To help get you through exams, the Student Affairs department is offering build-your-own Exam Wellness Kits in Simcoe Hall! Stop by any time from December 8^th – 19^th to get what you need to have a healthy and successful exam period. Kit items include:

• Fruits
• Granola bars and other snacks
• School supplies
• Study and stress management tips
• And more!

Join Student Health and Wellness and Student Central for an information session about how your food choices impact your mood and how to improve your overall well-being by eating well without breaking the bank.

You'll learn about:

• How your food impacts your mental health
• Nutrients and foods that promote mental wellbeing
• Simple, low-cost recipes to incorporate those foods into your diet

The session will be led by Sara Corcoran from Student Health and Wellness and Melanie Oakes from Student Central.

Stop by and visit the Orillia Peer Wellness table in Simcoe Hall to Relax, Refresh, and Recharge with a warm beverage in between classes! Learn about some new ways to find relaxation in your everyday life, like simple stretches, meditation techniques, or quiet and reflective activities, and how you can easily incorporate them into your day.

Taking care of your health and practicing healthy habits is a key strategy to manage stress during exam time. This includes, eating nutritious foods, getting enough sleep, exercising, and taking some time to relax and connect with yourself and others. Trying to do it all can feel overwhelming, but even taking 10 minutes to do something for yourself can make a difference in managing stress.  Take10 with Student Health and Wellness to make your own stress ball and learn more tips for stress management.

https://www.lakeheadu.ca/students/wellness-recreation/student-health-and-wellness/wellness/staying-healthy/stress 

It can often be a challenge to take a minute to ourselves, so why not make self-care a habit and Take10. 

Take10 to integrate some self-care into your day and check-in with yourself during a busy exam season!
Join Student Health and Wellness for some quiet activities to give yourself the time and space to reflect on how you are feeling this exam season. A few giveaways will be available so you can take what you need based on how you are feeling.

• A chocolate and a joke for a pick me up
• A banana for some energy
• An herbal tea and a colouring page for relaxation
• A pencil for you next exam
• A motivational message: take one for yourself, or leave one for someone else.

It can often be a challenge to take a minute to ourselves, so why not make self-care a habit and Take10. 

World Kindness Day is a day devoted to promoting kindness throughout the world, and understanding the positive potential of large and small acts of kindness. This year's theme: Make Kindness the Norm

Join Student Success and Student Health & Wellness for some kindness activities to share kindness with yourself and others!

Activities include:

• Making kindness bracelets
• Kindness bingo
• Colouring pages
• Kindness message board
• Quotes and cards

Wear blue to show your support!

The Mindful Ambassador Program supports participants with the development of mindfulness skills and practices. Learn how to present, let go of negativity, slow down racing throughs, and calm both your body and mind.

Students are encouraged to pre-register here, but drop-ins are also welcome.

All participants will receive a $5 Tim Hortons Gift Card!

The Mindful Ambassador Program supports participants with the development of mindfulness skills and practices. Learn how to present, let go of negativity, slow down racing throughs, and calm both your body and mind.

Students are encouraged to pre-register here, but drop-ins are also welcome.

All participants will receive a $5 Tim Hortons Gift Card!

Join Student Health and Wellness to learn about how meal planning and preparation can be used to build healthy meals while saving time and money.

Participants will learn how meal planning can help:

• Avoid ordering in
• Stay on budget
• Decrease food waste
• Save time in your busy week!

This is a drop in activity. Registration is not required.

Join Ashley from Art of YOU! in an open studio session, where you can express yourself and therapeutically release anything you need to through artmaking! No previous art experience is required.

Registration is required. Sign up here.