The new six-part event series "TUC Mental Health" aims to consciously introduce students and employees to the topic of mental health on a Thursday afternoon in the winter semester 2025/26 in order to develop an awareness of what stress does to the self or one's own body and to develop strategies to deal well with stressful situations or stress.
The series of events is deliberately designed with many exercise elements in order to achieve the greatest possible learning effect.
The event takes place on Thursdays on the specified dates, 2-6 pm. Continuous attendance on all dates is encouraged, but not mandatory. Individual dates can also be attended.

Appointment 1: Introduction (6.11.2025)
- How does stress arise and how can it be controlled using personal resources?
- How can emotions be controlled?
- Understanding and controlling the effects of stress
- What are personal stress factors?
- Recognizing and strengthening your own resources

Appointment 2: Developing goals (20.11.2025)
- Personal goals and goal setting
- Time management
- Self-care

Appointment 3: Developing concentration (11.12.2025)
- Heidelberg Competence Training
- Personal concentration
- Embodiment concept: interdependence of mind, thought and psyche 
- Principle of presence of mind and hara principle  Posture, breathing and muscle tension as the basis for concentration
- Developing a personal concentration symbol
- Lemon meditation

Appointment 4: Developing strengths (8.1.2026)
- Heidelberg Competence Training
- Personal resources
- Living successes: defining and reflecting on self-perception and the perception of others
- Non-specific strengths analysis with the Strengths Sun

Appointment 5: Developing intention shielding (29.1.2026)
- Heidelberg Competence Training
- Influencing factors or what triggers us in everyday life?
- Effective self-regulation strategies
- Personal obstacles/factors

Appointment 6: Strengthening personal resources (19.2.2026)
- Legal/illegal performance enhancement
- Body awareness
- Why athletes are better performers?
- Creating your own annual plan
- Influences of nutrition, regeneration, exercise behavior, health, music on performance