February 11, 2021 – International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Arts-Based Mindfulness (for children in grades 5-6)
In this video, you will learn 4 ways to practice mindfulness: Thought Jar; Figure 8 Breathing; Listen for 1 Minute; and Mindful Eating. Click on the photo to the right to watch the video and see what materials you’ll need to follow along.
October 22, 2020 – Crisis and Opportunity in the Workplace
June 17, 2020 – The Importance of Health and Wellness in a Pandemic
Let’s Talk about COVID 19, Laurentian University & Science North
April 2020 – Mindfulness Tips
Featured in The Key, 2020 (Laurentian University’s Research Magazine)
January 12, 2020, article in The Conversation:
Visual arts help marginalized youth learn mindfulness and self-compassion
Article about our work in Sudbury.com November 19, 2019: LU researcher using art to help marginalized youth deal with heavy emotions
SciArt Show: March 18-22, 2019
During Laurentian University’s Research Week (March 18-22, 2019), the SciArt show encouraged researchers to present their work using art. We asked 4 different HAP groups to capture the science & art of learning mindfulness. This show is now exhibited at Science North for two weeks (until April 6).
ECHO Research Centre’s Symposium 2019
The HAP team presented our work at the ECHO Research Centre’s Symposium held during Laurentian University’s Research Week 2019
February 9, 2016: Vivian Oystrick, our YouthREX hub manager, talking about the NOISE project on CTV 14-weeks of NOISE…a program giving youth the opportunity to imagine new possibilities
Spring/Summer 2016: National Association of Social Workers newsletter (Arts Based Mindfulness Group Intervention)
Campus Author, October 2011
The Key (Laurentian University’s Research Magazine), February 2010
Magazine, Laurentian University, Summer 2009
Northern Ontario Medical Journal, Fall 2009
