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Events in May 2021

  • Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!

    Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!


    May 4, 2021

    BALANCE for Blind Adults is offering a special yoga course with a focus on back care and postural alignment, with certified yoga instructor Fazia Ackbarali. Classes are being held via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00pm and are approximately 45 minutes long. Spots are limited so register now!

    Email BALANCE at info@balancefba.org, or call our office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

    Fazia has 20 years of experience as a certified advanced yoga instructor. She specializes in therapeutic movement that include T’ai Chi, Pilates, and corrective Fitness. Her approach is holistic as it includes breath work, meditation, and natural posture alignment. Her classes are corrective and rehabilitative rather than performance focused, and they promote wellness, pain reduction, and correct posture. You’ll feel energized and uplifted. Her goal is to promote independence by helping her clients stay mobile and strong. These classes can be done on a mat, a chair, or standing. Please consult a doctor or registered therapist for specialized rehabilitation.

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  • O&M Adventures

    O&M Adventures


    May 5, 2021

    Has it been a while since you’ve left your home? Are your O&M skills rusty? If you want to brush up on your skills or learn some new strategies, then this course is for you! Join O&M Specialists Bill and Anita in O&M Adventures for two virtual O&M sessions. The objective of these sessions is to review your travel skills while navigating routes virtually. We will start by exploring several destinations within Toronto and then take our imagination abroad to see how your navigation experience might be different in other places around the world.

    Dates: Wednesday May 5 and Wednesday May 12 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM

    To get the most of these sessions, please only register if you can attend both sessions. Spaces are limited.

    Click here to register for O&M Adventures or call the BALANCE office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

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  • Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!

    Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!


    May 6, 2021

    BALANCE for Blind Adults is offering a special yoga course with a focus on back care and postural alignment, with certified yoga instructor Fazia Ackbarali. Classes are being held via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00pm and are approximately 45 minutes long. Spots are limited so register now!

    Email BALANCE at info@balancefba.org, or call our office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

    Fazia has 20 years of experience as a certified advanced yoga instructor. She specializes in therapeutic movement that include T’ai Chi, Pilates, and corrective Fitness. Her approach is holistic as it includes breath work, meditation, and natural posture alignment. Her classes are corrective and rehabilitative rather than performance focused, and they promote wellness, pain reduction, and correct posture. You’ll feel energized and uplifted. Her goal is to promote independence by helping her clients stay mobile and strong. These classes can be done on a mat, a chair, or standing. Please consult a doctor or registered therapist for specialized rehabilitation.

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  • Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!

    Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!


    May 11, 2021

    BALANCE for Blind Adults is offering a special yoga course with a focus on back care and postural alignment, with certified yoga instructor Fazia Ackbarali. Classes are being held via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00pm and are approximately 45 minutes long. Spots are limited so register now!

    Email BALANCE at info@balancefba.org, or call our office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

    Fazia has 20 years of experience as a certified advanced yoga instructor. She specializes in therapeutic movement that include T’ai Chi, Pilates, and corrective Fitness. Her approach is holistic as it includes breath work, meditation, and natural posture alignment. Her classes are corrective and rehabilitative rather than performance focused, and they promote wellness, pain reduction, and correct posture. You’ll feel energized and uplifted. Her goal is to promote independence by helping her clients stay mobile and strong. These classes can be done on a mat, a chair, or standing. Please consult a doctor or registered therapist for specialized rehabilitation.

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  • O&M Adventures

    O&M Adventures


    May 12, 2021

    Has it been a while since you’ve left your home? Are your O&M skills rusty? If you want to brush up on your skills or learn some new strategies, then this course is for you! Join O&M Specialists Bill and Anita in O&M Adventures for two virtual O&M sessions. The objective of these sessions is to review your travel skills while navigating routes virtually. We will start by exploring several destinations within Toronto and then take our imagination abroad to see how your navigation experience might be different in other places around the world.

    Dates: Wednesday May 5 and Wednesday May 12 from 2:00 to 3:30 PM

    To get the most of these sessions, please only register if you can attend both sessions. Spaces are limited.

    Click here to register for O&M Adventures or call the BALANCE office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

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  • Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!

    Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!


    May 13, 2021

    BALANCE for Blind Adults is offering a special yoga course with a focus on back care and postural alignment, with certified yoga instructor Fazia Ackbarali. Classes are being held via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00pm and are approximately 45 minutes long. Spots are limited so register now!

    Email BALANCE at info@balancefba.org, or call our office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

    Fazia has 20 years of experience as a certified advanced yoga instructor. She specializes in therapeutic movement that include T’ai Chi, Pilates, and corrective Fitness. Her approach is holistic as it includes breath work, meditation, and natural posture alignment. Her classes are corrective and rehabilitative rather than performance focused, and they promote wellness, pain reduction, and correct posture. You’ll feel energized and uplifted. Her goal is to promote independence by helping her clients stay mobile and strong. These classes can be done on a mat, a chair, or standing. Please consult a doctor or registered therapist for specialized rehabilitation.

