January 2021: Free events and activities

Free upcoming events

• January 15: Search Inside Yourself Half Day Training, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• January 18 – 29: 10 minutes of Mindfulness Challenge, 9:00 a.m.
• January 18: The Working Mind Virtual – Managers, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• January 20: Through the lens: Cultivating Safe Spaces, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
• January 20: Curious about Consent? (hosted by SFU Active Bystander Network), 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• January 20 and January 22: Calling My Spirit Back with Elaine Alec , Various times
• January 22 Eternity Martis: What does it mean to be a student (and woman) of colour on a Canadian university campus today? 3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• January 25: The Working Mind Virtual – Managers, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.  
• January 26: Tea Talk with Taylor and Tashia (hosted by UBCSUO) 5:00 p.m.
• January 27: Creative Healing: Ritual and Arts Based Group for BIPOC Survivors 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
• January 27: Online Healing Centred Yoga with Kendra Coupland 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  January 28 Launch and Learn Party: SVPRO Canvas Course for UBC Faculty and Staff 12:00-12:55 p.m. and 1:00-1:55 p.m. 
  January 28 Cathartic Laughs: Joking About the Hard Stuff Through Stand-Up Comedy 4:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m
• January 29 Sexualized Violence, Transformative Justice and the Shift Away from Criminalization (hosted by SFPIRG) 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
• January 29: Pet-ditate: Meditate with your pet, 12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• January 29 & February 5: Indigenous rattle-making workshop, 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
• February 8: Black History Month Webinar: New Year, Same Body Hatred?, 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
• February 19, 22 & 25 (all sessions mandatory): Search Inside Yourself Adaptive Resilience Training, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Free self-guided webinars

• Overcoming burnout (Self-guided), ongoing until February 3
• Understanding your UBC benefits, ongoing
• Self-care 101, ongoing
• Wellbeing in the workplace, ongoing

Free resources

• Liberate mental health app (free 3-month trial) for IBPOC staff and faculty. Spots are limited. Please fill out this form to apply.
• Not myself today, Workplace mental health initiative
• MindWellU, 30 Day Mindfulness Challenge
• Request a custom workshop or consultation for your department from the Equity and Inclusion office.