We're here to support you as you learn to create balance in your life. Our events and workshops are fun and interactive, designed to help you gain practical skills you'll use now and after graduation.
Our events are also listed on the University Calendar for your convenience.
Ongoing
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Thursdays Starting Aug 29 |
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
Room 238 Thrive Hamel Rec Center |
WILDCATS FOR RECOVERY-WEEKLY MEETUP Are you considering making changes around your use of alcohol or other drugs? Is FOMO getting in the way? Perhaps you are simply sober curious or a Wildcat already in recovery seeking to connect with others on the path. This peer driven drop-in group welcomes all students interested in planning social meetups and engaging in activities that enrich and expand your college experience beyond the usual. |
Drop-In |
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Wednesdays Starting Sept 4 |
12:30 - 1 pm |
Room 215 Health & Wellness |
GUIDED MEDITATION Cultivate present moment awareness and compassionate curiosity. No experience needed. |
Drop-In |
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Wednesdays Starting Sept 4 |
11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Classroom 243 Hamel Rec Center |
PAWS & RELAX Take a break, get some snuggles, and feel relaxed with the help of our pet therapy animals. |
Drop-In |
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Tuesdays |
5:00 - 6:30 pm |
Thrive Kitchen, 239 Hamel Rec Center |
WHAT’S COOKING? CLASSES Our inters will teach you how to make meals that are healthy, tasty, budget-friendly, and easy-to-prepare. Classes are free and open to UNH students only. |
Register here |
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Friday Sept 27, Oct 11, Nov 15 |
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Studio 1 Hamel Rec Center |
YOGA NIDRA "Yogic Sleep" WORKSHOPS Restore, revive, and energize your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This workshop will leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed. Open to all abilities. No yoga experience is needed. Open to the UNH community. |
Register here |
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Tuesday Sept 24 Additional dates noted under description
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4:00 - 6:00 pm
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Classroom 243, Hamel Rec Center |
MINDFUL CHOICES If you choose to consume alcohol, learn how to reduce risks for harm to your body, your brain, your peers, your reputation, and academic performance. This class is particularly helpful to any student in the psychology, social work, or other human services field who wants to take a deeper dive into understanding harm reduction, neuroscience and addiction. Open to UNH students only. ADDITIONAL DATES OFFERED: Monday, Oct 7, 9:30- 11:30 am Tuesday, Oct 22, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Thursday, Nov 7, 1:30 - 3:30 pm Tuesday, Nov 19, 5:00 - 7:00 pm Friday, Dec 6, 10:20 am - 12:20 pm |
Register here |
Special Events
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DATE |
TIME | LOCATION | DETAILS | REGISTRATION |
| Month of October | Various locations across campus |
SEXTOBER Sextober is a month of comprehensive sex education opportunities. No topic is too taboo for Sextober! |
Drop-In | |
| October 21 - 25 | Various locations across campus |
BODY ACCEPTANCE WEEK Join our Nutrition and Eating Concerns Interns as they promote healthy body image at UNH. Monday 10/21 Body Image Skill-Building Webinar – 6pm Zoom Body Image Inside Out – How to Improve Your Relationship with Your Body Image. In this webinar, provided by the National Eating Disorder Association (NEDA), Whitney Otto, MA, PCC and Deb Schachter, LICSW will share the fundamentals of their unique approach to body image healing. Register and Join on Zoom shorturl.at/obsw4
Tuesday 10/22 What Makes You Shine? - MUB Union Court, 11am-1pm Stop by and take a moment to reflect on your personal qualities, people, and experiences that light up your life. Whether it's a cherished friend, a personal strength, or a passion that drives you, come write it down and inspire others to shine bright, too.
Wednesday 10/23 Body Positive Meditation – Health &Wellness Rm 215 , 12:30-1 pm Stop in for some body positive meditation. Appreciate your body just the way it is because it's perfect!
Pawsitivity Rocks! - HRC Rm 237, 11-1pm Come join us at Paws & Relax to hang out with our pet therapy dogs and make your own positivity rock - decorate it however you want and add a positive message to YOURSELF!
Thursday 10/24 Thank You! To Your Body - HRC, 4:30-6:30pm Take a moment to express gratitude for all your body does. Reflect on specific functions or moments of strength and write a short thank you note for all the wonderful things your body can do.
Friday 10/25 Chappell Roan Yoga - HRC Studio 1, 11am-12pm We're hot to go for this yoga class that will create space to appreciate our bodies, celebrate our identities, and lean into our sexuality. This class is in honor of Sextober and Body Acceptance Week. No registration required. Led by Dawn Zitney.
Weight Stigma Workshop – Health & Wellness Conference Room 1-2pm Join us as we explore what diet culture is, and how it shows up all around us. We will dive into ideal body standards as identified by our culture and how this has influenced problematic relationships with food and diet culture. No registration required. |
Drop-In | |
| October 23 and 29 | 8:00 am - 4:30 pm |
1st floor courts Hamel Rec Center |
FLU CLINICS Protect yourself against the flue by getting the flu vaccine. |
Make an appointment on your Health & Wellness portal |
| October 23 | 12:00 - 2:00 pm | Outside Health & Wellness |
PLANT THE PROMISE Kick off Red Ribbon Week! Help us plant tulips so that the spring blooms remind us of the promise to live an alcohol and drug-free life |
Drop-In |
| November 7 | 3:40 - 5:00 pm | 336 MUB |
First Generation Celebration Week Workshop: Empowered by Vision: Creating a Visual Tool for Inspiration and Motivation and Success Join us for an engaging workshop focused on articulating your values, strengths, and aspirations. You will have the opportunity to reflect on what matters most to you and clarify your goals and your pathway to achieving them. You will create a personal visual tool that will assist you in staying focused on your vision for yourself and be a source for daily motivation.
Participants will: · Learn how to set goals that are specific, measurable, and achievable to help you succeed academically, assist with self-care, or support your career aspirations. · Reflect on and articulate core values, personal strengths, resources and support that will assist in shaping goal(s) and reaching them. · Create a personal visual representation (e.g., vision board or similar tool) that serves as a daily reminder of your goal which will provide motivation and increase your likelihood of success in achieving your goal.
Snacks will be provided. |
Registration required |
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Wednesday Dec 4 |
11:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Classroom 243 Hamel Rec Center |
WOOF-REFRESHMENTS CAFE Take a mindful break in a cafe-like environment with refreshments, music, relaxing activities and Paws & Relax therapy dogs |
Drop-In |
October is Sextober! 🔥
We’re celebrating sex positivity, pleasure, and safer sex, solo sex, and no sex (your choice!) all month long. From Pleasure Pop-Ups to yoga classes to well-being workshops, we’ll have fun, inclusive options for all!
In collaboration with SHARPP, The Beauregard Center, Women’s & Gender Studies, and the Sociology Department
Schedule of Sextober Events
