Wednesday Wellness Walks are a bi-weekly walking excursion to local points of interest near UCI. We’ll visit various parks and nature preserves that are right here in our backyard, all while incorporating mindfulness and ecological education! The walks are open to all students, faculty, and staff. Go at your own pace and feel free to leave at any time if you have mobility limitations or other obligations.
We meet at 11:30am in front of the Zot N’ Go and then embark on our journey. If there are any questions, please contact Doug Everhart at everhart@uci.edu.
May 10: UCI Arboretum & Marsh
May 24: San Joaquin Wildlife Preserve
June 7: UCI Ecological Preserve
Join us every Monday for Mindful Mondays!
Every Monday will be a different mindfulness practice such as meditation, mindful movement, loving-kindness meditation, and many more. Mindfulness has been scientifically proven to help us cope with life’s stressors. Some of the benefits include anxiety reduction, enhanced sleep, improved mood, and increased ability to focus.
No previous experience necessary and great for beginners. Participants will receive an essential oil roller to carry their mindfulness practice with them wherever they are.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and this year’s theme is Look Around, Look Within. Take a mindful moment to pause, take a deep breath, and observe your surroundings – the colors of your walls, the buildings you walk by, the wildlife around our campus – and notice what comes up for you. For more tips on improving your space and wellbeing, join us on Ring Road, May 16th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
The Behind Happy Faces interactive workshop helps students understand the many ways our mental health can be challenged, and how to identify effective coping strategies for yourself and others. This presentation will expose participants to the knowledge necessary to understand mental health in their own lives as well as how to navigate emotional relationships with others.
Participants will receive a FREE t-shirt!
