
Wellness Initiatives
COVID-19
If you have any other initiatives to share, please send them in here
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Last updated: Mar 29, 2020 (3 pm)
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Quick links (External Initiatives)
Active | Mindfulness & Meditation | Arts, Literature, Music | Social / Games | Other
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Thank you to everyone who has contributed to these resources, including students, residents, and the CFMS! They have a crowd-sourced Wellness Resources document, which has been incorporated into this page (for the most part), from schools across Canada.
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MDUP Links
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UGME Specific Info by Cohort - posts frequent updates from the UGME COVID-19 Task Force
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Student Affairs - available to correspond and meet virtually
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Student Initiatives:​
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Wellness Series - daily wellness sessions online via Zoom , run by your fellow UBC students! Activities include yoga, meditation, sing-alongs, drawing tutorials, juggling, and more! Sessions are usually at 7 pm, but may change on certain days​
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See this document for the most up-to-date schedule and/or to sign-up for leading a session!
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Zoom link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/888341072 (meeting ID: 888341072)
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UBC Med Golf Club will be funding students to go to the driving range and golf course (while maintaining 6ft distance from others) while in-person sessions are cancelled
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Application: https://forms.gle/XfgZKa9gm54eW2YB6
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Contact: Cody Lo (ubcmedgolfclub@gmail.com)
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Online publication of student creative works - looking for submissions until May 9, 2020!
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As the Arts in Medicine annual art show has been canceled, Arts in Medicine and West Coast Writers will be making an online publication of student creative works! Including writing, artwork, photography, music, videos, etc. Pieces can reflect your experiences in medicine but do not necessarily need to do so. We invite you to share your struggles, joys, perplexities, and everything in between. We'll likely try to print it as well after the COVID-19 crisis passes. Please email your submission or any questions to artinmed@gmail.com.
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Kaleidoscope Professional Undergraduate and Graduates Mental Health Peer Support Group
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Online meetings every Thursday 7-8 pm on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/2386546514​
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Contact us at kaleidoscopepug@gmail.com for more information
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Perspectives in Medicine - a Canada-wide campaign where medical trainees and professionals can share the personal challenges they’ve faced, run by OMSA and CFMS. Stories submitted by Feb 29, will be used in the March 2020 Campaign. Stories submitted on March 1st and afterwards will be shared in the new "Perspectives in Medicine" journal launching September 2020.
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Making Connections - Brain and Behaviour Art Contest
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Here's your chance to get Corpus Call-AWESOME! This competition is an opportunity to use your knowledge, creativity, and imagination to create a visual arts project inspired by aspects of Brain and Behaviour. This year's submission deadline is April 20, 2020 at midnight. We will accept up to 2 submissions per person. Please include the title of your piece and a 150 word write up for each piece if it helps with the understanding of the piece. Get creative! 1st Prize is an Apple Watch and two runners up will also receive VISA Gift Card ($100 in value). Thank you to our sponsor Doctors of BC! The winner’s original submission will also be displayed permanently on the Diamond Centre’s Neurology floor. Please email your submissions and any questions to ubcsign@gmail.com.
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External Initiatives:
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Active
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- Live sessions
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HotBox Yoga - live classes on Instagram (available for 24 hours @thehotboxyoga)
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Modo Yoga Vancouver - live classes on Instagram @modoyogavancouver - and they have a 30-day free trial for their online yoga classes
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November Project (NP): a free workout group that meets on Wednesday mornings - now they are doing free onlineworkouts via Zoom. NP Victoria, Vancouver, and Kelowna all have Facebook and Instagram accounts
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FITSQR - 30 minute HIIT classes daily, usually at 7 am PST (10 am EST)
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Rumble - boxing studio with daily cardio and body weight workouts. Check out their Instagram feed for daily class times.
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305 Fitness - cardio dance livestream 2x/day (9 am and 3 pm PST) on Youtube
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P.volve - 30 days of free streaming to new members (use code ONEPVOLVE). Also sharing free live 30 min workouts 3x/day (5 AM, 10 AM, 3 PM PST) on Instagram and Youtube.
