Outdoor yoga, plants, and stargazing

In this edition: D.C. wardrobe refresh

Refresh your wardrobe in D.C.
Buy some groceries
Live off campus without breaking the bank

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4/14/26: Tillie Tuesday. One of Homewood's cutest dogs will be at the Rec Center for cuddles and unwinding.

4/16/26: Nature Yoga with Nila. BYO mat for this outdoor class at the Homewood campus. (Can't make it to class? Check out Nila's 15-minute reset or 40-minute full flow on YouTube. Nila also teaches a weekly Mindful Yoga class every Wednesday at 5:00 p.m. at the Rec Center. The class is open to all Hopkins affiliates and you don't have to be an O'Connor Center member to take this specific class.)

4/17/26: SAIS SGA x SAIS Pride x Environment Club Clothing Swap. Bring everyday clothing and statement pieces alike, including shirts, dresses, pants, shorts, skirts, jackets, coats, and accessories such as bags or purses to this fun and social event in D.C. Registration is required.

4/18/26: International Grocery Store Trip. Catch a bus from the Homewood campus to H-Mart and Patel Brothers in Catonsville. Read our Grocery Shopping 101 blog before you go. (Can't make the trip? Consider Asian Market in the Govans neighborhood and Punjab Groceries in Waverly. They aren't as big as stores outside Baltimore City but they're a lot closer and accessible by public transportation. We also have maps of all the grocery stores near our Baltimore and D.C. campuses.)

4/20/26: Pots of Positivity. Take a study break and adopt a plant at BSPH.

Featured Resources

TimelyCare. Free on-demand telehealth for mental and physical health concerns.

Primary Care. Medical services for illness, injury, chronic disease, preventive health, and health education.

The Stress and Depression Questionnaire. An anonymous, online tool to assess how stress and depression are affecting you.

From the SHWB Blog

Ramen, rent, repeat: Living off campus. Think about money, priorities, and logistics before you sign a lease.

Beast of burden. An overheard conversation in a café inspires a student to think about how to find meaning and preempt burnout.

Review: Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw. For author Eddie Ndopu, embracing all aspects of his identity – Black, queer, disabled, and fabulous – is vital. (Want to write a book review for our blog? Email us at wellbeing@jhu.edu.)

Hopkins graduate programs ranked among nation's best. You're No. 1, biomedical engineering, nursing, and public health.

mRNA pioneer Katalin Karikó to give Johns Hopkins Commencement address. Karikó, a Hungarian immigrant, toiled in obscurity before her COVID-19 vaccine work led to Nobel Prize.

Hopkins Symphony Orchestra debuts new piece about Frederick Douglass. The new 'Douglass Portrait' will be performed alongside Aaron Copland's famous 'Lincoln Portrait' on 4/18. (You should go because concerts are good for your social well-being.)

Stargazing with Sustainability. Did the Artemis II mission cause you to experience elevated levels of #MoonJoy? Did you know that awe-inspiring experiences are good for your physical and emotional health? Are you looking for a free event during which you can marvel at the natural world and humankind's place in it?

If so, visit the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy on the Homewood campus on Thursday 4/16 from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. You'll have the opportunity to explore the observatory and look at the night skies from the telescopes on the roof.

Photo of the Week

Thank you so much to the hundreds of people who attended the 2026 Out of the Darkness Walk this past weekend, especially the crew from A Place to Talk, a peer-listening group for undergraduate students. They're all ears (hence the elephant mascot) when you need someone to talk to. We love the active listening techniques that they shared in this blog post from our archives.

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