MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Athletic Department announced the opening of their new Mindfulness and Recovery Rooms for the beginning of the 2023-24 school year. Both rooms were created from the Horizon League Mental Health Grant, and are intended to be tranquil places for MKE student-athletes to take a break - both physically and mentally.

"If a student-athlete is feeling worn down, worried or overwhelmed, they can come to one of these spaces to catch their breath, quiet their mind, relax and develop mindful self-awareness," Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Woman Administrator Kathy Litzau announced. 

The Mindfulness Room contains a massage chair, meditation pillow, day-light lamp, sound machine, and more. The Recovery Room also houses a massage chair and sound machine, but instead features Dreamseat Recliners, Normatec boots, and Therm-X therapy.