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Events in January 2024

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am – 11:00 am January 3, 2024 The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently. Four Villages Community Health Centre Bloor West 1700 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario M6P 4C3 Canada View Location	4	5	6	7
8 1:30 pm: Musical Theatre Movement Workshop 1:30 pm: Musical Theatre Movement Workshop 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm January 8, 2024 Join us for 60 minutes of toe-tapping, moving and grooving in a dance-based fitness class! We will work every major muscle group and allow for modifications for all levels and abilities. Classic tunes with a musical theatre theme will bring you and your muscles back in time as we show tune it up together! Space are limited! To register, please contact the office at 416-236-1796 ext. 0 or email info@balancefba.org West Neighbourhood House 248 Ossington Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6J 3A2 Canada View Location	9	10 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am – 11:00 am January 10, 2024 The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently. Four Villages Community Health Centre Bloor West 1700 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario M6P 4C3 Canada View Location	11	12	13	14
15 1:30 pm: Musical Theatre Movement Workshop 1:30 pm: Musical Theatre Movement Workshop 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm January 15, 2024 Join us for 60 minutes of toe-tapping, moving and grooving in a dance-based fitness class! We will work every major muscle group and allow for modifications for all levels and abilities. Classic tunes with a musical theatre theme will bring you and your muscles back in time as we show tune it up together! Space are limited! To register, please contact the office at 416-236-1796 ext. 0 or email info@balancefba.org West Neighbourhood House 248 Ossington Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6J 3A2 Canada View Location 6:30 pm: Stress Management and Resilience Workshop- Winter Session 6:30 pm: Stress Management and Resilience Workshop- Winter Session 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm January 15, 2024 BALANCE for Blind Adults is pleased to introduce “A BALANCE'D Being” A new 5-week Stress Reduction and Resilience Workshop was created exclusively for clients of BALANCE. With experience in mental health and addictions support, student Occupational Therapist, Emma Frank designed this course with BALANCE client needs in mind. The course will be facilitated by Social Worker and BALANCE counsellor, Melanie Marsden. Through this series you will be provided with an opportunity to learn foundational mental health skills as a person experiencing low vision or blindness. Each 2-hour workshop has been crafted to build into the next, with topics to include: Understanding stress, Mindfulness and meditation, Reframing Negative Thoughts, Assertiveness and Resilience! Thus, we expect all participants to attend each session in order to get the most out of the course. Join us Mondays 6:30-8:30pm, January 15, 2024 to February 12, 2024 via Zoom. For registration, please contact our Office Coordinator at info@balancefba.org or 416-236-1796 ext.0. As space is limited, and the course is designed sequentially, please be willing to commit to all 5 weeks of the workshop when registering. This workshop will repeat if there is sufficient interest. zoom View Location 6:30 pm: Stress Management and Resilience Workshop- Winter Session 6:30 pm: Stress Management and Resilience Workshop- Winter Session 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm January 15, 2024 BALANCE for Blind Adults is pleased to introduce “A BALANCE'D Being” A new 5-week Stress Reduction and Resilience Workshop was created exclusively for clients of BALANCE. With experience in mental health and addictions support, student Occupational Therapist, Emma Frank designed this course with BALANCE client needs in mind. The course will be facilitated by Social Worker and BALANCE counsellor, Melanie Marsden. Through this series you will be provided with an opportunity to learn foundational mental health skills as a person experiencing low vision or blindness. Each 2-hour workshop has been crafted to build into the next, with topics to include: Understanding stress, Mindfulness and meditation, Reframing Negative Thoughts, Assertiveness and Resilience! Thus, we expect all participants to attend each session in order to get the most out of the course. Join us Mondays 6:30-8:30pm, January 15, 2024 to February 12, 2024 via Zoom. For registration, please contact our Office Coordinator at info@balancefba.org or 416-236-1796 ext.0. As space is limited, and the course is designed sequentially, please be willing to commit to all 5 weeks of the workshop when registering. This workshop will repeat if there is sufficient interest. zoom View Location	16 1:30 pm: Sharing Space Support Group 1:30 pm: Sharing Space Support Group 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm January 16, 2024 Are you dealing with issues related to living as a blind person in a sighted world? Do you need to receive insight from others going through the same things? Are you wanting to support and share with others dealing with sight loss challenges or challenges imposed by our city and society? We are here to help. This group is a year-round, professionally facilitated group counselling for adults who are blind or living with vision loss. Registration opens 3 times/year only. Together, the group addresses life changes and challenges specifically for blind people, in a safe and supportive group experience. zoom	17 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am – 11:00 am January 17, 2024 The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently. Four Villages Community Health Centre Bloor West 1700 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario M6P 4C3 Canada View