This multi-week course offers soon-to-be parents full evidence-based information about birth and the ability to learn coping techniques such as relaxation, breathing, position practice, and massage. You will have the opportunity to learn about each of these as well as gain hands-on practice.Classes will cover choices in the hospital and how to understand risk reduction for both mother and baby.This class focuses on vaginal birth but also covers what happens in a C-section in case one is needed.Partners are encouraged to attend and will leave with a "toolbox" of support techniques. Handouts are provided.A small introduction to breastfeeding and early post-partum are covered in this course.One registration is good for both the mother and 1 support person.The ideal time to take this course is during the late 2nd trimester to early 3rd trimester.Registration is required on our wellness class website. If you do not already have an account on this website, you'll need to create one. This is a fee-based class and open to the entire MIT community.

February 26, 2025 - July 17, 2025Hidden within MIT’s Distinctive Collections, many architectural elements from the earliest days of the Institute’s architecture program still survive as part of the Rotch Art Collection. Among the artworks that conservators salvaged was a set of striking windows of gypsum and stained-glass, dating to the late 18th- to 19th c. Ottoman Empire. This exhibition illuminates the life of these historic windows, tracing their refracted histories from Egypt to MIT, their ongoing conservation, and the cutting-edge research they still prompt.The Maihaugen Gallery (14N-130) is open Monday through Thursday, 10am - 4pm, excluding Institute holidays.

Ten minutes for your mind@2:50 every day at 2:50 pm in multiple time zones:Europa@2:50, EET, Athens, Helsinki (UTC+2) (7:50 am EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298032734Atlantica@2:50, EST, New York, Toronto (UTC-4) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85349851047Pacifica@2:50, PST, Los Angeles, Vancouver (UTC=7) (5:50 pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743543699Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your mind. Stop by and unplug. Get the benefits of mindfulness without the fuss.@2:50 meets at the same time every single day for ten minutes of quiet together.No pre-requisite, no registration needed.Visit the website to view all @2:50 time zones each day.at250.org or at250.mit.edu

Join us for the 2025 SECOND GLOBAL HUMANITIES FORUM! This session introduces The Good Life: Religions, Philosophies & Sciences pillar inviting participants to explore how religious, philosophical, and scientific ways of thinking and being can foster good lives and good living in an uncertain world.2nd GHI Forum· Title: The Good Life: Religions, Philosophies & Sciences · Date: April 11, 10:00–11:30 AM EDT · Where: Online (Zoom link and Online Registration HERE) · Speakers: Rafal K. Stepien, Simran Jeet Singh, Andreas Ohlemacher, Wiebke Denecke【Abstract】How do religious, philosophical, and scientific ways of thinking and being nurture good lives? Taking this as a foundational question, this Forum of the MIT Global Humanities Intitiative is devoted to bringing greater clarity and honesty into our understandings of belief, reason, and human discovery in all its myriad dimensions. Hosted by the MIT Pillar on ‘The Good Life’, the Forum outlines the challenges facing our endeavor, discusses and debates diverse conceptions of the good life stemming from several of the world’s intellectual traditions and devotional practices, explores the experiential potential of engaged scholarship in the first-person, and proposes ways to harvest the meaning-making potentials of religions, philosophies, and sciences in the service of more cosmopolitan modes of inter-personal, inter-communal, and inter-religious human flourishing.Looking forward to seeing you at our events!The GHI Team————————JOIN OUR MAILING LIST (LINK) to get the latest announcements about our programs, and registration links!MIT Global Humanities Initiative Spring Events 2025GHI FORUM SERIES1st GHI ForumTitle: Cognition, Learning & Human FlourishingDate: February 21, 8:00–9:30 AM ESTSpeakers: Jonas Mago, Justus Wachs2nd GHI ForumTitle: The Good Life: Religions, Philosophies & SciencesDate: April 11, 10:00–11:30 AM EDTSpeakers: Rafal K. Stepien, Simran Jeet Singh, Andreas Ohlemacher, Wiebke Denecke3rd GHI ForumTitle: Public Literacies: Civic Systems, Media & Emotional IntelligenceDate: May 9, 10:00–11:30 AM EDTSpeakers: Richard Eberhardt, Gabor Hollbeck, Mikael Jakobsson4th GHI ForumTitle: Good Governance in Bad TimesDate: June 6, 10:00–11:30 AM EDTSpeakers: Wiebke Denecke, Johannes Makar, Michael PuettLAUNCH EVENTS:Launching the “Legacies for Our Future” Challenge: Celebrate the Planet with Mike Block, and Korean Folk Painting ExperienceWith Kim Jae-Hui, the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in BostonChung Byungmo, Director of the School of Minhwa (Korean Folk Painting)Kwak Yunmi, Minhwa ArtistTime: May 14 2025, 4:00-6:00 PMLocation: Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building @ MIT (Building W18: 201 Amherst St, Cambridge, MA 02139)CELEBRATE: Launch of the Asian Hub of MIT’s Global Humanities Initiative at Korea UniversityLocation: Korea University, SeoulDate: April 24-25, 2025SAVE THE DATE:4th Annual Conference of the MIT Comparative Global Humanities InitiativeTitle: Creating Desirable Legacies for Our Future in an Age of STEM & Big TechLocation: Korea University, SeoulDate: November 20-21, 2025

Ten minutes for your mind@2:50 every day at 2:50 pm in multiple time zones:Europa@2:50, EET, Athens, Helsinki (UTC+2) (7:50 am EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88298032734Atlantica@2:50, EST, New York, Toronto (UTC-4) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85349851047Pacifica@2:50, PST, Los Angeles, Vancouver (UTC=7) (5:50 pm EST) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85743543699Almost everything works better again if you unplug it for a bit, including your mind. Stop by and unplug. Get the benefits of mindfulness without the fuss.@2:50 meets at the same time every single day for ten minutes of quiet together.No pre-requisite, no registration needed.Visit the website to view all @2:50 time zones each day.at250.org or at250.mit.edu

Experience the immediate benefits of myofascial release with this simple and effective self-care practice. Learn specialized ball rolling techniques that help penetrate through layers of skin, fascia and muscle and massage into your high-tension areas.Each class includes guided exercises using the Roll Model therapy balls, breath work and stretching techniques specifically designed to ease overburdened muscles and encourage deep mind-body relaxation. Explore various muscle groups and needy body areas each week to eliminate strain and discomfort from sitting too long, working on screens and living with stress.You will find greater self-awareness, freedom and ease in your body. Put the power of self-massage into your own hands.All levels welcome! This is a movement class and workout attire is strongly encouraged.Registration is required on our wellness class website. If you do not already have an account on this website, you'll need to create one. This is a fee-based class and open to the entire MIT community.