UFlourish, October 24 - November 4, 2022
Support your well-being through online and in-person workshops, events and activities. De-stress, make new connections and build positive coping skills.
How diet influences mental health and resilience
Wednesday, October 26, 9-10 a.m.
Online | Event open to all
Improve mental health and resilience by understanding how nutrients impact our brains. With Dr. Bonnie J. Kaplan, PhD, professor emeritus, Cumming School of Medicine.
Learn more and register
Bonfire
Oct. 24, 3-5 p.m. | Drop-in event
Come to cozy up by a fire, listen to Indigenous stories, make new friends, or roast marshmallows to your heart's content.
Open to UCalgary students, staff, and faculty.
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I am not my gremlin: Separating you from your inner critic
Talk and workshop series
Online | Sessions open to all
Learn skills in how to cope with your inner critic. With registered psychologist Dr. Easter Yassa, PhD. Register for Dr. Yassa's talk, workshop or both.
Nutrition for flourishing
Oct. 31, 10-11 a.m. | Online
Learn simple strategies to plan and prep meals and snacks that support well-being, physical health and mental health. With registered dietitian Andrea Holwegner, RD.
Open to all UCalgary students, staff, and faculty.
Register now
Mind your money: financial wellness
Tuesday, November 1, 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
Learn different strategies to secure your financial future. With financial educator Mark Kalinowski.
Learn more and register
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Move your body at UFlourish
All students, staff and faculty have access to these complimentary classes during UFlourish.
Introduction to squash
Always wanted to try the game of squash? Here is a great opportunity to learn the basic rules, how to hold the racquet and the basics of game play.
Oct. 24, 12-1 p.m.
Oct. 26, 12-1 p.m.
Introduction to pickleball
Pickle Ball is the fastest growing sport in North America. Come learn how to play this family fun game!
Oct. 25, 10-11 a.m.
Introduction to racquetball
Always wanted to try the game of Racquetball? Here is a great opportunity to learn how to hold the racquet, the basic rules, and game play.
Oct. 27, 12-1 p.m.
Yoga
Through restorative and dynamic postures, flow, and breathe-work, recharge and de-stress in one of our yoga classes.
Oct. 28, 11-11:50 a.m.
Nov. 4, 12-1 p.m.
Culture and inclusivity at UFlourish
Get crafty at UFlourish
These drop-in guided activity sessions are open to all UCalgary students, faculty and staff.
Grief and loss workshops
Gain more understanding of individual experiences of grief and loss, build skills and find supports for you and your community through our workshops and resources.
Mental health trainings and workshops for UCalgary students
Oct. 24
Mindfulness practice group
Drop in to a lunchtime mindfulness session. The topic is Mindful Acceptance.
Oct. 24
Healthy thinking workshop
Learn how to identify, control, and change unhelpful thinking patterns in this 50-minute virtual workshop.
Oct. 25
Boosting your self-compassion workshop
Explore the benefits of self-compassion and strategies to increase kindness to yourself and others.
Oct. 26
Community helpers training*
Learn skills for supporting others who are experiencing a problem or are in distress.
*Also open to faculty and staff
Oct. 27
Finding emotional balance
Develop skills to effectively navigate emotions, so that you are more likely to reach your goals. This is a four-part 90 minute workshop.
21 things you may not know about the Indian Act
Join in on an interactive workshop to discuss the Indian Act, informed by Bob Joseph's book, 21 Things You May Not Know About the Indian Act: Helping Canadians make Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples a Reality.
Health and well-being in the workplace
This workshop is designed to equip participants with resources and strategies to improve heath and wellbeing in the workplace.
Oct. 28, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Encouraging family to engage with EFAP
Join our LifeWorks Employee and Family Assistance program (EFAP) partners to talk about engaging and navigating family members and ourselves in the services' many offerings.
Oct. 31, 1-2 p.m.
Free Active Living gym membership
Faculty and staff receive a complimentary two-week Active Living membership during all of UFlourish.
UCalgary Mindfulness podcast
Mindfulness is a meditation practice that can reduce stress and anxiety and improve attention and creativity, supporting our daily functioning. Listen to the first season featuring eight meditations, focused around Stepping Out of Reactivity.
More resources to support your flourishing.
Hear community stories
Student, staff, faculty, and post-docs share stories of struggle and resilience during their experiences working, studying, and researching in post-secondary.
Elder Wisdom Series
Dr. Reg Crowshoe, Piikani Elder, and UCalgary’s Elder in Residence shares his grandmother’s story about traditional knowledge, preventative health and how to use parallel paths of Indigenous and western medicine to promote a good way of life.
UFlourish Spotify Playlist
A curated playlist from CJSW to help you connect with yourself and your UCalgary community, de-stress, and unwind after a UFlourish workshop or study session. Discover new music or listen to known favourites.
What is flourishing?
To flourish is to feel good about a life in which you are functioning well. Dr. Corey Keyes' research identifies five factors that help you to flourish: playing, learning, connecting, interacting, and helping.
Flourishing tips from the UCalgary community
We asked our community how they flourish during the academic year. Check out their tips.
Wellness Series Webinars
From self-care and crisis response, to resilience, emotional wellness, and mindfulness. Watch past webinars from the Campus Mental Health Strategy.
Program an event for UFlourish 2023
Interested in hosting or programming an event this fall? Send us an e-mail and our organizers will help get you oriented.