UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Health Promotion and Wellness (HPW), a unit of Penn State Student Affairs, will host a variety of new free wellness activities this summer.
The activities, which range from interactive activities, yoga and meditation and more, are designed to help students de-stress and improve focus.
These new summer offerings are in addition to other regularly offered wellness services, such as stress management, sleep, and nutrition/healthy eating. These additional activities are intended to address the number of stressors students may be experiencing amid the pandemic and racial injustices:
Stress mini series
On Tuesdays, HPW staff will guide students through understanding stress and how it affects us, identifying what causes stress, and learning how to manage it. The mini series will be from 4:15 to 5 p.m. July 14 until Aug. 4 via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/8759051724.
Well-being Wednesdays
Every Wednesday from 4 to 4:45 p.m. July 1 to Aug. 5 a community health educator will guide students through engaging activities as part of “Well-being Wednesdays.” Each 45-minute session is a series that walks students through the steps of identifying stressors and helps them practice skills to manage stress. The activities are meant to help students gain skills that they can use in everyday life. Examples of activities include:
- Creating a stress management goal
- Identifying stress management techniques
- Understanding mindfulness
All sessions will be offered through Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/j/96612592718.
Yoga and meditation
Sima Farage will guide a yoga and meditation class from 5;15 to 6:15 p.m. every Wednesday. The class will run from July 1 to Aug. 12. Pre-registration is not required. Students can access this class via Zoom at https://psu.zoom.us/s/95209330866.
Stress Management 101
HPW has created a short self-guided course to help with managing and reducing stress. This course will help students:
- Develop an understanding of stress and its impacts
- Identify stressors
- Develop coping mechanisms, strategies and tools to manage stress
Students can begin taking the course here at https://psu.instructure.com/enroll/9AC7RW.
For more information about the wellness activities and other offerings by Health Promotion and Wellness, visit the Health Promotion & Wellness webpage. Questions can be directed to promotinghealth@psu.edu.