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ONLINE: HeForShe at U of G with the Rt. Hon Adrienne Clarkson
2021-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
HeForShe at UofG: Take a stand for gender equality.
Featuring the Rt. Hon Adrienne Clarkson, Canada’s 26th Governor General
This virtual event celebrates gender equality initiatives from the U of G campus community and includes a keynote presentation from Canada’s 26th Governor General the Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson.
Madame Clarkson will share stories from her life, education and career to demonstrate that resilience is about developing the mental, spiritual and emotional muscles to deal with all that life throws at you.
“Resilience is all about having the ability to form and re-form your own particular sets of talents and abilities to meet new challenges. And meeting new challenges throughout your life is what resilience is all about!​​” – The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson
During the event, the Lang School of Business and Economics will present the HeForShe Resilience award, Ally Award and Impact Award.
Register for this event.
About the HeForShe initiative
HeForShe is a solidarity campaign for the advancement of gender equality, initiated by the United Nations. Its goal is to achieve equality by encouraging all genders to partake as agents of change and take action against negative stereotypes and behaviours. HeForShe is not only an invitation for men, but for people of all gender identities to stand in solidarity with marginalized genders to create a bold, visible and united force for gender equality.
The U of G HeForShe movement supports $12,500 in scholarships that recognize students who embody the vision of the HeForShe movement and transcend what it means to be a resilient leader. The HeForShe Resilience Award celebrates a female engineering and business student at UofG who has shown tremendous resilience through adversity. The HeForShe Ally Award recognizes students who have demonstrated, through their actions, that they are an ally and committed to gender equality. The Impact Award celebrates gender equality initiatives of a business within the Guelph/Wellington area.
About Rt. Hon Adrienne Clarkson
The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson arrived in Canada from Hong Kong with her family in 1942 and made the astonishing journey from penniless child refugee to accomplished broadcaster, journalist and distinguished public servant in a multi-faceted lifetime. Madame Clarkson was Canada’s 26th Governor General from 1999-2005. When she left Rideau Hall, she co-founded the Institute for Canadian Citizenship (ICC) which helps new citizens to feel involved and included in Canadian life. The ICC hosts annual 6 Degrees events — a global forum on citizenship, immigration, inclusion, and diversity in the 21st century – across many cities including Toronto, Mexico City, Berlin, Montreal and Calgary.
Madame Clarkson is the bestselling author of the 2014 CBC Massey Lectures Belonging: The Paradox of Citizenship; Room for All of Us: Surprising Stories of Loss and Transformation; Heart Matters: A Memoir; and Extraordinary Canadians: Norman Bethune a biography of Dr. Norman Bethune.

ONLINE: Winter 2021 One Health Institute Seminar Series - One Year, One Health
2021-03-11 14:00 - 15:00 | Ontario, Canada
Over the last year, COVID-19 has dominated almost every aspect of our lives. In this talk Dr. Gillis will present several ongoing COVID-19 research projects spanning the domains of computer science, mathematics and public health. While the talk will focus on the use of scenario analysis and agent based models, data issues, science communication, and collaboration also will be discussed.
Dr. Daniel Gillis from U of G ‘s computer science department spends most of his time on interdisciplinary teams focused on public health, natural resource management in collaborative projects with the CFIA, the PHAC and the Saugeen Ojibway First Nations, to name a few. Dr. Gillis has most recently been working with the Inuit of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut, Labrador to develop mobile applications for environment and health monitoring, and to develop tools to address a lack of internet and cellular infrastructure.

ONLINE: - The Farmer-Led Research Webinar
2021-03-12 10:00 - 12:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Do you want to learn how collaborating with farmers will enhance research initiatives? How we can increase relevance and create more spaces for farmer’s voices in agricultural research?
The School of Environmental Design and Rural Development is pleased to invite you to the webinar, “Farmer-Led Research in the Resilience of Rural Communities“.
This webinar will consist of a panel discussion with five remarkable individuals with diverse perspectives and backgrounds. They will share their experiences with farmer-led research projects and initiatives and how the different actors involved can contribute to agri-food system resiliency. The webinar will also feature keynote presentations in addition to the panel discussion. You will learn how this approach to agricultural research can help to address the questions and concerns of farmers.
Register online.