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Lululemon - Instagram live sessions, usually at 12 PM PST, featuring yoga, do-anywhere workouts, meditation, and self-care tips
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Planet Fitness - Facebook live session daily at 4 pm PST. Also has Youtube fitness videos
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Wellness World - lists live streams from different studios. Times are listed in EST.
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- Uploaded sessions
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DownDog Yoga (and their affiliated apps - HIIT, Barre, 7 minute) are offering a free subscription to their apps until July 1st for students / health care providers (sign up with your alumni.ubc.ca email); and until April 1 for everyone else.
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Yoga with Adrienne - has a "Yoga for Uncertain Times" playlists. Also many other videos with different physical and mental focuses, and skill levels. Also has some guided meditation.
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Power Yoga Canada - online videos
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CorePower Yoga - collection of online classes available weekly
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DoYogaWithMe - offers free yoga class videos, and has 2-month free premium membership
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Blogilates - pilates and other workouts
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YMCA - free videos including bootcamp, barre, yoga, tai chi and more
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Orangetheory at Home - 30 min workouts - new one posted daily. No special equipment needed.
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Fitness Blender - 600+ workouts that can be searched by length, difficulty, training type, muscle group, and calories burned
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Well & Tight - six 30 min full body workouts free with email sign-up; offered by a studio in Toronto
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Gold's Gym - 600 audio and video workouts on AMP app free through end of May (promo code: FIT60)
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Peloton Digital - free trial of app for 90 days. Offers different workouts, including strength, cycling, and more
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Daily Burn - 2 months free trial. They offer various types of workouts
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Nike Training Club App - "over 190 free workouts across strength, endurance, yoga and mobility targeting your abs, arms, shoulders, glutes and legs. Sessions range from 15–45 minutes"
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Joel Salsa - free 30 min salsa lesson
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Mindfulness & Meditation
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Headspace is offering 3 free months to all Canadian healthcare providers (including medical students). To request access, send an email to "health@headspace.com" with proof of your position (ie. CPSID, Proof of Enrollment, ID, etc).
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Ten Percent Happier is offering health care providers access to the paid content in their app. Email care@tenpercent.com for more information and to request access. They also have live daily weekday guided meditation at 12 PM PST​
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Compassion Institute and UC San Diego (the Center For Mindfulness, the Sanford Institute) are offering daily live streams and recordings of mindfulness and compassion sessions
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Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA)
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Tips for managing anxiety (BC division)​
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5 reminders / tips (Ontario division)
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Calm App - offering mindfulness and meditation programs, sleep stories, breathing exercises, and soothing nature sounds
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Insight Timer - 30,000+ free guided meditations and talks
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Healthy Minds App - trains your mind via guidance through four pillars
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Sue Hutton Mindfulness - live mindfulness sessions Fridays 4-5 pm PST via zoom (https://zoom.us/j/479611982)
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Arts, Literature, Music
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Scribd (ebooks and audiobooks) offers a 30-day free subscription to their services - no strings attached, no credit card info needed!
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Audible - free audiobooks
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NY Metropolitan Opera - stream of classic opera, updated daily (available 4:30 pm to 3:30 pm PST the next day)
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Broadway HD - free 7 day trail
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#TogetherAtHome Concert series - performances by various artists
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Social Distancing Festival - performing arts from around the world. Includes live streams and recorded video
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Project Gutenberg - a public library of 60,000+ free ebooks that have entered the public domain
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#ColorOurCollections - free collection of colouring books
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Abstract Collage Creations Course, by Laura Horn Arts
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Social / Games
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Colonist (online Catan alternative)
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Netflix Party - Chrome browser extension to help watch Netflix with friends online
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Other:​​
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Coursera - free courses in a wide range of subjects offered by a variety of institutions
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The Science of Well-Being - offered by Yale on Coursera. "[E]ngage in a series of challenges designed to increase your own happiness and build more productive habits"​
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EdX - more free courses in a wide range of subjects offered by a variety of institutions (including UBC)
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Mental Health & COVID-19 - a short document with great suggestions / reminders put together by a psychiatrist. Also has a list of resources at the end
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Struggle Meals (Tastemade): a show that offers cooking classes and tips with easy recipes
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NBA Streams - #NBATogetherLive
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Georgia Aquarium live webcams - see jellyfish, belugas, and more!
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