Recreation & Social Programs
Our Programs
Our clients and their family members consistently report that the feelings of loneliness and isolation experienced by those individuals and families struggling with mental illness can be crippling and can derail the recovery process. To remedy this situation, NAMI DuPage offers a variety of in-person and virtual recreation and social programs!
These programs will:
- Introduce people to new recreation activities and opportunities
- Encourage socialization and meeting new people outside of a support group setting
- Increase self-esteem through involvement of activities offered
- Increase a sense of belonging in the community
- Increase feelings of satisfaction and decrease feelings of isolation, depression and stress
- Help people maintain good physical and mental health
- Reduce the possibility of rehospitalizations
Recreation Schedule
Healthy Minds and Body
Program Schedule
Mondays
Yoga & Meditation
Join us every Monday for Yoga, led by instructors from Prairie Yoga. In the evening, stay for a meditation session following yoga. Both of these sessions will help you rebalance and refocus, while providing stretching and relaxation methods that will help you reduce stress.
Materials (mats, blocks, etc.) are provided but you are welcome to bring your own.
Room: Multipurpose Room 161
Time: Yoga – 10:30 – 11:30 am, 7 – 8:00 pm | Meditation – 8:00 – 8:30 pm
Virtual Game Night - CURRENTLY ON HOLD
Join us every Monday evening for for a fun night of games! Each week, we will have a different game to play. Events are virtual and will meet via Zoom, registration is required.
1st Week: Trivia, 2nd Week: Bingo, 3rd Week: Jeopardy, 4th Week: Scattergories, 5th Week: Trivia.
Virtual Bingo cards can be found here: https://mfbc.us/m/qb5rxcON
Room: This event is online, and you can register through Zoom here.
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Tuesdays
Virtual Art Together
Bring your creative brain and join us for a variety of art activities.
Room: This event is online, and you can register through Zoom here.
Time: 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Virtual Event Instructions
Prior to registering for a virtual event, please be careful when entering your email in and ensure it’s spelled correctly. If your email is misspelled, you will not receive the Zoom meeting link.
To access Zoom meetings that you have registered for, please note that you can only access them using the link you received in your confirmation email by using the Zoom Desktop Client, or the Zoom Mobile App. You will NOT be able to access the meeting through the Zoom Web Client.