Category Archives: Health

🏃🏽‍♀️‍➡️Glassbox Fitness Enrollment Options

Enrollment Options:

🗓️ Part-Time: 2 Days/Week (Mon, Tue, or Fri)
💵 Deposit: $594 | 💰 Bi-Weekly: $396 (+$150 opt. Tuesday Supplement)
Flexible schedule for personalized participation.

🏆 Full-Time: 3 Days/Week (Mon, Tue, Fri)
💵 Deposit: $594 | 💰 Bi-Weekly: $594 (+$150 opt. Tuesday Supplement)
Comprehensive schedule for full engagement.

🎟️ Flexi-Enroll: 24 Sessions
💵 Deposit: $594 | 🔄 One-time payment
Attend sessions that fit your schedule.

🌞 Tuesday Supplement Only: Tuesdays (2:00 PM – 5:00 PM)
💵 Deposit: $300 | 💰 Bi-Weekly: $150
Skills-based sessions for extra enrichment

📥 Download their PDF Brochure 📄⬇️ from link below
https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:9061c1ed-3b63-4445-9a8d-236beb6e1cb7

Program Highlights ✨
Start Date: January 6th, 2025 📅
Year-Round Program: Continues throughout 2025 🔄
Limited Availability: Only 4 places left! 🚨
Cancel Anytime: Flexibility with written notice ✍️

Request an Intake Form
📧 Email us at Lifestyle@glassboxfitness.com
📥 Download Brochure (PDF)
📞 Call: 1-800-451-0356

General FAQ

Q: Does joining the New Waitlist for Neurodivergent 2025 Graduates guarantee a spot?
A: No, joining the waitlist gives priority consideration if spots open by July, reviewed in the order of contact. We’ll review the waitlist on May 15th and reach out to confirm interest.

Q: Is there a fee to join the waitlist?
A: No, joining the waitlist is free, allowing you to express interest in potential July openings.

Q: What is the Tuesday Supplement Program?
A: The Tuesday Supplement is an optional add-on for enrolled participants, providing additional Tuesday afternoon activities focused on fitness and life skills. The $150 bi-weekly fee is added to your existing payment if you’re already enrolled, with no additional deposit required.

Q: Can I switch between enrollment types?
A: Yes! Just reach out, and we’ll assist you in making the switch as needed.

Q: How does Flexi-Enroll work?
A: Flexi-Enroll gives you 24 sessions across consecutive weeks, offering flexibility without a full-schedule commitment.

📅Recreational Respite’s December 2024 Calendar

Let’s get ready for DECEMBER 2024!
Join Recreational Respite’s online groups for Young Adults. Inclusive for all abilities, these groups foster outcomes such as creativity, critical thinking, independence, and self-discovery, along with healthy lifestyles, relationships, and skills for success. Registration is open now for all December programs – email groups@recrespite.com.
This month they invite you to a FREE peer-to-peer program, Jingle Bell Rock Party! Friday, December 20 at 6:30pm ET. Please check out our other programs, there is something for everyone!
❄Exploring Identity
❄Bookworm’s Book Club
❄Navigating Grief and Loss
❄Positive Social Media Role Models
❄100 Ways to Squeeze a Lemon
❄Bon Voyage: Travelling Safely
❄Friendship Circle Series
❄TGIF Game Nights!
AND winter Cozy Campers, with eight days of virtual programs over winter break.
All programs are run via Zoom, scheduled in Eastern Time, and inclusive to young adults of all abilities (ages 16+) through out Canada.
🖥 www.recrespite.com/virtual-services
📧 groups@recrespite.com
📞 1-877-855-7070

❄️On The Ball’s MINI WINTER GROUPS

Check out their physiotherapy and occupational therapy groups they offer this upcoming winter season! 🎉
Don’t miss out, spots are filling up fast!🏃‍♂️‍➡️
For more details, check out their website or get in touch to register:
email💻 kanata@ontheball.ca
phone📱 613-831-2377

📣ABLE2 Programs

ABLE2 strives to deliver programming that helps build an inclusive community in Ottawa, where everyone can participate, according to their abilities, as full community members.

