Virtual Community Class: Ukulele Sing-Along with Drew
Join Drew Laney, MT-BC for a fun-filled virtual ukulele sing-along. This sing-along will include a variety of familiar tunes that will get you moving and singing along! To protect the health and safety of our participants and staff during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, AFA’s community classes will be held online through our Facebook page, www.facebook.com/alzheimersfoundationofamerica. Visit […]
Virtual Community Class: Chair Yoga Series-Letting Go
Join Sheryl Oleksak, 500 ERYT for a 4-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 “Letting Go." To protect the health […]
Virtual Community Class: Baking Vegan Treats with Jackie
Join AFA’s Jackie for a fun virtual baking class! Jackie will show you the steps to bake the best plant-based chocolate chip cookies. Ingredients: 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour ¾ […]
Activity Tip for the Week: Neighborhood Walk Scavenger Hunt
Summer is finally here, and now it is time to enjoy the beautiful outdoors! In this week’s Activity Tip, Jackie will give you some ideas on how to create your […]
Virtual Community Class: Art with Alix
A Mindful Approach to Creating Sunprints – Join Alix Sugarman, MPS, LCAT, ATR-BC for an eye-opening virtual art therapy session. In this virtual art therapy session, Alix will guide you […]
Webinar: How Diet May Impact Dementia and Cognitive Decline
What we eat can have many different impacts on our body, especially when it comes to cognition, Alzheimer's disease and other dementia related illnesses. This webinar will educate you on the effects that food can have on brain health. Discussion will include: What clinical symptoms define Alzheimer's dementia and cognitive decline. What pathology defines Alzheimer's […]
Virtual Community Class: Mindful Meditation
It is so important to find time for ourselves and connect from within. Join AFA’s Manager of Therapeutic Programming, Jackie, MS, R-DMT for a relaxing afternoon of meditation! Connect the mind and body through the use of guided mediation and relaxation techniques. To protect the health and safety of our participants and staff during the […]
Professional Training Webinar: Learning to “Talk the Talk” About Dementia – Alzheimer’s Disease from A to Z
During this professional training webinar, participants will learn how to “talk the talk” about dementia. This workshop will help you better understand dementia-related illnesses and how to talk about it with your aging community. The sooner we can start the conversation about brain health and wellness, the larger opportunity there is for an individual […]
Virtual Community Class: Dance Performance by The D.R.E.A.M. Ring Inc.
THE D.R.E.A.M. RING Inc. (DANCE RULES EVERYTHING AROUND ME), is a community-oriented dance company which inspires, educates, and communicates through dance. This work in progress is about using this time of self-isolation to renew ourselves and restart with a blank canvas. Allowing us to create an abstract work of art within ourselves, using our past […]
Professional Training Webinar: Understanding the Path of the Wanderer
During this professional training webinar, participants will build upon their knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease and explore symptoms that can lead a person to go out in search of something outside of their current setting. Participants will have the opportunity to explore what it may be like to walk in the shoes of a wanderer, in […]
