TRU Wellness Centre

The TRU Wellness Centre promotes the well-being of our growing, changing, diverse TRU community. The TRU Wellness Centre values the health of all employees and students on campus, and aims to provide unique, educational and fun programs that will help provide the skills and tools needed to create a more harmonious and balanced lifestyle. 

We do:

• Individual wellness plans and health and wellness consultations
• Presentations to classrooms on wellness issues such as stress management, nutrition, healthy relationships, responsible drinking, etc.
• Campus-wide activities such as yoga, Stress Busters Week, Wellness Role Model of the Month, and TRU on the Move activity challenges 

 

**Please note that the Wellness Centre website will be under construction this year to improve wellness information and update links. Please bear with us!

Check out our new Wellness Blog!! We have great health info, recipes and important event info.

Go to: www.wellness.inside.tru.ca/


Also like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/truwellnesscentre

The 8th Annual Great Canadian Smoke Out Challenge

I have one important question to ask you...if you are a tobacco user, is 2012 the year you are ready to quit for good?

If you are ready, or even if you aren’t too sure, I have some awesome news....the Wellness Centre and the TRU Respiratory Therapy Tobacco Cessation Clinic is here to HELP!!

We will be running our 8th annual Great Canadian Smoke-Out Challenge, that we hope will provide motivation, guidance and support to help make your quit attempt successful.

We know that quitting tobacco is hard, but we can link you with great resources and provide you with information on the new government program that covers the cost of nicotine replacement therapies (the patch and gum) as well as other pharmaceutical options such as Zyban and Champix. We can also monitor your progress through physical assessments so you can see that with every day you are tobacco free, your body gets healthier.

We can also offer you tips and strategies to be able to successfully cope with your triggers, so you are prepared when they do arise. We also recommend that you enlist a "quit buddy" who can support you throughout the duration of the challenge. You will both get a FREE bracelet (in "LiveStrong" fashion) to remind you of what you are working for. And, if you are successful, you are entered to win one of three $150 GC's to a wellness item of your choice.

You can start to register for the challenge on starting on Tuesday, Jan 17 from 12:30-3:30pm at Student Street, or you can also get the registration package by emailing tobaccoeducation@tru.ca or myself at ccorsi@tru.ca .

Registration and tobacco info kiosks for semester:

Tues, Jan 17 - OM Student Street, 12:30-3:30pm (R)

Thurs, Jan 19 - OM Student Street, 12:30-3:30pm (R)

Tues, Jan 24 - OM Student Street from 10:30am - 1:30 pm and House of Learning from 12:30-3:30pm (R)

Tues, Jan 25 - OM Student Street from 10:30am - 1:30pm (R)

Thurs, Jan 26 - International Building, 12:30-3:30pm (R)

Tues, Feb 7 - Trades, 12:30-3:30pm

Tues, Feb 28 - OM Student Street, 12:30-3:30pm

Wed, March 28 - House of Learning, 12:30-3:30pm

We have picked a Campus Quit Date of Friday, January 27, 2012, and will be hosting a celebration for everyone who has registered for the challenge that afternoon.

Thanks and we give a DAM about tobacco users!!

*Funding available this year from a CAN-ADAPTT Seed Grant

 

Student Employement Opportunity - Gam_iQ: Problem Gambling Awareness.

 Click on the info sheet that will give you all the details. Looking for students to inform other students about problem gambling during the week of February 13.

Winter 2012 Weekly Wellness Classes  (No classes during reading break).

All classes are drop-in (with the exception of Belly Dancing...please see below) and therefore, are offered on a first come first served basis due to space limitations. We apologize for any inconvenience! 

FREE - Piloga with Mohd and Cylynne (combo of yoga and pilates)

Tuesdays
Jan 10 – April 3
11:30am – 12:30pm
TRU Gymnasium – Squash Court

 

FREE - Belly Dancing with Saskia

Tuesdays
Jan 10 – April 3
4:30-5:30pm
TRU Residence and Conference Centre – 2nd Floor
(You will need your ID to check in)

And/or

Thursdays
Jan 12 – April 5
4:30-5:30pm
TRU Residence and Conference Centre – 2nd Floor
(You will need your ID to check in)

Please contact Saskia Stinson, Belly Dance instructor at sstinson@tru.ca to ensure that there is space in the class, as it is more of an on-going class rather than a drop-in one.

 

FREE - Yoga with Christina*** Room Change from last semester

Wednesdays
Jan 11 – April 4
12:30-1:30pm
TRU Residence and Conference Centre – 2nd Floor
(You will need your ID to check in)

FREE - Restorative Yoga

Wednesdays
Jan 18 - April 11
1:30-2:30pm
TRU Gymnasium - Fitness Studio (basement)

Restorative yoga is a bit different, as you will use supportive bolsters to elongate and stretch your muscle fibers. It is more about holding supportive poses for an extended amount of time to increase flexibility. (Please note that there are only 15 sets of bolsters available, so once again this class in on a first come first served basis. Thanks.)

FREE - Mindfulness Meditation Sessions

Mondays
January 16 - April 9
12:30-1:00 pm
International Building Prayer Room - 2nd Floor

Iris Rich will help facilitate an awareness meditation session for anyone who is interested. We have 10 meditation benches available for use. Drop-in and check it out!

 

FREE Wellness Break (No class on Thursday, March 8)
(**please note new time on Tuesdays & room on Thursdays)

Treat yourself to a refreshing half-hour twice a week to calm your mind thro’ breath awareness, desk-top yoga postures to stretch your body and release muscle tension and creative visualizations to restore your soul.

Tues, Jan 17 to Tues, April 10
10:30-11:00am
OM 1791

And

Thurs, Jan 19 to Thurs, April 12
12:00 - 12:30pm
Independent Centre - Blue Room (TRUSU)
Sponsored by the TRU Faculty Association

The Quilter's Corner

Saturdays, Jan 14 - April 28 (no class on April 7)
12:00-5:00 pm
OL 127

Need a large work space to get your quiltin' on? Bring your projects to campus and quilt your heart away with fellow quilting peeps! Please contact Pat Howe if you are interested in attending, so she can ensure the door is open for you (828-5325).

 

If you need to talk here are some important phone numbers:

TRU Counselling: 250-828-5023, OM 1631 Monday to Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

• Wellness Centre: 250-828-5010, OM 1462 or email ccorsi@tru.ca. Chelsea is only here Tues-Thurs, so please try and book an appointment if possible. (Drop-ins also welcome if Chelsea is available!)
• Mental Health in Kamloops: 250-377-0088 After hours phone number
• 24 hour phone number in Vancouver toll free: 1-866-661-3311

Other helpful numbers:

• Doctor on Campus: 250-828-5126, OM1461 
  Hours: Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:00 pm (Closed from 12:00 to 1:00pm)
• HealthLink BC: 811 or http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/
• Royal Inland Hospital: 250-374-5111
• Campus Security: 250-828-5033
• Occupational Health and Safety: 250-828-5139

     
Make sure to check out Bladder Chatter, the health and wellness newsletter that is posted in washroom stalls in the Gathering Place, AE, Science, Old Main, Culinary Arts, Trades and Technology, and International buildings.