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June 2024

U of G on Tour: Get to know your campus Athletics & Recreation Facilities!

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 are 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!

Immerse in the Synergy of the Natural World

Join a unique Wellness Workshop at the beautiful, 400-acre sprawling The Arboretum, U of G, on June 07, 2024, and "Immerse in the Synergy of the Natural World". The Keynote speaker will be world-renowned Plant Scientist, Professor, Dr. Praveen Saxena, Director of GRIPP, U of G. The title of Professor Saxena's talk will be "Wellness: The Synergy of Plants, Environment and Health"

Wellness Friday: Sexual Identity and 2SLGBTQ+ Mental Health

While every person’s experience with mental health and well-being is unique, members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community face additional and exceptional challenges in this area. This is due to the bias that is inherent within Canada and its various systems pertaining to sexual identity.

Art on Campus: Tour of the summer exhibition season at the Art Gallery of Guelph

Join an informative and conversational tour of the current exhibitions on view at the Art Gallery of Guelph. Exhibitions include Yours in Native Spirit: Richard Bedwash, highlighting works by the Anishinaabe artist created while active in the Native Sons, an organization established at the Guelph Correctional Centre in 1977, and What Remains, an exhibition exploring the texture and nuance of the migrant experience and that of citizens of the borderlands who bear witness.

International Day of Yoga

Yoga for Mental Health. Yoga for All. Make Yoga Part of Your Life.  Join the U of G community on Friday, June 21, 12-1:30 PM to celebrate the United Nations International Day of Yoga (IDY) 2024 and realize the many - mental, physical, social, environmental, and spiritual benefits of yoga. IDY is the biggest yoga event of the year and is celebrated throughout the world every year on Summer Solstice, June 21. All are welcome, this is an inclusive event.  

Morning Mindful Moment

Join this short mindful moment or the entire series to kick start your Monday morning and your week.  This mindfulness exercise will be a guided activity focused on guided breathing. 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!