Speaker: Dr. Virupaksha H S
Date: 4th May, 2025
Venue : Seminar Hall, CeNSE Department (Centre for Nano Science and Engineering)
Link to the poster: link
Topics covered:–
- Sleep: Your Body’s Natural Recharge Mode
- Sleep Smooths Moods and Strengthens Memories
- When Worries Steal Sleep: How Stress and Strained Bonds Trigger Mental Turmoil
- Decode Sleep: Spot the Red Flags, Discover Simple Fixes for Mental Well-being
- Sleep Check-In: Why Knowing Your Sleep Pattern Matters
- Mastering the Art of Rest: Smart Sleep Management Tips
- Sleep Smart: Easy Hygiene Habits for Deep Rest
Speaker: Dr. Lalitha Priya
Date: 27th March, 2025
Venue : Aerospace Engineering Auditorium, Ground Floor
Link to the poster: link
Topics covered:–
- What is resilience
- Understand neurobiology of chronic stress
- Thinking traps and how to deal with this
- Domains of building resilience
- Cultivating resilience through positive mindset
- Incorporating simple and practical 2 minutes micro practices everyday to build a resilient mindset.
Speaker: Dr. Lalitha Priya
Date: 6th March, 2025
Venue : DBS auditorium, New Biological Science Building
Link to the poster: link
Topic :–
- What is resilience
- Understand neurobiology of chronic stress
- Thinking traps and how to deal with this
- Domains of building resilience
- Cultivating resilience through positive mindset
- Incorporating simple and practical 2 minutes micro practices everyday to build a resilient mindset.
Throughout this program, participants will engage in various activities. It’s a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills and make positive changes in your life. Further we request to percolate this message to all the Students, Faculty and Staff of your department to enable them to attend this programme.
We hope you will join us for this enriching experience on this wellness journey!
Date: 20th February 2025
Venue : CNS Auditorium, IISc
Link to the poster: link
Topic :– Introducing various perspectives of psychotherapy and addressing common concerns and questions about its role in mental well-being. Perspectives on therapy, addressing common concerns about its role in mental well-being.
Date: 29th August 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Department of Electronic System Engineering Auditorium (DESE), IISc
Topic: Introduction, terminologies of Gender and Sexuality.
Date: 2nd July 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Department of Mechanical Engineering Auditorium, IISc
Topic: Introduction, terminologies of Gender and Sexuality.
Date: 1st July 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Department of Computational And Data Science Auditorium(CDS),IISc
Topic: Introduction, terminologies of Gender and Sexuality.
Date: 28th June 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Department of Electronic System Engineering Auditorium (DESE) ,IISc
Topic: Introduction, terminologies of Gender and Sexuality.
Date: 27th June 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : S V Narasaiah Auditorium(IAP Auditorium),IISc
Topic: Introduction, terminologies of Gender and Sexuality.
Date: 26th June 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Biological Sciences Auditorium ,IISc
Topic: Introduction, terminologies of Gender and Sexuality.
Date: 26th June 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Biological Sciences Auditorium ,IISc
Topic: Introduction, terminologies of Gender and Sexuality.
Date: 25th June 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Rajarshi Bhattacharya Memorial Lecture Hall(Chemical Science Building),IISc
Topic: Introduction, terminologies of Gender and Sexuality.
Date: 24th June 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Electrical Communication Engineering Auditorium (Ground Floor),IISc
Topic :– Introduction, terminologies of Gender and Sexuality.
Date: 22nd June 2024
Timings: 06.30 am
Venue : Near Main Building, IISc
For registration : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdMAI9dHu-uC6aXhkijaYnYXtkmg5QBXB74r8CTMy8nPzME7w/viewform
Date: 24th May 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Biological Sciences Auditorium(Ground Floor),IISc
Topics :– Mental Health and Higher Education, Understanding mindfulness and acceptance, Purpose-knowing the path, Managing time and priorities, Building resilience and Coping with stress.
Date: 07th May 2024
Timings: 05.45 pm to 06.45 pm
Venue : Faculty Club, Ground Floor, Opp to Office of Communications
Speaker: Ms. Lidia Fernandez
Date: 28th March 2024
Timings: 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Venue : Faculty Hall, Main Building, IISc
Topics :- Identifying triggers, Building resilience, Thought reframing, Mindful practices, Healthy coping mechanisms, Goal setting and action planning.
