{"id":97002,"date":"2024-11-01T16:17:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T20:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=97002"},"modified":"2024-11-04T10:56:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T15:56:41","slug":"wellness-week-events-set-to-help-students-destress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/11\/wellness-week-events-set-to-help-students-destress\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellness Week events set to help students destress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From puppy yoga and crafts to free treats and film festivals, Brock students have a wealth of opportunities to relax and recharge next week as they prepare for the stressful end-of-term season.<\/p>\n<p>Brock University\u2019s Wellness Week\u00a0\u2014\u00a0which takes place from Monday, Nov. 4 to Friday, Nov. 8\u00a0\u2014\u00a0features a variety of events organized by the Brock University Students\u2019 Union (BUSU), Graduate Students\u2019 Association (GSA), Brock\u2019s Student Wellness and Accessibility Centre (SWAC), and the Brock University Library.<\/p>\n<p>All Brock students are invited to a drop-in mindful colouring and craft session on Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. in the Wellness HUB, located in TH 134. The event will also offer a safe space for students to chat and access mental health resources available at Brock.<\/p>\n<p>For undergraduate students, BUSU and partners across campus have planned a variety of fun and relaxing events to support students\u2019 mental and physical well-being, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/ents\/event\/585\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Puppy yoga<\/a> on Monday Nov. 4 at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. room KC 120 in the Kenmore Centre.<\/li>\n<li>Free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/ents\/event\/623\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grab and Go Breakfast<\/a> on Tuesday, Nov. 5 and Wednesday Nov. 6 at 8 a.m. in Union Station while supplies last.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/ents\/event\/588\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free sandwich bar<\/a> in lobby of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from noon to 2 p.m. while supplies last.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/ents\/event\/578\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free hot breakfast<\/a> of pancakes, breakfast sausage, eggs, crispy potatoes, juice, coffee and fruit on Thursday, Nov. 7 in Union Station. Breakfast will be available from 7:30 a.m. until supplies run out. The free hot breakfast is part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/services\/food-first\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Food First program<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>A free drop-in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/ents\/event\/523\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">board games event<\/a> at Isaac\u2019s on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 3 to 7 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>BrockTV\u2019s Render This Film Festival Screening at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre in downtown St. Catharines on Thursday, Nov. 7. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the screening runs from 7 to 9 p.m. Brock students can use the code \u201cRENDERTHIS\u201d\u00a0to get free tickets on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/ents\/event\/643\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUSU website<\/a>. Tickets include free snack and drink vouchers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Undergraduate students can visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.brockbusu.ca\/wellness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BUSU website<\/a>\u00a0for registration details and additional information for these and other Wellness Week events.<\/p>\n<p>The GSA and its campus partners have planned a range of wellness activities to for Brock\u2019s graduate students, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/274383\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free gentle flow yoga class<\/a> on Monday, Nov. 4 at 11:10 a.m. in the Brock Fitness Studio.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/275782\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">drop-in Thera Paws Puppy Room<\/a> on Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. in atrium of the Roy and Lois Cairns Health and Bioscience Research Complex.<\/li>\n<li>A drop-in <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/275255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">painting and coffee social<\/a> on Wednesday, Nov. 6 from 10 a.m. to noon in Pond Inlet.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/264300\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free hot breakfast<\/a> in Union Station on Thursday, Nov. 7 starting at 7:30 and running while supplies last.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/274996\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wellness bag giveaway<\/a> on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the GSA Office located in MCC 302. Bags of free snacks and wellness items will be available to registered graduate students while supplies last.<\/li>\n<li>An <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/274994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">art therapy session<\/a> on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in MCC 300. Student VIP will also be on hand to answer health and dental benefit questions.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"https:\/\/experiencebu.brocku.ca\/event\/274995\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pottery painting session<\/a> with Crock-a-Doodle on Friday, Nov. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon in Pond Inlet. RSVP is required to attend.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/brockgsa.ca\/gsa-wellness-weeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GSA website<\/a>\u00a0for more information on Wellness Week events for graduate students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From puppy yoga and crafts to free treats and film festivals, Brock students have a wealth of opportunities to relax and recharge next week as they prepare for the stressful end-of-term season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97003,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7484,1],"tags":[2701,2203,133,13053,147,2479,5056,7419,1490],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97002"}],"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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97002"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":97010,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97002\/revisions\/97010"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}