{"id":81839,"date":"2022-11-11T13:24:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T18:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=81839"},"modified":"2022-11-11T15:30:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T20:30:56","slug":"wellness-week-events-encourage-social-physical-mental-well-being","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2022\/11\/wellness-week-events-encourage-social-physical-mental-well-being\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Week events encourage social, physical, mental well-being"},"content":{"rendered":"

From food and fitness to vision boards and dance floors, Brock University\u2019s Wellness Week offers students a variety of opportunities to reflect, relax and recharge.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More than two dozen events are planned for Monday, Nov. 14 to Friday, Nov. 18 that will support students in contributing to their overall health and wellness and focus on their social, mental and physical well-being.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Wellness is always essential, but for students trying to stay on top of schoolwork, it can be challenging to dedicate time to health and wellness,\u201d says Julie Fennell, Health Promotion Educator with the Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre (SWAC), one of several Brock units planning and hosting events. \u201cWellness Week offers pre-planned activities to make it easier for students to relax, have fun and make connections.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The annual initiative is organized by the Brock University Students\u2019 Union (BUSU) in collaboration with SWAC, the Faculty of Graduate Studies, the Graduate Students\u2019 Association (GSA), Human Rights and Equity, Brock Recreation, and Learning Services.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BUSU Vice-President of Student Services Yasmine Hejazi<\/span> says Wellness Week aligns with the student union\u2019s mission to provide the best student experience possible.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe recognize that mental health resources and support for students play a huge role in this,\u201d she says.\u00a0\u201cWe look forward to once again hosting a lineup of fun and beneficial Wellness Week events.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

BUSU\u2019s Wellness Week website<\/span><\/a> includes wellness resources and activities, student clubs that focus on well-being and a long list of events, such as free hot and grab-and-go breakfasts, trivia and games nights, a paint night, a headphone disco, vision board creation, a workshop on healthy relationships, a human library, a wellness fair and fitness opportunities. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The University\u2019s annual Night Against Procrastination will also take place during Wellness Week, which features tutoring, group and one-on-one consultations, relaxation sessions and free pizza. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition to the events listed on BUSU\u2019s Wellness Week website<\/a>, graduate student-focused events include a <\/span>therapy dog room<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>morning yoga<\/span><\/a>, an afternoon <\/span>refreshment break<\/span><\/a>, a <\/span>paint night<\/span><\/a>, a <\/span>movie and pizza night<\/span><\/a>, an <\/span>information session about health insurance plans<\/span><\/a>, and workshops about the <\/span>science of mindfulness<\/span><\/a> and <\/span>finding balance through mindfulness and meditation<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From food and fitness to vision boards and dance floors, Brock University\u2019s Wellness Week offers students a variety of opportunities to reflect, relax and recharge.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":81840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7484,3319,188,55,1],"tags":[3566,7284,10298,5248,2203,133,607,3335,147,2479,339,2582,2575,1819,926,9075,5056,7419,2721,1490],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81839"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81839"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81839\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81859,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81839\/revisions\/81859"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}