Health and well-being

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Keeping Well at Work: Self-Compassion

Format: Online workshop

Practicing self-compassion is sometimes viewed as being self-indulgent, self-absorbed or letting ourselves off easy. In fact, self-compassion enables us to evaluate our experiences more rationally and also kicks in to help us develop more effective solutions for making things better. Research shows that practicing self-compassion is a powerful tool for motivation and is strongly related to psychological well-being, including increased life satisfaction and resilience and decreased anxiety and depression. Join this session to learn about how to start implementing self-compassion in your own life.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 11:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Keeping Well at Work: Starting a garden from seed

Format: In-person workshop

Inspired to grow your own garden but don’t know where to start? This introductory and experiential workshop led by Monica Vesely will show participants how to start growing plants from seed and provide tips on how to do so successfully. Spots are limited! Necessary gardening materials will be provided.

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 11:45 am - 1:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Keeping Well at Work: Virtual culinary class - Become a Poke Bowl Pro

Format: Online session

Chefs Donna Shin and Mari-Beth Davis are hosting a fun and interactive virtual cooking class where you’ll learn how to craft your own delicious, fresh poke bowl. Whether you're a seafood lover or prefer plant-based options, you will be guided through the process step by step, helping you create a balanced, vibrant, and healthy dish with your choice of tuna, salmon, shrimp, or tofu as your base.

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 11:30 am - 12:30 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Keeping Well at Work: Caring about the air - Airborne illness, air quality and staying well

Format: Online session

This session will share, in an accessible, digestible way, the current state of knowledge around airborne illness and how we can protect ourselves against it, both in our workplaces and in our daily lives. Attendees will learn practical strategies for protecting themselves against airborne illness, and will be introduced to a range of community and campus resources they can rely upon to assess the quality of the air and protect themselves against airborne transmission. WIN:One workshop attendee will be randomly selected to win an air purifier for use in their campus space!

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 - Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (all day)

Keeping Well at Work - Deep Health: Small Group Coaching

Format: In-person and virtual components

More than ever, strategies for coping with stress, managing your wellbeing and creating healthy habits are needed. The goal of Deep Health: Small Group Coaching is to support and educate the university community about improving individual wellbeing. This 10-week program aims to bring people together in conversation to focus on their individual health. Health coaching will help you establish, or fine-tune behaviours and habits related to sleep, stress management, nutrition, physical activity, recovery, and more.

While not a requirement, it is strongly recommended that you have attended theDeep Health: Setting the Foundationworkshopin advance.

Wednesday, February 5, 2025 10:45 am - 12:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Keeping Well at Work: Mindful doodling and the power of going with the flow

Format: In-person workshop

Join us for a unique workshop focused on mindful creativity in the workplace. Join facilitator and artist Zack Sandor-Kerr to explore his reverse colouring book experiences, where you doodle and draw over beautiful blobs of shape and colour. In the workshop, we will learn and develop some tools for mindful creativity, and experience the refreshing and mood-boosting power of a mid-day art break.

If you hear “making art” and typically run the other way, this session is especially for you. No experience or (perceived) skill is required. Just come and doodle.

All participants will receive their own copy of Zack’s “Not A Colouring Book.”