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This wellness experience gives you the opportunity to learn sleight of hand techniques and close-up magic in an inviting, fun, and relaxed social atmosphere. No experience necessary! Performing magic serves as a positive distraction, provides an opportunity to learn a new skill to share with others, and promotes mindfulness through hands-on learning. Each session is facilitated by a member of t…
This wellness experience will allow you to focus on your mind-body connection through restful poses, controlled breathing, and relaxation that will help you manage stress and anxiety.
This is a practice of Asana (physical movement), Pranayama (breathing exercises), and Dhyana (meditation). Each class will include mindfulness & breath control techniques, warm up movements to activate the body, a sequence of postures to maintain balance, flexibility and strength, and finally a deep relaxation experience. This is a wonderful holistic practice to engage the body, mind and spirit…
A Vinyasa flow class is a gentle yoga class for all levels that combines both yoga postures and breathing techniques. The goal of the class is to help people feel better in both their body and their mind.  This class is open to all Duke students, faculty, and staff. No registration or experience necessary. Limited yoga mats are available for use.
Give yourself the time to embark on a crafting project that allows you to be creative! This session invites you to make something that you can take with you as an ongoing reminder of how important it is to lean into your imagination. Materials will be provided, no experience necessary!
Come gather Monday evenings to meditate and connect with Buddhist Meditation Community at Duke (BMCD). Although we are rooted in Buddhist meditation, our group represents diverse faith traditions and spiritualities. Whether you are familiar with mindfulness meditation or are completely new, I hope you know that you have a place here! In our weekly gatherings, we’ll explore a range of opportu…
Did you know on any given day you can encounter an astonishing variety of wild animals right on campus? It’s true, and I’m not just talking about bugs. Or squirrels, although I love those little acorn spreaders. I’m talking about birds. In this session we will seek the liveliness of the world around us. Specifically, we will go to those underexplored margins of campus to kick up jewels that …
Relax, restore, and energize your physical and mental well-being by coming together to create rhythm, a universal language that allows us to connect with ourselves and others. Through this experience you will begin to encounter how drumming induces relaxation and feelings of well-being, while releasing stress. This group meets every other Wednesday from 6:30pm – 7:30pm in Room 148 of the Stu…
Created by one of our Wellness Interns, this wellness experience gives you a chance to become a part of an inclusive community while learning or improving upon a skill that promotes wellness through the mindful activity of knitting. All materials are provided and no prior experience necessary! This group meets every Wednesday from 6:00pm – 7:00pm in the Student Wellness Center Rm 129, Oasis….
Give yourself the time to embark on a crafting project that allows you to be creative! This session invites you to make something that you can take with you as an ongoing reminder of how important it is to lean into your imagination. Materials will be provided, no experience necessary!
Come gather Monday evenings to meditate and connect with Buddhist Meditation Community at Duke (BMCD). Although we are rooted in Buddhist meditation, our group represents diverse faith traditions and spiritualities. Whether you are familiar with mindfulness meditation or are completely new, I hope you know that you have a place here! In our weekly gatherings, we’ll explore a range of opportu…
Did you know on any given day you can encounter an astonishing variety of wild animals right on campus? It’s true, and I’m not just talking about bugs. Or squirrels, although I love those little acorn spreaders. I’m talking about birds. In this session we will seek the liveliness of the world around us. Specifically, we will go to those underexplored margins of campus to kick up jewels that …