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  • Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!

    Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!


    May 18, 2021

    BALANCE for Blind Adults is offering a special yoga course with a focus on back care and postural alignment, with certified yoga instructor Fazia Ackbarali. Classes are being held via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00pm and are approximately 45 minutes long. Spots are limited so register now!

    Email BALANCE at info@balancefba.org, or call our office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

    Fazia has 20 years of experience as a certified advanced yoga instructor. She specializes in therapeutic movement that include T’ai Chi, Pilates, and corrective Fitness. Her approach is holistic as it includes breath work, meditation, and natural posture alignment. Her classes are corrective and rehabilitative rather than performance focused, and they promote wellness, pain reduction, and correct posture. You’ll feel energized and uplifted. Her goal is to promote independence by helping her clients stay mobile and strong. These classes can be done on a mat, a chair, or standing. Please consult a doctor or registered therapist for specialized rehabilitation.

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  • Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!

    Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!


    May 20, 2021

    BALANCE for Blind Adults is offering a special yoga course with a focus on back care and postural alignment, with certified yoga instructor Fazia Ackbarali. Classes are being held via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00pm and are approximately 45 minutes long. Spots are limited so register now!

    Email BALANCE at info@balancefba.org, or call our office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

    Fazia has 20 years of experience as a certified advanced yoga instructor. She specializes in therapeutic movement that include T’ai Chi, Pilates, and corrective Fitness. Her approach is holistic as it includes breath work, meditation, and natural posture alignment. Her classes are corrective and rehabilitative rather than performance focused, and they promote wellness, pain reduction, and correct posture. You’ll feel energized and uplifted. Her goal is to promote independence by helping her clients stay mobile and strong. These classes can be done on a mat, a chair, or standing. Please consult a doctor or registered therapist for specialized rehabilitation.

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  • Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!

    Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!


    May 25, 2021

    BALANCE for Blind Adults is offering a special yoga course with a focus on back care and postural alignment, with certified yoga instructor Fazia Ackbarali. Classes are being held via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00pm and are approximately 45 minutes long. Spots are limited so register now!

    Email BALANCE at info@balancefba.org, or call our office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

    Fazia has 20 years of experience as a certified advanced yoga instructor. She specializes in therapeutic movement that include T’ai Chi, Pilates, and corrective Fitness. Her approach is holistic as it includes breath work, meditation, and natural posture alignment. Her classes are corrective and rehabilitative rather than performance focused, and they promote wellness, pain reduction, and correct posture. You’ll feel energized and uplifted. Her goal is to promote independence by helping her clients stay mobile and strong. These classes can be done on a mat, a chair, or standing. Please consult a doctor or registered therapist for specialized rehabilitation.

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  • Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!

    Step Into Spring: Yoga with Fazia!


    May 27, 2021

    BALANCE for Blind Adults is offering a special yoga course with a focus on back care and postural alignment, with certified yoga instructor Fazia Ackbarali. Classes are being held via Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:00pm and are approximately 45 minutes long. Spots are limited so register now!

    Email BALANCE at info@balancefba.org, or call our office at 416-236-1796 extension 0.

    Fazia has 20 years of experience as a certified advanced yoga instructor. She specializes in therapeutic movement that include T’ai Chi, Pilates, and corrective Fitness. Her approach is holistic as it includes breath work, meditation, and natural posture alignment. Her classes are corrective and rehabilitative rather than performance focused, and they promote wellness, pain reduction, and correct posture. You’ll feel energized and uplifted. Her goal is to promote independence by helping her clients stay mobile and strong. These classes can be done on a mat, a chair, or standing. Please consult a doctor or registered therapist for specialized rehabilitation.

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  • Power Hour with Personal Fitness Trainer Mark Mangabay

    Power Hour with Personal Fitness Trainer Mark Mangabay


    May 28, 2021

    If you have been wanting to start exercising but aren’t sure where to begin, join Personal Trainer and Occupational Therapy Assistant Mark Mangabay for our Power Hour! 

    This session will include 30 – 45 minutes of exercise to uplift your mood and get you sweating, as well as tips on exercising safely in the home and a Q&A portion for all things fitness!  Set to upbeat music, this workout will start with a light warm up, followed by gentle dynamic stretching, upper and lower body strengthening exercises and finish off with gentle static stretching.   

    Click here to register for Power Hour.

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    Beyond Siri: Getting the Most from Your iPhone

    Beyond Siri: Getting the Most from Your iPhone


    May 28, 2021

    On Friday May 28th, from 2:30 to 4:00 PM Eastern Time, Beyond Siri will focus on how to get quick and easy support using the Apple Support App. We'll also explore iOS shortcuts: what they are, and how to create and use them together with other usefully iOS tips and tricks you should be aware of.

    If you are interested, please join us! Sessions are bi-weekly via Zoom, and classes will be repeated periodically. A reminder that you must register for each class individually. Call the BALANCE office at 416-236-1796 extension 0, or click here to register for Beyond Siri: Apple Support and iOS Tricks.

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