Brescia University

B-Well Days

We are happy to announce the launch of B-Well Days this upcoming January 25-31, 2023! During these days, we want to encourage every student at Brescia to take care of their wellbeing while being a student. We have designed and curated special programming to provide oppourtunties for students to engage with different dimensions of wellness.

Save The Date

January 25 - 31, 2023

PRIZES TO BE WON! 

EVENT GIVEAWAYS - Student who come and stay for the full event will be involved in a special draw for a giveaway at the end of the event. Prizes

GRAND PRIZES - Student attending will be also be awarded a stamp in their B-Well Passport that will go towards the potential of winning 1 of 3 Grand Prizes.

DAY ONE: January 25th, 2023
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1pm - 3pm

Kick-Off Event in the Mercato

Location: Mercato

Description: To kickoff our B-Well Days, we will be recognizing Bell Let’s Talk Day on January 25, 2023. Each year, the Student Life Centre joins over 200 Canadian post-secondary institutions to participate in Bell Let’s Talk Day. This nation-wide initiative is designed to encourage open discussion of mental health and illness in an effort to reduce the stigma people experience with mental health concerns. 

Make sure to come early in order to receive one of 400 Bell Let's Talk Day merch bags!

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3pm - 4pm

Financial Wellness Workshop

Location: MSJ  302A

Description: Money -- it matters for your peace of mind today, and it matters for your security tomorrow. Everyone can relate to financial stress; even the wealthiest people have felt financial pains at one time or another. Being financially healthy is a critical piece of your overall wellness. Join Rachel Bruijns (Financial Aid Officer) for a workshop on how to get started on your financial wellness journey!

Facilitator(s): Rachel Bruijns

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**Student who come and stay for the event will be involved in a special draw for a giveaway at the end of this event. Student attending will be also be awarded a stamp in their B-Well Passport that will go towards the potential of winning 1 of 3 Grand Prizes.**

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DAY TWO: January 26th, 2023
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1pm - 3pm

Cultural Fashion Show

Location: MSJ Auditorium

Description: Brescia’s St. James Auditorium will be transformed into a world stage of song, dance, ethnic food, poetry and a fashion show of cultural attire in celebration for the annual Cultural Fashion Show.

Facilitator(s): Lisette Ochoa & Amie Latta

OPEN EVENT - NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED

**Student who come and stay for the event will be involved in a special draw for a giveaway at the end of this event. Student attending will be also be awarded a stamp in their B-Well Passport that will go towards the potential of winning 1 of 3 Grand Prizes.**

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 5pm - 6:30pm

Mindfulness Journal Workshop

Location: AP 1007

Description: Mindful journaling allows the space to show up for your own emotions—contentment, anxiety, hunger, exhilaration, even sheer boredom—and just hang out with them for a little while. As with any consistent mindfulness practice, this opening-up with kindness for yourself can't help but spread to those around you.

Join Emily Starratt (Mental Health Counsellor)and Amie Latta (Manager, Student Wellness) to further understand the exploratory process of mindfulness journaling and leave with a personally designed journal create by you during the session!

Mindfulness Journal Kits will be available only for registered students. Limited spots available so register early!

Facilitator(s): Emily Starratt & Amie Latta

**Student who come and stay for the event will be involved in a special draw for a giveaway at the end of this event. Student attending will be also be awarded a stamp in their B-Well Passport that will go towards the potential of winning 1 of 3 Grand Prizes.**

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DAY THREE: January 27th, 2023
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1pm - 3pm

Vision Board Workshop

Location: AP 1007

Description: A vision board is simply a personal, inspirational collages created from pictures. It's a pictorial representation of your vision—and a powerful way to make your dreams more tangible and attainable. Join Angela Hoornaert (Coordinator, Student Life and Learning) and Amie Latta (Manager, Student Wellness) for this thought provoking and hands on experience of making and creating a vision board that represents -- YOU!

Vision Board Kits will be available only for registered students. Limited spots available so register early!

Facilitator(s): Angela Hoornaert & Amie Latta

**Student who come and stay for the event will be involved in a special draw for a giveaway at the end of this event. Student attending will be also be awarded a stamp in their B-Well Passport that will go towards the potential of winning 1 of 3 Grand Prizes.**

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DAY FOUR: January 30th, 2023
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1pm - 2pm

Laughter Yoga Workshop

Location: MSJ Auditorium

Description: High performance atmospheres like a university can create perfectionist tendencies and increase stress levels amongst students. Laughter Yoga is a great exercise for team building, peak performance, enhance creativity and employee wellbeing.

Curated by long time friends and colleagues, Gail Kavelman (Certified Laughter Yoga Instructor) and Amie Latta (Manager, Student Wellness) and this workshop will be a unique oppourtunity for students to experience the benefits of laughter. Participants will be introduced to the concept of laughter, engage in laughter yoga stretches and have the oppourtunity to share in the joy of laughter.

Limited spots available, register early!

Facilitator(s): Gail Kavelman & Amie Latta

**Student who come and stay for the event will be involved in a special draw for a giveaway at the end of this event. Student attending will be also be awarded a stamp in their B-Well Passport that will go towards the potential of winning 1 of 3 Grand Prizes.**

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 4pm - 6pm 

Plant & Grow Workshop

Location: AP 1007

Description: We all have places that we live in -- but how these spaces are set up is a different story. This unique, hands on workshop curated by Amie Latta (Manager, Student Wellness) and Laura Ugwuoke (Student Coordinator, Wellness Education) will provide the oppourtunity for students to learn how our environments impact our wellness as well as explore the benefits of horticulture therapy by creating a planter and choosing a plant to take home with them.

Plant & Grow Kits will be available only for registered students. Limited spots available so register early!

Facilitator(s): Amie Latta & Laura Ugwuoke 

**Student who come and stay for the event will be involved in a special draw for a giveaway at the end of this event. Student attending will be also be awarded a stamp in their B-Well Passport that will go towards the potential of winning 1 of 3 Grand Prizes.**

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DAY FIVE: January 31th, 2023
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1pm - 3pm

Amelia Zachary Talk & Book Signing Event

Location: AP 2005 

Description: Join us for an afternoon of discussion with author Amelia Zachry on her book Enough - A Memoir of Mistakes, Mania, and Motherhood, with Brescia's Director of Library Services, Caroline Whippey, and Brescia's Agents of Change.

Facilitator(s): Caroline Whippey & Agents of Change

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**Student who come and stay for the event will be involved in a special draw for a giveaway at the end of this event. Student attending will be also be awarded a stamp in their B-Well Passport that will go towards the potential of winning 1 of 3 Grand Prizes.**

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