Senior’s Physical & Emotional Wellness

Presented by Momiji / JSS

Wed. July 14, 2021 at 3 pm

(English with Japanese Description)

Our online sessions (Zoom) of this month is all about HEALTH!! On the first session on the second Wednesday, Momiji Health Care Society and Japanese Social Services (JSS) will co-provide the topic about “WELLNESS.”

What is this session about?

Have you ever heard of “wellness”, but didn’t know what it meant? Are you looking for ways to improve your physical and emotional wellbeing? Please join us for this workshop to learn about what “wellness” is (as oppose to “health”) two key dimensions of wellness. Renée Asselin, Geriatric Social Work summer student at Momiji Health Care Society and recent graduate of McGill University with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology will share her knowledge of physical activity and ageing, along with tips for increasing your emotional wellness and mental health. Come prepared to do a little bit of exercise, and a lot of learning!

**Useful Zoom functions for this session:  Changing “Views” / Chat / Raise Hand → You can learn about these functions during the mini Zoom function session, 15 min before the main seminar.

How to Attend?

Anyone interested can attend but pre-registration required: Click the registration button below, and fill and submit it by two days before the session (Mon. July 12). If you have difficulty using online registration system, feel free to contact the hosting agency (see below).

(Registration Form will open from the button above)

This is an online session, using “Zoom” the online meeting platform. Those who registered, will receive an invitation email with the Zoom link, by a day before the session date from Momiji (Check your junk box if you can’t find it in your inbox, and email us if you don’t see anywhere).

【Caution!】

1.  Zoom invitation a day before

You will receive a confirmation email from the system after you “Submit” your form (this receipt does not contain the Zoom URL). Make sure to type correct email of yours. If you don’t see it, check your junk folder fast, then contact Momiji or JSS.

2. Your name on the Zoom should be recognizable to the Host

Upon joining, please display your name on Zoom in ways we recognize that you registered. For example, instead of using nickname or initials, include your first and/or last (e.g. Hanako Y, H. Yamada, Hanako Yamada) . We may not be able to allow you to enter for security purpose if we can’t recognize your name.

**Feel free to contact / inform us if you don’t know how to change your display name (we can change it for you).

問合せ先

• モミジヘルスケア協会（けいこ）：416-261-6683 x.249 / ciw@momiji.on.ca
• ジャパニーズ・ソーシャル・サービス（ちえ）：416-385-9200 / programs@jss.ca

Zoom – First Time?

If this is the first time you are trying out Zoom, we are more than happy to help you out with downloading and using Zoom, while connecting with you via phone. Please contact Keiko as soon as possible, to book your practice session. *Availability may be limited depending on the number of requests.

There will be a 15-min Zoom brief description right before the session, to learn about the tools you can use during our seminar. The functions you will learn here are: Switching / Swapping Views, Chat and Raise Hand). If you would like to attend it, please indicate so in your registration form. *If no one requests, there will be no mini-lecture provided on that day.

Calling for Guest Speakers!!

Momiji and JSS are looking for a potential guest speaker for this eLearning series, who can share what they do daily, hobby, etc. in Japanese and English.
Contact us if you are interested!

 

This eLearning series is:

• provided by Momiji Health Care Society, Japanese Social Services (JSS)
• supported by Shinobu Yajima (Halton Japanese Senior Lunch Group), Family Talks Forum (FTF)