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CRIME PREVENTION, PERSONAL SAFETY, AND IDENTITY THEFT
Constable Danielle Froud, York Region Police, gave an informative presentation on how seniors can protect themselves from crime and fraud.
STRENGTHENING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM NATURALLY
We enjoyed a discussion on boosting our immune system and Christmas carols by youth musician Maria Aragon.
INDIGENOUS DRUMMING FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH
Nathan Roy, Indigenous drummer and singer, shared cultural and medicinal practices to improve mental health.
POWER OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH
Western University students organized a youth event to improve their physical, mental,and emotional health.
Positive Living - Protect yourself against fraud and scams
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario gave an informative presentation on the current risks of fraud and scams.
Celebration of Srinivas Arka's North American Visit
We joined together to celebrate and acknowledge Arka's visit to Toronto, Vancouver and Mexico.
POSITIVE SELF-ESTEEM AND BODY IMAGE
We partnered with the University of Guelph STEM Relief Club to hold a youth event to help youth develop positive views of themselves.
positive living experiencing calmness in a chaotic world
We were blessed to celebrate our 13th charity anniversary with founder, Srinivas Arka in Toronto, Canada.
GOING FOR YOUR GOALS
Dr. Lefebvre gave a compassionate presentation on how we can strive to achieve our goals while being kind to ourselves.
OSTEOPOROSIS – BONE HEALTH 101
An informative presentation on what is osteoporosis, maintaining bone health and how to prevent fractures.
OVERCOMING SOCIAL ISOLATION AND LONELINESS
A knowledgeable presentation on current research on the health impacts of social isolation and solutions to combat loneliness.
GUT MICROBIOME AND MENTAL HEALTH
A thought-provoking discussion on gut microbiome and how it is connected to our mental health.
NATUROPATHY FOR PAIN
An energetic presentation on how naturopathy and a positive mindset can heal our mind and bodies.
Getting to Know Your iPad
Live holiday musical performance and a session on using the iPad for older adults.
Building Connections through Storytelling
Hybrid youth event at University of Waterloo that brought youth together to learn about the power of storytelling.
Appreciating Wisdom of Life Experiences
Srinivas Arka gave an inspirational talk to uplift seniors, by helping them value their lives and achievements.
Living Well with Dementia
We learned that seniors and families can live well with dementia.
Overcoming Overachieving
Youth from across Canada and the World joined to learn about overachieving and how to harness it.
Relationships and Managing Conflict
A webinar focusing on the prevalence of relationship challenges and conflict in youth and young adults.
Personal Experiences of Post-Graduate Applications
Online discussion directed towards youth and young adults who are seeking a career in either law enforcement, teaching, medicine and/or law.
Seeking Success
Students from across the globe joined us in an event focused on how to achieve success and manage failure with keynote speaker, Jeremy Ullman.
Pursuing Passions
Students from across the globe joined us in an event focused on how to shape a personal mission statement to help find their passion and how to direct their choices towards fulfilling this personal mission.
Positive Living — Music Therapy - A Powerful way to impact mental health
Aaron Lightstone is an accredited music therapist and registered psychotherapist who joined the Positive Living Series to discuss how music therapy can improve mental health.
Managing Self-Care
Youth event discussing the importance of self-care through a peer panel.
Positive Living — Uplifting Mood with Ayurveda
Dr. Leena Sripada is a naturopathic doctor and Ayurvedic practitioner who joined the Positive Living Series to discuss how to uplift one’s mood during tough times.
Positive Living - Nutrition for Mental Health and Depression
Sasha-Rose Dileo, C.N.P., R.N.P, Certified Nutritionist, shares tips in this webinar to keep you nutritionally balanced during the holiday season and throughout the New Year.
Positive Living — Developing and Maintaining a Positive Outlook
At a special eleven year anniversary event, Srinivas Arka, a world-renowned author, teacher and philosopher, and CCA founder, joins us to discuss the importance of developing and maintaining a positive outlook on life.
Intuitive Meditation to Deal with Exam Season
Youth event focused on the stresses associated with exam sessions amongst post-secondary students.
Preventing Procrastination
Youth from across Canada and the United Kingdom joined us to learn how we can prevent procrastination. This was accomplished by sharing misconceptions about procrastination, and ultimately strategies to ease your future self with procrastination!
Positive Living - Resiliency During Tough Times
Danielle Luciano, the Program Administrator for the Community Education and Training Program at the Canadian Mental Health Association, shares tips for strengthening our emotional wellbeing.
Positive Living - Depression - Why It Matters
Andrea Ubell, the Director of Programs and Client Services at the Alzheimer Society of York Region shares her insights on depression and its underlying causes, highlighting how it presents in seniors — as well as some helpful resources.
Battling Burnout in an Online World
Youth from across Canada joined this webinar to learn about burnout and solutions to overcome it. Expert speakers, Kahoot! contests and stimulating questions made the event a success.
Positive Living - Declutter - From chaos to Calm - Organize your home for greater clarity
Cathy Borg Professional Home Organizer, In and Out Organizing, shares her knowledge on how organizing your home and personal space can result in tranquility in your lives.
