Past Events

Developed by the Mental Health Commission Canada, this 2-day certification course focuses on the four most common mental health disorders including substance-related, mood-related, anxiety and trauma-related, and psychotic disorders.

Revitalize your workday! Join our workshop, where HPCs Physiotherapy Fellows guide you through desk-friendly exercises and practical tips to help with posture and pain for desk workers. Discover how to alleviate desk-related discomfort, improve posture, and boost productivity with simple, effective movements. Learn to seamlessly incorporate these strategies into your daily routine, promoting a healthier and more energized work life! This workshop will focus specifically on:

Visit the GGAC's NRG Zone for one of three free drop-in times for employees this month! Employees should check in with Client Services upon arrival to register for their FREE day pass before heading upstairs to the NRG Zone. Receipt of the day pass should be brought to the NRG Zone as proof of entrance. Change rooms are available, but staff should bring their own locks. We highly recommend locking up your belongings. Outside shoes are not permitted in the NRG Zone. This new fitness space is located in Studio 3202 on the 3rd floor of GGAC.

Many of us feel overwhelmed by competing work and family demands. This session will help participants identify their key work/life stressors, clarify their values, and develop skills and strategies to effectively prioritize their time and energy. Registration Register now through Qualtrics! Facilitator  Homewood Health  Questions Email wellnessatwork@uoguelph.ca 

The world pressures us to hurry, to respond, to act, to go, and rush. We feel it throughout the holiday season and absorb it into our new year. Yet so many of us are craving calm, quiet, and slowness, as the winter season calls for. In this creative workshop, join us as we explore honouring our own pace with softness, and putting this into practice in our everyday lives. Absolutely no art experience is required to participate.  Essential Art Materials:

Learn about highlights from the exciting new book, “The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging.” In this book, author Julia Hotz explores how we need ‘social prescriptions’ just as much as traditional medicine to cure what ails us. Insights and key takeaways from the book will be shared, followed by group discussions so we can reflect on these insights in the context of our own lives.

Visit the GGAC's NRG Zone for one of three free drop-in times for employees this month! Employees should check in with Client Services upon arrival to register for their FREE day pass before heading upstairs to the NRG Zone. Receipt of the day pass should be brought to the NRG Zone as proof of entrance. Change rooms are available, but staff should bring their own locks. We highly recommend locking up your belongings. Outside shoes are not permitted in the NRG Zone. This new fitness space is located in Studio 3202 on the 3rd floor of GGAC.

Description Join Jen O'Neill, Athletic & Recreation's Manager of Fitness, Recreation & Client Services to learn more about what is available at U of G to support your physical activity. This session will start with a brief overview of what is available to staff and faculty to support their physical activity, followed by a Q&A to answer any questions you might have about Athletics & Recreation's offerings, memberships, facilities, and more.    

Visit the GGAC's NRG Zone for one of three free drop-in times for employees this month! Employees should check in with Client Services upon arrival to register for their FREE day pass before heading upstairs to the NRG Zone. Receipt of the day pass should be brought to the NRG Zone as proof of entrance. Change rooms are available, but staff should bring their own locks. We highly recommend locking up your belongings. Outside shoes are not permitted in the NRG Zone. This new fitness space is located in Studio 3202 on the 3rd floor of GGAC.

Get into the holiday spirit with some skating, hot beverages, and snacks! Grab your skates and head down to the Gryphon Centre Arena for a recreational skate. Helmets are strongly recommended and staff and faculty should bring their U of G cards. Attendees will need to sign a waiver before entering the rink. Hot beverages and light snacks will be available. Please also consider bringing an item to donate to the Guelph Student FoodBank.