Past Events

Join us as we explore understanding the COVID-19 pandemic as a societal collective trauma and how we adjust to the new normal. The term collective trauma refers to "psychological reactions to a traumatic event that affect[s] an entire society."  Learning Objectives:

Reduce stress, maintain balance and enjoyment for the Holiday season. Whether you are looking to de-stress or hoping to give Yoga a try, all are welcome to attend. Gentle Online Classical Yoga Classes, Combining Breath, Movement, and Meditation.

Help yourself establish a routine and deepen your practice by joining our virtual Yoga Class every Tuesday and Thursday from 12 - 1 PM. Bring calm, clarity, and peace to the mind.  Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni, retirees, visiting scholars – Welcome!  No experience required. Try not to eat 2 hours before the practice.  "A yoga collective that cares about cultivating health and wellbeing on the diverse U of G campus and beyond. Our goal is to offer valuable tools for achieving a balanced state of mind and body."

For Senior Leaders, Chairs, Directors, People Managers Leading through change is a very difficult leadership skill to master. Change comes with ambiguity, uncertainty, and unpredictability, all interpreted as threats by our brain. Even when a change initiative is well thought out and will clearly make things better, push-back and resistance can be expected.

Compassion Fatigue is also known as the “cost of caring”.  A common experience among caregivers providing ongoing care for an ill or aging family member is the feeling of exhaustion and emotion depletion at the end of the day, often with no end in site.  Join us for this one-hour webinar to learn some tips to mitigate the impact of Compassion Fatigue for Families. Registered attendees will also receive the recorded webinar emailed to them afterwards.  This ensures those working on shift have the ability to review the helpful information when they have time.

The Student Wellness Education and Promotion Centre will be offering a virtual lunchtime walking group on a drop-in basis through the summer. 

When stressors overwhelm us, effective techniques can help to bring us back to equilibrium. This session will explore all aspects of the stress response, focusing on practical tips and tools to bring us to optimal stress levels, thereby helping us to maximize our energy and performance. Facilitator: Homewood Health Register today!

The Wellness@Work team is happy to introduce our new programming - the W@W Virtual Connect Program. 

Each session will open with taking some time to connect and presence ourselves in the virtual space: unmuting ourselves, saying hello, telling a story, saying something about how things are going. Next, we will do some breathwork, then a short gratitude practice, and then a short practice of acknowledging (silently) our hopes, our longings, what we are wanting more of in/from life, maybe even asking for it. Following this we will do one of three practices: 1. Coming to our senses 2. Cultivating Equanimity 3. Guided Imagery (active imagination)

Help yourself establish a routine and deepen your practice by joining our virtual Yoga Class every Tuesday and Thursday from 12 - 1 PM. Bring calm, clarity, and peace to the mind.  Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni, retirees, visiting scholars – Welcome!  No experience required. Try not to eat 2 hours before the practice.  "A yoga collective that cares about cultivating health and wellbeing on the diverse U of G campus and beyond. Our goal is to offer valuable tools for achieving a balanced state of mind and body."