Past Events

This workshop is hosted by U of G Women, Work, and Wellness. Emmanuelle Arnaud will recap the presentation from January to continue the conversation on how to support your career goals and shift the conversation at the U of G to level the playing field. Session: Noon - 1:00 pm. The room will be available from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm to allow for socializing.

Looking to start a new fitness or wellness journey? Did you know that all staff/faculty on campus have access to a subsidized rate to use the on-campus facilities? Join us on a tour of what programming/services and equipment is available to our staff/faculty members and why the Athletic facilities might just be the best fit for you! Attendees of this tour will receive a free day pass for recreation in the Guelph Gryphons Athletics Centre, including access to the Fitness Centre and / or a fitness class, to use at their convenience!

Delve into the relationship between diet and gut microbiome diversity. With the overwhelming number of media published surrounding this topic, it may be difficult to navigate through all of the misinformation and marketing ploys. We will be touching on the following topics of prebiotics, probiotics, fermented foods, and fiber-rich foods, as well as conducting a hands-on fermentation activity where we will be making Kimchi!  Join us as we 

Help us support our U of G students' during Women's History Month by donating menstrual hygiene products as we work towards ending period poverty and ending the stigma around menstruation.  Menstrual Hygiene Items that can be donated: All donations will go to the Guelph Student Food Bank to support our own U of G students. Please ensure that all donated items are unopened and new. We will be accepting the following items:

Looking to start a new fitness or wellness journey? Did you know that all staff/faculty on campus have access to a subsidized rate to use the on-campus facilities?

Did you know a high-voice user speaks at least 4 hours a day? In our job, at home, and while we speak throughout our day, it is easy to be a medium (2-4 hours) or high (4-6 hours) voice user. Especially if we are in a job role that requires teaching, facilitating, and frequent speaking in meetings throughout the day. Yet we do not think about the health of our vocal cords. Even something such as wearing a mask or having reduced lung capacity can impact our voice.  In this session about vocal hygiene we will learn about: 

Although the transition from peri-menopause to menopause is a normal part of every woman’s life, many of the changes can be very disruptive. It doesn't have to be that way!  Women may experience symptoms of peri-menopause beginning in their early 40's and continue to experience symptoms into their 50’s. Simple nutritional and lifestyle modifications can have a big impact on the experience of menopause and beyond. Let’s change the narrative on menopause to make it a time of empowerment and personal growth. During this seminar, we will discuss the following:

Looking to start a new fitness or wellness journey? Did you know that all staff/faculty on campus have access to a subsidized rate to use the on-campus facilities? Join the Your Campus Athletics & Recreation Series to discover how Athletics & Recreation can contribute to your wellness. Second, in this three-part series is pilates! Improve both posture and balance by learning to focus on controlled movements in order to strengthen the core and create stabilization around the joints. 

Looking to start a new fitness or wellness journey? Did you know that all staff/faculty on campus have access to a subsidized rate to use the on-campus facilities? Join the Your Campus Athletics and Recreation Series to discover how Athletics & Recreation can contribute to your wellness. Starting off this three-part series, Foam Roll and Release is a yoga style stretch class, combined with foam rolling fascial release techniques. Release tension and remove stuck stress to aid in recovery and improve your mobility. 

This International Day of Happiness, join our EFAP provider, Homewood Health to learn about the Science of Happiness. Scientific studies have shown that 50% of our individual differences in happiness are determined by our genes, 10% by our life circumstances, and 40% by our intentional activities. This one-hour session will introduce participants to some of the research-based “happy habits” that can be adopted to increase levels of happiness and well-being.