Impact evaluations clearly show that inclusion, the reduction of loneliness and isolation, and the resulting improvement in mental and physical health have a significant positive benefit on the lives of people with disabilities, their families, our volunteers and partners, and the community at large.

Learn more at able2.org

💻Online Course: Understanding what is happening inside your body: Interoceptive Training for All Ages

Some people with neurodevelopmental differences have a hard time noticing signals from their bodies or being able to tell what they mean. Interoception is the sensory system that lets us know when we need to eat, drink water, or use the washroom. It is also the sensory system that allows us to know when we are becoming upset or anxious. Autistic researchers and colleagues from South Australia created a curriculum for schools to help teach students better interoception skills. AIDE Canada joined with Dr. Wenn Lawson, an Autistic researcher from South Australia, to adapt this curriculum for an online course. Links to the full curriculum are included.

Learn more:
https://aidecanada.ca/resources/learn/health/understanding-what-is-happening-inside-your-body-interoceptive-training-for-all-ages

🧑‍🍳Cooking with Chef Anthony

Autism Ontario welcomes autistic families all across Ontario to join this 8-week Cooking Program led by Chef Anthony Go, a graduate of George Brown Chef School and an autistic adult. Anthony is a Chef focusing on food, recipes, and grocery shopping tips. For complete nutritional advice, please consult your healthcare professionals.
The theme of the fall program is Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Chef Anthony chose this theme because in his experience, this is a very common diet in the Autism community.
Dates: Sundays, October 20 – December 8, 2024
Learn more and register:
https://www.autismontario.com/civicrm/event/info?reset=1

🥦 Feeding Challenges

Did you know that feeding challenges are common among children with autism? Sensory sensitivities, picky eating, and mealtime stress can make it tough. Aidescanada’s Feeding Differences in Autism Toolkit offers insights and strategies to make mealtimes more positive and manageable for everyone.

Explore the toolkit for practical tips: https://bit.ly/4eUK1ND

🏃‍♂️‍➡️MOVE by GoodLife Kids Program

Looking for a FREE program for your youth to get active all year round? Look no further!

MOVE by GoodLife Kids Program is a FREE physical activity and fitness program created to build physical and mental well-being as well as community and confidence for youth ages 12 -21 with autism and intellectual disabilities across Canada. Youth with autism and intellectual disabilities often face barriers to participation in physical activity and fitness programs: whether it be a higher cost, whether it’s a lack of support for individual needs, or the environment itself is inaccessible. MOVE was created to break down these barriers and cultivate a sense of belonging through the power of movement.

The MOVE Program is led in person and virtually by specially trained Coaches and Support Agents who utilize adaptive programming to tailor classes to the unique needs of each participant, ensuring a fun and inclusive experience.
A Typical Class Structure Includes:

10 minutes – Welcome, talk topic, and warm-up
40 minutes – 1-3 Exercise circuits with games and dance breaks in between
10 minutes – Cool down and goodbyes

For more information:
https://www.goodlifekids.com/the-move-program/move/?type=in-person&page_number=1

If you have any questions, feel free to contact the MOVE Team at move@goodlifekids.com.

✨ Unleash your little one’s creativity with Propeller Dance Classes for Children!

🗓️ Dates: September 24 to December 7, 2024
➡️Class 1: 10:00 am-10:45 am (suggested ages 4-7)
➡️Class 2: 11:00 am-12:00 pm (suggested ages 8-12)
📍Saturdays at National Arts Centre, Ottawa
➡️ Registration is now open! 👉 https://propellerdance.com/education/events/
This Fall, ignite your child’s passion for dance with our fun and engaging classes! They’ll:
🎨 Unleash their creativity through movement
💃 Discover their own unique dance style
💪 Develop essential dance skills like musicality, extension, and repetition
Our inclusive classes foster a supportive and fun atmosphere with live music, a diverse team of professional teachers, and opportunities to perform.
LES FRANCOPHONES SONT LES BIENVENUS! Des instructions peuvent être données en français. Francophones are welcome! Some instructions can be given in French.