Gyrokinesis and Expressive Arts Photography workshops begin next week at the Artists’ Health Centre! Register now for these multi-week classes by calling 416.603.5263. Spaces are filling up fast!
Gyrokinesis
Four-Week Group Beginning Sept. 5th!
Led by physiotherapist Vicki Hawkins, this 4-week 60 minute GYROKINESIS® class will include exercises for the entire body using a stool and mat. This group is appropriate for participants who want to increase their range of motion in a fluid and rhythmic manner. The exercises aim to simultaneously stretch and strengthen the body. The stool and mat will be provided and participants are asked to wear loose and comfortable clothing.
*Please note that this group is not appropriate for those with osteoporosis, sciatica, acute spinal disc injury or recent knee meniscus tears.
Dates: September 5, 12, 19, 26 at 5:00pm
Fees: $80.00
To Register: call 416.603.5263,
Facilitator: Vicki Hawkins BScPT, BA
Expressive Arts Photography
Session One Begins Sept. 6th!
Session One – What Lies Behind the Photograph
This fun and creative workshop provides you with an opportunity to learn why you take the photographs you do. Understanding why you gravitate to certain subject matters will help you develop your skills as a photographer and improve the quality of the images you produce. Using your own photographs and a variety of artistic techniques, together we will identify the individual pieces contained within your images, sort and group them, and recreate a new image based upon your findings.
Access to a camera is helpful, but not necessary. You are however required to bring up to 10 images (of your choice) with you to the first night.
Dates:
Thursday September 6th, 1:30-3:30
Thursday September 13th, 1:30-3:30
Thursday September 20th, noon-2:00 pm
Thursday September 27th, 1:30-3:30
Fee: $85.00
To Register: Call 416.603.5263
Session Two – Storytelling Using Photographs
This workshop is a continuation of “What Lies Behind the Photograph”. Using your own images and drawing on the skills you learned in Session 1, you will create a visual story that best represents who you are and where you come from. The images you use can be of old and new, but should be photographs that contain some sort of personal connotation. By the end of this workshop you will have created a visual story you can now share with family and friends.
Access to a camera is helpful, but not necessary. You are however required to bring up to 10 images (of your choice) with you to the first night. Participation in Session One is not required but strongly suggested.
Dates:
Thursday October 4th, noon – 2:00 pm
Thursday October 11th, 10:00 am – noon
Thursday October 18th, 1:30-3:30
Thursday October 25th, 1:30-3:30
Fee: $85.00
To Register: Call 416.603.5263
Facilitator: Kelly Gauthier DVATI, BFA
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Eight-Week Group Beginning Sept. 17th!
Mindfulness is a non-judgmental way of paying attention in the present moment. This helps us to relate differently to such conditions as Depression and Anxiety, opening us up to possibilities for change and reducing our reactivity.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) is a treatment for Depression and Anxiety that examines the relationship between beliefs, thoughts, feelings and behaviours. CBT identifies thoughts as thoughts (rather than facts we believe them to be) and challenges them. This process opens us to more constructive beliefs, leading to changes in moods and behaviours.
This program combines the modalities of mindfulness and CBT through the use of meditation and other exercises. It is an interactive course in which participants will engage in a variety of in-between session practices.
Dates:
Monday September 17, 9am – 1pm
Monday September 24, 9am – 11:30 am
Monday October 01, 9am – 11:30 am
Monday October 15, 9am – 11:30 am
Monday October 22, 9am – 11:30 am
Monday October 29, 9am – 11:30 am
Monday November 05, 9am – 11:30 am
Monday November 19, 9am – 11:30 am
Fee: $140.00
To Register: Call 416.603.5263
Facilitators: Patricia Rockman MD, CCFP, FCFP and David Denis ND
Keeping Artists Creating Art
Contact us
Artists’ Health Centre Foundation
The Lynda Hamilton Centre
250 The Esplanade, Suite 500
Toronto, ON M5A 1J2
tel: 416.351.0239
fax: 416.595.0009
info@ahcf.ca
www.ahcf.ca
Al & Malka Green Artists’ Health Centre
Toronto Western Hospital
3rd Floor, West Wing
399 Bathurst Street (at Dundas)
Toronto, ON M5T 2S8
tel: 416.603.5263
