Escape the winter grind and refresh your mind, body, and soul! Join us on January 31 from 3:30–6:30 PM in Parkes Hall for 🌟 workshops, 🎨 crafts, ☕ cocoa, and 🔥 a bonfire. Wrap up with dinner and an ecstatic dance party! 🎉 Score raffle tickets for cozy prizes like self-care baskets and blankets by attending multiple activities. Warm up, chill out, and ReTreat Yourself! ✨
Schedule at a Glance
- 3:00-3:30 PM - Checkin/Day of Registration (Parkes 120)
- 3:30-5:20 PM - Learning & Lounging (Parkes Hall, various rooms)
- 5:20 - 6:30 PM - Dinner & Dancing w/ Chicago DJ Love Marie (Alice Millar Chapel)
Registration/Check-in
**The first 150 registered students to check in will score a swag bag and a wristband for Tomate.
Miss the cutoff? No worries - you can still hit up all the workshops, snacks, and chill vibes!
and earn an extra entry into the prize drawing!
Check-in begins at 3:00 pm.
Workshops
Block 1: 3:30-4 PM
- The Power of Pausing
- rm. 215, presenter Evelyn Cordero, HR Well-Being Specialist
- Improvised Dance as Centering Movement
- Millar Chapel, presenter Grace Clifford, Graduate Student
- Winter Aftercare
- rm. 213 presenter Tess Benser, CARE/HPaW
- 4D Meditation (bring headphones if possible)
- rm. 204, presented by Embrace Startup
- Mindful Movement through Low Flow Pole Dancing
- rm.122, Aja Frazier, Polerize
- Bro... You Good? Exploring Masculinity & Well-being
- rm. 212, Garrett McAlister, CARE/HPaW
Block 2: 4:10-4:40 PM
- 4D Meditation (bring headphones if possible)
- rm. 204, presented by Embrace Startup
- Calm, Connected, and Not Too Cold: Winter Self-Care Strategies
- rm. 214, presenter Maddie Kerr, Active Minds
- Perfect is the Enemy of Done: Getting Things Done in a High-Stress Environment
- rm. 223, presenter Mariama Bah, ResilientNU
- Improvised Dance as Centering Movement
- Millar Chapel, presenter Grace Clifford, Graduate Student
- Winter Aftercare
- rm. 213, presenter Tess Benser, CARE/HPaW
- The Power of Pausing
- rm. 215, presenter Evelyn Cordero, HR Well-Being Specialist
- Mindful Movement through Low Flow Pole Dancing
- rm. 122, presenter Aja Frazier, Polerize
- Bro... You Good? Exploring Masculinity & Well-being
- rm. 212, presenter Garrett McAlister, CARE/HPaW
Block 3: 4:50-5:20 PM
- Responding to Your Stress & Learning Self-Care
- rm. 224, presenter Nick Jenkins, CAPS
- Mindful Movement through Low Flow Pole Dancing
- rm. 122, presenter Aja Frazier, Polerize
- Bro... You Good? Exploring Masculinity & Well-being
- rm. 212, presenter Garrett McAlister, CARE/HPaW
- 4D Meditation (bring headphones if possible)
- rm. 204, presented by Embrace Startup
- Calm, Connected, and Not Too Cold: Winter Self-Care Strategies
- rm. 214, presenter Maddie Kerr, Active Minds
- Improvised Dance as Centering Movement
- Millar Chapel, presenter Grace Clifford, Graduate Student
Ongoing Activities
- Warm drinks and snacks - Parkes 120
- Crafts and games - Parkes 120
- Bonfire & s'mores - Courtyard
Dinner & Dancing
- Catered by Tomate Fresh Kitchen, 5:20-6:30 PM - Millar Chapel
- Ecstatic Dance Party ft. DJ Love Marie - Millar Chapel
- Prize Drawing!
Sponsored by: Health Promotion and Wellness/Center for Awareness, Response & Education; Religious & Spiritual Life; and Student Transition Experiences