The weather is getting nicer so we want to encourage you to move outdoors for 30 minutes EVERY DAY from May 1st - 31st. What is your movement of choice? We want to see what you are doing to stay active. Take a pic and tag us @gryphons_fitness every time you do. For every picture we receive, you get an additional ballot added to a draw to win prizes. The more pictures, the more chance to win! Contest closes May 31st at midnight.
Learn more and join the challenge.
Join this very short mindful moment to kick start your Mindful Monday at the start of Be Well, Be Safe Week.
This mindfulness exercise will be a guided activity focused on imagining a peaceful place in your mind. Join to sit back, relax and follow along to the guided script to start your day in a positive way.
If registering the day of the session, please email sschoeff@uoguelph.ca for the meeting link.
Facilitated by: Sarah Schoeffel, Wellness Advisor, HR
This webinar is being offered by CMHA Waterloo Wellington.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we live, work, connect and also how we manage our stress levels through self-care. We are unable to engage in the activities we normally would, such as going to the gym, spa, out for lunch with a friend, playing organized sports or engaging in a bit of retail therapy. Self-care is essential in order to maintain good mental health. During this webinar we will discuss self-care strategies that we can engage in despite physical distancing restrictions.
Dr. Robyne Hanley-Dafoe will be joining us virtually with a keynote on navigating stress and change in the workplace. All participants who join will be entered into a random draw to receive Robyne's book, "Calm within the Storm."
If registering on the day of the keynote, please email sschoeff@uoguelph.ca to request the meeting link.
This webinar is being offered by CMHA Waterloo Wellington.
Any death of a loved one is devastating. Learn why a loss by suicide comes with unique challenges. We will also discuss how to help a grieving friend.
Register here.
Registered attendees will also have access to a recording of the webinar emailed to them afterwards. This ensures those working on shift have the ability to review the helpful information when they have time.
Join a short 15-minute morning and/or afternoon break hosted by one of your U of G colleagues who will share their talent, expertise, hobby or passion with you. All participants will enter one Zoom meeting and then be able to select the breakout room they would like to participate in.
Morning Break Options
Join a short 15-minute morning and/or afternoon break hosted by one of your U of G colleagues who will share their talent, expertise, hobby or passion with you. All participants will join one Zoom meeting and then will select the breakout room break they would like to participate in.
Afternoon Break Options
U of G Women, Work and Wellness
What are your challenges to living and working well?
Join us online for this trio of discussions to reflect on the unusual circumstances that we have been faced with over the past year and the ongoing uncertainty about the future.
This monthly webinar series is offered by CMHA Waterloo Wellington.
Join community healthcare leader Dr. Anne-Marie Zajdlik, family doctor and founder, ARCH Clinic Waterloo and Wellington, and mental health expert Helen Fishburn, Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Mental Health Association Waterloo Wellington, for this monthly video talk series. Anne-Marie and Helen sit down with with community leaders to discuss how we can find balance in our lives as we deal with COVID-19.
Moderated by Marva Wisdom, Senior Leadership & Equity Practitioner.
This webinar is being offered by CMHA Waterloo Wellington.
Loneliness is something that can affect anyone. Whether it is due to isolation, or feeling like we don’t fit in, feeling disconnected from others can influence our sense of well-being. Sometimes our thoughts, feelings and fears can keep us stuck in a negative pattern that can impact our mood and ability to engage with ourselves and others.
In this webinar we will look at some quick and easy strategies to help us cope with some of those feelings and behaviours to help us feel more connected.
This training will be reviewing muscular-skeletal disorders (MSDs), symptoms of MSDs, ergonomic risk factors, and solutions. There will be an in-depth review of how to properly set up your workstation, identify hazards and propose solutions, as well as tips for at work and at home.
If you are registering less than 24 hours before the session, please email Sarah to request the meeting link: sschoeff@uoguelph.ca.
Facilitated by: Jacob Thadickal, Rehabilitation Specialist in Human Resources
Are you tired of the negative thoughts that constantly bark at you? Are you feeling fear and on the verge of a pandemic meltdown?
To learn how to calm your mind and emotions, join performance coach Tim O’Connor for his Lower Your Stress: Obedience Training For Your Brain webinar. Tim is Head Coach of the Gryphons men’s and women’s golf team.