ONLINE: Thinking Spaces with Jessica Bissett Perea - "Improvising Indigeneity"
2021-03-12 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Thinking Spaces: The Reading Group and Speaker Series is pleased to present “Improvising Indigeneity,” a virtual talk by Jessica Bissett Perea.
The event will take place via Zoom. A moderated Q&A will follow the talk.
If you are interested in attending, please register online. The Zoom room link will be sent out a day before the event.
This talk will frame improvisation as a practice through which we can better understand the densities and significance of performing Indigeneity in its many forms, including is/as an idea, analytic and process. Bissett Perea will share examples from her in-press book Sound Relations: Native Ways of Doing Music History in Alaska (Oxford UP, Forthcoming 2021) to demonstrate how privileging the aesthetics and logics of tribal and intertribal musicians with whom she works develops a more Native music studies, and a more musical Native American studies. This work addresses a greater need to ask more Indigenous-led and Indigeneity-centered questions in arts and humanities research to generate transformative possibilities for more just futures locally and globally.
Jessica Bissett Perea is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work intersects the larger fields of Native American and Indigenous Studies and Music and Sound Studies. She specializes in Critical Indigenous Studies approaches to performance, media and improvisation studies; arts and activism in North Pacific and Circumpolar Arctic communities; and relational studies of Indigenous and Black experiences and creative expressions in the Americas. She is the founding director of the Indigeneity Collaboratory, an Indigenous-led and Indigeneity-centered research collective working to advance relational ways of being, knowing, and doing to generate more just futures for Indigenous communities.
This event is being co-presented with the University of Guelph’s Music Students’ Association during their 15th Annual Music Symposium.
As always, Thinking Spaces is free and open to all.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - LivingWorks START Training
2021-03-15 08:30 - 17:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
LivingWorks Start is a groundbreaking new way to learn suicide prevention skills. In an hour or two online, the self-guided program teaches trainees to recognize when someone is thinking about suicide and connect them to help and support. When you sign up for LivingWorks Start training, you’ll learn a powerful four-step model to keep someone safe from suicide, and you’ll have a chance to practice it with impactful simulations. Safety resources and support are available throughout the program.
Those who register will be required to attend a brief meeting online prior to the training, or watch a brief online video, before being provided access to the independent session.
Questions? Email mentalhealth.training@uoguelph.ca.
Register in advance on GryphLife.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: March Break Series for Kids
2021-03-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Ontario, Canada
The Arboretum is hosting a series of online workshops throughout March Break! Children will learn about plants, animals, nature and the importance of conservation with The Arboretum.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per session, or register for all five sessions for $45 (plus HST). Registration closes eight days before the program begins, so be sure to register early to ensure your spot! The list of topics and presentation dates are below.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Intro to Mindful Meditation Workshop
2021-03-15 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This workshop, led by two peer helpers at the Wellness Education Centre, will introduce you to the basics of meditation and help you discover how to make meditation work for YOU! All attendees will receive a $5 Starbucks gift card at the end of the workshop.
Register on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Control Academic Stress: Learning From Failure and Criticism
2021-03-16 13:30 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
In this live online workshop, we will discuss how failure and criticism affect us and how we can learn from failure. We will learn strategies to help us cope with failure and identify how experiencing failure can help us in the future.
The workshop will be held on Zoom. You will receive an email about one hour before the start of the workshop with information about how to log in.
At any time of the year, you can book an appointment to receive confidential, individualized support on the topics discussed in Control Academic Stress.
Register online.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - An Open Dialogue of Men’s Mental Health
2021-03-16 17:30 - 19:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
This new discussion-based workshop will focus on the stigma men face when sharing their mental health, how to help men reach a turning point for seeking help, and opening the conversation surrounding men’s mental health. There will be a combination of men speakers openly sharing their experience on their own mental health as well as educational presentations on the University of Guelph support resources. There will also be an opportunity for Q & A from the audience. This event is open for anybody, however, the first 30 men who register on Gryphlife and attend the event will receive a $5 Tim Horton’s gift card.
Register on Gryphlife.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Let’s Talk Mental Health Panel
2021-03-17 17:30 - 19:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The Mental Health Panel is our highlighted event for SHINE Week!
This year’s panel will include students from the University who will be sharing their unique experiences with mental health, including the resources and strategies that they have found helpful. Join us for a night of important discussion and learning from a variety of perspectives.
Following the panel, there will be an opportunity for anonymous Q & A from the audience.
As a bonus to the great conversation, attendees will be able to enter our door prize draw! Prize will be announced closer to the event!
Register online.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: Winter 2021 Book Launch with Dr. Danny Pincivero
2021-03-18 11:00 - 11:30 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
U of GH’s Academic Services invites you to attend the Winter 2021 Virtual Book Launch Series event featuring Dr. Danny Pincivero, Kinesiology instructor at the University of Guelph-Humber.
Join Dr. Pincivero as he provides a review and reading of his book A New Day Starts Tomorrow. The plot of this coming of age memoir-like story, hinges on the insecurities of an emerging adolescent boy on the verge of entering a new world called high school. Wanting to shed his old elementary school skin scarred by years of being bullied, actively discouraged in his interests and embarrassed, our main character quickly discovers that submerging into a large pond meant that more opportunities would become available allowing him to harness his limited life skill set.
Please join us Thursday, March 18 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. for this highly anticipated event and help us celebrate this outstanding literary accomplishment. Win a copy of the book! This event will be held online via the Zoom platform. Zoom meeting details will be provided to guests who have registered.
Please see event website to register.

