Scalable Wellness for Students, Staff and Faculty
Live and on-demand content designed to alleviate stress, encourage movement and support overall well-being.
Trusted by Leading Campuses
Why Breaks? Because They're Essential to Student, Faculty and Staff Well-Being
What can Bright Breaks do for your campus?
88% Experience Less
Stress
Taking a pause during the day keeps students, faculty and staff happy and healthy: Breaks are proven to reduce feelings of stress and burnout while increasing feelings of well-being.
80% Boost Their
Productivity
Research shows that breaks restore motivation and increase productivity. Proving the ROI of your wellness program just got easier.
97% Improve Their
Overall Well-being
Case Study: Bright Breaks at University of Alberta
After discovering Bright Breaks through NIRSA, the University of Alberta decided to launch to students, faculty and staff.
Find out what twelve months of participation in Bright Breaks at U of A looks like.
How taking “Bright Breaks” helped me
Owais tries a new online platform that promotes self-care and health.
“In my opinion, Bright Breaks is not just another website offering generic advice on well-being; it is a platform designed specifically for students like me who are looking for practical ways to enhance their mental, physical, and emotional health. From the moment I started using it, I knew it was exactly what I needed to navigate the challenges of university life more effectively.”
How it works
Bright Breaks has something for everyone. Choose from 250+ live Bright Breaks each week to move, breathe, stretch, learn or just relax.
These 7 minute sessions include meditation, yoga, stretching, strength training, gratitude talks, cooking workshops, and more.
We use a smart scheduler to arrange breaks without:
- Impacting existing commitments
- Causing any guilt or fear around taking time out of heads-down work
We help your community feel connected by recommending sessions other staff members and students are joining.
7-minute Bright Breaks fit seamlessly into calendars, which drives participation: We tested break lengths, and our 7-minute breaks received 62% more attendance. No more stressing over hour-long classes interfering with schedules. Just happier, healthier & more productive staff and students who can better apply themselves to the rest of their day.
