Upcoming Events at GBF
Cards & Games
Choose from a variety of card games such as Euchre, Cribbage, Hand and Foot, 5 Crowns, Wizard, Play Nine, Skip-Bo, etc or play Rummikub, Mexican Train Dominoes etc. Bring along your drink (a snack to share is always optional!)
Social Wellness
Guided Meditation
Find a comfortable seat in a quiet place, relax, and listen to this guided meditation. https://cyberseniors.org/webinar/guided-meditation-fri/
Mental Wellness
Blissful Breath Meditation
Stress relief, better sleep, and emotional balance. Suitable for beginners and experienced, no experience needed. Free event.
Mental Wellness
Social Coffee Hour
Hang out upstairs at Station 1 with a group of caring, friendly people - create meaningful social network. Please enter at the side door. Coffee and tea is provided thanks for Station 1.
Social Wellness
Music Circle Jam
Bring an instrument, or your voice, to join a jam session, or just hear others share their talent. Fellowship room (please enter at the office doors not the main doors)
Social Wellness
Social Coffee Hour
Hang out upstairs at Station 1 with a group of caring, friendly people – create a meaningful social network. Please enter at the side door. Coffee is provided thanks to Station 1.
Social Wellness
Gentle Fit Demo
Meet with Sally Jane - Southern Centre Manager at the Grimsby YMCA. Learn about programs and try out a low-impact workout
Physical Wellness
Mental Health Wednesday
A presentation provided by Niagara Region Public Health. Social connections are the relationships we have with the people around us. The relationships we have at school, work, in leisure and at home affect our physical and mental health. Learn how to strengthen our social relationships. This is an interactive session with worksheet tools to help us build a healthy support network.
Mental Wellness
Walk the Bruce Trail
A guided walk with an NPCA naturalist along the Bruce Trail at Beamer Memorial Conservation Area. A NPCA Trail Ambassador will lead the short walk from the HUB to the Bruce Trail.
Physical Wellness
Back to School Bingo & Silent Auction
Play BINGO and win some FUN back to school prizes, fall gifts, and more! Please RSVP by calling (905) 309-4962
Social Wellness
Be Happy - Be You!
Listen to our talk by Dr. Irene Podolak detailing 5 ways to be happy. Learning to accept yourself, challenge negative thoughts and lives with a positive bias, find beauty and satisfaction in everyday experiences, build trusting relationships with happy people, and work towards goals and dreams you've yet to fulfill.
Mental Wellness
Invitation: Navigating your Wellness Journey Workshops
Four workshops to increase awareness about wellness promotion and to help people answer the question - "What's wellness promotion all about?"
Wellness
Mindfulness & Kintsugi
Use the Japanese art form of Kintsugi/ Kintsukuroi to explore mindfulness. Each participant will receive the materials needed to make their own Kintsugi bowl. No experience or artistic ability is necessary, just an open mind and heart. * All supplies provided.
Mental Wellness
Better Jobs Ontario
Learn how to retrain for a new career.
Wellness
Invitation to the Healthy Eating for Wellness (HEW) Course
Free six-course session to learn about all the ways you can introduce nutritious eating choices and habits to improve your health one step at a time.
Wellness
Fall Bingo & Silent Auction
Enjoy and afternoon of Bingo and meet some new people. RSVP required [email protected] 905-309-4962
Social Wellness
Mindful Mondays
Join Mindful Monday’s – practice meditation and mindfulness to relax, manage stress, cope with illness and depression, improve self-esteem, plus have greater enthusiasm for life.
Mental Wellness
Laughter Yoga
Brain fitness health exercises through laughter therapy. Learn techniques to exercise your mind, connect with your inner child and enjoy the benefits that laughter brings to our lives. No yoga experience necessary!
Mental Wellness
Care Kit Assembly
Help assemble special Care Kits that promote wellness and holiday cheer. Care kits contain a variety of items to bring joy and comfort to a person experiencing social isolation, anxiety and stress.
Mental Wellness
Walking Club
Join others for a walk-in natural setting to stay active, decrease stress, and have fun; then have a free coffee at the Wellness HUB.
Physical Wellness
Cards & Games
Choose from a variety of card games such as Euchre, Cribbage, Hand and Foot, 5 Crowns, Wizard, Play Nine, Skip-Bo, etc or play Rummikub, Mexican Train Dominoes etc. Bring along your drink (a snack to share is always optional!)
Social Wellness
Guided Meditation
Find a comfortable seat in a quiet place, relax, and listen to this guided meditation. https://cyberseniors.org/webinar/guided-meditation-fri/
Mental Wellness
Blissful Breath Meditation
Stress relief, better sleep, and emotional balance. Suitable for beginners and experienced, no experience needed. Free event.
Mental Wellness
Social Coffee Hour
Hang out upstairs at Station 1 with a group of caring, friendly people – create a meaningful social network. Please enter at the side door. Coffee is provided thanks to Station 1.