Location	18 6:30 pm: Evening Sharing Space Support Group 6:30 pm: Evening Sharing Space Support Group 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm January 18, 2024 Recognizing the difficulties of attending our current Sharing Space Support Group* for those with employment, enrolled in school or volunteering their time during daytime working hours, BALANCE is pleased to announce a new (evening) Sharing Space Support Group! Together, the group addresses life changes and challenges specifically for blind people, in a safe and supportive group experience. This group is facilitated by Melanie Marsden, BSW, RSW. With lived experience of blindness, and a registered member of the Alderville First Nation (Ojibwaybear Clan) and (Mohawk Turtle Clan 6 nations Brantford, Ontario) Melanie brings a fresh perspective and will be of particular help to those living with challenges related to intersecting identities. This new group is offered virtually through Zoom, Wednesdays from 6:30 PM -8:30 PM. Also employed full-time during the day, Melanie is an Addiction and Mental Health Counsellor at Anishnawbe Health Toronto and is eager to facilitate our new evening SSSG at BALANCE. zoom	19	20	21
22 1:30 pm: Musical Theatre Movement Workshop 1:30 pm: Musical Theatre Movement Workshop 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm January 22, 2024 Join us for 60 minutes of toe-tapping, moving and grooving in a dance-based fitness class! We will work every major muscle group and allow for modifications for all levels and abilities. Classic tunes with a musical theatre theme will bring you and your muscles back in time as we show tune it up together! Space are limited! To register, please contact the office at 416-236-1796 ext. 0 or email info@balancefba.org West Neighbourhood House 248 Ossington Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6J 3A2 Canada View Location	23 1:30 pm: Sharing Space Support Group 1:30 pm: Sharing Space Support Group 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm January 23, 2024 Are you dealing with issues related to living as a blind person in a sighted world? Do you need to receive insight from others going through the same things? Are you wanting to support and share with others dealing with sight loss challenges or challenges imposed by our city and society? We are here to help. This group is a year-round, professionally facilitated group counselling for adults who are blind or living with vision loss. Registration opens 3 times/year only. Together, the group addresses life changes and challenges specifically for blind people, in a safe and supportive group experience. zoom	24 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am – 11:00 am January 24, 2024 The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently. Four Villages Community Health Centre Bloor West 1700 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario M6P 4C3 Canada View Location	25 6:30 pm: Evening Sharing Space Support Group 6:30 pm: Evening Sharing Space Support Group 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm January 25, 2024 Recognizing the difficulties of attending our current Sharing Space Support Group* for those with employment, enrolled in school or volunteering their time during daytime working hours, BALANCE is pleased to announce a new (evening) Sharing Space Support Group! Together, the group addresses life changes and challenges specifically for blind people, in a safe and supportive group experience. This group is facilitated by Melanie Marsden, BSW, RSW. With lived experience of blindness, and a registered member of the Alderville First Nation (Ojibwaybear Clan) and (Mohawk Turtle Clan 6 nations Brantford, Ontario) Melanie brings a fresh perspective and will be of particular help to those living with challenges related to intersecting identities. This new group is offered virtually through Zoom, Wednesdays from 6:30 PM -8:30 PM. Also employed full-time during the day, Melanie is an Addiction and Mental Health Counsellor at Anishnawbe Health Toronto and is eager to facilitate our new evening SSSG at BALANCE. zoom	26	27	28
29 1:30 pm: Musical Theatre Movement Workshop 1:30 pm: Musical Theatre Movement Workshop 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm January 29, 2024 Join us for 60 minutes of toe-tapping, moving and grooving in a dance-based fitness class! We will work every major muscle group and allow for modifications for all levels and abilities. Classic tunes with a musical theatre theme will bring you and your muscles back in time as we show tune it up together! Space are limited! To register, please contact the office at 416-236-1796 ext. 0 or email info@balancefba.org West Neighbourhood House 248 Ossington Avenue Toronto, Ontario M6J 3A2 Canada View Location	30 1:30 pm: Sharing Space Support Group 1:30 pm: Sharing Space Support Group 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm January 30, 2024 Are you dealing with issues related to living as a blind person in a sighted world? Do you need to receive insight from others going through the same things? Are you wanting to support and share with others dealing with sight loss challenges or challenges imposed by our city and society? We are here to help. This group is a year-round, professionally facilitated group counselling for adults who are blind or living with vision loss. Registration opens 3 times/year only. Together, the group addresses life changes and challenges specifically for blind people, in a safe and supportive group experience. zoom	31 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class 9:30 am – 11:00 am January 31, 2024 The class will safely focus on the muscle groups that encourage mobility and support daily living to help promote physical independence. Balance, flexibility and endurance will be incorporated into many of the exercises inherently. Four Villages Community Health Centre Bloor West 1700 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario M6P 4C3 Canada View Location