VBIP is a unique, embodied approach to coaching neurodivergent and trauma-affected individuals towards living in a more holistic, grounded understanding of themselves and their potential for agency, autonomy and active participation in their daily lives. February 21–22, 9 a.m. –5 p.m. daily
Tag: continuing education
Join us as we launch Prof. Mona Tokarek LaFosse's Honouring Age: The Social Dynamics of Age Structure in 1 Timothy (McGill-Queen's University Press), a new reading of an enigmatic Christian text shaped by an investigation of ancient Mediterranean experiences of age. Wednesday, January 31, 4:30–6 p.m., Emmanuel College Chapel (EM319, third floor) and Online
Rimbala is an evidence-based falls prevention program that uses music as the principle means of intervention. Based on the work of visionary Swiss composer Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, Rimbala enjoys one of the highest falls prevention results in the world, with a 54% reduction in falls for community-dwelling seniors. Older adults improve their gait (walking style), mobility, cognitive skills and social intelligence in a relaxed but joyous setting. The improvised music brings fresh neuroplastic...
Wednesday, Sept. 27, 7–8:30 p.m., Emmanuel College Chapel, free, in partnership with the University of St. Michael’s College. This talk will focus on the centrality of spirituality within indigenous art practice and curation in Canada through a discussion of Professor Maria Hupfield’s work.
Friday, Sept. 29, 6–7:30 p.m., Emmanuel College Chapel and Online, free, register at uoft.me/vaage Join us for the launch of "Recovering an Undomesticated Apostle: Essays on the Legacy of Paul" (McGill-Queens 2023), edited by Christopher B. Zeichmann and John A. Egger. Published in honour of Leif E. Vaage (Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Emmanuel College), "Recovering an Undomesticated Apostle" presents Paul as a man operating from a position of desperation, making virtue out of necessity...