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Intro Week – Strong Minds Retreat
November 1 - November 7
Check out the schedule below for the first week of the Strong Minds Virtual Retreat!
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Introduction Week Schedule
- 10:00 AM – Strong Minds Virtual Retreat introduction – Click here to watch the video!
- 2:00 PM – Wellness Retreat VS Wellness Challenge: We will discuss how this wellness retreat is different than the wellness challenges that have taken place earlier this year! Click here to watch the video.
- 5:00 PM – How to use your wellness kit – Click here to watch the video!
- 10:00 AM – Learning corner: How to use your journal. Click here to watch the video!
- 2:00 PM, Interactive via Zoom – Activity: Journal prompt – What went well?
- 5:00 PM – Recording of live journal session will be added to this YouTube playlist!
- 7:00 PM – Bingo with the Youth Activation Committee (YAC) via Zoom
- 10:00 AM – Learning corner: Self care
Click here for a handout with more information on self care.
- 2:00 PM – Activity: Self care tips
Click here for a handout on self care activities!
- 5:00 PM – Journal prompt: What do you do for yourself daily as part of your daily self care?
- 10:00 AM – Learning corner: Sleep tips
Click here to view a handout with sleep tips!
- 2:00 PM, Interactive via Zoom – Activity: About mindfulness
- 5:00 PM – Journal prompt: Reflect on your nightly routine. Is it the same everyday? Is there something you could add or change to increase your sleep quality?
- 10:00 AM – Learning corner: Goal setting and goal attainment
- 2:00 PM – Activity: Goal setting
Click here to view goal setting worksheets for this activity!
- 5:00 PM – Journal prompt: Reflect on the goals you have set for yourself
- 10:00 AM – Stress and the body: What is stress, what are stressors and what are triggers?
Click here to view handouts on Stress and the Body!
- 2:00 PM, Interactive via Zoom – Activity: Meditation for stress relief with the Good Elephant
- 5:00 PM – Stress ball activity and journal prompt: After using your stress ball, how do you feel? How do you normally relieve stress?
- 10:00 AM – Learning corner: The importance of seeking balance
Click here to few a handout with information on how to find balance!
- 2:00 PM – Activity: Ways to find balance
- 5:00 PM – Journal prompt: What will you do to help make your life more balanced?
