{"id":95392,"date":"2024-03-27T19:50:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T19:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/?p=95392"},"modified":"2024-03-27T20:54:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T20:54:41","slug":"rochester-students-take-a-day-to-learn-about-wellness-and-flourishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/rochester-students-take-a-day-to-learn-about-wellness-and-flourishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Rochester Students Take a Day to Learn About Wellness and Flourishing!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday March 22, 2024, the UHS Health Promotion Office hosted their second annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/healthpromotion\/flourishfestival\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Flourish Festival<\/a>. This all-day event offers students a diverse range of wellness and mindfulness activities, including yoga, Qigong, guided meditations, pet therapy, VR mindfulness, a wellness fair, food trucks, and a mindful eating pop-up. The aim of the Flourish Festival is to present students with a wide array of wellness opportunities, enabling them to explore and adopt practices that promote well-being and flourishing.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-95412\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_01-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Individual wearing a blue U of R quarter zip hoodie tabling at a Wellness Fair smiling and greeting two students and shaking one of their hands. (Flourish Festival 2024)\" width=\"485\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_01-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_01-1680x1120.jpg 1680w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_01-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_01-660x440.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This year, the festival attracted 417 participants who took part in various activities throughout the day. The most popular events were pet therapy, the Wellness Fair, and the Mindful Eating Pop-up \u2013 perhaps because who can resist animals, free goodies, and food!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-95402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_pup-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"A small dog wearing a red bandana around it's neck standing on its hind legs with front arms up high reaching for a treat that an individual is holding up close to their mouth.  (Flourish Festival 2024)\" width=\"400\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_pup-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_pup-768x771.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_pup.jpg 772w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-95422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_02-300x203.jpg\" alt=\"Two individuals smiling and standing behind a table while tabling about mindful eating, with coffee, tea, clementine oranges, and chocolate on the table in front of them. (Flourish Fest 2024)\" width=\"400\" height=\"270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_02-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_02-1024x691.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_02-768x518.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_02-1536x1037.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Flourish_02.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We extend our heartfelt thanks to our campus partners whose collaboration was instrumental in making the festival a success. Special thanks to Wilson Commons Student Activities, the Goergen Athletic Center, River Campus Libraries, Office of the Dean of Students, Dining Services, and the Interfaith Chapel!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To stay up to date on when our next Flourish Festival will be held in Spring 2025, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/subscribe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">follow the Health Promotion Office\u2019s newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Friday March 22, 2024, the UHS Health Promotion Office hosted their second annual Flourish Festival. 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