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Week of Jun 17th
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June 17, 2024
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June 18, 2024(1 event) 1:30 pm: Sharing Space Support Group Spring 2024 – This program offers a 10-week professionally facilitated group counseling opportunity for adults with visual disabilities. Together, participants will explore various aspects of living with partial sight or blindness, delve into identity formation amidst visual challenges, assess support networks from friends and family, navigate the process of grief and letting go, manage feelings of stress and overwhelm, and celebrate personal achievements. Lisa Derencinovic, MSW, a professional counsellor with lived experience of blindness, leads the group. Lisa has provided therapeutic counseling at BALANCE for the past 7 years. Limited space, so secure your spot now! To register, please contact our office at info@balancefba.org or call 416-236-1796 ext. 0. zoom |
June 19, 2024(2 events) 9:30 am: Strength and Stability Class – 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 4:30 pm: Annual General Meeting – We are thrilled to announce our 40th Anniversary Annual General Meeting, scheduled for June 19, 2024. This year's meeting will be held both in person at Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre Conference Room (Room 318), and via Zoom to accommodate our amazing and accomplished guest speaker, and all attendees unable to attend in person. Both types of attendance require prior registration, please. This year, we are absolutely thrilled to have Jason Romero as our guest speaker, with his talk "Challenge to Change". This is an authentic, thought and emotion provoking saga that will inspire you to overcome, grow and carry-on. Jason will join us remotely on Zoom. And, come hear the following exciting presentations!
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June 20, 2024(1 event) 10:30 am: Stay Safe! A Comprehensive Self-Defense Class with Chris James – What images or concepts come to mind when you think of self-defense? Perhaps Mixed Martial Arts? Kicking and punching? Do you associate it with a particular experience? Or perhaps it conjures feelings of fear, apprehension, empowerment or confidence? For many of us, self-defense is not a part of everyday life, and is a concept or experience that can be shrouded in misconceptions. Wikipedia defines self-defense as a “counter measure that involves defending the health and well-being of oneself from harm”. As such, it is a broad concept and in our course, we intend to cover and convey its value both physically and emotionally. BALANCE is excited to once again offer self-defense! This time, the classes will be taught by our new instructor Chris James. This self-defense program is rooted in a martial art called Commando Krav Maga. It's a mixed martial art based on real life scenarios. The techniques are real, simple, and practical and are useful on day one of learning them. Chris has been immersed in martial arts and volunteering for the last 13 years. He merged these two passions ten years ago when he started his charity initiative to share his knowledge of self-defense with his community. Alongside his incredible volunteers, he has taught self-defense all over the GTA as well as internationally. Chris is thrilled to partner with BALANCE, expanding this initiative to our community. This course will encourage honest discussions about personal safety and violence, and teach self-defense techniques, in a safe space. Space is limited so register SOON! To register, please e-mail info@balancefba.org or call (416) 236 1796 ext. 0 Note: You are encouraged to bring your own yoga mat. If you cannot attend all 5 classes, you may request to be waitlisted for future workshops. West Neighbourhood House |
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June 23, 2024
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