
Workshop: Help Your Child Learn to Deal with Anxiety
Register online: https://form.jotform.com/MovinMountains/anxietyworkshop

Workshop Series at MM for Moms!
We are thrilled to partner with Madhu Health and Wellness Collective to offer this very special series for moms with kids from 0-5 years:
Feedback from moms in our last series!
“What resonated with me was simply BEING in a safe, accepting space with women.”
“The yoga practice during the session on stress was SO GOOD!”
Are you ready to join us for a well deserved time out and connect with other moms?
Each Week Enjoy:
Soothing beginner yoga and breath work: Your weekly yoga practice will aim to address stress in the body, promote relaxation and self care techniques you can use at home, teach pelvic floor support postures and leave you feeling rested. You will also receive a handout with easy instructions for a yoga routine to do at home.
Parenting Support Topics:
Sunday, February 18th: Physiotherapist Sarah Adamson helps you ‘get to know your pelvic floor’ and understand how this area of the body can affect your health throughout your lifespan. Learn how to care for your pelvis, what symptoms to look for and how physiotherapy can help address pelvic floor challenges.
Sunday, February 25th: Clinical Counsellor, Beck Deane teaches you how to address anxiety in your children. Learn how the brain works and how the needs of children stay constant when dealing with anxiety triggers.
Sunday, March 4th: Occupational Therapist, Tamsin Snodgrass helps you learn how to build healthy sleep habits for you and your child as they grow. Learn methods and way to tailor sleep routines for your family.
Sunday, March 11th: Speech Language Pathologist, Marie-Elise Marcoux helps you in building healthy eating habits and dealing with feeding challenges. Picky eating can be very challenging for you and your child – find out how you can address this and enjoy mealtimes with your family.
Join us for the entire series or drop-in for a specific session:
Register for the Series: $80 for 4 weeks
Online registration: www.form.jotform.com/MovinMountains/mamaseries
Register for 1 session: $25 per session
Online registration: www.form.jotform.com/MovinMountains/mama-support-series-drop-in

MM Therapy Centre is Hiring!
Spread the word! Do you know an outstanding Occupational Therapist? We would love to meet them…

MM Social Groups – Register your child now!
MM clients seeking therapy services that include peer to peer opportunities can register their kids for social communication groups this month!
MM’s Marie-Elise will be running each group based on age ranges to ensure developmentally appropriate activities.
Register online now:
We Thinkers (5-7 years): https://form.jotform.com/MovinMountains/we-thinkers
Super Flex (8-10 years): https://form.jotform.com/MovinMountains/super-flex

Social Thinking Skills Workshop – Register Online Now!
MM’s Parenting Support Series includes parenting workshops to help you and your family use therapeutic strategies at home. This month our SLP Marie-Elise will be sharing her expertise in how to support your child’s social thinking.
Register online for this workshop now: https://form.jotform.com/MovinMountains/socialskillsworkshop

MM December Blog Spot
Being physically active everyday helps to maintain a healthy body weight, builds stronger bones, improves fitness, increases self-confidence, and decreases the chances of developing diseases such as type 2 Diabetes and heart disease. It also helps with stress and anxiety and is a coping technique the whole family can participate in…(read more).

Sensory-Friendly Movie Event – December 30th at the Royal Theatre!
The Royal Theatre in Trail, in conjunction with Movin’ Mountains Therapy Services, is offering FERDINAND as a Sensory- Friendly Screening. This 2D projection will have increased auditorium lighting, lower volume and smaller crowds. At these showings, people are encouraged to be themselves. The goal of this showing is to provide enjoyment for new releases in a relaxed environment for individuals and families living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), sensory processing or other challenges that affect a person’s ability to sit through a movie.
Please contact The Royal Theatre for tickets and details.
Royal Theatre
1597 Bay Avenue V1R 4B2 Trail BC
Showline (250) 364-2114 – Office 9am-5pm (250) 231-5672

Introducing Becky Deane – MM Clinical Counselor
MM is thrilled to announce the arrival of Becky Deane to the MM Team. Becky will be providing clinical counselling to children, youth and support for parents. Becky’s primary focus is on helping children with anxiety and applying her knowledge of trauma-informed care. Becky’s clinical approach consists of cognitive behaviour therapies and attachment-based models to strengthen relationships needed for self-regulation, increasing capacity and mindfulness. We are so excited to work with you and offer this special service for teens and children at MM. Welcome to the team Becky!

MM Co-Hosting 4 Week Series: Mothering Self-Care for the First 3 Years
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Practical Sensory Ideas Workshop at MM – Registration Now Open!
Register for Practical Sensory Issues: https://form.jotform.com/practical sensory ideas

Autism Acceptance Month
Autism Acceptance Month has just recently come to a close. I had thought about making a carefully curated blog post about teaching our Movin’ Mountains community about appropriate language and […]
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