Bard Health Services is staffed by a family physician, 3 nurse practitioners, and a part-time sports medicine physician. Care at Health Services is based on a holistic approach to treating students. The staff promotes optimum physical, emotional, intellectual, and social well being through education, preventative and primary care.
Bard Counseling Services is staffed by clinical social workers, mental health counselors, psychologists, a consulting psychiatrist, and a consulting nutritionist. Staff members provide short-term, problem-focused treatment, crisis intervention, groups, workshops, and referrals to local physicians, psychiatrists, and psychotherapists. Counseling Services
The Bard Wellness Education Office coordinates a range of events and programs to help students reduce stress, practice good self-care, and create their best life. The office supports students’ physical, mental, social, environmental, spiritual, and academic health. Wellness Services
HCW Events
11/22
Friday
Friday, November 22, 2024 Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 19:00 am – 10:00 am EST/GMT-5 Offered for 6 weeks: October 18, 25 / November 1,8,15,22 This class is about listening to the body and focusing on form and breathwork to create a moving meditation. We will combine pranayama (breathwork practices) with a gentle flow, to create a space of solace from stress and anxiety. The class will be a mixture of hatha postures and dynamic sequences, with lots of variations and alternatives, allowing students to shape their own practice. Some classes will also end with sound baths before silent meditation.
9:00 am – 10:00 am EST/GMT-5 Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1
11/22
Friday
Friday, November 22, 2024 We have moved to Sawkill Coffee House to serve you better. Please note that we are closed on Oct 31, Nov 28, Dec 24-25, Dec 31 and Jan 1. Sawkill Coffee House 10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST/GMT-5
The Food Pantry @ Bard provides students, faculty and staff who may be experiencing food insecurity, with food and select personal care items, in a stigma-free environment.
10:00 am – 12:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Sawkill Coffee House
11/25
Monday
Thursday, November 21, 2024 Please note that we are closed on Oct 31, Nov 28, Dec 24-25, Dec 31 and Jan 1. Sawkill Coffee House 8:00 pm – 12:00 am EST/GMT-5 The Food Pantry at Bard provides students, faculty and staff experiencing food insecurity with food and select personal care items, in a stigma-free environment. We have moved to Sawkill Coffee House to serve you better.
8:00 pm – 12:00 am EST/GMT-5 Sawkill Coffee House
11/26
Tuesday
Thursday, November 21, 2024 Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Acupuncture is offered at the Center for Spiritual Life at discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff various days a week with two different practitioners. Please call, text, or email to schedule an appointment, or for more information see below. Some insurance policies cover acupuncture.
To schedule an appointment contact : Dr. Sarah Heslip, LAc DACM email [email protected] or text 413 842 7798 or Philip Brown, MA LAc email [email protected] or text 845-943-7644
9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
11/26
Tuesday
Thursday, November 21, 2024 Stevenson Athletic Center, Squash Courts12:15 pm – 1:00 pm EST/GMT-5 This indoor cycle class focuses on endurance, strength, intervals, high intensity, and recovery with an upbeat playlist to keep you moving! Many different techniques are used to work the legs, core, and arms making this class a full body workout! All fitness levels are welcome and encouraged to attend. Please bring sneakers (or clip-in cycling shoes), water, and a small towel.
Thursday, November 21, 2024