During this interactive webinar, participants will learn the core principles and tools of awareness used by top performers in business, sports and the arts to silence their yapping minds and control their emotions.
Join Dr. Andrew Papadopoulos for a brief talk on the current COVID-19 pandemic. He will provide details about the state of current pandemic both locally and across Canada as well as review the latest science on prevention. The talk will provide some perspective about the potential path of the pandemic over the coming weeks and months.
Dr. Andrew Papadopoulos will answer questions you have related to COVID-19.
If you are registering less than 24 hours before the session, please email Sarah to request the meeting link: sschoeff@uoguelph.ca.
We all juggle personal, family, social, financial, and work demands. Most of us do pretty well, but any of us could be blindsided by an unexpected crisis or overwhelmed when too many stressors coincide.
This webinar is being offered by CMHA Waterloo Wellington.
Our Men’s Mental Health Panel will look at destigmatizing mental health, getting comfortable reaching out for support, as well as offering practical tips and guidance about how to take care of your mental wellbeing.
Register here.
Appreciation, recognition, and gratitude are a remarkably strong source of energy that we all possess. When we can tap into that powerful source of energy it can have a deep, positive effect on our work relationships and successful outcomes. In this session we will explore the science behind the impact of appreciation, recognition, and gratitude, what makes it such a dynamic force and the specific ways you can integrate these energy sources into your day.
The GREAT (Gratitude, Recognition, and Employee Appreciation Together) at U of G initiative launched in January 2021 with the goal of enhancing the culture of gratitude, recognition, and appreciation for all faculty and staff at the University.
This session will provide an overview of the GREAT at U of G website, the “G” Thanks! recognition program, Kudoboard tool, and GREAT resources available to help you show appreciation and recognition for others.
Join this workshop to learn proactive strategies to build effective relationships with your team members and recognize signs and sources of distress. Participants will review and discuss a process to frame a conversation with a colleague in distress.
Learning Objectives
In today’s society, there remains a lack of awareness, and sometimes bias, regarding mental health problems. This wellness session will assist participants in enhancing their understanding of the personal and environmental factors that can have an impact on mental health, the common signs and symptoms of mental health troubles, and the most appropriate prevention and intervention strategies.
During this one-hour wellness session participants will:
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.
Join a virtual escape room experience for staff and faculty!
Participants will join in the hugely popular Legends of Canada digital escape room offered by Complex Games. This activity will be run through the Complex Games platform but coordinated through a Microsoft Teams video call.
Players will be divided into groups of 8 players and registration is limited to 50 participants.
The landscape of the Canadian banking system is ever changing and there are many ways we can help make transactional banking simpler and ultimately help free up time to focus on the things that really matter to you. In this session, we will show you how digital solutions can help simplify your day-to-day life.
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.
Join this webinar hosted by MindWell.
Join Lynn Rossy, PhD, health psychologist and author of The Mindfulness-Based Eating Solution to learn why Mindful Eating is such a highly effective methodology that helps us develop a better relationship with food, our bodies and minds.
In this webinar, you’ll:
Understand the basics and misconceptions of mindful eating
See how mindful eating can end overeating while still satisfying your hunger
Develop tools to help decrease emotional eating
Research shows that individuals can improve how well they adapt to challenges and adversity. This session will help break negative thought patterns and offer healthier ways of thinking and behaving. Participants will be introduced to a variety of effective, practical tools to improve physical health, respect mental/emotional health and cultivate a strong social support network.
Facilitator: Homewood Health
What leads people to be successful? Is it intellectual ability, hard work, or talent? According to world-renowned author and professor Carol Dweck, it has more to do with an individual’s mindset or beliefs about themselves. Individuals who believe that intelligence and ability is fixed tend to focus on proving themselves and will go to great lengths to avoid appearing unintelligent, which can prevent them from becoming successful and adapting to change. With the discovery of neuroplasticity, we know it is possible to change your mindset. Which mindset have you adopted in recent months?
COVID-19 and the resulting implications have thrust us into challenging and uncertain times. Have you found yourself soothing with food, panic buying, calming with alcohol, binge watching the news or Netflix? We can’t control what is happening around us but we can choose our response so we feel some control over what is happening within us. In this session you will explore how uncertainty is impacting your thoughts and behaviours.
