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SESP Wellness Week

The Faculty Equity Committee is excited to announce SESP Wellness Week! This year's wellness week will take place from April 29 through May 3 and feature different wellness offerings each day.

Week Long Offerings

Wellness Week Book Pick: Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey
Sign up here by April 17 to receive book.

Snack and Hydration Station
Healthy snacks, water enhancers, and reusable SESP “Solo” cups while supplies last!
Time: Available daily from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Location: Student Affairs Office, Annenberg Hall

Crafter-Noon
Make a Mother’s Day or thank you card at our DIY card-making station.
Time: Daily from 12-3 p.m.
Location: Third-floor commons, Annenberg Hall

Wellness Week Schedule

  • April 29

    Monday

    Therapy Dogs

    Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
    Location: Annenberg Hall, CYCLE Studio
    Details: Come by and meet our sweet crew of therapy dogs and handlers. 
    Click here to sign up for a dog visit.

     

  • April 30

    Tuesday

    Breathwork

    Time: 9-9:30 a.m. With Cynthia Conlon
    Location: Zoom
    Details: Learn how to reduce stress and improve your overall well-being through breath. Cynthia teaches breath and meditation classes at Northwestern Recreation.
    Zoom link: https://northwestern.zoom.us/j/97426347813 

    Chair Massage

    Time: 12-3 p.m.
    Location: Annenberg Hall, Room 101
    Details: Offered by With Body Works by Carla, chair massages are perfect for providing a high amount of massage benefits in a short period of time.
    Click here to sign up for a massage.

  • May 1

    Wednesday

    Forest Therapy

    Time: 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 p.m.
    Location: Meet outside east entrance to Annenberg Hall for guided walk to lakefront.
    Details: Offered by That Forest Feeling, Forest Therapy, also known as forest bathing, is a practice for supporting healing and wellness—for both people and the Earth—through immersion in forests and other natural environments. Guide Sarah Abu-Absi studied environmental studies at Denison University and has recently been studying mind-body practices for nervous system regulation and healing. She is certified by the Association for Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs. Click here to sign up for Forest Therapy.

  • May 2

    Thursday

    Therapy Dogs

    Time: 10 a.m.-12 p.m.
    Location: Annenberg Hall, CYCLE Studio
    Details: Come by and meet our sweet crew of therapy dogs and handlers. 
    Click here to sign up for a dog visit.

    Book Talk: Rest in Resistance

    Time: 12-1 p.m.
    Location: Zoom
    Details: With author Tricia Hersey & Dean Bryan Brayboy, Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto is a field guide for the weary and hopeful — a call to action for those who are sleep-deprived, searching for justice, and longing to be liberated from the oppressive grip of Grind Culture. Author and founder of The Nap Ministry, Tricia Hersey, will be in conversation with Dean Bryan Brayboy. Hear why this book has had a profound impact on Dean Brayboy and why he chose to share it with the SESP community.
    Click here to register for the Webinar.

    Sound Meditation

    Time: 1:30-3 p.m.
    Location: Annenberg Hall, Room G08
    Details: Preston Klik's Ocean of Devotion Gong Meditation is a gentle, often quiet, but at times powerfully intense experience. It's a 90-minute acoustic journey with periods of verbal guidance. Preston plays a 36-inch Heart Gong, as well as crystal and Himalayan bowls, Native flute, monochord, handpan, ocean and frame drums, chimes, and more to provide a dynamic auditory experience. This richly cinematic musical odyssey-meditation is as beautiful to the eye as it is to the ear, heart, body, mind, and spirit.
    Click here to sign up for Sound Meditation.

  • May 3

    Friday

    Chair Massage

    Time: 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
    Location: Annenberg Hall, Room 101
    Details: Offered by With Body Works by Carla, chair massages are perfect for providing a high amount of massage benefits in a short period of time.
    Click here to sign up for a massage.