Activity Tip for the Weekend: Spring Equinox – Planting Wildflowers
Celebrate Spring Equinox with Jackie as she shows you tips on how to plant wildflowers! https://www.americanmeadows.com/wildflower-seed-planting-instructions This event will take place on AFA's Facebook page: facebook.com/alzheimersfoundationofamerica.
Virtual Community Class: Gardening with Sallie
Join Horticultural Therapist, Sallie Stutz for a fun virtual gardening activity. In this virtual class, you will learn about Oxalis varieties and their association with St. Patrick’s Day. This will be a corm (small bulb) planting activity that will result in a beautiful late spring blooming plant. Basic plant and planting information, its unique characteristics, […]
Virtual Community Class: Chair Yoga Series – Change to Spring
Join Sheryl Oleksak, 500 ERYT, for an 8-week chair yoga series that will open your heart, and connect your mind and body. This practice will bring you a sense of freedom from any tension or stress and leave you with feelings of safety and comfort. This week’s focus is Change to Spring. This event will […]
Virtual Community Class: Art Appreciation with FOR LOVE & ART
National Gallery of Art, Washington DC – Join FOR LOVE & ART for art appreciation! Each week, you will virtually visit a partner museum’s artwork. You will reflect, recollect, and share your thoughts, feelings, and even body sensations. To celebrate art is to celebrate LIFE! This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom.
Movement Tip with Jackie
Matching Movement to Music – Join AFA’s Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, every Monday for a brief movement tip! Each week, Jackie will provide a movement directive for you to explore at home. Feel free to save and revisit these directives anytime you need to move your body! This week we will explore Matching […]
Professional Peer Support Forum Group: Navigating the Aging Field
Starting Mondays, March 22, join us for a weekly professional peer support group using a person-centered approach. Attendees will participate in a 4-week session to analyze the geriatric realm through […]
Virtual Community Class: Music with Avi
Join Avi Diamond, MT-BC, for a mood-elevating, and memory-activating music experience. Avi will play popular music from the 1920s through 1950s and pair these songs with deep breathing and reminiscence prompts. Let’s sing-along and enjoy some fun songs from the past! This event will take place at the AFA Teal Room: www.alzfdn.org/afatealroom.
Virtual Community Class: Mind, Muscle & Move!
Join AFA’s Jackie Gatto, MS, R-DMT, LCAT-LP, CDP, for a low-impact virtual chair fitness class to strengthen your muscles and your mind! You will follow along with simple movements that target all major muscle groups while focusing on a range of motion, strength, posture, and fun! You will gain opportunities to learn something new and […]
Virtual Community Class: Art with Kyla
Join Kyla Berry, LCAT, ATR-BC, for an inspiring virtual art therapy session. You will explore the importance of maintaining mind and body through the process of self-care. Nurturing the inner-self helps us to feel good, so how do we get there? You will be guided through artwork that helps us to focus on slowing down […]
Virtual Voyage Wednesday: Virtual Visit to Walt Disney Museum
Join AFA for Virtual Voyage Wednesday! Every Wednesday evening, we will take you on virtual tours globally from the comfort of home. For this week, we travel to San Francisco, California, and dive into a deeper look of Walt Disney's life and career at the Walt Disney Family Museum. Sit back, relax, and enjoy a […]
