Flourish Festival
The Flourish Festival will be held during Spring 2026 during the weeks of March 16th and March 23rd!
The Flourish Festival is an annual program hosted by Health Promotion and the Mindful University Project. Rooted in evidence-based well-being science and inspired by Martin Seligman’s Flourishing framework, this week-long event offers students diverse opportunities to cultivate the PERMA elements—Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment—through experiential wellness activities.
The goal of the Flourish Festival is to support students in thriving by engaging them in hands-on experiences that enhance their well-being, strengthen connection, and introduce them to campus and community resources that foster long-term flourishing.
Students who attend at least one event in each PERMA category at the Festival will be entered to win one of three raffle prizes! Here are the prizes you could win:
- 1st Prize: $50 Rocky Bucks + Choice of: Sunrise Alarm Clock or Happy Light
- 2nd Prize: $25 Rocky Bucks + Choice of: Owala water bottle or Yoga Mat
- 3rd Prize: $25 Rocky Bucks + Choice of: Essential Oil Diffuser or Meditation Cushion
- 5 Lucky Winners: $25 Rocky Bucks
Plus ample giveaways at many of the events, including food and other supplies!
Register for Flourish Festival
Register today for the Flourish Festival to stay in the loop on all the exciting events—and start collecting your PERMA for a chance to win!
- Keynote Presentation: The Science of Flourishing – 5 PM in the Gowen Room (Wilson Commons)
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion, Relationships and Meaning
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- Yoga for the Nervous System – 5:15 – 6:15 PM in Leibner-Cooper Room (Goergen Athletic Center)
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- PERMA Categories: Engagement and Accomplishment
- DeStress Fest – 6:30-8 PM in Welles-Brown Room (Rush Rhees Library)
- PERMA Categories: Relationships and Engagement
- Imposter Syndrome, Growth Mindset, and Self-Compassion Workshop – 10-11 AM in Havens Lounge (Wilson Commons)
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- PERMA Categories: Meaning and Accomplishment
- Health Promotion Open House – 11 AM – 1 PM on the Susan B. Athony 1st Floor
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- PERMA Categories: Relationships and Engagement
- “Reading into It”: Tarot for Well-being Workshop – 1-2 PM in Dewey 2110E
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion, Engagement, and Meaning
- UR Not Alone: Building Confidence & Belonging at Rochester through Addressing Imposter Syndrome – 1-2:15 PM in Genesee Hall Room 325
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- PERMA Categories: Meaning and Accomplishment
- Somatic Processing: Practical Stress Reduction – 4-6 PM in the Leibner-Cooper Room (Goergen Athletic Center)
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion and Engagement
- Paws for Stress Relief – 6-7:15 PM in the Goergen Athletic Center Foyer
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion, Engagement and Relationships
- The Psychology of Well-being: What It Is and Factors that Promote It – 5-6 PM in Gowen Room (Wilson Commons)
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion and Relationships
- Walk and Unwind – 5:15 PM at Wilson Commons Porch
- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion and Engagement
- Red Watch Band – 3:30 – 5:30 PM in Stackel 202 (Wilson Commons)
- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion and Relationships
- Yoga for the Nervous System – 5:15 – 6:15 PM in Leibner-Cooper Room (Goergen Athletic Center)
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- PERMA Categories: Engagement and Accomplishment
- Paws at Eastman – 6-7:15 PM at the Eastman Student Living Center Orchestra Pit
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- PERMA Categories: Positive Emotion, Engagement and Relationships
Co-Sponsors
The Goergen Athletic Center, River Campus Libraries, Active Minds, the Kearns Center, the Green Center, Religious & Spiritual Life, and Title IX.