BC Brain Wellness Program

September 3, 2024

Upcoming Events

We are thrilled to invite you to celebrate the BC Brain Wellness Program’s 5th Anniversary - Impact and Inspiration!

Since its inception in October 2019, the BC Brain Wellness Program has provided lifestyle programming and presentations at no cost to individuals with chronic brain conditions, their care partners, and healthy agers. Join us for a day of reflection, celebration, and inspiration as we honour the past and embrace new possibilities to make even bigger impacts here at the BC Brain Wellness Program.

It will be a half-day hybrid event, featuring a keynote presentation by Dr. Dean Ornish, interactive workshops, a creative gallery, booths, door prizes, and a reception-style networking session.

We hope you will join us on Saturday, October 19th.

Fall Registration is Open
We have some new classes this year so we encourage you to try something different along with your Brain Wellness favourites. If there is no room in a class you are interested in attending, please sign up on the waitlist. This helps us to evaluate the demand for our classes. Contact us at brain.wellness@ubc.ca or 604-827-4386 for assistance.
Classes begin on Monday, September 9th.

Wellness Wednesday - Ancient Wisdom from Tai Chi & Qi Gong Principles
Wednesday, September 4th from 12:00pm to 1:00pm Online on Zoom
You’re invited to join our participatory workshop to experience gentle healing movements and breaths from Tai Chi & Qi Gong Principles to locate and move stuck energy and gain tools from these practices that help you feel the difference. Experience a transformative journey towards better health and joy!

In-Person Mindfulness Workshop - Your Brain on Tech
September 19th from 1:00pm - 2:30pm at DMCBH
The American Psychological Association found that 86 percent of Americans say they constantly or often check their emails, texts and social media accounts. The average smartphone user checks for updates 85 times a day. In a 16-hour waking day, that is every 11.2 minutes. In this in-person workshop, come and learn how mindfulness can help YOU take control!

Program Highlights

BCBWP Zoom Etiquette for Classes
Here are four reminders on our Zoom etiquette for our online classes. We have these in place to ensure participants can have the best and safest experience. Classes start Monday, September 9th. Thank you and see you online!

Community Events & Resources

Bjorn Moller Research Repository
Join the Pacific Parkinson Research Centre this fall for the launch of the ‘Bjorn Moller Research Repository’, which will compile biological samples, clinical data, and lifestyle information to provide a rich resource to help us understand the biology of movement disorders.

Join us for one of our three UBC onsite events on September 20th, October 9th, or November 6th for more information. A Zoom link will be available for those unable to attend in-person. Please register by September 13th.

Email bjorn.moller.repository@ubc.ca for more information.

UBC Faculty of Medicine Study
Are you interested in improving your memory, attention, or mood? Consider joining our study! We’re enrolling adults 45 years and older who are experiencing some forgetfulness or attention-wandering and feeling a bit down. We want to see if listening to music that delights you (alone or with a friend or relative) or listening to poems and/or stories that delight you might improve your cognitive skills and your mood.

Participation is FREE! No travel required – we can come to you!! If you participate, you’ll receive an audio player (free) to keep that contains songs or poems/stories/plays/scriptures that you choose and enjoy!

If you or anyone you know might be interested in participating, or would just like more info, call us at (604) 822-7404 or email us at jrchan01@student.ubc.ca

Dialogue on Aging Public Presentation Series
The Edwin S.H. Leong Centre for Healthy Aging is proud to partner with Providence Health Care to deliver the Dialogue on Aging Public Presentation Series. The series features distinguished speakers who present on broad topics in current aging research to share findings with the community.

The Fall 2024 Series will focus on Cognition, Memory and Aging. The September event has already sold out but click the link below to watch archived recordings of past presentations.

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BCBWP Blog

Do you know that the BCBWP has a blog? Explore posts on various subjects, including our recent one: "Social health is as important as physical health".

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Research Opportunities

Review current research opportunities with the BC Brain Wellness Program, including two studies: EQUIT Stroke Study and the Assessing Breathing and Swallowing in Adults Study.

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Donate

The BC Brain Wellness Program is an entirely donor funded program and would not be possible without donors like you. A gift today will ensure the ongoing development and delivery of classes. Thank you for your support.

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If you would like to inquire about technical issues or any other feedback requiring a response, please reach out to us via email or phone. Responses on the feedback form are anonymous.

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