Older Adults Workshops and Events

Through reflection, creative expression, and community support, this workshop will explore what hope means after loss, how it can live within each of us, and how to nurture it again. Finding meaning and hope after loss can help restore purpose and foster emotional resilience and a pathway forward. This session features an art expression activity, which includes the decoration of a box with messages of hope inside. All art materials will be provided, and no previous art experience is required.

Presented by Bereaved Families of York Region

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Many people forget or struggle to care for themselves after loss. This session will help participants reconnect with themselves and discover how self-love and self-care act as a way of shifting the focus inward. This session features an art expression activity, which includes painting a suncatcher that participants can put on a window if they wish. All art materials will be provided, and no previous art experience is required.

Presented by Bereaved Families of York Region

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Time spent in nature supports emotional regulation, reduces anxiety, and fosters a sense of connection and meaning, making us feel grounded. This workshop explores the connection that we can have with nature, and reflects on the cycles of life, loss and renewal. This session features an art expression activity, which includes painting rocks. All art materials will be provided, and no previous art experience is required.

Presented by Bereaved Families of York Region

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Attendees will learn about a wide array of senior driving topics. This includes testing requirements for drivers over 70 or 80, medication as it relates to driving ability, vehicle preparedness, winter driving and trends and statistics for older drivers.

Presented by Joy Schwartz, Regional Strategic Outreach Coordinator for the Ministry of Transportation

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This session will explore gratitude and its relationship with grief - not canceling it out but instead coexisting with it. Participants will learn more about the benefits of gratitude, and reflect on meaningful memories and their relationships with their loved ones. This session features an art expression activity, which includes a unique variation of a beginner's chair yoga. All materials will be provided, and no previous movement experience is required.

Presented by Bereaved Families of York Region

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Join us for an informative seminar on Wills, Power of Attorney and Estate Planning to help you make informed decisions about your future. Whether you're planning your own needs or assisting a loved one, this seminar will provide clear, practical guidance on how to approach these subject areas with care and consideration. Followed by a Q and A session!

Topics include:

• Breakdown of Wills (requirements, Holographic Will, benefits)
• What is Power of Attorney (purpose, lower chances of improper POE)
• Estate Planning (beneficiaries to titles, mitigate improper use)

An interactive workshop that explores the benefits of manual therapy as a tool for reducing pain and enhancing mobility for seniors. Understand why we may experience a decrease in mobility as we age. Differentiate between common join pain, muscle pain and nerve pain. Learn how the element of therapeutic touch can reduce pain perceptions and alter the way we live with chronic conditions. Simple Thai inspired mobility movements will be demonstrated on the floor with yoga mats for common areas of tightness and pain.

Presented by Raymond Wang, Recreation Programmer, Town of East Gwillimbury

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