Stop & Breathe! Highlighted events for Midterms: Thursday to Sunday

By Cathy Michael, February 28, 2024

JED Campus Initiative's Stop and Breathe Week Events

Consider attending one of these programs to catch your breath before midterms!  Our wonderful program sponsors are offering an excellent array of events for your consideration.

Unable to attend any programs in person? No problem. Check out our virtual hub of online wellness resources that include live animal cams, videos for visual relaxation, and creative virtual art activities.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH

Stop & Breathe Week poster

Don't forget to Stop & Breathe!

Event Title: Destress with CSS 
Time: 12pm - 1pm 
Location: Center for Student Success 
Description: Want to ease your midterm stress? Swing by the Center for Student Success (Muller Faculty Center 106) during the noon hour! Our welcoming CSS staff are here to support you with stress management drop-in sessions. Need a quiet spot to focus? Book our student office space for studying or recharge with a sensory break! Don't miss our Study Tip Survival Guide to ace your exams. Let's tackle the rest of the semester together! 
Sponsor & Contact: Center for Student Success & Retention success@ithaca.edu 

Event Title:  Stop & Breathe: JED Tabling 
Time:  12 pm to 2 pm  
Location:   Campus Center Main Library 
Description:   This Stop & Breathe, fly by and visit JED Campus Committee Team members to learn more about the work that is being done by the JED Team and to earn an exclusive Stop & Breathe Week goose sticker! We will also have information available about other upcoming Stop & Breathe events and ways to get involved with the JED Campus Committee!  
Sponsor & Contact:  JED Campus Task Force 

Event Title:  Cycling 
Time: 3:15pm - 4pm  
Location: Campus Fitness Center Aerobics Room 
Description:  Using indoor stationary bikes, your instructor will guide you through a comprehensive cycling work out. Each bike is equipped with a resistance knob that you control, so that you can follow the class' resistance pattern, which simulates hills within your own comfort level. Bikes are limited, so be sure to sign up early. 
Sponsor & Contact: Office of Recreational Sports, campusrec@ithaca.edu

Event Title: TRX Suspension Training 
Time: 4:15pm - 5pm  
Location: Campus Fitness Center  
Description: TRX® training was originally developed as a means to accommodate total body strength training on the move, Suspension Training bodyweight exercise develops strength, balance, flexibility and core stability simultaneously. It requires the use of the TRX® Suspension Trainer™, a highly portable performance training tool that leverages gravity and the user’s body weight to enable hundreds of exercises for every fitness goal. The TRX Suspension Training® classes offered in the Ithaca College Fitness Center are appropriate for exercisers of all ages and abilities. 
Sponsor & Contact: Office of Recreational Sports, campusrec@ithaca.edu 

Event Title: Raise the Barre 
Time: 5:15pm - 6pm  
Location: Campus Fitness Center  
Description:  Raise the Barre is a fun and empowering class set to the latest music. This class will focus on dance elements to help develop postural strength and proper alignment while sculpting and toning the lower body and core muscles. 
Sponsor & Contact: Office of Recreational Sports, campusrec@ithaca.edu 

FRIDAY, MARCH 1

Self-Care Spring, Friday, March 1st from 8-11 PM in IC Square

Join IC After Dark for a night of self-care and crafts! Come eat some food, paint some pots for a succulent, take home a self-care kit, win some prizes, and more.

Event Title: Guided Meditation 
Time: 12 PM 
Location: Muller Chapel 
Description:  Meditation sessions are available at noon EST on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in Muller Chapel.  Open to All 
Sponsor & Contact:  Mindful IC ddimitrova@ithaca.edu 

Event Title: Destress with CSS 
Time: 12pm - 1pm 
Location: Center for Student Success 
Description: Want to ease your midterm stress? Swing by the Center for Student Success (Muller Faculty Center 106) during the noon hour! Our welcoming CSS staff are here to support you with stress management drop-in sessions. Need a quiet spot to focus? Book our student office space for studying or recharge with a sensory break! Don't miss our Study Tip Survival Guide to ace your exams. Let's tackle the rest of the semester together! 
Sponsor & Contact: Center for Student Success & Retention success@ithaca.edu  

Event Title:  Vinyasa Yoga 
Time: 12:15pm - 1pm 
Location: Campus Fitness Center 
Description:   Vinyasa is a style of yoga characterized by stringing postures together so that you move from one to another, seamlessly, using breath. Commonly referred to as “flow” yoga. Vinyasa classes offer a variety of postures and no two classes are ever alike. 
Sponsor & Contact: Office of Recreational Sports, campusrec@ithaca.edu 

Event Title:  Button Making 
Time:  1:30 pm to 3 pm. March 1st 
Location:   Library entrance floor 
Description:   Make a button by cutting image from book covers and magazines.  Bring your own clipping!  
Sponsor & Contact: Library, Cathy Michael cmichael@ithaca.edu  

Event Title:  Women Leaders Series: Laughing Yoga 
Time: 3-4PM 
Location: Muller Chapel 
Description: Laughing yoga is a popular movement and breathing exercise that aims to cultivate joy, bring out your inner child, and help you let go of daily life stressors. No experience is necessary - just dress comfortably and come ready to laugh! All participants will receive essential oils to boost your mood; you will leave feeling energized and ready to live well! 
Sponsor & Contact: Office of Student Engagement: Women Leaders Series; ose@ithaca.eduz 

Event Title:  IC After Dark Presents: Self-Care Spring 
Time: 8-11PM 
Location: IC Square 
Description:  Join IC After Dark for a night of self-care and crafts! Come eat some food, paint some pots for a succulent, take home a self-care kit, win some prizes, and more. 
Sponsor & Contact: IC After Dark, icafterdark@gmail.com 

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 & SUNDAY, MARCH 3

BomberThon benefits Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital.  Follow @ICBomberthon to register today

Register for BomberThon https://linktr.ee/ic.bomberthon

SATURDAY, MARCH 2 

Event Title:  Le Dernier Sorcier. *** buy tickets *** 
Time:  2 pm. &  8 pm 
Location:  Clark Theatre,  Dillingham Center 
Description:   Music by Pauline Gracia Viardot, Libretto by Ivan Turgenev, Directed by Susannah Berryman, Musical Direction by Christopher Zemliauskas 
Sponsor & Contact: Ithaca College School of Music 

Event Title:  Shirley and Chas Hockett Chamber Music Series: tenThing Brass Ensemble  
Time:  7:30pm to 9:00pm 
Location:   Ford Hall 
Description:   This year's Shirley and Chas Hockett Chamber Music Series brings tenThing Brass Ensemble, formed in 2007 by Norwegian trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth as a fun and exciting collaboration between musical friends. 
Sponsor & Contact:  Ithaca College School of Music 

SUNDAY, MARCH 3 

Event Title:  Zumba 
Time: 5:15pm – 6pm 
Location: Campus Fitness Center 
Description:   Zumba is a dance aerobics class that is effective for building cardiovascular endurance and is open to all skill levels. Participants will be introduced to a variety of Latin and International music, making the class unique and full of energy 
Sponsor & Contact: Office of Recreational Sports, campusrec@ithaca.edu 

Event Title:  Bomberthon 2024!  ***Registration Required***  
Time:   10am to 4pm 
Location:   Emerson Suites 
Description:   Join DJ Washburn to dance, play lawn games, and have a good time Sunday March 3rd from 10-4 in Emerson Suites. Let's celebrate our fundraising efforts and change kids' health together! 
Sponsor & Contact: Ithaca College BomberThon & co-sponsors stestani@ithaca.edu