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January 15, 2024

Musical Theatre Movement Workshop

Musical Theatre Movement Workshop


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
Stress Management and Resilience Workshop- Winter Session

Stress Management and Resilience Workshop- Winter Session


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.

Stress Management and Resilience Workshop- Winter Session

Stress Management and Resilience Workshop- Winter Session


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.