Positive Living - Growing Wellness Through Organic Urban Gardening
Rhonda Teitel-Payne, Co-coordinator, Toronto Urban Growers, shared her knowledge with us on urban gardening.
Positive Living - Art Therapy
Lisa Rusland, a student at the Toronto Art Therapy Institute (TATI), shared her knowledge with us on how art therapy can really improve our mental health and well-being, especially during these unprecedented times. Following, Lisa led us into the main art work, which was creating Affirmation cards.
POSITIVE LIVING – FROM FINANCIAL DEPENDENCE TO FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE IN TIMES OF CRISIS
Founder of WalletWiz Financial Literacy, Raj Raman, shared his knowledge on financial independence! He explained how finances and your mental health go hand in hand while providing our attendees with tricks and tips for our financial needs during the pandemic and beyond.
POSITIVE LIVING – IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH FOR SENIORS WITH AYURVEDA
Dr. Leena Athparia BA, BSc, ND, AAWC, Naturopathic Doctor and Ayurveda Practitioner, shared her knowledge with us on how to improve mental health for seniors with Ayurveda.
POSITIVE LIVING – Seniors – Socially Connected Physical Activity: What, why, and how?
Prof. Mark Beauchamp, University of British Columbia, shared the results of his research on socially connected physical activity of seniors during the pandemic.
Positive Living – Intuitive Meditation for Better Mental Health
CCA-Canada shared research insights on seniors' mental health and how meditation can help with these mental health issues.
Positive Living – Importance of Mental Health in Modern Times
Srinivas Arka shared his insights on a wide ranging talk on mental health, including stress, depression, inner space and memory.
Positive Living - Can a plant-based diet improve your mental health?
Pamela Fergusson, RD, PhD, Registered Dietitian, Toronto Vegetarian Association, presented on the physical and mental health benefits of a vegetarian diet.
Positive Living - HOW IS YOUR BRAIN COPING DURING COVID-19?
Andrea Ubell, Alzheimer Society of York Region, gave a fascinating and informative presentation on the mental challenges we are all facing during COVID-19 and how
we can improve our mental health.
Positive Living – Introduction to Arka Dhyana Intuitive
Meditation
“This is a thank you to CCA-Canada for hosting the online meeting today. It was especially lovely for me to have the reminders of the breath, touch and sound aspects of Arka Dhyana. The presentation was lovely and calming.”
Celebrating CCA-Canada’s
10th Anniversary
We were fortunate to usher in the New Year 2020 with an inspiring dinner event with Srinivas Arka, founder of CCA Globally. Arka spoke on How to cope with the fast changing world and maintain intuitive strength.
Positive Living Series:
Depression – a serious growing concern in modern times
Charity founder Srinivas Arka shared his knowledge on the topic of Depression – a serious growing concern in modern times. How to recognize and respond with a more constructive positive approach.
Happy New Year With
Srinivas Arka 2020
We were fortunate to usher in the New Year 2020 with an inspiring dinner event with Srinivas Arka, founder of CCA Globally. Arka spoke on How to cope with the fast changing world and maintain intuitive strength.
Positive Living – Mental
Health Awareness For
Seniors
Seniors from the city of Markham and the surrounding area participated in an eclectic event Positive Living – Mental Health Awareness. They learned the many different ways to improve their mental health, which includes Arka Dhyana Intuitive Meditation, Brain Health and Wellness project and Drumming for stress relief.
Positive Living - Financial
Fraud and Abuse Awareness
for Seniors
Seniors from the York Region led and participated in the Positive Living - Financial Fraud and Abuse Awareness event funded by the New Horizons for Seniors program. Participants were treated to excellent speakers, a seniors panel, a focus group session, Arka Dhyana Intuitive meditation demonstration and
a vegetarian lunch.
Guest Speaker Stress
Management Ryerson
University ITMD
We were invited by Ryerson University Internationally Trained Medical Doctors (ITMD) Bridging Program to speak on stress management.
Earth Day Tree Planting 2019
We joined the registered charity 10,000 Trees For the Rouge to plant trees to celebrate Earth Day.
Aging Brain and Intuitive
Meditation for Better
Mental Health
We partnered with the City of Markham and Armadale Older Adult Club to hold the Positive Living – Aging Brain and Intuitive Meditation For Better Mental Health.
Intuitive Meditation Classes at Scarborough Centre for
Healthy Communities
Thank you to Scarborough Centre for Healthy Communities (SCHC) for inviting CCA-Canada to hold regular meditation classes for seniors diagnosed with early onset dementia.
Positive Living: Seniors –
Improving Your
Mental Health
Andrea Ubell, MSW RSW from Alzheimer Society of York Region spoke on Dementia – Introduction & Coping Techniques.
Positive Living – Seniors’
Health Fair
Seniors from the York Region participated in the Seniors' Health Fair. They were treated to excellent speakers, an Arka Dhyana Intuitive meditation demonstration, community service vendor booths and a light lunch.