Speaker: Mr. Alwin Paul Alias
Date: 31st January 2024
Timings: 3:00PM – 4:30PM
Venue : Faculty Hall, Main Building, IISc
Queer Sensitivity and Intersectionality
Topics :- Identities and their interaction with the society, Gender identities and sexual orientation, Minority stress and internalized homonegativity, Barriers to outness and the act of acceptance, Minority representation on and a queer friendly campus, Queer phobic hostility, Creating a support network of organisations.
Speaker: Dr. E Aravind Raj
Date: 24th November 2023
Timings: 3pm – 4:30pm
Venue : CDS Hall, IISC
Evolving concepts of Masculinity, Stigma around men’s mental health, Exploring complexities in interpersonal dynamics, Sexual Health, Self-care and Growth.
Date: 04th october 2023 to 10th October 2023
Speaker: Dr.Ajit Bhide and Dr. Ashlesha B
Date: 22nd September 2023
Timings: 10:00am – 1:00pm.
Venue : CDS Seminar Hall
An interactive session on the Mentor-Mentee relationship.
Speaker: Dr. Virupaksha H S and Dr. Keerthi Sundar G S
Date: 21st September 2023
Timings: 3 pm – 4:30 pm
Venue : Faculty Hall, Main Building, IISc.
2SLGBTQIA + As Minority : Stress and Stigma :- The Speakers discussed below mentioned topics such as, Coming out and identity building, Navigating societal expectations and impact on mental well-being, Influence of family on 2SLGBTQIA + Acceptance and rejection, Risk of suicide and substance use among 2SLGBTQIA +, Influence of social media on mental Health, Self-concept and identity.
Speaker: Ms Jyothsna KA
Date: 22nd July 2023
Timings: 3:00pm – 4:30pm.
Venue : Faculty Hall Mian Building IISc.
Understanding Existential Crisis, Meanings of Life, Embracing Change; Authenticity and Self Identity, Tracking Fears and Anxieties, etc.
An interactive session on the Mentor-Mentee relationship is being arranged by Wellness centre on 14th July 2023 from 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM
Venue: Faculty Hall.
Speakers for this session were Dr.Ajit Bhide and Dr. Ashlesha B.
An interactive session on the Mentor-Mentee relationship is being arranged by Wellness centre on 02nd June 2023 from 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM
Venue: Faculty Hall.
Speakers for this session were Dr.Ajit Bhide and Dr. Ashlesha B.
Speaker: Dr. Bino Thomas, Associate Professor, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
Date: 19th May 2023.
Timings: 3pm – 5 pm
Venue : IAP seminar hall.
Topics discussed: Why do interpersonal relationships matter.The impact of adverse childhood experience on adult relationship pathways.The intrapersonal construct of interpersonal relationships (self-support, self-awareness, locus of control, coping style, resiliency and empathy)When does an interpersonal relationship end.The interpersonal in student-teaching staff. Effect on student achievement.
Speaker: Mr. Prathwiraj Bajpe
Date: 16th March 2023.
Timings: Thursday 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Venue : IAP seminar hall.
Topics discussed: Time Management Skills, understanding stress and distress, measure stress, managing stress, knowing self, idenrtifying source of stress and solving it effectively, Assertive skills
Speaker: Dr. Sanjeev Kumar M
Date: 21st January 2023.
Timings: Saturday 3:00pm – 5:00pm
Venue : IAP seminar hall .
Topics discussed: Problem solving, decision making, creative thinking, critical thinking, coping with emotion.
An interactive session on the Mentor-Mentee relationship is being arranged by Wellness centre on 13th Jan 2023 from 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM
Venue: Instrumentation Department Seminar Hall.
Speakers for this sessions were Dr.Ajit Bhide and Dr. Ashlesha B.
An interactive session on the Mentor-Mentee relationship is being arranged by Wellness centre on 25th Nov 2022 from 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM
The Venue of the seminar is in ECE Golden Jubilee Hall
Speakers for this sessions were Dr.Ajit Bhide and Dr. Ashlesha B.
An interactive session on the Mentor-Mentee relationship is being arranged by Wellness centre on 21st Oct 2022 from 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM.
Speakers for this sessions were Dr.Ajit Bhide and Dr. Ashlesha B.
IISc Wellness Centre organized a workshop called Barefoot counselling workshop exclusively to the department wellness committee members — on basic mental health issues and how to respond.
