Health and Wellness
CMU strives to support the holistic well being of all members of the community by promoting health and wellness through a variety of on-campus and off-campus resources and opportunities.
Counselling
CMU Campus Counsellors
University students face many challenges and at times may benefit from having a trained professional to talk to. There are qualified counsellors at CMU who volunteer their services free of charge to students on the CMU campus.
Students wishing to book an appointment with a counsellor are asked to email counselling
If you have questions about counselling services students can contact counselling
Cost: free for CMU students
Other professional counselling services available in Winnipeg
- Recovery of Hope: Phone: 204.477.4673; Toll-Free: 1.866.493.6202
Location: 102-900 Harrow St. (in Assiniboine Credit Union building)
Cost: Between $25.00–75.00/hour, depending on household income - 24-Hour Crisis Line (Klinic): 204.786.8686
Counselling service and crisis/suicide intervention - Health Links: 204.788.8200
For further information or for a list of other professional counselling services available in Winnipeg, please contact Student Life Staff.
Additional Resources
Mental Health Virtual Therapy: A variety of resources are available through the Province of Manitoba and the Government of Canada to anyone including online help as well as DIY resources.
Mental Health First Aid COVID-19 Self Care and Resilence Guide: A guide for helping build self-care into your daily or weekly routine so that you can greatly improve resilience and prevent burnout.
Spiritual Direction
Spiritual direction is a ministry and relationship in which one person accompanies another in the process of growing intimacy with God. It's like having a spiritual mentor, spiritual friend, or spiritual companion.
The focus of spiritual direction is a person's experiences of God in their life and prayer. A director helps you to become aware of Spirit's movements in your life and can encourage you to respond in ways that are uniquely your own.
Problems arise in each of our lives, which may affect our relationship with one another or with God. Problem solving, however, is not the focus of spiritual direction, as in counseling. Rather, your attention is directed to the Divine Healer.
Spiritual direction is for women and men from all walks of life, from all faith traditions.
(Adopted from the MB Spiritual Direction website)
For more information on how to get connected to a spiritual director, contact CMU's Spiritual Life Facilitator or go to Spiritual Directors Manitoba.
Chapel
Weekly, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:30 AM, chapels provide opportunities for the CMU Community to join regularly in worship.
Small Groups
Students, staff, and faculty are all invited to join small groups of their peers for fellowship and conversation. Contact Danielle Morton if you would like to start a small group!
Movement
Fitness Room
- Located in the North side building, adjacent to the Loewen Athletic Centre, this space is available to all students, staff, and faculty to use for individual workouts and training.
- To receive access to the CMU Fitness Room, please fill out the waiver form below.
Campus REC
- Fitness Classes – Check the CMU Daily News for updated schedules of Fitness Classes.
- CMU Run Club – Connect with other runners on Strava with 'CMU Run'.
- STUCO Sports and Rec Committee – hosts approximately one event per month to get you moving and having fun!
Surrounding Area
CMU is a great location from which to go running, biking, walking, and cross-country skiing on trails throughout the neighbouring Assiniboine Forest. Assiniboine Park, with its zoo, sculpture garden, and duck pond (ice skating in the winter), is just a 20-minute walk away. CMU also has cross-country skis and an outdoor skating rink for students' use throughout the winter.
Conversation
Friday Forums
Weekly on Fridays we will gather at 11:30 AM in the Great Hall to discuss issues of significance to our community and our world. The topics cover an incredibly wide range and all levels of knowledge are welcome! If you have ideas of topics, contact Danielle Morton.
Other
Church Connections
CMU facilitates opportunities for students to check out other churches in the city.
Wellness Week
During the last week of January, Student Life organizes an entire week of activities for students to learn more about and to practice holistic wellness.
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