ONLINE: Arboretum Virtual Bird Songs Series
2021-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Into birding but the songs have you stumped? Whether you are new to learning bird sounds or you want a good refresher before the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas starts this spring, this course is for you.
Join Chris Earley, Arboretum Interpretive Biologist and author of five bird field guides, for a series of eight virtual noon-hour lectures that cover more than 150 bird species! We will focus on songs and some common, distinctive calls and will apply different methods to remember them. Each course will start with a short intro topic about birding-by-ear before we dive into the bird species. Learn how to make your own calls, read a sonogram, make up your own memorable bird song sayings and more! Each class will finish with a 10-15 minute discussion period so you can ask all your bird-related questions.
See the descriptions below to find out which bird groups are covered in each class. Each workshop is recorded and made available for a limited time after the series has ended for registered participants.
Fee: $8 (plus HST) per session, or register for all eight workshops at once and get one free (pay $56 instead of $64!) Register early to ensure your spot!

ONLINE: U of G Yoga Speaker Series - Dr. Franco Vaccarino on Pleasure, Anxiety and Balance
2021-03-18 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us for our next event to listen to Dr. Franco Vaccarino speak about Pleasure, Anxiety and Balance! Join the event.
Dr. Franco J. Vaccarino has led a distinguished academic career and is an internationally recognized researcher and scholar. He is a professor of Psychology and past president of the University of Guelph (2014-2020).
Don’t forget to bring your yoga mat and make sure to join us for our third speaker of the U of G Yoga Speaker Series!
Find a full schedule and details on our website or watch the speaker recordings on YouTube.
This event is sponsored by the Wellness@Work University of Guelph and is hosted by U of G Yoga and Meditation Collective.

ONLINE: Landscape Architecture Guest Lecture - Designing Conscious Spaces
2021-03-18 12:30 - 14:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Landscape Architecture program in the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development presents Designing Conscious Spaces a guest lecture by Kimberly Garza. Kimberly is the founder and principal of ATLAS Lab Inc., which is a mission-driven landscape architecture, urban design and public art practice based firm in Sacramento, CA.
All are welcome to attend.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - SHINE Social for Mature and Transfer Students
2021-03-18 15:30 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join other Mature and Transfer students for an afternoon social with special hosts from the Wellness Education and Promotion Centre!
We’ll be playing some JackBox games together to allow for some friendly competition and fun. No experience of JackBox needed, and as a bonus you can access the game from your phone or laptop by heading to jackbox.tv. We’ll give more instructions at the event!
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Conversation Cafe: Helping A Friend
2021-03-18 17:00 - 18:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join International Student Connections and the Wellness Education and Promotion Centre for a discussion-based workshop on how to help a friend who may be in need, and how to talk care of yourself while supporting them.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Graduate Game Night
2021-03-18 20:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Calling all graduate students! Do you need a break? Join the Indigenous GSA Reps Judy and Olivia and the Indigenous Student Centre for an evening of STEAM games like Guesspionage or Quiplash, and maybe even a round or two of Among Us. The games we play are up to you! If you can’t stay for the entire time, no worries we know you are busy. Drop-ins are always welcome. Those in attendance will be entered for a chance to win 1 of 2 gift cards to UberEats or Starbucks.
This event is open to all graduate students! We look forward to seeing you.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Stress Buster Scategories with SAMHI
2021-03-19 15:00 - 16:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Take a break from studying and join the Student-Athlete Mental Health Initiative (SAMHI) for a game of Scategories online!
Bring out that competitive edge for a chance to win a local business prize pack from the Running Room, Eros Hair Salon, or Popeye’s Supplements!
All you need is a piece of paper, a pencil and a good attitude! We hope to see you there!
Join on Zoom.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Sexy Bingo with CSA
2021-03-19 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join your CSA and Brianna Brexit for a fun night of sex ed bingo, fun music, great prizes and overall entertainment! Sexy Bingo winners get $50 gift cards to Come As You Are and Music Bingo winners get $50 in cash! To receive your bingo cards in time, make sure you sign up using the link provided!
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: College Royal Virtual Open House
2021-03-20 09:00 - 17:00 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
College Royal is an annual open house that showcases the clubs, student activities and agricultural roots of the University of Guelph. It’s the largest university open house event in all of North America!
Join the fun at www.virtualcollegeroyal.com!
College Royal is a 100 per cent student-organized and run event. This year’s team decided to prepare our regular content in an unconventional virtual format, so we could continue to carry out our 97th year strong. With the many videos, recipes, quizzes and more, we hope you are able to take something away from this event! Enjoy, and check out our website (collegeroyalsociety.com) for information about College Royal 2022!
Since 1925, College Royal has opened its doors to students, staff, alumni and the community on the third weekend of March. In recent years, over 20,000 guests have been welcomed to tour the campus, interact with current students, and learn a thing or two from the activities that are hosted.

