Crowley Family MindSpa

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Experience the Crowley Family MindSpa

The Crowley Family MindSpa offers a welcoming, accessible and private space for students, faculty and staff to practice and prioritize self-care by providing access to a variety of mindfulness and self-care activities, tools and resources.

The MindSpa offers a variety of activities and resources to help students take care of their well-being. Features include:

A variety of MindSpa items including coloring materials, windchimes, a light therapy box and a zen garden, laid out on a table in the MindSpa.

  • Massage Chairs: With various massage settings, helps reduce stress, release body tension and provide pain relief.
  • Zen Gardens: A calming mindfulness practice where you build your own mini Zen Garden by using materials like sand, rocks and other natural features, creating unique repetitive patterns and designs to help increase presence, improve focus and calm the mind.
  • Art Materials: Create using art tools like coloring pages and water drawing, which has been found to reduce stress and anxiety.
  • Muse Headband: A wearable device that uses brain-sensing (EEG) technology to provide real-time feedback during meditation.
  • Light Therapy Box: Uses simulated light to help with seasonal-related conditions, reduce stress, stabilize mood and improve sleep.
  • Grounding Mat: A device that simulates the effect of walking barefoot and having direct contact with the earth, meant to create a deeper connection with your body and the earth. Has been found to reduce inflammation and muscle soreness, improve blood flow and balance hormonal rhythms.
  • And More!

The Crowley Family MindSpa is located on the first floor of the Barnes Center at The Arch (Room 105), next to the Pet Therapy room. 

Students, faculty and staff can book 30-minute MindSpa appointments through the Wellness Portal during operating hours. Appointments are preferred, as slots book up quickly. If this is your first time using the Wellness Portal, learn more on the Wellness Portal instructional webpage. 

Walk-ins are welcome, but are subject to availability.

MindSpa appointments can be reserved on the Wellness Portal by following these steps.

  1. Log in to the Wellness Portal.
  2. Select “MindSpa,” then “Crowley Family MindSpa.”
  3. Select what type of appointment you want to book: “MindSpa Room,” “Private Massage Chair” or “Non-Private Massage Chair.”
  4.  Find an open time slot and select “Reserve.”
  5. To finalize the reservation, click “Reserve Now.”

Please be sure to read through what type of appointment you are booking prior to confirming.

Upon arrival for your reservation, please check in at the MindSpa front desk.

Walk-ins are welcome, but subject to availability.

In addition to the MindSpa located within the Barnes Center at The Arch, there are satellite MindSpas at the following locations.