Prepare yourself to unwind over reading week with a mindfulness kit from Student Health and Wellness. Supplies are limited. 

Join Student Health and Wellness for live, counsellor-led mindful meditation sessions every Thursday in January over zoom. Each session begins with a check-in, then a mindfulness practice is introduced and guided, followed by an opportunity to discuss any questions or insights.

No experience necessary – whether you are new to mindfulness or practice regularly, having the support of a group can help to strengthen your practice.

This class allows for a pause on the fast-paced day to day activities in our lives and allows for more time to focus on recovery of the body. It incorporates stretching out the muscles while strengthening the core and other muscles vital to our everyday activity. This class is perfect for all fitness levels and is great to slow down the mind at the end of the day!

Run in partnership with Modo Yoga! This class consists of 30 min of high intensity spin, followed by 30 min of hot yoga. Music and drills will change every week. Follow up this spin class in the hot room for 25 min modo practice and a 5 min shavasana!

Run in partnership with Modo Yoga! This class consists of 30 min of high intensity spin, followed by 30 min of hot yoga. Music and drills will change every week. Follow up this spin class in the hot room for 25 min modo practice and a 5 min shavasana!

This high-intensity interval training class incorporates various body movements using different types of equipment (including body weight) in short bouts of high-intensity work followed by periods of rest. This class is built for all fitness levels, is low impact and an enjoyable way to end your day!

Student Health and Wellness invites you to join Registered Kinesiologist, Lindsey Wachter, for functional fitness on the Hangar field.  Enjoy a pre-programmed workout with jump ropes, agility ladders, hurdles, plyo boxes and more! The workouts will be comprised of strength, core and cardio movements and modifications will be offered to increase or decrease difficulty. Working out on turf allows participants to use different pieces of equipment and perform different exercises than their usual routine. The workout will take 30 minutes to complete so drop in anytime between 7:30- 8 am.

Lakehead University & Ontario Government Vaccination Policies are in effect.  Please read COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements prior to coming to campus or the Athletics Facilities

Join Pride Central for an open discussion on the importance of chosen family and healthy relationships, followed by a 2SLGBTQIPA+ focused guided meditation. 

The Refresh Sleep program aims to provide Lakehead students, staff and faculty with the skills and strategies to achieve more restful nights.

What’s Your Big Lie? is a breakthrough mental health program based on the premise that each of us is living a big lie — and that it’s okay.

We define a big lie as, “something immense that we hide from the world even though it defines us.” Often it’s the source of the anxiety, worthlessness, hopelessness and pain that we carry around every day. Extensive research shows that when we feel like we are living a lie, we are far more prone to clinical depression, less able to exercise rational thought and have a much harder time paying attention. Our brains go into a sustained state of panic as we wear a mask every day on social media, at home, at work, and within our relationships.

So, what if we shared these lies with those around us? Well, it would change a lot.

Using phones and an anonymous platform, audiences submit their big lies and other insecurities secretly. Their responses are filtered immediately and projected to the audience. Participants then respond back to the submissions verbally – not knowing who it came from – offering messages of affirmation and hope, leading into a discussion about how we can build resilience and better support each other. 

Check out all Thrive Week events at lakeheadu.ca/thrive