What We Do
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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.
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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.
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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
- 2/08Sunday3:30 pm – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Olin Auditorium
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Olin Auditorium 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
An ode to the remarkable variety of life in the Hudson Valley, The Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley celebrates the living fabric of this unique landscape. From high elevation forests to the globally rare tidal marshes along the Hudson estuary, the 30-minute documentary film captures the beautiful, the complex, the familiar, and the unknown…guided by the plants, animals, and people that call the Hudson Valley home. Join us for a screening and panel discussion facilitated by biologist and producer of The Nature of Nature, Laura Heady from the Hudson River Estuary Program and Cornell University.
The Nature of Nature was produced by Flicker Filmworks and the Hudson River Estuary Program with funding by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation through the New York State Environmental Protection Fund in partnership with NEIWPCC.
- 2/09Monday5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST/GMT-5 Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1Monday, February 9, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST/GMT-5
This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow.
Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a
moderate pace allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible
for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses. - 2/10Tuesday9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5 Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A )
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
With Dr. Sarah Heslip
Many insurance plans are accepted
Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) 9:00 am – 5:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions and more. Schedule an appointment by texting or calling
Dr. Sarah Heslip at (413) 884-2798. Please inquire about insurance. - 2/10Tuesday5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST/GMT-5 Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EST/GMT-5
Power Vinyasa focuses on building whole body strength and flexibility through a quick paced yoga flow. Incorporating lunges, squats, core work and balance postures, this challenging practice will make you sweat as you match breath and movement. Class will conclude with a wind-down to send you out the door feeling grounded. - 2/13Friday7:00 am EST/GMT-5 Online Event
Friday, February 6, 2026
with Exhale to Inhale
Online Event 7:00 am EST/GMT-5
Exhale to Inhale is offering On-Demand Yoga! On-demand classes are available for you to practice anytime, anywhere. Classes are available for all 12 weeks of Term 3 from Friday-Friday, at any time. When you sign up for On-Demand Yoga, you will be signed up for the whole year and will automatically get class links via email at 7am EST on Fridays.
Sign up using the QR code on the poster. For questions about the classes, you can email [email protected].