NC State Fall Wellness Day for Students, Staff and Faculty

  • Tuesday, September 17, 2024 – 9:00 am–4:30 pm

When we spend time around plants and nature, we just feel better, and there's constantly more and more data being generated to support this claim. In observance of NC State's Fall Wellness Day, we invite students, staff, faculty and everyone else to our gardens for a day of self-care and de-stressing as we emphasize the critical role that interaction with nature plays in our emotional well-being.

Fall Wellness Day Flier

There will be self-guided wellness experiences available throughout the day to encourage you to use this day to care for yourself and take advantage of the JCRA as the phenomenal mental health resource for the community that it is. We will also be giving away a free succulent to the first 100 students (with a student ID) that stop by, so come enjoy the gardens and get your free plant!

Coruscated maple in the shade of Ulmus 'Frosty'

Self-Guided Experiences

Self-Guided Walking Meditation

Stop by our Visitor's Center anytime throughout the day to pick up a Walking Meditation handout, or to get the link for the YouTube recording of the meditation. You can read or listen along to the queues as you set your intentions for your meditation and mindfully attend to the garden and your experience of it. This activity can be done in any location and can be done in as much or as little time as you need, depending on how you're feeling. There is no set path you need to follow; you simply follow your heart and go wherever the garden is calling you!

Registration

No registration is necessary for the self-guided experience.

Location
JC Raulston Arboretum at NC State University, 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27606.
Directions
Need directions? Click here.
Parking
Free parking is available at the JC Raulston Arboretum and along Beryl Road.
Questions
Contact the JCRA Education Team at jcraprograms@ncsu.edu for more information about this program.