Find what self-care activity fits best with your personality!
- Would you rather go out or stay in?
- Be active or still?
- Do you feel most at ease when you are alone or with people?
- Create or observe?
Art
Going Out:
- URI Art Gallery
- Hera Cooperative Gallery – Wakefield
- Courthouse Center for the Arts – West Kingston
- Jamestown Art Center
- Umbrella Factory
- Create! Color Art Studio (pottery and paint)
- See some live music
Staying In:
- Plant a succulent terrarium for your bedroom
- Grab some paint, markers, or pencils and create a piece of art (no judgment on the stick figure people!)
- Listen to music
- Dance
- Make a vision board/collage
Connect with Others
- Call someone who makes you laugh
- Volunteer
- Take a walk around campus with a friend
- Play card games or board games
- Invite a friend or residence hall neighbor to join in any of these activities!
Physical Activity
Outdoors
- URI running trails
- URI Botanical Gardens & Greenhouse
- URI home athletic games
- Black Point Fishing Area – Narragansett
- Davis Memorial Wildlife Refuge
- Narrow River Kayak Rentals
- Peter Pan Surf and Stand-Up Paddleboard Academy
- URI Sailing Center (free kayak, paddleboard and sailboat rentals!)
Indoors
- Fascitelli Fitness & Wellness Center: Zumba, Body Pump, Spin, Hatha Yoga, Power Yoga, Meditation, Pilates, etc.
- Mackal Field House: Barre, Yoga 4 Athletes, Walk & Strength • Boss Ice Arena – Public Skate $3 with student ID
- Old Mountain Bowling Lanes
- Warzone paintball and Airsoft
- Rock Spot Climbing
Eating
- Practice mindful eating
- Ask an RA to organize an ice cream social for the floor/hall
- Cook
- Try a new recipe
- Eat your favorite meal
- Host a potluck
- Try some locally grown food (Casey Farms or a Farmer’s Market at URI’s East Farm / May-Oct on Sat.)
- EatOut
Hygiene
- Get a haircut
- Have your eyebrows/nails done
- Take a sensory shower/bath (using scented soap)
- Give yourself a facial
- Trade hand messages with a friend
Low Energy
- Go to the beach – take in sensory experiences
- Meditate
- Binge watch a new show
- Watch your favorite movie
- No technology for one night
- Take a nap
History and Science
- Visit the URI Medicinal Plants Garden
- Attend some on-campus lecturers
- Check out the Seabee Museum & Memorial Park, South County Museum, or Biomes Marine Biology Center
- Print out a stargazing map (or use an app), grab a friend, and get outside!
The possibilities are endless!