Past Events

NEW Days are the kick-off to the NEW@the U (New Employee Welcome) program at the University of Guelph. One day at the beginning of 7 months of the year (excludes January, April, July, August and December) has been dedicated to welcoming and connecting our new employees to the University environment and give them a positive start.

People who practice meditation or mindfulness express that they experience an increase in concentration, compassion, well-being, and a decrease in stress.    Meditation is also said to improve your memory and ability to focus.    All these benefits for just 5-10 minutes a day!  Folks who participate in longer term meditation have reduced pain, anxiety, and improved general mood.  Come and learn what meditation is and what meditation is not, and then experience a guided meditation.  Join the March Meditation Challenge! 

Join the March Meditation Challenge!  People who practice meditation or mindfulness claim that they experience an increase in concentration, compassion, well-being, and a decrease in stress.    Meditation is also said to improve your memory and ability to focus.    All these benefits for just 5-10 minutes a day!  Folks who participate in longer term meditation have reduced pain, anxiety, and improved general mood. 

Watch a video testimonial from former Coaching and Communicating for Performance participants athttps://youtu.be/98CCwH_6-lg. Coaching & Communicating for Performance is a highly interactive program that provides supervisors and managers the opportunity to build skills that will enable them to share expectations and set objectives for employees, provide constructive feedback, more effectively engage in learning conversations, and coaching opportunities.

Wellness@Work is collecting donations for the Guelph-Wellington Community Health Van.  Learn more about the work this organization does in this article from Guelph Today. Please bring in an item to donate to this local charity and drop it off at our table in the UC Courtyard.  Items can be new or gently used. 

This group program meets once a week for 3 weeks to develop and practice skills in decreasing the uncomfortable sensations of anxiety. A variety of long and short self-calming techniques are introduced, along with behaviours that can help prevent escalation of anxiety.  All techniques in this program have originated from research into strategies which decrease anxiety. They have been well studied and the most up-to-date information will be presented.

A blood donor clinic will be held at the Ridgetown Campus. Visit to sign-up for a time to donate: https://blood.ca/en.  Give the gift of life to another person by donating blood.

The most common and severe symptom of peri-menopausal women is poor sleep ! They experience more difficulty falling asleep and sleep may be disturbed by hot flashes, sleep disorders, poor health, anxiety, depression, and worrying. This workshop outlines why Minarik's report on recent sleep research directs health professionals to change from past trends of hormones-only solutions when addressing sleep changes at mid-life.