Join Athletics from 12-12:30 for a movement break! Light, low impact movement and stretches will show you the benefits of daily movement from your office/home or wherever you are!
The 30 minute session will also give tips for adding movement and the benefits of quick movement breaks.
Register to receive the meeting link.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon
Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome
No experience required.
Join Zoom Meeting
Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.
You are invited to a free workshop on Tuesday, FEBRUARY 2, 2021
Experiencing tech neck? Screen fatigue? Lost in the rabbit hole of social media? If you are spending more time in front of screens compared to a year ago, do you have a healthy relationship with your computer / devices?
Find out how you rank on the 7 key factors of risk if you are on screens more than 3 - 4 hours per WEEK.
Learn strategies for coping with increased hours on-line and ways to :
The Wellness Education Centre is hosting virtual Mood Moves every Wednesday for students and employees.
Join us for a quick stretching and movement session at your own comfort level! Our group will meet online for a quick check in, followed by about 10 minutes of stretching and light activity!
This group aims to support your mental and physical health by providing you with an opportunity to take a step back from your responsibilities and stresses, while helping add some activity into your day.
For Leaders, Faculty and Staff
In her book “Teaming,” Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson shows that organizations thrive, or fail to thrive, based on how well the small groups within those organizations work, and more specifically how they learn to “team” (yes, as a verb). Henley Business School Professor Peter Hawkins suggests that, in today’s dynamic organizations, teams need to learn to become “High Value Creating Teams”, ones that continually create beneficial value with and for the whole organization and all of its stakeholders. Teaming is central to these efforts.
Train (your brain) Like an Olympian: Mental Performance with Jean François Ménard
Thriving at work and in life doesn’t happen by accident: there are teachable skills that can help you unleash your full potential. Jean Francois Menard, one of the world's top mental performance coaches, joins MindWell to teach us how we can train our brains like an Olympian.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon
Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome
No experience required.
Join Zoom Meeting
Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.
Join Athletics from 12-12:30 for a movement break! Light, low impact movement and stretches will show you the benefits of daily movement from your office/home or wherever you are!
The 30 minute session will also give tips for adding movement and the benefits of quick movement breaks.
Register to receive the meeting link. - If you are registering the same day of the session, please email sjoosse@uoguelph.ca to ensure you are added to the event.
There are a myriad of different investments available today. Sort through the noise and get a clearer understanding of what is available, and how they work. Having a plan is as important as what you invest in. See how everything fits together to reach your goals!
Presenters: Advisors from RBC and their community partners
Cancellation Policy
Please cancel no later than 2 days in advance to ensure we can give your spot to someone on the waiting list.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon
Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome
No experience required.
Join Zoom Meeting
Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.
The Wellness Education Centre is hosting virtual Mood Moves every Wednesday for students and employees.
Join us for a quick stretching and movement session at your own comfort level! Our group will meet online for a quick check in, followed by about 10 minutes of stretching and light activity!
This group aims to support your mental and physical health by providing you with an opportunity to take a step back from your responsibilities and stresses, while helping add some activity into your day.
Principles, Attitudes and Practices for Success
Watch a video testimonial from former Personal Leadership at Work participants at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hK0nI9st3TQ.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon
Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome
No experience required.
Join Zoom Meeting
Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.
This practical and interactive session will provide participants with the principles and tools of positive parenting focused on children’s skills in social development and well-being. Participants will also be given an opportunity to review and discuss strategies for bringing positive parenting into the home.
Facilitator: Homewood Health
Register on the Learning and Development website.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon
Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome
No experience required.
Join Zoom Meeting
Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.
Equity and inclusion are intrinsically connected with wellness. Equitable and inclusive workplaces support employee well-being by increasing professional achievement, job satisfaction, and better mental and physical health outcomes. Similarly, a workplace that focuses on well-being also has a documented effect of decreasing prejudice, discrimination, and harassment.
The Wellness Education Centre is hosting virtual Mood Moves every Wednesday for students and employees.
Join us for a quick stretching and movement session at your own comfort level! Our group will meet online for a quick check in, followed by about 10 minutes of stretching and light activity!
This group aims to support your mental and physical health by providing you with an opportunity to take a step back from your responsibilities and stresses, while helping add some activity into your day.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon
Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome
No experience required.
Join Zoom Meeting
Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.
Wellness@Work invites you to a Virtual Bake Along via Teams.
If registering 24 hours or less before this session, please email sjoosse@uoguelph.ca to receive the meeting invitation.
Scott Schau has prepared a delicious Adaptable Cookie Base cookie recipe that can be turned into any type of cookie you want based on what you add to it. Feel free to bake-along with us as a group or use the recipe at your leisure.
Join Athletics from 12-12:30 for a movement break! Light, low impact movement and stretches will show you the benefits of daily movement from your office/home or wherever you are!
The 30 minute session will also give tips for adding movement and the benefits of quick movement breaks.
Please email sjoosse@uoguelph.ca for the meeting link if you are registering on the morning of the session.
Presenter: Jennifer O’Neill
Dates: Feb. 1, 8, 22
Times: 12-12:30pm
Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon
Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome
No experience required.
Join Zoom Meeting
Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.
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.
The Wellness Education Centre is hosting virtual Mood Moves every Wednesday for students and employees.
Join us for a quick stretching and movement session at your own comfort level! Our group will meet online for a quick check in, followed by about 10 minutes of stretching and light activity!
This group aims to support your mental and physical health by providing you with an opportunity to take a step back from your responsibilities and stresses, while helping add some activity into your day.
Join Dr. Andrew Papadopoulos for a third discussion on the current COVID-19 pandemic. This brief talk will be followed by Q & A. Please submit any questions you have when you register.
Please email sjoosse@uoguelph.ca for the meeting invitation if you are registering on the day of the session.
Every Tuesday and Thursday at Noon
Everyone – faculty, staff, students, alumni and retirees – Welcome
No experience required.
Join Zoom Meeting
Please contact ljairath@uoguelph.ca to register and access the meeting link.
Many physiological and emotional stress factors push us to eat... even when we're not hungry! But WHY ?
This evening workshop provides information about these stress factors, emphasizing the biofeedback and stress management strategies that can help. Although there is no quick fix, this workshop provides information and stress management strategies to help you take the first step.
YOU WILL LEARN :
Every parent wants their child to be happy and successful at school. Many parents struggle with knowing how to support their children with school-related activities. This session will invite participants to seek a partnership between each child, the school, and themselves. This partnership will create a positive structure at home to support their children’s experience at school and focus on ways to reward effort rather than outcomes.
Facilitator: Homewood Health