The workshop was held on two days of two hours duration each.
Batch – 1:
Session – 1: 16th November (10AM – 12 noon)
Session – 2: 30th November (10AM – 12 noon)
Batch – 2:
Session – 1: 16th November (2 PM – 4 PM)
Session – 2: 30th November (2 PM – 4 PM)
Speaker: Dr.Ajit V Bhide, Dr.Sabina Rao, Dr.Virupaksha HS.
Date: 19th November 2022.
Timings: Saturday 3:00pm – 4:30pm.
Venue : Faculty Hall Mian Building IISc.
A Q&A cum interactive session with Mental health experts.Speakers discussed a wide range of topics as mentioned below:Culture shock, anger management, interpersonal relationship issues, time and stress management, decision making addiction, sexuality and gender identity, academic pressure, sleep hygiene, grief and loss, body image issues, premenstrual syndrome(PMS) and emotional dysregulation.
Speaker: Prof. Kasi Sekar (Former Registrar and Head, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bengaluru)
Date and time: 15th October 2022, Saturday. 3:00 p.m.- 4.30 p.m
Venue: Faculty Hall, Main Building, IISc
Speaker: Dr. Naufal Hameed (Clinical Psychologist)
Date and time: 17th September 2022, Saturday, 3:00 p.m.- 05.00 p.m.
Total duration: 90 minutes -120 minutes
Venue: Faculty Hall, Main Building, IISc
The Speaker will discuss a wide range of topics:
Normality to Abnormality: The continuum of mental health.
Do I need help?: Reflection on indicators of positive mental health.
Taking care of mental health: What can be done?
Help-seeking and many facets of help-seeking behaviour.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A Session.
Join us to understand the challenges in seeking mental health care, promoting positive mental health, removing the stigma related to mental health, and the ways to seek and provide care.
- Navigating through Grief and Trauma
Description: Description: The CoViD-19 pandemic has also brought with it unprecedented levels of grief and trauma. And especially after the deadly second wave, grief and trauma have touched all of us in one way or another. Grief and trauma are not limited to experiencing the loss of a loved one. They are much more complicated and multi-layered than we tend to think, and they manifest themselves in different ways — be it a sense of anxiety and uncertainty about the future; the fear of economic toll; the loss of connection; the loss of a job or a relationship; the loss of sense of security; or even just a sense of discomfort that seems to linger. The complex structure and nature of grief and trauma make it more difficult for us to even perceive and acknowledge them. It is with this in mind that we, EMPATHS, along with the IISc Wellness Centre, are organizing a mini workshop, Navigating through Grief and Trauma, to help us explore the underpinnings of grief and trauma, and understand how they can affect us at an individual and at a societal level.
Schedule:
2:30 – 3:30 PM Understanding Grief
3:30 – 4:00 PM Break + Q&A
4:00 – 5:00 PM Understanding Trauma
5:00 – 5:30 PM Break + Q&A
5:30 – 5:40 PM Closing remarks
Date: 17th July 2021
Speakers: Dr. Shoma Chakrawarty (Psychology Faculty & Therapist) and Ms. Ashwini N.V. (Psychologist and Founder, Muktha Foundation)
Link to the poster: link
Link to the recordings: 1. Understanding Grief by Dr. Shoma Chakrawarty, 2. Understanding Trauma by Ms. Ashwini N.V.
Link to the resources: 1. Resource links : 2. PPT
Workshop on “We walk with pride & our Mental Health matters too”
Hello! Greetings from the IISc Wellness Centre!
The Wellness Centre takes pride in inviting you to join our Wellness workshop.
Title: We walk with pride & our Mental Health matters too
Speaker: Ms. Nikita Gagneja, Psychiatric social worker, TISS, Mumbai.
Date: 18th December 2021 (Saturday)
Time: 3 pm to 5 pm
Link to the poster: link
Link to the recordings: Workshop on “We walk with pride & our Mental Health matters too”
Workshop – “Stress Management: Self and Community Care”
Hello! Greetings from the IISc Wellness Centre!
The Wellness Centre takes pride in inviting you to join our Wellness workshop.
Title: Stress Management: Self and Community Care
Speaker: Ms. Christine Holmes, Clinical Social Work, Columbia University, New York
Date: 29th January 2022 (Saturday)
Time: 2 pm to 3 pm
Link to the poster: link
Link to the recordings: Workshop on “Stress Management: Self and Community Care”