ONLINE: SHINE Week - Psych Society x SIMHE Mental Health Conference
2021-03-20 10:00 - 16:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Guelph Psychology Society (PS) and the Student Initiative for Mental Health Education (SIMHE) are University of Guelph organizations that have worked collaboratively to create an interactive and informative online conference. This full day (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) event will focus on how our mental health has been impacted during this pandemic. These talks will validate the prevalence of struggles with anxiety, addiction, disordered eating and ADHD and will provide strategies to improve both your own behaviour and your friends’. Attendance is free and open to anyone!
Reserve your space by booking a ticket online.
See more SHINE Mental Well-Being Week events on GryphLife.

ONLINE: Arboretum Workshop - Spring Watercolour Landscapes at the Arboretum - Beginner
2021-03-22 19:00 - 21:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join watercolour artist Candice Leyland and capture spring at the Arboretum in watercolour. You will learn several simple techniques in watercolour and put them together to create a lovely spring landscape.
This class is great for beginners! Reference photos will be provided.
Fee: $30 (plus HST) per person.

ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Career Pathways in the Equine Industry
2021-03-23 09:00 - 10:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
The Career Pathways in the Equine Industry webinar will kick off the action at the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (RAVE) March 23 at 9 a.m. ET. Participants will learn about the newly launched EquineJobTrack.ca website connecting job seekers and employers in the equine industry.
Learn more online.

ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Manomin Teachings
2021-03-23 13:00 - 13:45 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
The Manomin Research Project aims to intensify Manomin (Zizania palustris) growth in environments altered by colonial settlement in ways that are responsive to Anishinaabe knowledge. There is a focus on crop restoration, cultural revitalization and treaty living. The transdisciplinary team is made up of individuals who believe in collaboration and knowledge sharing across disciplines and across cultures.

ONLINE: Garden Fundamentals with Robert Pavlis
2021-03-23 19:00 - 20:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The Arboretum’s Garden Fundamentals workshop will focus on ornamental gardens including trees, shrubs, perennials, bulbs and grasses. You will gain a good understanding of how these plants grow and their relationship with the soil. We’ll cover lots of practical topics such as planting, maintenance, plant selection, sun/shade requirements, and some top picks. This course is suitable for the beginner and intermediate gardener.
Week 1: Understanding soil
Week 2: Selecting the right soil for gardens, raised beds and containers
Week 3: Perennials
Week 4: Trees and shrubs
Week 5: Spring and summer bulbs
Week 6: Ornamental grasses and garden myths
Week 7: Weeds, pests and diseases
Robert Pavlis is a Master Gardener and garden writer who publishes two popular gardening blogs and has published several gardening books. He owns and operates a private botanical garden where he grows over 3,000 different varieties of plants.
Fee: $10 (plus HST) per person per session, or register for all seven sessions and get one free (i.e., $60 for all 7 instead of $70. You must sign up for all of them at once in a single transaction, not at different times to qualify for the discount.) Register early to ensure your spot!

ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Preserving and Researching Ontario’s Agricultural History with Diaries
2021-03-24 10:00 - 10:30 | ImprovLab, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
Join Catharine Wilson as she takes you on a virtual tour of the Rural Diary Archive. Here you can read, search and transcribe the writings of nearly 200 Ontario diarists spanning the years 1800-1960. As Founder and Director of the Archive, Cathy will talk about the collection and introduce you to some of the diarists.
The power of these old documents is their immediacy, their ability to transport you back into the daily lives of farm families and see how they really lived. Perhaps you, your local historical society or history class will be inspired to transcribe. Anyone can make a valuable contribution to research now and enjoy some time-travel at the same time.