Social Wellness
Social Coffee Hour
Hang out upstairs at Station 1 with a group of caring, friendly people – create a meaningful social network. Please enter at the side door. Coffee is provided thanks to Station 1.
Social Wellness
Style on Parade
We are hosting an "Advanced Style" fashion parade with the WNSS drumline right in our store! Local models, local shopping, and lots of #gbffinds Free - no tickets required!
Social Wellness
Wellbeing 101
Wellbeing 101 is a 1.5 hr interactive presentation to introduce the foundational concepts of mental health, mental health literacy, stigma reduction, building resiliency, promoting social connectedness, and increasing help-seeking behaviour and where to access local supports. A lived expert shares their story of living with a mental illness. Light refreshments will be provided.
Mental Wellness
Social Coffee Hour
Hang out upstairs at Station 1 with a group of caring, friendly people - create meaningful social network. Please enter at the side door. Coffee and tea is provided thanks for Station 1.
Social Wellness
Mental Health Speaker
Join us for an informative session on mental health and hope with our special guest Elisha Rogal who will be sharing her personal journey of living with bipolar disorder.
Mental Wellness
Music Circle Jam
Bring an instrument, or your voice, to join a jam session, or just hear others share their talent. Fellowship room (please enter at the office doors not the main doors)
Social Wellness
Music Circle Jam
Bring an instrument, or your voice, to join a jam session, or just hear others share their talent. Fellowship room (please enter at the office doors not the main doors) Upcoming dates: Sept 17, Oct 15
Social Wellness
Music Circle Jam
Bring an instrument, or your voice, to join a jam session, or just hear others share their talent. Fellowship room (please enter at the office doors not the main doors) Upcoming dates: October 15, Nov 5
Social Wellness
Wellness Self-Care
GBF will be providing Wellness Self–Care course , consisting of two workshops scheduled for October 10th (Workshop 1) and October 17th (Workshop 2) Please RSVP
Mental Wellness
Music Circle Jam
Bring an instrument, or your voice, to join a jam session, or just hear others share their talent. Fellowship room (please enter at the office doors not the main doors)
Social Wellness
Holiday Centerpiece Making
Choose from provided artificial flowers and containers. Follow a guided workshop and take home a beautiful floral center piece. limited seating 30 seats available light refreshments and door prizes RSVP
Social Wellness
Music Jam **evening session
Bring an instrument, or your voice, to join a jam session, or just hear others share their talent. Fellowship room (please enter at the office doors not the main doors) More dates coming
Social Wellness
Cards & Games
Choose from a variety of card games such as Euchre, Cribbage, Hand and Foot, 5 Crowns, Wizard, Play Nine, Skip-Bo, etc or play Rummikub, Mexican Train Dominoes etc. Bring along your drink (a snack to share is always optional!)
Social Wellness
Guided Meditation
Find a comfortable seat in a quiet place, relax, and listen to this guided meditation. https://cyberseniors.org/webinar/guided-meditation-fri/
Mental Wellness
Blissful Breath Meditation
Stress relief, better sleep, and emotional balance. Suitable for beginners and experienced, no experience needed. Free event.
Mental Wellness
Social Coffee Hour
Hang out upstairs at Station 1 with a group of caring, friendly people - create meaningful social network. Please enter at the side door. Coffee and tea is provided thanks for Station 1.
Social Wellness
Music Circle Jam
Bring an instrument, or your voice, to join a jam session, or just hear others share their talent. Fellowship room (please enter at the office doors not the main doors)
Social Wellness
Social Coffee Hour
Hang out upstairs at Station 1 with a group of caring, friendly people – create a meaningful social network. Please enter at the side door. Coffee is provided thanks to Station 1.
Social Wellness
No events scheduled right now.
Check out our past events!Cards & Games
Choose from a variety of card games such as Euchre, Cribbage, Hand and Foot, 5 Crowns, Wizard, Play Nine, Skip-Bo, etc or play Rummikub, Mexican Train Dominoes etc. Bring along your drink (a snack to share is always optional!)
Social Wellness
Social Coffee Hour
Hang out upstairs at Station 1 with a group of caring, friendly people - create meaningful social network. Please enter at the side door. Coffee and tea is provided thanks for Station 1.
Social Wellness
Music Circle Jam
Bring an instrument, or your voice, to join a jam session, or just hear others share their talent. Fellowship room (please enter at the office doors not the main doors)
Social Wellness
Social Coffee Hour
Hang out upstairs at Station 1 with a group of caring, friendly people – create a meaningful social network. Please enter at the side door. Coffee is provided thanks to Station 1.
Social Wellness
No events scheduled right now.
Check out our past events!Guided Meditation
Find a comfortable seat in a quiet place, relax, and listen to this guided meditation. https://cyberseniors.org/webinar/guided-meditation-fri/
Mental Wellness
Blissful Breath Meditation
Stress relief, better sleep, and emotional balance. Suitable for beginners and experienced, no experience needed. Free event.
Mental Wellness