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Living Health Week Spring 2026
Focus On Compassion
During Living Health & Wellbeing Week, the Center for the Study of Human Health, Emory University’s Center for Student Wellbeing, and the Wellbeing Leaders Coalition invite you to focus on compassion. Compassion is recognizing another’s suffering, empathizing, and being motivated to relieve their distress. We invite you to take time this week to explore the many ways that practicing compassion, including self-compassion, benefits your health and wellbeing.
All-Week Events
- Group Fitness Classes
Hosted by Recreation & Wellness
View schedule
All day, daily
Various locations - Gratitude and Recognition Wall
Hosted by School of Nursing
All day, daily
1520 Clifton Rd Lobby and Emory Nursing Learning Center Atrium - Compassion: What Moves You?
Hosted by Carlos Museum
1:00 - 4:00 pm, Monday-Friday
Carlos Museum, Level 3 Galleries - Text-based Challenge
Hosted by Center for Student Wellbeing
Participants who sign up will receive 1 text per day for 5 days, with prompts to practice compassion for the week and beyond.
All day, daily
Participants opt in by texting @LHWW2026 to 81010
Monday, February 23, 2026
- Wellness Pop-Up Library
Hosted by Emory University Libraries, RESC
10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Woodruff Main Library, Lobby
Students only - 15-Minute Massages
Hosted by School of Nursing
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
1520 Clifton Rd, Rm 201
Nursing students only - Living Health and Wellbeing Week Kickoff Event
Learn about the activities planned for Living Health and Wellbeing Week and how compassion is linked to well-being this week and beyond. Take a picture with Swoop and set an intention on how you will demonstrate compassion for yourself and the community. Pick up a sticker and Random Act of Kindness Cards you can use to spread kindness and compassion this week and throughout the semester.
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Emory Student Center - Workshop: Rememory Box: A Collaborative Craft and Coffee Hour with Clint Fluker
Hosted by Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
12:00 - 1:30 pm
Woodruff Library, Suite 216 - Rec Day
Hosted by Recreation and Wellness
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Woodruff PE Center - Caring Cookies
Hosted by Slow Food Emory
4:00 - 5:00 pm
ESC MPR 101 - Compassion in Practice: A Reflective Sound Bath
Hosted by Noni Keyton and the Center for the Study of Human Health
5:00 - 5:30 pm
RRR P01 - Entanglements of Compassion and Ethics in Global Health with Dr. Hall-Clifford
Hosted by Emory Public Health Collective
6:00 - 7:00 pm
RRR R200 - Mindfulness Circle
Hosted by Emory University Chaplaincy
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Emory Interfaith Center - Cooking for Energy, Focus, and Well-Being
Hosted by Laney Graduate School Student Affairs
Join on Zoom
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Zoom
Laney students only - Easy Access, Essential Care
Hosted by CCR/Volunteer Emory
7:00 - 8:00 pm
AMUC 237
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
- Collaborative Crafts
Hosted by Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Woodruff Library, Suite 216
Staff/Faculty only - Pet Therapy with CARE-ing Paws
Hosted by School of Nursing
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
1520 Clifton Rd, Plaza Atrium
Nursing students only - Living With The Elements of Wellbeing
Hosted by GSGA
12:00 pm
Emory Student Center, Room N302 - Medical Amnesty: Understanding Your Options
Hosted by EPD, EEMS, and Student Conduct
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Asbury Circle - CSHH Speaker Series with Noni Keyton
Hosted by Center for the Study of Human Health
4:00 - 5:00 pm
RRR R200 - Pause For Gratitude
Hosted by Emory Mind Body Review
6:00 - 7:00 pm
Cox Hall Computing Center, Arts Lab - Tea Time with Synergy
7:00 - 9:00 pm
Cox Classroom B
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
- Collaborative Crafts
Hosted by Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Woodruff Library, Suite 216
Staff/Faculty only - How to Be an Active Patient in Today's Healthcare World
Hosted by Student Health Services
Join on Zoom
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Zoom - 15-Minute Massages
Hosted by School of Nursing
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Emory Nursing Learning Center Atrium, Rm 240
Nursing students only - Dr. W's Wellness Wagon
Hosted by School of Nursing
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
1520 Clifton Rd Plaza Atrium
Nursing students only - Wonderful Wednesday Tables
Hosted by Center for Student Wellbeing + Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Asbury Circle - Wellbeing as a Professional Competency: What Law School Doesn't Teach You (But Employers Expect)
Hosted by Law School
12:15 - 1:30 pm
Law students only - Pathways of Compassion
Hosted by Pathways Center
12:30 - 2:30 pm
B. Jones Building Café - Sound Bath
Hosted by Saira Raza and Emory Libraries
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Woodruff Library, Jones Room - Make a Trinket, Take a Trinket
Hosted by Student Digital Life
3:00 - 4:30 pm
Cox Hall Computing Center, TechLab - Caring Cookies
Hosted by Slow Food Emory
4:00 - 5:00 pm
ESC MPR 101 N302 - Gentle Yoga Class
Hosted by Laney Graduate School
4:00 - 5:00 pm
Woodruff PE Center, Dance Studio
Laney students only - Visions of Health Art Workshop
Hosted by Center for the Study of Human Health
4:30 - 6:30 pm
Cox Hall Computing Center, Arts Lab - Self-Kindness Kickback
Hosted by Office of Respect
Register here
5:30 - 6:30 pm
AMUC 223
Thursday, February 26, 2026
- Start Your Morning with Compassion: Gentle Yoga
7:15 - 8:15 am
Oxford College Quad - Collaborative Crafts
Hosted by Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Woodruff Library, Suite 216
Staff/Faculty only - Journal Decorating
Hosted by School of Nursing
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
1520 Clifton Rd, Plaza Atrium
Nursing students only - Dr. W's Wellness Wagon
Hosted by School of Nursing
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Emory Nursing Learning Center, Atrium
Nursing students only - Interfaith Lunch and Learn Book Talk - Hindu and Catholic, Priest and Scholar: A Love Story
Hosted by the Emory University Chaplaincy with the Aquinas Center of Theology, Department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Studies, Department of Religion, and the Hindu Students Association.
12:00 pm
Brooks Commons, Cannon Chapel
RSVP - Sound Bath
Hosted by Saira Raza and Emory Libraries
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Woodruff Library, Jones Room
Friday, February 27, 2026
- Meditation Breaks
Hosted by School of Nursing
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wellness Rooms at Emory Nursing Learning Center (Rm 265) & 1520 Clifton Rd (Rm P12A)
Nursing students only - Journal Decorating
Hosted by School of Nursing
11:30 am - 1:00 pm
Emory Nursing Learning Center, Atrium
Nursing students only - The Great Outdoors: Bocce on the Quad
Hosted by Center for Faculty Development and Excellence
1:00 - 3:00 pm
Emory Quad Flagpole - Make a Trinket, Take a Trinket
Hosted by Student Digital Life
2:00 - 4:00 pm
Cox Hall Computing Center, TechLab - Play Pals Yoga Event
3:00 - 4:00 pm
Woodruff PE Center, 2nd floor MPR
