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Movement Monday - Chair Yoga: Get Fit Where you Sit - April 8, 2024

Event Details: Chair Yoga is the way to ​go when you are reluctant to get into the yoga clothes and get on the mat- challenge yourself with Chair yoga.  Chair Yoga is a gentle yoga practice that adapts various traditional postures for practice in the chair or with the support of a chair. It is a gentle form of yoga that involves breath work, meditation, and gentle stretches; all of which release stress and tension from both body and mind. This form of yoga helps those who are aging or have disabilities but is also used in office settings to...

The Working Mind For People Managers- Part 1

Workplaces are playing a greater role in promoting positive mental health among employees. The Working Mind (TWM) is an evidence-based training developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada designed to provide practical knowledge and skills to address mental health in the workplace. Participants will learn how to: Recognize the impact of stigma and discuss how to reduce it and other barriers within the workplace. Notice changes in their mental health and have conversations with colleagues, family, and friends. Identify and use available...

University of Guelph-Humber Grant Program Info Session 2024

For the 2024-2025 grant program period, the Wellness@Work Grant Program now offers a funding stream to the staff/faculty/instructors who work at the University of Guelph-Humber in order to facilitate their own distinct wellness programs within their campus location. These programs help promote wellness in the Guelph-Humber workplace through the implementation of a tailored health‐promoting program, approach or idea in their workplace. Registration...

University of Guelph Grant Program Info Session 2024

The Wellness@Work Grant Program encourages faculty and staff across all campuses and research stations at the University of Guelph to help promote wellness in their workplace through the implementation of a tailored health‐promoting program, approach or idea in their workplace. Registration for this information session is for University of Guelph employees only within the Guelph campus, Ridgetown, and Research Station. This virtual session...

The Working Mind For People Managers- Part 2

Workplaces are playing a greater role in promoting positive mental health among employees. The Working Mind (TWM) is an evidence-based training developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada designed to provide practical knowledge and skills to address mental health in the workplace. Participants will learn how to: Recognize the impact of stigma and discuss how to reduce it and other barriers within the workplace. Notice changes in their mental health and have conversations with colleagues, family, and friends. Identify and use available...

Wellness Friday: Psychological Hygiene

From a very young age we adopt common physical hygiene habits such as brushing our teeth, washing our hands and taking regular showers. What about hygiene habits that focus on our mental health? This 1 hour, interactive session will increase participant’s awareness and understanding of psychological hygiene while learning the factors that can promote and preserve good mental health. Individuals will gain practical tools and resources to activate their own personal psychological hygiene practice. Facilitator: Homewood Health...

Chair Yoga: Get Fit Where you Sit - May 10, 2024

Event Details: Chair Yoga is the way to ​go when you are reluctant to get into the yoga clothes and get on the mat- challenge yourself with Chair yoga.  Chair Yoga is a gentle yoga practice that adapts various traditional postures for practice in the chair or with the support of a chair. It is a gentle form of yoga that involves breath work, meditation, and gentle stretches; all of which release stress and tension from both body and mind. This form of yoga helps those who are aging or have disabilities but is also used in office settings to...

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