The Ramapo Wellness Room

The Ramapo Wellness room was made possible by funds through the Mental Health in Higher Education Grant through the Office of the Secretary of Higher Education. The Wellness Room is a vital step towards being a mental health promoting campus. The Wellness Room will provide mental, spiritual, and emotional support resources for Ramapo students, and will be able to be accessed throughout the day and in the evening while other campus offices are closed.

The Wellness room provides students with a warm, comforting environment. The Ramapo Wellness Room is stocked with relaxation activities, including yoga mats, a light therapy lamp, a weighted blanket and a massage chair. Wellness and recreation spaces on college campuses are evidence-based in utilization by students, helping with healthy-habit development, and coping with stress (Makubuya et al, 2020). There will also be coloring activities and stress reduction pamphlets available.

Weekly Meditations in the Wellness Room

Professor Carol Bonilla-Bowman will be guiding mindfulness meditations within the Wellness Room. Please check back in fall 2024 for the hours for the fall semester. Meditations have concluded for the spring 2024 semester.

Operating Hours During Fall + Spring Semester

The Wellness Room will be available to reserve for appointments during the following time frames.

Location

E-216 (near Financial Aid)

Hours

• Monday through Friday: 9 am to 10 pm
• Saturday: 4 pm to 10 pm
• Sunday: 3 pm to 8 pm

Operating Hours During the Summer

The Wellness Room will become available for faculty, staff, and students to reserve for appointments during College operating hours starting May 16, 2024. Those will appointments will still pick up and sign the key out through the Center for Student Involvement.

Location

E-216 (near Financial Aid)

Hours

• From 5/16 to 5/31
  • Monday-Friday 9 am to 4pm
• From  6/3 through August
  • Monday-Thursday 9 am to 5 pm
• The room is closed on weekends
• There are some days that the room may be closed due to holidays

Reservation Protocol

Reservations will be required for the wellness room. You can include up to 3 other students to your wellness room appointment. Please indicate their names in the reservation slot on google calendar. All students will be required to check-in on Archway upon entering the wellness room.

The wellness room will be accessible with a key from the Center for Student Involvement. You must sign the key out with your name, email, and phone number. Appointments are 30 minutes in length with a window in between each appointment to return the key to the CSI main office and sign it out. Students are not permitted to reserve more than two appointments back to back to ensure there is equitable access to the space.

If you do not return the key, CSI Student Staff will contact you via phone. If they do not hear from you Public Safety will be called to locate you and get the key.

If you reserve the last appointment for the day, please turn off the lights on your way out.

This room is available to students for free. We trust that you will respect the space and use it for your well-being.

CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR APPOINTMENT

Therapy Animal Visits

Therapy animals from Creature Comfort Pet Therapy will visit Ramapo’s campus in the wellness room up to 5 times in the Spring 2024 semester. Visits include 8 appointment slots for up to 6 Roadrunners to join in each appointment.

Learn more here!