well + why
Welcome to our academic community where we are grateful to serve, work and play on the traditional territories of the W̱SÁNEĆ and Lekwungen peoples. Our mission here is to create a community of curious people who are empowered to explore and showcase how wellbeing, mindset and movement impacts and elevates our everyday experiences.
We are an inquiry-based lab providing support and opportunities to conduct research to explore and understand how we can optimize WELLBEING both physical and mental.
Whether its for sustainable workplaces, sport or self mastery, we dig deep into the stories and characteristics to capture the best of personal sustainability- what it is to live well.
We define wellbeing as an evolving and unique process of paying attention to what matters in body and mind. When wellbeing is purposively designed into our lives we flourish, we perform and we adapt.
disrupting inequality at well+why
We are committed to personal growth and to understand how wellbeing is a means of disrupting inequity. We ask, how can we all live a healthy and happy life? We highlight the responsibilities of people and places in order to create a space of belonging, be of service, and live intentionally. Using the tool of research we not only build knowledge but raise awareness that our rituals impact personal sustainability and performance.
what do we do here at well+why
W+W Research Lab designs and administers small scale research projects with Community Partners. We are a student centered lab with the aim to provide support, bursaries and guidance to implement qualitative research on movement, mindfulness and wellbeing. We have worked with companies such as: Lululemon, Game Plan, Canadian Sport Institute – Pacific, Veterans Affairs Canada, Heart Lake Farms, Field Hockey Canada and more. We have a process to conduct rigorous research and/or analysis that has a speedy turn around so the students are involved from start to finish.
curiosity.well-being.mindful.movement.growth.