BC Brain Wellness Program

January 3, 2024

Upcoming Events

Winter Program Registration Opens
January 8, 2024 at 12:00pm

Mark your calendars for Monday, January 8th at noon to register for the Winter Program. Review all the Exercise, Creative and Care Partner Classes, including a new class, Writing to Discharge the Tough Stuff and Boost Creativity (Mondays at 12:30).

Reminder: Past participants are also welcome to join the Living Histories classes.

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Wellness Wednesday: Mindful Canvases - A Virtual Art Exhibition
January 10, 2024 at 12:00 - 1:00pm on Zoom

Join us for a Virtual Art Exhibition as we celebrate a year since the launch of our Creative Collective. Hosted by the Creative Collective planning team, we will share information about the Creative Collective, showcase the art of those who participated in the project and meet some of the artists, hearing their stories of how art impacts wellbeing.

Research Seminar Series: Standing Up to Our Fear - Understanding the links between emotion, balance and falls.
February 7, 2024 at 12:00 - 1:00pm on Zoom

Emotions such as fear and anxiety have been strongly linked to balance instability, dizziness and falls. While traditionally, fear and anxiety were only considered to be the negative outcomes of a prior fall, more recent evidence suggests these factors can directly influence balance performance and future fall risk. In this presentation, we will discuss new evidence supporting emotion-balance interactions and the implications for the assessment, prevention and treatment of balance deficits and falls.

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Creative Collective: Featured Creator of the Month - Victoria Marie

“Just start! Don’t listen to the critiques of others and your own inner critics because these can be the most harmful.”

A native of Brooklyn, New York, Victoria Marie has and continues to embark on a life journey one can call a rich tapestry of interwoven threads within and beyond the arts.

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Community Events & Resources

Websites to Explore

HealtheSteps® is a free, virtual, 6 month lifestyle change program for people who are looking to incorporate healthy habits into their life. By working 1-on-1 with a trained coach, participants develop specific plans of action to improve physical activity levels and reduce sedentary behaviour; increase exercise levels; improve eating habits; increase time spent in nature; and improve mental wellbeing. HealtheSteps® is being delivered virtually to adults living across Canada by medical and allied health students at the University of British Columbia and Western University. Patient and self-referrals to participate in the program are welcome! To learn more, or to sign up, visit their website or explore this and other exercise options on our Resource page under Healthy Aging.

Brain Exchange is a great resource for events, information and opportunities and events such as this one discussing the Interplay of Mood and Cognition in Late Life.

Brain and Life: https://www.brainandlife.org/
Changing the Narrative: https://changingthenarrativeco.org/

BCBWP Blog

Do you know that the BCBWP has a blog? Explore posts on a variety of subjects, including our recent one: "Creative ways to manage loneliness during the holiday season".

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Research Opportunities

Review current research opportunities with the BC Brain Wellness Program.

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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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