Free Community Wellness Session with Shadi Mogadime

Date: Monday, June 1st 2020
Time: 6:30-8:30pm

How to Join this Zoom Meeting:
Copy and paste this URL into your browser:
https://zoom.us/j/95180398464?pwd=UEczRlY4akRmZTUzYVN4Zm9Ta3JBZz09
Meeting ID: 951 8039 8464
Password: 356639

This is a FREE virtual event.

Join us on June 1st at 6:30pm for an online community wellness session with a focus on moving from anxiety to resilience and creating a sense of well-being during this current period of isolation. Facilitator Shadi Mogadime will introduce attendees to various concepts and practices that can help you identify and manage daily stressors and anxiety triggers. Feel free to participate and share your experience or simply log on and listen with your fellow Akin community members and other artists.

Due to the 2hr time limitation for this event, we may not be able to accommodate everyone's questions and comments. If you don’t get the chance to speak but want to continue the conversation please email Akin at janet@akincollective.com or Shadi at shadimogadime@hotmail.com.

Accessibility:
Have a computer or mobile device? Then you're good to go as soon as you have signed up for a free Zoom account. Sign up here: https://zoom.us/

Please contact us regarding any accommodation requests or concerns, and we will do our best to support.

How to Join this Zoom Meeting:
Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://zoom.us/j/95180398464?pwd=UEczRlY4akRmZTUzYVN4Zm9Ta3JBZz09
Meeting ID: 951 8039 8464
Password: 356639

Can’t attend this event but interested in future events on health and wellness? Let us know by emailing us at janet@akincollective.com.

About the facilitator:
Shadi (pronounced so it rhymes with buddy) has been a student of many modalities in 30+ years of spiritual and personal growth exploration. Her deepest dive has been into practices of mediation, yoga and qigong as well as other wellness technologies. She has used these experiences and the knowledge she developed to mentor clients from around the world for the last 5 years. She feels privileged to have spent her 25-year professional career in the charitable sector fundraising and marketing for the missions of crucial causes and arts & culture organizations. Her current focus is creating a platform to support women in the caring professions with wellness resources, practices and indulgences.

Self-care 'n Sisterhood: Seasons of Self-care

Do you constantly feel overwhelmed with life and have little or no time for self-care?

Did you know that BURNOUT is now an official medical diagnosis?

Research by The Mental Health Commission of Canada highlights lack of culturally relevant information and community support as some gaps in our current mental health care systems.

Ebony Girls Obsession is empowering black women to tap into a higher level of self-care, while building a supportive community.

At our monthly in-person, Self-care In Sisterhood sessions we focus on pouring into ourselves; sharing stories and resources; and holding each other accountable in our self-care journey. We engage in activities such as: storytelling, creative writing, community building, and creative games + exercises.

Like nature, we experience everything in seasons. So, for sessions 13 - 15 we will be exploring how to practice self-care through different seasons and moments of adversity. Each session will be as follows:

August 25 - Session 15: Self-care through adversity (co-facilitated by: Rochelle Miller)

Rochelle Miller is a multi-disciplinary movement coach and facilitator. In her teens, she trained in many different sports before starting the practice of yoga & yoga asana in her early 20s. This lead to a life long journey of inquiry and self-discovery through movement and mindfulness.

She began teaching in 2014 and her work has focused on creating spaces for embodied movement specifically in groups that have experienced trauma, and this informs all of her offerings.

She is a student first and is continuously learning new and different ways to experience joy through movement. She brings together a unique blend of yoga Postures, primary movement principles, as well as strength and mobility coaching.

Artist's Health: Stress and Self Care - This Monday Evening at City Hall - Free!

Your health is important! Join us at City Hall for an engaging workshop focusing on your mental health and well-being.

Learn some self-care techniques and strategies to minimize the negative effects of stress, help you feel your best, and boost your self-esteem.

From dealing with stress, demanding schedules and other injuries artists put a lot of strain on their physical and mental well-being. Join Or Har-Gil, Art Therapist, and Fiona Seth from Workman Arts to learn tips to take care of your body and mind.

Space is Limited! Please register to attend at www.universe.com/arthealth
$10 Suggested Donation


About the instructors:
Or Har-Gil is an Art Therapist and Creative Workshop Facilitator who helps people re-ignite their creativity and use it in service of personal discovery and transformation. She facilitates workshops in organizational, healthcare and community settings on managing stress, adapting to change, thinking differently, and embracing imperfection. Or also works part-time at Sunnybrook, leading Art Therapy groups for patients and families at the Odette Cancer Centre. You can find her online at: www.orhargil.com / www.facebook.com/orhargilarttherapy / Instagram: @orhargil

About Workman Arts:
Workman Arts is the longest-running multidisciplinary arts and mental health organization in Canada. Guided by the principal that the creative process is integral to the quest for personal and spiritual development, Workman Arts aims to support artists who have received mental health services to achieve their professional arts goals, by offering multidisciplinary arts training, exhibition opportunities, and studio space to members.
www.workmanarts.com

FORGE: Artist's Health: Stress, Self Care and Studio Safety- October 7

Free!

FORGE: Artist's Health: Stress, Self Care and Studio Safety
Wednesday, October 7, 6:30-8:30pm.
Auditorium, Toronto Western Hospital

Facebook Event HERE!
Reserve your spot here- https://www.universe.com/forgeartistshealth

Your health is important! Join the staff of the Al and Malka Green Artists’ Health Centre (AHC) at Toronto Western Hospital for a unique workshop focusing on your health and well-being.  

From dealing with stress, to repetitive strain injuries, use of harsh chemicals and demanding schedules, artists put a lot of strain on their physical and mental well-being. Join us to learn tips to take care of your body and mind.

Come and meet Dr. Dugoua (Naturopathic Doctor), Ruth Bittorf (Nurse Practitioner) and Susan Lucas (Psychotherapist) as they guide you through self-care strategies including tips for managing stress, naturopathic medicine to heal the body and a guided meditation. The workshop will include an introduction to the services of the AHC, tour of the clinic and a Q&A.

Akin Collective gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council.

www.akincollective.com