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Current Events
The group sometimes has guest speakers and workshops. We will try to post them here. The best way to be kept informed of these events is to join our group at Meetup.com
Location and time for meetings
Saturdays at 4pm
Mood Disorders Association of Ontario,
36 Eglinton Avenue West
Suite 602
Toronto, ON M4R 1A1
Starting from Yonge and Eglinton, walk west on Eglinton Ave, on the north side on the street. It only takes a few minutes to get there. When you arrive at the front door of the building, enter by pushing the disabled entrance button. Take the elevator to the 6th floor. See you there. For more information about the meetings, you can contact Rama at 416-966-3309.
Past Events
Location and time for meeting on Saturday 8-March-2008
This coming weekend, we will be meeting on Saturday instead of Sunday. The meeting will be at 4pm at the Mood Disorders Association of Ontario, 36 Eglinton Avenue West. Suite 602
Toronto, ON M4R 1A1.
On Saturday, when you arrive at the lobby door, enter by pushing the
disabled entrance button. At the 6th floor, there are just two
offices, the one on your left when you leave the elevator is the Mood
Disorders Office. See you there.
Changing Perceptions Saturday 11-Sept-2010 at 4pm
People with shyness and social anxiety disorder have a lot of challenge with perception issues. As a matter of fact, perceptions are the source of almost all emotional and psychological problems. To help you get a good understanding of how perceptions are formed and how you can empower your life with healthier, more balanced perceptions instead of negative perceptions and limiting beliefs, we will have an expert presentation on this subject at this meetup.
Our guest speaker Andi Shi, a human behaviour specialist, will explain some powerful and profound concepts, principles and mechanisms about human perception and introduce to you a method based on these principles that has been used to effectively dissolve all kinds of challenging issues, such as anger, resentment, relationship conflicts at home and in the outside world,and other physical and mental health problems caused by such emotional experiences.
Pub night - Sunday 10-Feb-2008
This Sunday we will go to Firkin pub after our regular meeting. It is located opposite the Clarica Centre just east of Islington and Bloor. The pub outing provides an informal environment for members to get to know each other better and to forge friendships, and is also good exposure for those members of the group who have anxiety in public places. Please come and enjoy this informal, friendly environment. Hope to see you all there.
Homeopathy - Sunday 26-Aug-2007
Dr Jenn Prusky, a Homeopathy doctor, is giving a lecture this Sunday 26th at our meeting about Homeopathy and will answer questions afterwards. Here is a short introduction by Jenn:
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I earned my Homeopathic diploma from the Toronto School of Homeopathic Medicine. Passionate about the healing process, I believe the body is a remarkable machine and I use Homeopathy as a vehicle to stimulate a healing that comes from within. Homeopathy is beneficial for all age groups (and pets) and not only heals current ailments, but fortifies the body against new ones.
My focus is on educating the public about the benefits of Homeo-pathy. I will explain in detail the founding principals of Homeopathy and how Homeopathy is useful to treat some of the more day to day ailments as well as formally diagnosed pathologies. I am excited to answer any and all questions you may have regarding Homeopathy and the healing process. See you on Sunday.
- Dr. Jenn Prusky DSHM
Dark Horse Pub - Sunday 15-Jul-2007
This Sunday we will have our meeting at a pub instead of the regular meeting place in 3700 Bloor West. Here are the details:
When: Sunday, July 15, 2007 at 4:00 PM
Where: Dark Horse Pub
2401 Bloor West opposite Jane subway station in Toronto
This outing will give everyone a chance to pratice socializing in a more informal setting. See you there.
High Park outing on Sunday 17-June-2007
This Sunday (June 17th), weather permitting, we will have our meeting at High Park instead of the regular meeting place in 3700 Bloor West. We start from the main entrance to High Park, located on Bloor Street West at intersection of High Park and Bloor Street, steps away from High Park subway station. You can't miss it because of the traffic lights and billboards with maps of High Park, etc. There are some benches at the west side of the traffic lights. The benches face Bloor street and are located under the trees. You can find us there at 4:00 pm. We will wait for other members up till 4:10 and then move to the cafe (Grenadiers Cafe). If you arrive late, just head for the cafe and you will find us there. Come, enjoy the weather, the nature, the park, and the discussions.
