Learn more about Shake It Up here! An and Tiffany, nursing students at the University of Pennsylvania, have created a program to get you up and moving. We recommend you have a chair if you need assistance with balance, and if you’d like the additional resistance, either dumbbells or water bottles, available while we build a sweat together! We’re open to all levels of mobility, and family/friend caregivers are welcome to join us too. Schedule: The class will be streamed live virtually every Monday at 12:30 p.m. EST. The class will typically last approximately 1 hour. You can join us at
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Learn more about Creative Expressions through Music here! This fun, free, IN-PERSON interactive program is powered by the talented Community Artist Fellows and showcases the expressive power of music. We invite those who love music to join us in making, enjoying, and discussing a variety of musical compositions. We welcome all families and individuals affiliated with the Penn Memory Center. Carers (caregivers and care partners) are also encouraged to join. We welcome all experience levels and will make the class accessible to those with cognitive impairment or dementia, however, those with a diagnosis of dementia will need a partner for
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Learn more about Grief Yoga here. We see your love and commitment as a caregiver. And we know that this takes significant time and energy. Being a caregiver is exactly that.....giving care to others. How do you manage and process your experiences in this role? I imagine you experience a spectrum of emotions, challenges, shifts in relationship dynamics, uncertainty, exhaustion, physical demands, disconnection, the list probably goes on. There is grief that comes with being a caregiver. Anticipatory grief and the grief of life not playing out as expected. Who is caring for you? Please join Beth as a way
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Click here to learn more about our Mindfulness and Meditation series!  Carly Rogers, a social worker at the Penn Memory Center, has created a program of meditation and mindfulness, that focuses on techniques of meditation & mindfulness to promote well-being. This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Weekly on Thursday afternoons, we will explore mindfulness exercises that can be done in a group and/or solo when you are at home. In this group, we hope to build a community and a basic understanding of how mindfulness can be integrated into your daily life. Mindfulness practices and exercises can help
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Learn more about upcoming Memory Cafe's here! Are you a lover of abstract art or interested in learning more about it? At this Memory Cafe, join Philadelphia artist Tom McCloskey for a discussion of the works of abstract expressionists like Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, and Helen Frankenthaler. Also, supplies will be provided for you to create your own abstract artwork during the event. Meeting Point: Ralston House - 3615 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia PA, 19104. Schedule: The class will be live in-person at the Ralston House on Friday, December 2nd at 11 AM EST. The event will typically last approximately 1.5
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Learn more about Creative Expressions through Music here! This fun, free, IN-PERSON interactive program is powered by the talented Community Artist Fellows and showcases the expressive power of music. We invite those who love music to join us in making, enjoying, and discussing a variety of musical compositions. We welcome all families and individuals affiliated with the Penn Memory Center. Carers (caregivers and care partners) are also encouraged to join. We welcome all experience levels and will make the class accessible to those with cognitive impairment or dementia, however, those with a diagnosis of dementia will need a partner for
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Click here to learn more about our Mindfulness and Meditation series!  Carly Rogers, a social worker at the Penn Memory Center, has created a program of meditation and mindfulness, that focuses on techniques of meditation & mindfulness to promote well-being. This program will be held virtually on Zoom. Weekly on Thursday afternoons, we will explore mindfulness exercises that can be done in a group and/or solo when you are at home. In this group, we hope to build a community and a basic understanding of how mindfulness can be integrated into your daily life. Mindfulness practices and exercises can help
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Learn more about upcoming Empowering Caregivers Workshops here! Dr. Antonucci will review common communication difficulties faced by those with primary progressive aphasia and discuss strategies that can support communication for those with aphasia, as well as communication patterns that may be less successful.  Discussion among caregivers will be welcome! Schedule: The class will be streamed virtually on Friday, December 9th at 12 PM EST. The workshop will typically last approximately 2 hours. You can join us at any time but make sure to RSVP! Registration Button: This class is free, RSVP by clicking this link and completing the Zoom registration. 
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