Wellness Walk
The SMCC Restorative Walk utilizes the shoreline pathway that meanders along the edge of the Southern Maine Community College campus. At specific stopping points, participants are invited to pause, take a moment to become present and reflect on life’s challenges and successes. The intention is to reduce stress and promote a better quality of life through self-care activities supported by the natural beauty of Casco Bay. The walk can be completed in a short amount of time during brief breaks, or over a prolonged period of time if desired.
Each stopping point can be identified by a sign with the Cultivating Well-Being logo and a QR code. All signs are attached to the fence that follows the walkway. A prompt, specific to each point can be accessed by scanning the QR code with a cellphone. The prompts can also be accessed by visiting the Cultivating Wellbeing at the SMCC website.
There will be three prompt choices for each stopping point.
A sensory experience using the senses of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing.
A reflective experience that will offer a brief exercise in reflective meditation.
A poetic experience. Each of the five stops will offer a poem written by an SMCC student currently enrolled in the poetry class.
As you begin to walk, acknowledge that in this moment you are free of all responsibility, expectation or demands from others. Take this time to focus on yourself, you deserve it!