Caregiver Event - Central West Ontario Health Team

Join the Central West Ontario Health Team for a FREE special gathering dedicated to recognizing and supporting caregivers in our community.

This event will provide caregivers with opportunities to connect, share experiences, and access valuable resources. Explore a variety of exhibitor booths, enjoy light refreshments, and connect with others in a welcoming community atmosphere.

Together, we will celebrate the vital role caregivers play while offering tools and supports to help them continue their important work with resilience and compassion.

About the Speakers

Rebecca Manankil, Sound Bath Mediation

Rebecca Manankil is a Multi-Disciplinary Alternative Wellness Practitioner based in the unceded territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. She has been serving her community through Movement and Mindfulness since 2019.

As a caregiver for her own father in the early part of his battle with ALS, Rebecca deeply understands all the facets of what it is to show up for a loved one with health challenges. Being a caregiver is the role that asks you to operate from a space of deep love and deep service. Demanding on every level - mind, body and spirit, caregivers are humbly asked for the strength that can only be found in helping another find ease in their hardest times.

In this session, Rebecca is honoured to hold space for fellow caregivers through the mindfulness practices of Breathwork and Sound Healing meditation. She will guide you on how you can use the breath as an intentional tool for stress management and emotional regulation; while the sound healing meditation will give you a moment of pause, rest and restoration. Rebecca hopes to provide you with techniques that will improve your own self care tool kit as you selflessly care for those who need you most.

Katie MacDonald, Ontario Caregiver Organization

Katie MacDonald is a lived-experience caregiver who is passionate about helping others get connected to valuable support throughout their caregiving journey.

In her role as Regional Lead for the Ontario Caregiver Organization, she collaborates with local communities and organizations to share information and referrals to OCO's suite of resources, programs and services for both caregivers and care providers.

Dislciamer: Photography and videography will take place.

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Host or Publisher William Osler and Central West Ontario Health Team