GREAT at U of G is an initiative designed to enhance the culture of gratitude, recognition and appreciation for all faculty and staff at the University. It is important for all employees to know that they are valued and that what they do makes a real difference. Openly appreciating people for who they are and recognizing what they accomplish are key factors in employee wellness, and support U of G’s vision of a thriving workforce, organization, and community.
Join this short mindful moment to kick start your Monday morning and your week. Join to sit back, relax and follow along to the guided script to start your day in a positive way. All levels of experience are welcome!
This mindfulness exercise will be a guided activity focused on mindful eating followed by a short debrief period. Participants must bring a single raisin to this session. If you do not like raisins, another single piece of small dried fruit will be acceptable such as a dried cranberry.
The last two years have required us to bring forward our most resilient selves, and burnout seems to be the norm as we navigate work-life balance during the pandemic crisis. In this virtual, creative workshop, we will dive into the meaning of burnout, and focus on re-igniting our inner fire by connecting with our inner needs. Absolutely no art experience is needed to participate, and the minimum required materials are paper and a pencil.
"Worry is like a rocking chair. It rocks and rocks and gets us nowhere."
So why do we do it? What perpetuates and even escalates this habit?
Do you even worry about how much you worry? How much is too much?
Is it possible to worry yourself sick?
How do we prevent it from running our life? Or giving us anxiety?
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.
The Wellness@Work Grant Program encourages faculty and staff across all campuses and research stations at the University of Guelph to help promote wellness in their workplace through the implementation of a tailored health‐promoting program, approach or idea in their workplace.
Further information on the Grant Program, along with important dates, can be found on the Wellness@Work Grant Program webpage.
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)
Join us virtually on March 4, 2022 from 12:00pm -1:00pm as we show appreciation for University of Guelph employees with Canada's top mentalist, Ryan Edwards! Staff will enjoy an interactive show and virtual attendees will be entered to win prizes.
Night shift staff will have the opportunity to engage in a 1-hour interactive virtual show on Thursday March 3rd at 11:00pm in Rozanski Hall 105. If you are a night shift staff ensure when you register you select "Night shift".
