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Employee Wellness offers health promotion opportunities for all employees in the MRU community. The common thread between all events is to provide you with a variety of supports to keep yourself healthy across all dimensions of wellness. Wellness Wednesdays will continue as our flagship program in addition to new opportunities to connect.
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Mondays - Mindfulness Meditation | Thank you to all who participated in the winter semester. See you back this fall!
Thursdays in May | Yoga Nidra in the Park
*Due to high demand additional classes have been added*
Join the Employee Wellness team for outdoor yoga classes in the month of May from noon to 1 p.m. We are continuing with the 'paws and reflect' theme in support of mental health. Classes will take place at the Transcanada Amphitheatre unless otherwise noted. Please come prepared with water and dressed in comfortable athletic clothing. You are welcome to bring your own yoga mat or borrow a mat for the classes.
This class is suitable for beginners and will have a large Yoga Nidra component in addition to gentle movement.
Note there will be no class Thursday May 9.
Register for all the classes or select the individual classes you can attend.
Thursdays in June & July | Zumba in the Park
Join the Employee Wellness team for outdoor Zumba classes in the months of June & July at noon for a 50 minute class outside in the fresh air!
Classes will take place at the Transcanada Amphitheatre unless otherwise noted. If the weather is not suitable the class will move indoors. Keep an eye out for email details.
Please come prepared with water and dressed in comfortable athletic clothing.
Register for all the classes or select the individual classes you can attend.
Monthly Wellness Wednesday Theme:
Employee Wellness is focusing on a specific area of health every month to structure Wellness Wednesday events. Wellness Wednesday events will be planned according to these themes and additional health promoting events will be hosted by Employee Wellness to compliment the Wellness Wednesday programming.
April & May's theme is: Mental Health
This April and May, we encourage you to “Paws & Reflect” as we focus on supporting mental health. Employee Wellness will be offering a variety of events including puppy yoga, in partnership with AARCS, a webinar from the experts at CAMH and an in person session with naturopathic doctor, Dr. Beverly Huang.
Register: here
Location: EA 2030
Date: May 1, 2024
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Description: Join Dr. Beverly Huang from Grassroots Naturopathic Medicine Health Clinic. During the seminar learn the four ways your nervous system reacts to stress, the covert signs and symptoms of a stress response and simple ways to regulate your nervous system.
Register: here
Location: Transcanada Amphitheatre (weather depending) or EA 1024
Date: May 8, 2024
Time: 10 - 11 a.m.
Description: Experience the rejuvenating power of nature with Sarah Brown, PhD, and outdoor educator. This interactive session will take place outside on campus near the Charleton pond (Transcanada Amphitheatre). Sarah will guide you through a warm-up activity and a connection spot exercise where you can experience some of the benefits of intentionally connecting to the natural world. Recharge your mind and spirit in this refreshing outdoor experience and leave with tools to rekindle your connection to the land and all the beings that you share it with.
This session will be capped at 25 participants. You are welcome to bring a blanket or something small to sit on outside. If your schedule permits, Sarah is happy to answer questions following the session until 11:15 a.m.
In case of inclement weather we will meet indoors in EA 1024.
Register: here
Location: EA 2027
Date: May 15, 2024
Time: 2 - 3 p.m.
Description: Cultivate your creativity as you create soap products in partnership with The Apothecary in person in EA 2027.
During this workshop, participants will spend about 30 minutes creating two products to bring home with them: Pumice and Oat Foot and Body Scrub & Body Mist. This is followed by a short talk on aromatherapy and essential oils.
Spaces are limited to 25 participants and sign up is required.