Events - 2020

Are you grad student struggling to manage academic and personal demands?  Are you worried about whether you belong or if you are intelligent enough to succeed?

Connect with other grad students in an informal and confidential environment where you can discuss the things impacting you and learn new ways to manage.

Do you want help better understanding your thoughts and emotions? Do you actively seek relief from feelings of distress?

If so, consider attending this group.  Mindfulness is a mental state and therapeutic technique attained by purposefully focusing your awareness on the present moment, while calmly and without judgement acknowledging your feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.

Are fear, nervousness and anxiety getting in the way of you living your best life? Join us to learning ways to unhook from anxious thoughts and behaviours!

Length: 8 weekly sessions. 

Individuals must be referred by a regulated health professional on campus. 

Now more than ever, wellness is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. With most of the campus community studying or working virtually, challenges present themselves to stay connected, balance priorities, and establish healthy coping mechanisms through times of uncertainty.

As we embark on our first ever fully virtual academic term, the Wellness Collaborative sees value in bringing our University community together despite our physical distance. 
At this event you will:  

Understand the automatic feedback loop; identify three states of the mind; learn how to identify unhelpful thinking patterns; learn the 10 common errors in thinking, challenge and modify unhelpful thoughts; think in a more balanced way; and relax using mindfulness strategies.

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Learn the five core emotions and their functions; the importance of cultivating happiness and how to increase it; how to identify emotional triggers; how to regulate emotions with distress tolerance, self-soothing and improving the moment strategies; how to increase enjoyable activities; and how to relax using guided imagery visualization.

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Learn how to develop healthier self-care habits; understand the connections between sleep, exercise and nutrition; learn about the three pillars of resilience, learn how to re-frame failure and move forward, and relax using breathing techniques.

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Learn and practice mind-body awareness skills designed to:

• Maximize personal, interpersonal, academic, and work coping skills
• Enhance concentration, focus, and creativity
• Cultivate inner resources for greater emotional balance, health, and well-being

Participants must be able to attend the first session. Please wear comfortable clothing. This workshop is available for students (and staff – space permitting).

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Learn about the habit loop, stages of change cycle, how to re-shape or change habits, strategies to increase motivation, overcome obstacles and increase chances for success; and relax using progressive muscle relaxation

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Learn and practice mind-body awareness skills designed to:

• Maximize personal, interpersonal, academic, and work coping skills
• Enhance concentration, focus, and creativity
• Cultivate inner resources for greater emotional balance, health, and well-being

Participants must be able to attend the first session. Please wear comfortable clothing. This workshop is available for students (and staff – space permitting).

Register on GoSignMeUp.

Learn how to develop healthier self-care habits; understand the connections between sleep, exercise and nutrition; learn about the three pillars of resilience, learn how to re-frame failure and move forward, and relax using breathing techniques.

Register on GoSignMeUp.

Why practice self-compassion?

Through research, self-compassion has been linked to positive well-being in the reduction of negative mind states, including anxiety, depression, perfectionism and shame. In addition, it has been associated with improved emotional coping and greater resilience.  

Having compassion for oneself is really no different than having compassion for others. In this workshop, you will be given the opportunity to explore self-compassion by participating in reflection and writing exercises, meditations, and open discussions.