BC Brain Wellness Program 

Wellness Wednesday: Coming Ohm to a Healthy Brain - Benefits of Yoga for Brain Health

Come, experience, and learn how yoga can improve brain health on June 8th at 12:00pm on zoom! In this Wellness Wednesday event our yoga instructor, Vanessa Barron, will take you through a light yoga session (with seated modifications) and tell her story of how yoga impacted her life. You will then learn the current research on the effects of yoga and mindful movement on the brain and body and have the opportunity to ask any questions.

Research Seminar Series: Lifestyle Interventions in Parkinson's Disease

In this presentation, graduate students Shayan Keymanesh and Mikey Jose will discuss two up-and-coming studies that aim to understand how lifestyle interventions, such as diet and music listening, can help improve brain health in people with Parkinson's Disease.

New Music Research Project - Understanding How Music Can Change the Brain

Thanks to a generous donation from Rick’s Heart Foundation, the BC Brain Wellness Program is thrilled to announce the launch of a new research project - Understanding How Music Can Change the Brain. This project will study the beneficial impact music can have on the brain and will be led by BWP and UBC Neuroscience PhD student, Mikey Jose. 

If you are interested in learning more about this project or if you are interested in participating in any of our research projects please click the button below to sign up.

About Rick’s Heart Foundation 

Rick’s Heart Foundation has been committed for more than twenty-five years to helping those to whom society has far too often forgotten. We firmly believe in a sense of community, compassion and connection. Homelessness, hunger, mental wellness, and addiction are real challenges and we are trying to make a tangible change to those with these struggles. Our Heart For Music program provides customized playlists to seniors in over 81 care homes across BC. Within five years our goal is to have Heart For Music in care homes across the Country. For more about who we support please visit our website at www.ricksheartfoundation.com. 

Community Events 

• UBC Health Mentors Program – Recruiting mentors for the fall/winter 2022-2023 program 

• June 15/22 “Research Ready: Physical activity for your Brain and Mobility Health with Dr. Liu-Ambrose” Online webinar 

• World Brain Day - Brain Health for All  - July 20