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Becoming Yourself Series 2.0

Find Balance in Daily Living

Six week series free from cost, stress, and exams

Choose from Weekly Sessions on Tuesdays, 4:30-5:20pm (In Person) or Wednesdays, 10:30-11:20am (Online)
from October 25-November 30

Commit to healthy habits for the 2nd half of term and find motivation and balance. Deepen your understanding of who you really are and wake up to your authentic self within the pressures of student life as you:

  • Discover your unique personal daily rhythm through practical and manageable steps
  • Explore how to increase your focus and productivity in your studies
  • Experience mindfulness practices
  • Try reflective exercises to explore “Who am I?”
  • Learn to treat yourself with kindness and respect

A chance to share ideas for authentic living with others who are asking similar questions. The course includes weekly 50 minute workshops with interactive group exercises, self-awareness and mindfulness practices to try at home, and a meeting with a staff coach. You will be guided in practicing daily mindfulness exercises in your own time and submit a short weekly reflection about your experiences of these exercises.

  • Session 1: What do I really want? And how can I stay motivated?
  • Session 2: Learning to Motivate Myself with Love
  • Session 3: Tools to Create the Life You Want and Get a Decade of your Life Back!
  • Session 4: How can I make choices based on my Authentic Self?
  • Session 5: Courage and Finding Refuge in Difficult times 
  • Session 6: Listening for my Life Path: the courage to be myself and let go of comparison

Registration:

  • Open to all students. You do not need to have completed previous parts to benefit from this Course.
  • Register to save your spot: Registration Form

The Becoming Yourself series is funded by Student Open Circles and is open to post-secondary students at no cost

From a former participant: For me, Open Circle’s Becoming Yourself Series allowed me to pause and reflect on some very important questions around who I am, what my values are, and how I enact and would like to enact them in my daily life. More importantly, it reminded me that I am not alone in my journey and I am not alone in my courage—we are all connected by our shared humanity.