Past Events

Please join the next Women, Work and Wellness session. Everyone is welcome to attend. Dinner will be provided - $18/pp Please register online by Tuesday, January 29 Sharing the load:  Women’s leadership practice

NEW@the U - Creating Connections Series

Drop-by the University Centre between 11am-4pm to sign the canvas wall and take a picture for social media using the hashtag #UofGMentalHealth and #BellLetsTalk. Watch U of G's video on Bell Let's Talk Day and join the conversation. Learn more on the Facebook event page.

Develop skills to really relax tight muscles,  settle a busy brain,   calm emotions,   re-energize body & mind,   and better cope in a busy world...  

Classical Yoga for Total Health and Awareness Classes are FREE! Classes run on Tuesdays from 12-1 in UC, in Peter Clark Hall (PCH). The alternative location is UC RM533. Take UC North elevator for UC RM533 just in front of Grad Lounge.  If you have any questions please contact  ljairath@uoguelph.ca or call ext. 58673. Each session will be approximately 50 minutes long.

Move 4 Mental Health - You can ride, run, walk, or wheel all for Mental Health - Are you ready to get your sweat on for a good cause? Gryphon Athletics is excited to host the first-ever ‘Move 4 Mental Health’, an indoor fitness fundraiser taking place at the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre on January 29, 2019 from 11 am to 1 pm.

The ability to have difficult conversations is an essential skill that enables us to clear the air so that we can be productive at work. With practice, this skill can be developed. Difficult conversations tend to be associated with a negative outcome or a confrontation; but there are ways to have a difficult conversation that has a productive outcome. Productive doesn’t mean agreement; it means a change for the collective good.

On Bell Let’s Talk Day, Bell will donate more towards mental health initiatives in Canada by contributing 5¢ for every applicable text, call, tweet, social media video view and use of their Facebook frame or Snapchat filter. Learn more: https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/ 

We all feel so much better after a good night's sleep. Our thoughts are clearer, our reactions faster and our emotions are less fragile. This session introduces participants to the effects of sleep deprivation and reviews some key strategies for what you can do to promote healthy sleeping habits. Facilitator: Homewood Health

The Mental Health First Aid Course is a 2 day course that provides participants the skills and knowledge to help people better manage potential or developing mental health problems in themselves, a family member, a friend or a colleague Program focus: MHFA teaches participants to recognized the symptoms of mental health problems, provide initial help and how to guide a person towards appropriate professional help.