Past Events

For anyone working or studying on campus in the evening, we are offering a second Take a Paws session with the comfort dogs.  Coffee and a snack will be provided after your visit with the dogs!  Take a paws from your busy day to chill out with certified comfort dogs. Groups of up to 20 can visit our pooches for a full 15 minutes.   If you are looking to sign up for a time slot for this evening Take a Paws session, please contact Sarah Joosse at ext. 56705. 

Transition from posture to posture, becoming aware of the connection between the movement and the breath. Builds strength, flexibility, and balance while creating heat in the body. No prior Yoga experience required. This is one in a series of events taking place for Mental Health Week.  View the Wellness@Work event calendar for the full listing of activities.

Beyond the Books is a face to face session that will first provide participants with general information on the prevalence of mental challenges and illness. It will then help participants to identify signs of troubling behaviour and give them skills to engage in a preliminary discussion to determine if referral to a professional is necessary.  Participants will also learn how and where to refer appropriately in a compassionate and effective manner.

Wellness@Work is hosting a Spring wellness walk, starting at Lab Services. Come join us for another great wellness walk hosted by our tour guide Steve Nyman.         

The Super 7 workshop addresses some of the most valuable concepts to improve and maintain mental and emotional health. The 7 are explored, focusing on their surprising benefits and simple application in daily life. Each topic will be presented in a fun discussion type format with some interactive exercises encouraging audience involvement.

Come learn about practical ways to improve employee satisfaction, engagement, and morale. Each day, the sun makes its way across the sky, bringing light and life to the planet. This session will shed sunlight on the topic of employee happiness.  Like sunshine, happiness can help our workplaces be a much more productive place.   The following questions will be answered with practical, research based solutions.

Participants will gain confidence and knowledge of cycling safely and enjoyably on the road; this course is oriented toward recreational and practical cycling. This abbreviated version of the CAN-BIKE cycling safety program provides a nationally standardized set of courses that can be taught through a variety of organizations who are interested in education, safety and health.

**Note: Registration is now full for this day time session. Please view the Thursday evening session if you're on campus in the evening.  Deadlines getting you down? Take a paws from your busy day to chill out with certified comfort dogs. Groups of up to 20 can visit our pooches for a full 15 minutes.  

Students, faculty and staff, come and experience the benefits of mindfulness from an experienced facilitator.  Have you ever been curious about what all this mindfulness hype is all about? Well then come out to this one hour engaging introductory session where we will explore different mindfulness practices, discuss what mindfulness is and isn't and ways in which we may start to cultivate mindfulness into our daily lives for our health and well-being. There will also be an opportunity to review the latest research on the benefits of mindfulness for improved resiliency.  

This class is a fusion of Pilates, yoga and foam rolling that will improve core strength, posture and create a balanced body.