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OCT

5:15pm - 6:00pm EST | Zoom

Part of being a successful professional (or student) is being able to manage stress, perform work under pressure, and show up for your team and for yourself. Join us and learn quick tips you can integrate into your daily routine and build the muscle of your mental health.

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OCT

4:00pm - 5:30pm PST | Zoom

Get active and learn a popular dance! Move your body, elevate your mood, and connect with others. It’s hip hop time!

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OCT

5:30pm - 6:15pm PST | 14th Floor Event Space

Join NU Vancouver alum and certified yoga teacher, Sommer Harris, for an informative and relaxing mindfulness and movement session. Get in touch with stillness, learn ways to nourish and support your body during stressful times, and deepen the connection with your sense of wellness. No experience necessary - all are welcome. Mats and yoga blocks recommended!

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4:30pm - 5:30pm PST | Zoom

Take time out to restore your body, mind and emotions. We’ll discuss the basics of meditation, practice and then relax through a deep guided relaxation.

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BOSTON

OCT

12:00pm - 3:00pm EST | Library Courtyard

Kick off Mental Health Awareness Week and stop by the Library Courtyard for some de-stress time! Enjoy a treat from NU Dining, and connect with health and wellness resources available to support you. We'll have free giveaways, snacks, and music - you won't want to miss it! Sponsored by: OPEN, UHCS, Husky to Husky, University Rec, Lean On Me, and Active Minds.

OCT

6:00pm EST | Blackman Auditorium

What makes you "you"? Come to Blackman Auditorium for a movie screening of "Soul"! Leave with a special Soul-inspired givewaway!

Supporting Student Mental Health for Faculty

OCT

9:00am - 10:30am EST | Curry Student Center, McLeod Suites CSC 318-322

This workshop will provide faculty with an opportunity to discuss student mental health. Faculty will leave the session with concrete skills on recognizing students in distress, responding to students using motivational interviewing techniques, and referring students to appropriate Northeastern resources. Register here!

OCT

9:00am - 4:00pm EST | Curry Student Center

Stop by the Bouve Health Fair, and connect with various health and wellness organizations on campus!

OCT

Supporting Student Mental Health for Staff

10:00am - 11:30am EST | Raytheon Amphitheater - Egan Research Center

This workshop will provide staff with an opportunity to discuss student mental health. Staff will leave the session with concrete skills on recognizing students in distress, responding to students using motivational interviewing techniques, and referring students to appropriate Northeastern resources. Register here!

OCT

12:00pm - 2:00pm EST | Krentzman Quad

Join UHCS, CSDS, CIE, NUSHP, and NU Dining on Krentzman Quad to learn about the health and wellness resources available to international students on and off campus. Myths about student health and mental health will be de-bunked, and attendees will have opportunities to win swag from participating offices!

OCT

5:00pm - 6:00pm EST | Curry Crossroads

Join Lean On Me for this sweet and creative activity! Write a negative thought or feeling on a slip of paper, rip it up, and put it into a box. Then, write a positive affirmation or word of support for other students on a slip of paper to go into another box. Take a positive affirmation to go and a sweet or sour candy treat!

OCT

3:00pm - 4:00pm EST | Studio A - Marino Center

Take a free yoga class at the Marino Center! We’ll focus on gentle movement and creating a relaxing environment to wrap up Mental Health Awareness Week! All participants will receive a free goodie bag. Register by downloading Atleto, and the event will be listed on the Activities Page. Participants will need to have paid the University Recreation Fee and must bring their Husky ID in order to participate! Bringing your own yoga mat is highly recommended.

OCT

OAKLAND

Esotérica Tropical A Sonic Ritual Evening of Caribbean Medicine Songs with Harp and Voice

7:00pm - 9:00pm PST | The Chapel

Steeped in a Caribbean sound aesthetic, Esotérica Tropical presents this very special acoustic concert that will blend original and Latin American traditional medicinal songs with the folk harp, creating lush and propulsive settings for a sonic journey that is a prayer to both our ancestors and our future selves. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Oakland’s Esotérica Tropical is a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who knows that music is a potent force for full-spectrum healing. This beautiful sound healing experience is part of World Mental Health Day, and LatinX Heritage Month, and co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean, and Spiritual & Religious Life at Mills College at Northeastern.

3:00pm - 4:00pm PST | Solidarity Lounge

Come learn about the benefits of practicing mindfulness, and some creative and fun ways to relax and reduce stress. This event is part of World Mental Health Day and sponsored by Oakland Counseling & Psychological Services.

OCT

6:00pm - 8:00pm PST | The Chapel

Join this healing drum circle with our Wakan Wiya Two Spirit Drum. All are invited to learn more about this traditional healing and wellness way. You are invited to put tobacco down on the drum with your intentions, your gratitude, your prayers and hopes for the coming months. Join our TG/GNC LGBTQIA+ community in gratitude as we end our season of warmth and sun, a season of journeys, as we gather under the trees and look forward to the winter. We mark this time of growth and storing up for winter months the good things we carry to accompany us with all that we might need. These drum circles are the time we make for ourselves to dream and vision our wellness as communities, as families, all under these skies here in Huichin, land of the Lisjan Ohlone people. Healing Drum Circles with the Wakan Wiya Two Spirit Drum and drumkeeper Zamora are a chance to tap into collective healing/prayer/ meditation work through the heartbeat.

Our circles will always center Indigenous Two Spirit & Indigequeer TG/GNC LGBQIA+ peoples, and we ask everyone who attends to respectful of this focus.

OCT

seattle

4:00pm - 5:30pm PST | Activity Space

Get active and learn a popular dance! Move your body, elevate your mood, and connect with others. It’s hip hop time!

Take time out to restore your body, mind and emotions. We’ll discuss the basics of meditation, practice and then relax through a deep guided relaxation.

4:30pm - 5:30pm PST | Activity Space

OCT

An informative engaging time to connect with your peers while learning more about mental health and dispelling myths surrounding it. Register here! (required)

Get active to release stress and enhance your mental clarity with Bollywood Zumba!

1:00pm - 2:00pm EST | Classroom 003

12:00pm - 1:30pm EST | 46th Floor Forum

Join students and staff to discuss common mental health and wellness expereinces including impostor syndrome, anxiety, and depression. SUNOH Canada will join the event and share information about services available to international students through their organization.

4:00pm - 5:00pm EST | 46th Floor Forum

toronto

OCT

vancouver

OCT

5:30pm - 6:15pm PST | 14th Floor Event Space

Beyond the Blues Mental Health Education and Screening Day

1:00pm - 4:00pm PST | 14th Floor Event Space

Take part in fun and engaging activities to learn more about mental health, supports, and self-care. You will have the chance to fill out a short self-test on well-being, depression, anxiety, and substance use. Afterwards, you can talk privately with a debrief clinician to discuss next steps and available resources.

This event is free, confidential, and screening will be available by walk-in. We will have games, giveaways, resources, and refreshments. Everybody is welcome and encouraged to participate, whether you're interested in the screening or just want to join the conversation! Hosted by Northeastern Vancouver in collaboration with the Canadian Mental Health Association.

10:00am - 1:00pm PST | 14th Floor Event Space

SafeTalk is a half-day alertness training that prepares participants to become a suicide-alert helper. This training will help you recognize invitations for help, engage individuals appropriately, and take action by connecting them with life-saving intervention resources.