Pub night - Sunday 13-May-2007
This Sunday we will go to Firkin pub after our regular meeting. It is located opposite the Clarica Centre just east of Islington and Bloor. Our regular meeting on this Sunday will finish at 5pm. The pub outing provides an informal environment for members to get to know each other better and to forge friendships, and is also good exposure for those members of the group who have anxiety in public places. Please come and enjoy this informal, friendly environment. Hope to see you all there.
4th Anniversary Dinner - Sunday April 29th
This weekend on Sunday we are having our anniversary dinner to celebrate four years of the Toronto Social Anxiety Support Group. It will be in High Park, 29th of April. We will meet at the usual meeting place there opposite the subway station near the north entrance to High Park, on Bloor, at 6pm and from there we'll walk to Grenadier's restaurant. If you arrive late just follow the street south to the restaurant. See you all there.
Dating for shy people - Sunday April 1st
Patrick Jobin will be giving a talk on dating for shy people this Sunday 1st of April at our meeting, about the ins and outs of dating and how to be successful at it. Be there and learn how to attract the opposite sex.
Outing to the pub - Sunday March 25th
We will be going to our usual pub after the meeting. Come out and practice socializing in a more casual setting. If you feel awkward about it, remember that we are all feeling some anxiety, and it's ok.
Lecture on dealing with social anxiety - Sunday 11 March
James Foley has had social anxiety himself and has tried different techniques to overcome it with relative success. He has been a member of different support groups. James is going to talk about his life with social anxiety and how to get over it in our next meeting on Sunday 11th of March.
ART THERAPY LECTURE, SUNDAY 11th OF FEBRUARY
Samantha sherer, an expressive art therapist and a certified member of the OACCPP is going to give us a lecture and hands on exercise with arts therapy on Sunday 11th of February. Please attend the session and also tell others to attend. Below is her introduction to the program. Below is the Invitation by Samantha:
You are invited to learn more about Expressive Arts Therapy. I will be giving a free introductory seminar on Feb 11, from 4-5;30 pm. We'll
have a brief discussion and you'll have an opportunity to try out
some art structures for yourself.
Expressive Art Therapy (EAT) is arts-based psychotherapy not art
classes. It uses five modalities of art; visual, movement, drama, music and poetry, as a means of self-discovery. No previous art experience is necessary or expected.
The EAT groups I facilitate are fun, arts-based structured exercises
designed to help you learn more about yourself. Since we are used to telling our stories in logical, chronological order each time we tell
our story with the same outcome and no more idea how to go ahead than before we told our story. It's like you've created a rut in your brain. So you might end up feeling stuck, helpless, disappointed,
stressed out, frustrated, sad;you may also struggle with putting
your story `out there' in conventional ways. Using the arts to
remove yourself from the focus of attention may allow you new ways of communicating which may in turn lead to increased confidence.
In EAT groups we "play" around your story so that you jump the
rut and see it from a new perspective. By doing artwork, like writing a fictional story and painting images from it, playing music that mimics
the tone, acting out the roles of each of its characters;we "play" with the image. You can see it from many angles and you jump that rut.
We also process new awareness in discussion time to help you connect the dots of your experience to help develop new insight and give you some direction on how to proceed. Please join me at the meetup to learn more.
Samantha Sherer
Samantha Sherer is an Expressive Arts Therapist, an ISIS graduate and a certified member of the Ontario Association of Consultants, Counselors, Psychometrists and Psychotherapists (OACCPP) She offers group or 1-on-1 Arts-Based Psychotherapy to youth and adults. |
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In addition to our own group, there are several related support and social groups organized through the Toronto site of meetup.com.
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There are many other social groups at meetup.com based on members interests. Do a search to find something that you like. It's the best way to safely increase your social exposure and to make new friends. |
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