build self-awareness, strengthen connection, and make choices that align with your values.

Throughout the course, you'll also help create a supportive, respectful community where everyone can feel a sense of belonging, share honestly, and grow together.

Register on DartHub with CRN 11947; Class is held on Tuesdays, from 1-2:15pm beginning January 14.

Pick 12 or more of the listed experiences from the Student Wellness Center and Academic Skills Center to boost your wellbeing to gain a PE/WE Credit!

Dartmouth students have the opportunity to earn a Wellness Education Credit (formerly Physical Education Credit) through participating in and reflecting on 12 offerings from the SWC over the course of a term. Students must register for the course on Darthub using CRN 91937 (Winter 26) before beginning their participation. Participation is managed through a checklist in Dartmouth Groups in the SWC group. 

Winter Course Dates: January 12, 2025 – March 6, 2025

The first required class meeting is an orientation** to the sampler, held in the SWC/ASC Conference Room, Berry 178B. Please choose a time that works best for you:

Tuesday, January 6 at 1:15-2:05pm

Friday, January 9 at 9-9:50am

Monday, January 13 at 1-1:50pm

 **If you're registered for the Credit, please attend one of these meetings or email christiana@dartmouth.edu if you cannot make it due to a class conflict or other conflict.

Detailed instructions for fulfilling the requirement for each offering will be in Dartmouth Groups. The Sampler offerings are highlighted below. Students who do not attend an orientation may be dropped from the course.