ONLINE: Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals - A Conversation with Drs. Hal Herzog and Mike von Massow
2021-03-24 12:30 - 13:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It’s So Hard to Think Straight About Animals, a book by by Dr. Hal Herzog, professor emeritus, Western Carolina University will be discussed with Dr. Mike von Massow, associate professor in the department of food, agricultural and resource economics at the University of Guelph. This discussion will be a continuation of their podcast conversation, Confessions of a conflicted omnivore.
Herzog has been investigating the complex psychology of our interactions with other species for more than two decades. He is particularly interested in how people negotiate real-world ethical dilemmas, and he has studied animal activists, cockfighters, animal researchers and circus animal trainers. An award-winning teacher and researcher, he has written more than 100 articles and book chapters. His research has been published in journals such as Science, The American Psychologist, The Journal of the Royal Society, The American Scholar, New Scientist, Anthrozoös, BioScience, The Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association and Animal Behavior. His work has been covered by Newsweek, Slate, Salon, National Public Radio, Scientific American, USA Today, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune and many other newspapers. In 2013, he was given the Distinguished Scholar Award by the International Society for Anthrozoology. Herzog is a professor of psychology at Western Carolina University and lives in the Smoky Mountains with his wife Mary Jean and their cat Tilly.
Von Massow is interested in how people think about food with recent work focusing on labeling, novel food products, animal welfare and antibiotic use. He is also active in the interdisciplinary Guelph Food Waste Research Project with Dr. Kate Parizeau. Von Massow’s research also considers the structure and performance of food value chains as they evolve in response to changing consumer preferences and other factors. Von Massow speaks frequently about food waste, animal welfare and other research projects. He has written for the Globe and Mail and other publications and is often quoted on radio and in the media. As a frequent blogger with a strong presence on broadcast, print and social media, von Massow helps contribute to the department’s ongoing efforts to mobilize research in a manner that helps to inform public policy and private strategy. Von Massow has also introduced his FoodFocus podcast to discuss issues of interest in the food space. Von Massow is a member of the steering committee for the Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare.
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ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Healthy Soil for a Healthy Climate
2021-03-24 15:00 - 15:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
What does soil have to do with climate change? Tune in to this panel discussion with University of Guelph agrometeorologist Dr. Claudia Wagner-Riddle, and farmer Brett Israel as they discuss how better soil management can capture CO2, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve our planet.

ONLINE: Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience (Spring) - Using social media to predict foodborne illnesses
2021-03-25 10:00 - 10:30 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
The University of Guelph is proud to partner with the Royal Agricultural Virtual Experience Spring Session, presenting four online discussions on agri-food.
Join University of Guelph computer scientists Rozita Dara and Jeff Farber to learn about an internet-based surveillance system that monitors activities related to diseases on social media, sorts through that information, and provides a supplementary source of data for our officials. Previously, the team’s work focused on avian influenza, but in response to an immediate need, the researchers have pivoted to extend their framework to foodborne illnesses.

ONLINE: U of G Yoga Speaker Series 2021 with Dr. Praveen Saxena
2021-03-25 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE, Ontario, Canada
Join us for the inaugural Yoga Speaker Series event where we explore the Yoga Philosophy and Practice: Relevance for the Individual and Society in a Contemporary World.
Our speakers will share their own long-term practice, how it affects their lives, and where they can enlighten us with yoga philosophy and its multi-dimensional application. The aim of this series is to create awareness beyond the Asana/Physical practice and delve deeper into the human psyche.
This Yoga Speaker Series is free to attend. If you can’t make the scheduled time, a recording will be posted after the event.
Join us March 25 to hear Dr. Praveen Saxena’s presentation on Yoga: The synergy of mind, meditation, and mental well-being. Dr. Praveen Saxena is a Professor of Plant Agriculture at the University of Guelph and is also director of the Gosling Research Institute for Plant Preservation. He researches the synergy of medicinal plants and traditional yoga and meditation practices. Don’t forget to bring your yoga mat!
You can find the full details, speaker bios, schedule and recordings on the U of G Yoga Speaker Series 2021 website.

March 25 – Praveen Saxena
April 8 – Hansa Ji Jayadeva
April 22 – Panel of all speakers

Join the Yoga Speaker Serries (https://zoom.us/j/95484128908) – all sessions will use the same link
Watch the speaker recordings on YouTube. Please share your experience with us and complete our feedback survey to help us to keep improving and providing meaningful programming to improve life.
This event is sponsored by Wellness@Work University of Guelph and is hosted by U of G Yoga and Meditation Collective.
