<aside> đź’ˇ Connected with Mindful NYU; Opportunities for an aware campaign on 370 Jay St
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This week I have visited NYU Wellness spaces on campus. There are multiple prayer and meditation rooms across the campus. 2 Metro Tech also has a meditation space on the eighth floor. MindfulNYU facilitates mindful sessions every week, including yoga classes, conversations (what’s called the “contemplative classes”), mental health practices, etc. However, it seems like not many students are aware of these spaces and resources on campus. The staff running the meditation space in 2 Metro assumed that it might be because this space is away from the main buildings (6 metro and 370 jay st) where the majority of students are.
I pitched the idea of doing an awareness campaign to make these resources more available to students. The next steps could be collaborating with the NYUMindful team to run mini programs, on 370 Jay street campus specifically, to introduce these mental health initiatives that’s happening around campus.
Next week I plan to interview around on the IDM & ITP spaces to see how aware they are of these mental health resources.