Salsa with Nomusa (Thrive Week)

Date

Friday November 7, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location

ARC Studio 4

Whether you're a seasoned dancer or just looking for a fun way to stay active, this session is perfect for everyone. Come and experience the joy of movement, connect with your colleagues, and boost your wellbeing - all while learning some new dance moves! No prior experience is necessary - just bring your energy and enthusiasm!

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Breathwork with Breanne Queen (Thrive Week)

Date

Friday November 7, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location

Online

Instructor Breanne Queen will explore the power of breathwork as a stress relief tool. You’ll learn how to tune into your breath in your daily life and experience a transformative Breathwork journey that allows you to feel its effects firsthand. Join us to discover how this practice can enhance your well-being and bring greater calm to your day-to-day life.

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Spin Cycling (Thrive Week)

Date

Thursday November 6, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location

ARC Cycle Studio

Challenge yourself with this great cardio conditioning class! Instructors will lead you through a variety of challenging rides including hills, sprints and team riding all set to great motivating music. Suitable for all levels of rider.

Please note that registration opens two days before each session.

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Stauffer Library Tour (Thrive Week)

Date

Thursday November 6, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location

Stauffer Library

Stauffer is one of the signature buildings on Campus and has been operating now for 27 years. The bones of the building remain the same, but we have seen tremendous changes in the services and the way work and study over the past quarter century that our spaces and services are constantly evolving to meet the needs of our users. Join us for a walk-through of Stauffer, learn about how the services we offer that can help you personally or within the scope of your work, and discover some of the amazing spaces we have in this remarkable cornerstone on campus.

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Nutrition Strategies for Navigating Menopause (Thrive Week)

Date

Thursday November 6, 2025
10:00 am - 11:00 am

Location

Online

Discover how nutrition can support heart health, bone strength, and overall wellbeing during menopause. This interactive session will help you feel informed and empowered with strategies to thrive through this life stage.

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Retirement Insights (Thrive Week)

Date

Monday November 3, 2025
11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Mackintosh-Corry Hall, B176 Lecture Theatre

Retiring is a major life change and, like every other major life change, it can be stressful. Being well-prepared is a good way to ease your transition into retirement. Join Queen's University Retiree Larry Pattison and get some practical and insightful advice about your own retirement.

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Plan for Resilience (Thrive Week)

Date

Thursday November 6, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am

Location

Online

Resilience is the capacity to adapt or recover. It helps us choose positively rather than negatively. Resilience allows us to feel it, experience it and move beyond it. Regardless of your life circumstances or your workplace, building your own resilience will allow you to have a better quality of life.

This session is designed for employees and leaders to help focus on developing personal resilience, by recognizing your automatic responses to stress, and by choosing healthier strategies. This session will provide participants with excellent takeaway resources, as well as a participant handbook to follow along with during the workshop and to reflect on in the future.

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Delving into Dahlias: A Workshop for Flower Enthusiasts (Thrive Week)

Date

Wednesday November 5, 2025
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Location

Mackintosh-Corry Hall, B176 Seminar Room

Discover the beauty and ease of growing dahlias, one of the most popular and versatile cut flowers in the floral industry. Join Erin, a passionate gardener with over 15 years of experience, as she shares essential tips for cultivating these stunning blooms. Whether you're a seasoned gardener or just love flowers, this workshop will teach you how to identify dahlia varieties, plant and care for them, and manage pests. No experience necessary. Just a love for flowers!

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Queen’s Observatory Tour - Session 2 (Thrive Week)

Date

Wednesday November 5, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Location

Ellis Hall, Queen's Observatory

Participants will have access to the Queen's Observatory facilities which includes the main Celestron 14” telescope, small solar telescopes, and the video screening room. Astronomers in the screening room and Observatory dome will present the foundations of astronomical research, Observatory operations, and hot topics in astrophysics (such as recent discoveries with the James Webb Space Telescope). Weather permitting, observations of the Sun will also be made using telescopes on the outdoor deck. Join us for this enjoyable event, we hope to see you there!

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Pilates (Thrive Week)

Date

Wednesday November 5, 2025
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Location

ARC Studio 4

This class emphasizes precise movements to activate, isolate, and stabilize core muscles. Great for improving posture, flexibility, balance and strength, to help you stay strong throughout your workweek. A mixture of beginner and intermediate levels.

Please note that registration opens two days before each session.

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