Manjit Hansra

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Manjit graduated from the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy in 2003. He was an Associate with Shoppers Drug Mart for 18 years. He is passionate about learning and served as a Clinical Instructor at the faculty from 2004-2021. He is a CDE and Certified Breathwork Facilitator. Using breathwork, Manjit has helped clients use the power of their breath to keep their nervous system balanced and lead them through breathwork journeys. Currently, Manjit is consulting, speaking, and designing wellness programs for corporations and pharmacists.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

11/19/2024
The best investment for your pharmacy (and your sanity)
Investing in our own well-being pays dividends in helping you feel calmer, more resilient, and better-equipped to handle what the world might throw your way in your daily work.

Manjit Hansra
10/28/2024
Is pharmacy ready for love?
Much of the decision-making matrix people unconsciously use in their lives is based on the sum of their life experiences and conditioning. And when we are scared or stressed, it’s either love or fear that motivates us to survive.

Manjit Hansra
10/10/2024
Detecting type 1 diabetes
Much of the focus for proactive treatments for patients with diabetes has been on type 2 diabetes. But what can be done for patients at risk of developing type 1 diabetes?

Manjit Hansra
7/14/2024
Exposomics 101: Environmental impacts on health
This emerging area of study looks at the totality of environmental exposures we encounter throughout our lifetime and how these interact with our genetics to influence our health.

Manjit Hansra
5/16/2024
The startling side effects of loneliness
Even though we are often constantly surrounded by co-workers, customers and patients, pharmacists can be particularily susceptible to loneliness.

Manjit Hansra
2/12/2024
Did curiosity actually kill the cat?
Curiosity is a superpower that many of us are not using as well as we could be as a way to reduce stress in our every day lives.

Manjit Hansra
1/11/2024
The pharmacist's guide to saying 'no'
There are steps we must take, and assumptions we must reset, to reclaim our most precious resource: Time

Manjit Hansra
11/16/2023
To sit or to stand . . . that is the question!
I thought I was safe from the “sitting is the new smoking” alarms because as a pharmacist, I spent the majority of my time standing at work. That was until I read articles about how standing for prolonged periods of time also had significant negative consequences

Manjit Hansra
8/30/2023
How smart nutrition can soothe burnout for pharmacists
As we know, diet is a modifiable factor in burnout risk. Chronic stress influences the amounts and types of foods individuals eat, contributing to excessive eating and under-eating.

Manjit Hansra
7/18/2023
Meditation: a small investment that pays back in innumerable ways
Is your immediate thought about meditation, “I don’t have time?” We always somehow find the time for the things we value. Is it time to put more value on your own well-being?

Manjit Hansra