Your Summer Wellbeing

Start your day off right with a Morning Yoga class! These Yoga sessions in the Desert Room of the Faith Centre (Saw Swee Hock Building) will provide you with the opportunity to stretch it out in the morning before delving into the working day. Take a deep breath, align your mind and body flowing through different asanas with our Yoga expert, Gaetano Piccirillo.

This class is ideal for those wanting to take it at a gentler pace. Breathing control is a part of all the exercises, and the instructor will always provide options for those just getting started. You’ll strengthen your entire body and leave the class feeling calm and centred.

Don’t be deterred if you haven’t tried yoga before - all levels are welcome.

Sounds good? Just click here to book your place.

Please bring with you water and a towel. Yoga mats will be available although you are also welcome to bring your own. Just contact Staffwellbeing@lse.ac.uk if you have any questions. 

If you’ve been looking for ways to enhance your physical wellbeing, look no further! We're delighted to announce that the School’s partnership with ClassPass has been renewed for another year. 

With ClassPass, you can try the world’s best workouts (including several close to the LSE campus), all at a special LSE rate. Whether you’re keen to sample in-studio classes, livestream classes, on-demand videos or wellness experiences – ClassPass has it all.

ClassPass credits allow you to book at thousands of studios, gyms, salons and spas. You can use them however you like to create a personalised fitness and wellness regime which works for you.

With ClassPass, you can enjoy:

• Fitness: If available in your local area, you can book studio classes and gym sessions with ClassPass’s top studio partners.
• Wellness: Treat yourself to a massage, sport therapy, recovery or beauty session with any of ClassPass’s partners.
• ClassPass on demand: Access pre-recorded classes (curated by the ClassPass team) so that you can workout on your own time.

You can choose from one of a number of different monthly plans. If you’re already a current or previous ClassPass member, you can request a plan change to take advantage of the rates available to School staff. Just visit the webpage for more details and to get started (use company code '21LSExCP'). What's more, you can now also use ClassPass credits to access WeWork locations in London (useful if, for example, the team fancies a change of scene for the next team meeting) - for more details, please visit the webpage. 

Did you know that, as an LSE member of staff, you can access LSESU sports and exercise facilities on campus? Based across two sites (in the Saw Swee Hock and Marshall buildings), LSESU Level Up Fitness features the latest innovations that fitness has to offer from Matrix Fitness to provide LSE students and staff with an enhanced fitness experience including the Endurance Series Cardio Range, functional training area and brand-new strength and conditioning suite.

Visit the webpage for more details. 

What’s more, did you know that LSE staff can use all sports facilities in the Marshall Building? For more information about the booking process and prices, please visit this page. Contact su.marshall@lse.ac.uk if you have any queries. 

12.45-1.45pm Wednesday 6 August

'History of LSE campus' talk (Hall-Carpenter Room, 3rd floor, Saw Swee Hock Building and online)

Discover LSE before LSE. You might think you are familiar with LSE’s campus, but how much do you really know? From palaces to poverty, murder, and executions, Mhairi Gowans from PAGE will take you through the history of Clare Market - from the 1500s all the way through to the cusp of LSE's arrival on the site in the early 20th century. Mhairi previously gave this talk during Mental Health Awareness Week in May and it is highly recommended. 

Please click here to book your place.

If you're attending in-person, simply come along to the Hall-Carpenter Room for a 12.45pm start. You are welcome to bring your lunch. If you are working from home on the day, you can join the talk via this link:

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It only takes a moment to sign up to the School's benefits platform for staff - just click here to get started. Access a huge range of discounts (including groceries and holidays), and see all your LSE perks at a glance! 

You can create an account on LSE Extras using your name as it's recorded in our system and your payroll number. If you aren't quite sure what your payroll number is, you can find it on MyHR - on the 'My profile' screen, select the 'Employment' tab and click on the line showing your current role (the payroll number is 6 digits long and starts with a '1'). If you experience any difficulties with creating an account, just contact Staffwellbeing@lse.ac.uk and we'll be happy to help.

For a more detailed look at what LSE Extras can offer - including a walk-through video and previews of upcoming offers - take a look at the new LSE Extras information webpage. 

Courtesy of Planned Future, with whom the School has a long-standing working relationship via the HR Pensions team, staff can register to access a Financial Wellbeing Portal. The portal contains a wide range of useful information and tools, including guides, videos, factsheets and calculators. Topics covered include day to day financial planning, investments, mortgages, saving and borrowing, retirement planning and much more. All guides and calculators are regularly updated to ensure that they are correct and in line with current rates. There is also a monthly newsletter outlining key updates. What’s more, for a relatively small fee you can request a Money Guide meeting for more tailored information, guidance and signposting. 

To register for the portal, simply visit https://plannedfuture.financialwellbeing.online/lse-register/ and create an account using your LSE email address. After registering, you will receive a welcome email, after which you will have access to the portal. You can also access the Financial Wellbeing Portal via an app – just click here for more guidance about how to set this up.

We hope that you find the Portal useful. For individual queries regarding your own pension arrangements, please contact the HR Pensions team.