As we begin a new year amid ever present challenges, it’s a good idea to take time to develop a healthy mindset, along with stress management skills. With this in mind, you’re invited to join dozens of other RRC Polytech students and staff in a 30 Day Mindfulness Challenge.

Read all the details here.

Bell Let’s Talk, January 25, focuses on destigmatizing, building awareness, acceptance, and action on mental health. After the challenges we have individually and collectively faced, continuing conversations about our mental health is more important than ever.

Hearing the stories others have to tell about their experiences overcoming and navigating mental health barriers helps us normalize and minimize the stigma or shame that we may feel concerning our own mental health.

Bell Let’s Talk Day represents a community coming together to learn about ourselves and the experiences of others and to create dialogue about what it means for us to support our mental health and wellness.

Check back for updates on how you can get involved.

T’ai Chi involves the use of daily gentle exercise to improve health with a focus on breathwork. This longevity practice is easy to access and yet profound enough for a lifelong engagement. The universal martial arts movements serve as a focus for the development of mind, body, and spirit (Chi).

REGISTER – Mondays, 12:10pm to 12:55pm, in the South Gym, NDC. All experience levels welcome.

Join Sifu Josh Schafer who has been training in Traditional Chinese Martial Arts (TCMA) for over three decades. His expertise includes Taiji (Yang Lineage), Tiger Claw Gong Fu (Fu Jiow Pai), and Praying Mantis Fist (Tang Lang Ch’uan).

Holly Pluchinski guides in-person yoga participants in a room surrounded by soothing sounds and panoramas. Stretch and relax! Suitable for all levels and mats are provided.

Notre Dame Campus only, Wednesdays, 12:10pm to 12:50pm, GM33, near North Gym.

REGISTER: In-person AND Virtual option available

NOTE: Link will be emailed to registrants after registration. No food is allowed in the room. Click here for more information about the Immersion Room (GM33).

Join Chaley Martens after school or work for a 30-minute yoga class to unwind from your day. Suitable for all levels and mats are provided. Registration required.

REGISTER – Exchange District Campus only, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:15pm to 4:45pm in P107.

From the comfort of your home or office, Holly leads a 30-minute yoga class allowing participants to stretch, breathe and feel good. Suitable for all levels. 

REGISTER – Fridays, 12:15 to 12:45pm

Registration required. NOTE: Link will be emailed to registrants separately.

Campus Well-Being and the Student Association welcome you back to Campus! Visit with the Therapy Dogs and play some giant games like Jenga, Chess, Checkers or Connect 4, shoot some mini hoops or try table tennis*, join some peers in a friendly card game or do some colouring.

DROP-IN – Notre Dame Campus: Thursday, January 5, 2023 – 10am to 2pm. Library Hallway.

DROP-IN – Exchange District Campus: Tuesday, January 10, 2023 – 10am to 2pm. Dining Hall near Tim Hortons in The Roblin Centre.

*Note: Table tennis and mini hoops only available at NDC.

Bring your friends and family for an “all welcome” board game night at Red River College Polytechnic presented by Campus Well-Being and the Students’ Association.

DROP-IN – EXCHANGE DISTRICT CAMPUS: Third Tuesday of every month, 4pm to 7pm, in the Dining Hall near Tim Hortons.

DROP-IN – NOTRE DAME CAMPUS:  Third Thursday of every month, 4pm to 7pm, in The Cave.

Some of the games include: Catan Family Edition, Cranium, Taboo, Cribbage and Crib Wars, Forbidden Island, Monoply Deal, Uno, Scrabble, Boggle, Yahtzee, Telestrations, Chess and Checkers, Sequence, Hedbanz, Battleship, Jenga and Pictionary.

Contact Kristi if you’d like to reserve a specific game for your group of friends, classmates or staff team.

Learn how to choose tempos/genres/melodies to inspire the state of mind or sense of wellness needed to inspire us or help us cope with every day situations or activities. Presented by Mckenna Ogg, Music Therapist from the Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts (MCMA).

REGISTER – Virtual Session: Tuesday, January 24, 2023 from 6pm to 7pm

Registration required. NOTE: Link will be emailed to registrants separately.

Treat yourself to two hours of creative fun making your own vision board to set you up for the new year with a clear vision of your commitments to yourself.

Also known as dream boards, a vision board is a visualization tool which refers to a board of any sort used to build a collage of words and pictures that represent your goals and dreams. These inspirational collages serve as your image of the future – a tangible example, idea or representation of where you are going. By putting a vision board somewhere you can see it every day, you will prompt yourself to visualize your life on a regular basis.

