Past Events

For Senior Leaders, Chairs, Directors, and People Managers A fresh start ! Instead of racing back to “how it was”, we’ve got an awesome opportunity to reinvent how we work as a team. To leave behind what wasn’t working pre-pandemic, to bring forward some of the new things we’ve been trying out and to proactively address upcoming challenges of the new work world. Breakout rooms, annotation tools, individual exercises and on-line discussion make this virtual session interactive and engaging.

Taking regular breaks during the work day can help you de-stress and re-charge. We recognize that staff and faculty have varying work arrangements this Fall and may not be on campus everyday. To provide flexibility you can redeem your drink voucher anytime during October 18 - 22, 2021 from UC Chefs Hall, Creelman Hall, or OVC. Choose from a: 

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Overview

The Fall Watercolour Painting Series is a three week painting series hosted from 1pm-2pm on Friday October 8th, Friday October 15th and Friday October 22nd.  The workshops will build on the skills from the previous week with basic watercolour techniques being taught in the first week to an intermediate skill level painting in the last week. It is recommended that staff attend all 3 parts to the series, especially if attending the later sessions, unless you already have experience painting with watercolours. 

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

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."

Who is this webinar for? Anyone experiencing stress or anxiety that is impacting their quality of life or sleep and seeking to learn ways to calm the mind and the body

This event has been cancelled by the CMHA.    Many of us had a plan for what 2020 would look like, and COVID-19 likely wasn’t included in that plan.  Day to day life feels out of our control right now, but we can control our own emotional responses to this “new normal”. Practicing mindfulness and gratitude can transform the brain and help us feel more peaceful and less reactive.  We can’t be anywhere else but where we are right now.  Working toward accepting this new reality can put us on the path toward new strategies to deal with it.

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."