In the time of COVID-19, it is more important than ever to practice good care for ourselves and others, and continue to build mindful community by reaching out with our hearts instead of our hands.

Mindfulness helps to decrease stress, increase resilience, improve personal productivity, develop connections with others, and augment the ability to experience more joy and peace.

Mindfulness is all about encouraging awareness of oneself in the present moment, and without judgment.

Try a mindfulness practice called S.T.O.P

Access our mindfulness resource guide (PDF).

Virtual sessions at PHSA

1. Register on the LearningHub to receive emails with access details for the upcoming virtual Mindfulness Meditation sessions at PHSA: “Living Wellness - Mindfulness Meditation”
   

2. Take a 21 day Self-Care Challenge:

Self-Care Challenge Day 1:

The self-care challenge is informed by the Resilience at Work (R@W) Individual Model developed by Kathryn McEwen (organizational psychologist) and Dr. Peter Winwood. Take a look at the R@W Building Your Resilience Workbook by Kathryn McEwen. 

PHSA staff can register for Virtual Fitness Classes 

• A variety of classes will be offered, including: Zumba, Pilates, yoga, stretch breaks, power circuit, high intensity interval training (HIIT), mindfulness and more! Fitness classes will be 45 minutes long and will be available Monday to Friday at various times throughout the weekdays to accommodate different work schedules.

Register on the LearningHub.

Curtis Health online fitness resources

PHSA's onsite fitness provider, Curtis Health, provides online resources for workout handouts and videos, running tips, meditation and mindfulness, recipes, and at home activities with the family. 

Yoga and group fitness class recordings are being posted to the Curtis Health Thrive site on a weekly basis.

5 Min Desk Workout

Lessen the negative effects of sitting with this 5 minute series you can do at your desk. 

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Working Well Newsletters:

December 2020
January 2021
February 2021
March 2021

April 2021

New Article:

You can go to POD and search 'Working Well' in the News section to view recent articles.

You can also read the new resource for Tips on TIP for a general introduction and overview of trauma-informed practice. Trauma-Informed Practice (TIP) is a 'way of working' that helps create a psychologically healthy and safe workplace that benefits everyone -employees, patients, clients and families.

Articles in 2021:

January 2021

• Working Well: Looking back while moving forward
• Let's talk mental health
• Working Well: Challenging the seasonal slump with positive action
  
• There is no health without mental health 
  
• Working Well: Why mindfulness matters
  

February 2021

• Let's keep the conversation going all year long
  
• Working Well: Feel Good February 
  
• Working Well: Managing chronic stress from COVID-19 during Feel Good February
  
• Congratulations to our inaugural Certificate of Recognition recipients for advancing Psychological Health & Safety across PHSA!
  
• Working Well: Boosting team resilience during Feel Good February

April 2021

• Join us for a free health & wellness online cooking series and start your healthy eating 
  

Articles in 2020:

• Compassion in the workplace: It starts with you!
  
• COVID-19 fatigue: Taking one small step
  
• Take care of ourselves during November - and win a great prize!
  
• Shedding Light on Men's Mental Health (PDF)
  
• Using the Resilience at Work (R@W) Model during times of Uncertainty (PDF)
  
• Staying active during COVID-19 (PDF)
  
• Coping with fear and anxiety associated with COVID-19 (PDF)
  
• Domestic violence during COVID-19 (PDF)
  
• Kindness and tolerance staying safe and connected during COVID-19 (PDF)
  
• Tips for staying psychologically well during heavy workload periods (PDF)
  
• Stay home stay healthy tips for maintaining your psychological well being during self-isolation (PDF)
  
• The strategy for psychological safety is early and often (PDF)
  
• Returning to work after self-isolation (PDF)
  
• Let's connect and GeTReal about how we really feel (PDF)
  
• What is your plan for mental fitness (PDF)
  
• Thank you for taking care of your whole self (PDF)
  
• The end of our beginning and co-existing with COVID-19 (PDF)