Your vision board becomes a powerful reminder throughout the year. Conversation and community will arise naturally as we each engage in our own creative work.

REGISTER – In-Person Session at the Notre Dame Campus: Thursday, January 26, 2023 from 4pm to 6pm in the Prairie Lights past Tim Hortons.

All materials supplied: Scissors, glue, poster board and variety of magazines. Bring any personalized pictures or graphics with you to include if wanted.

Facilitated by Amanda Le Rougetel: A writer, collage artist and community educator. She was drawn to collage for how it invites us to take separate, maybe unrelated, images and put them together with our own unique vision in order to tell a whole new story. A retired RRC Polytech instructor, Amanda is now forging new paths that combine her passions and interests. She is delighted to be returning to the college to lead this vision board workshop.

“Art is a powerful form of medicine – with the power to heal, to find insight, stillness and growth, to de-stress and feel in balance. Making art is a safe space to be wild and free.” Kisa MacIssac 

REGISTER – Exchange District Campus on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 – 4:15 to 6:30 pm (Dining Hall near Tim Hortons)

REGISTER – Notre Dame Campus on Wednesday, February 8, 2023 – 4:15 to 6:30pm (The Cave, DM30)

Join Campus Well-Being, the Students’ Association and instructor Kisa MacIsaac, for an evening of painting and creative discovery. Participants follow a step-by-step process to create a unique painted canvas. There is no cost for this event and light snacks are provided. All students and staff are welcome to register.   

This workshop explores the ways people can tune into their intuition and use their senses to gather information about situations and events. As well as learning to trust the information gathered.  We discuss the overall importance of balancing logical thoughts with intuitive impressions.

Many people have sparks of intuition, but either do not know how to interpret them or ignore them completely.  This workshop will help participants embrace those intuitive moments and become more aware of what their intuition has to offer.

REGISTER – Thursday, February 2, 2023 from 6pm to 8pm, Virtual Workshop

Registration required. NOTE: Link will be emailed to registrants separately.

Winter Term Schedule for Fitness Classes at NDC (January 9^th to April 7^th, 2023) We have some very talented instructors and a great variety of programs to help get you moving toward your fitness goals or take your routine to the next level. 

All classes are at the Notre Dame Campus unless otherwise noted. Some fitness & yoga classes are offered virtually and at the Exchange District Campus. 

Class Schedule (Jan 9, 2023 – April 7, 2023)  
 
Mondays  

• Muscle & Mobility (40min), 11:10am 

Tuesdays  

• Strength & Conditioning (40min), 12:10pm 
• Yoga at EDC (30min), 4:15pm 

Wednesdays 

• Muscle & Mobility (40min), 11:10am  
• Yoga (40min), 12:10pm
  • In Person Registration *special immersive experience in studio GM33 
  • Virtual / Online Registration *sign up here to register for the virtual class 

Thursdays  

• Strength & Conditioning (40min), 12:10pm  
• Yoga at EDC (30min), 4:15pm
• Virtual Bodyweight Strength Training (45min), 5:15pm
  • Sign up for this class and you’ll have access for 7 days. You can view the recording at your convenience.  

Fridays 

• Virtual Yoga (30min), 12:15pm 

Please register at the links above. All classes are open to students and staff who have valid facility memberships. More information about memberships can be found here. Most students and staff automatically have a membership. Contact recreation with any questions. 

Intramural sports provide students & staff an opportunity to participate in a variety of recreational sport activities on campus in a safe and supportive environment.  

Choose from our sport of the day, or drop in to play a sport of your choice. You can sign up as a team or register as an individual and get placed on a team at the time of the event. All skill levels are welcome!   

Check out our Intramural Sport Schedule for more information and to sign up!   

Mondays   

• Basketball (3on3) 4:00pm – 5:30pm (North Gym) 

Tuesdays   

• Pickleball 12:15pm – 1:15pm (South Gym)
• Volleyball 4:00pm – 5:30pm (North Gym)

Wednesdays  

• Badminton 12:00pm – 1:30pm (North Gym)  
• Futsal (Indoor Soccer) 3:00pm – 4:30pm (South Gym)  

Thursdays   

• Basketball (3on3) 4:00pm – 5:30pm (North Gym)  

Fridays  

• Cricket 3:00pm – 4:30pm (North Gym)  

Want to add another sport? Or another timeslot? Email Davis to become a volunteer Intramural Coordinator and assist in delivering more sports! More information about the Intramural Coordinator position can be found here