Wellness Workshops

The New Vision Family Health Team offers a variety of wellness workshops/groups. 

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NEW  Building Resiliency (single session):

Resilience is a mindset and process that allows us to adapt to life’s challenges and manage adversity with increased mental, emotional, and physical flexibility. In this 1.5 hour in-person workshop, led by one of our Social Workers, we will explore what resiliency means and ways to achieve increased resilience in everyday life. 

NEW  Changing Your Relationship with Anxiety (single session):

Are you overwhelmed with trying to stop or control your anxiety? In this 1.5-hour workshop, led by one of our Social Workers, you will learn about anxiety as a normal function of our nervous system and how to shift your approach to anxiety through mindfulness, self-compassion, and practical techniques that can help reduce its intensity. 

NEW  Nutrition During Menopause (single session):

In this 1-hour workshop, learn about the role nutrition plays in the many body changes that can occur during menopause, including changes in weight and body composition. Explore key nutrients for this life stage, and discover the benefits of anti-inflammatory eating for heart health and menopause symptom management. As with all our nutrition workshops, discussions will be held in a safe space, applying a body-positive, Health at Every Size® approach. This workshop is offered on a quarterly basis.

NEW  Blood Sugar Basics: Pre-diabetes and Diabetes Lifestyle Education (single session):

In this 1.5-hour workshop, led by one of our Registered Dietitians, learn what pre-diabetes and diabetes are and how they affect our health. We will discuss nutrition and lifestyle guidelines for improving blood sugar levels to help with the prevention and management of these conditions.

The Glycemic Index (single session):

In this 1-hour workshop, learn all about how your blood sugars respond to different types of foods. Discover how to balance your meals and snacks to achieve more stable blood sugars and feel your best! This workshop is perfect for those with pre-diabetes, type 1 or 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, PCOS, or for those who are simply interested in learning how to improve their health by eating well. This workshop is offered on a quarterly basis. 

Introduction to Solids (single session):

In this 1-hour workshop, learn how and when to introduce solid foods to your baby from one of our Registered Dietitians through month by month instructions on what types of foods should be introduced first and when the right time is for your baby.  This workshop is offered on a bi-annual basis.

Walk and Talk Wellness Group (6-week series):

Looking to boost your energy? Do you want to be more active but have difficulty getting started? Do you enjoy walking? If yes, join our Walk and Talk Wellness Group!

The purpose of this group is to provide a supported exercise and activation program for people who may be isolated, coping with mental health or other chronic health conditions. The educational component will incorporate mindfulness, stress management strategies, nutrition information and social support.  Our hope is to enhance lifestyle change and get people moving for physical and mental health! Walk at your own pace. Everyone is welcome!

These in-person sessions are held at the Waterloo Rec Complex located at 101 Father David Bauer Drive in Waterloo.

A waiver form will be required prior to joining the group.

Craving Change (4-week series):

This 4-week "how-to" workshop series focuses on helping you change your relationship with food. Understand WHY you eat the way you do, comfort yourself without food, change your thinking, change your eating. This 2-hour, 4 week workshop series takes place at New Vision, but registration is completed through the Waterloo-Wellington Self-Management Program.

Nutrition for a Healthy Lifestyle Series (single session):

The purpose of these workshops is to provide evidence-based food information on a variety of nutrition topics, such as healthy eating, food label reading, meal planning, emotional eating, physical activity and much more!  These 1-hour in-person sessions are facilitated by one our Registered Dietitians.

Check out our workshops/events calendar to see when these topics are offered. 

Topics include:

• Digestive Wellness
• Meal Planning
• Nutrition Label Reading
• Intuitive Eating
• Navigating Holiday Eating
• Building Sustainable Change
• Mediterranean Diet
• “Spice it Up”

New Vision Family Health Team’s also has nutrition education videos presented by our Dietitians from the comfort of your home.