2021-02-26 Tanglewood Park Seniors Group Virtual Meeting

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Dear Friends,

Greetings !

Last Friday over 65 members attended the Zoom meeting. A Big Thank You to Dr. Sanam Gupta for her presentation "Understanding Your Body through Holistic Ayurveda.(Scientifically)" We will invite Dr. Gupta again for another talk in the near future.
This Friday our Guest Speaker is Marion Martell. Marion, herself a Heart emergency survivor, currently serves as an Ambassador and Leader for the Women@Heart Peer Support Program.

The Friday Seniors Meeting on Zoom:
Meeting Hosts:
Anil Sukhija, Chairperson, ICCC Seniors Programs
Sudesh Kanda, Coordinator ICCC Seniors-Tanglewood Group

PROGRAM:
10:00-11:00. " What everyone must know about women's heart disease". By Marion Martell
11:00-12:00 Information Sharing, Bhajans, Songs, Poetry etc

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The Thursday Seniors Meeting on Zoom:

Meeting Host :
Jagjit Khosla, Coordinator, Seniors-Orleans Group Program:

PROGRAM
14:00-15:00 Information Sharing, Songs and Poetry
15:00. Presentation on Hypertension .....By Dr. Chandra Vaidyanathan

NOTE: The Thursday & Friday meeting details are good till December 2021
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Please Note:

1. In an email sent by Mr. Kanwal Talwar, The President of ICCC, members were requested to fill out the survey and self identify if they are above 80, and also if above 70 with underlying health conditions. The City of Ottawa has asked various community organizations to be ready with a list of those who are in this catagory. This age group will be in phase 2 of COVID-19 vaccination. Phase 2 will likely start by the middle of March. If you are in this category please ensure you have filled out that survey.

2. Links forwarded By Dr. Indu Gambhir: a) "Watch your step! Helpful tips to prevent slips and falls"
https://www.mcmasteroptimalaging.org/bl ... -and-falls
b) "E toolkit , Be ready for winter driving
https://files.constantcontact.com/fe4f8 ... 0eca2a93.p

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COVID-19 UPDATES
Ottawa Public Health < -- Link-- Link is external
How Ontario is responding to COVID-19? <-- Link is external
Canada Public Health - COVID-19 Outbreak Update <-- Link is external
City of Ottawa - COVID-19 in Ottawa <-- Link is external
Icccottawa.org <-- Follow the COVID-19 links

Please Note:
The ICCC COVID-19 Relief Fund Campaign has raised approximately $90,000 so far. ''Thank You', to all Donees.
The goal was to raise $100,000. The campaign is ongoing to meet the goal.
SNOW is Celebrating International Women's Day on the 26 March via Zoom. As In previous years S.N.O.W. Campaign is on to raise funds for The Interval House (Women's Shelter). Please send your Donations to ICCC and indicate that the donation is for the SNOW Fundraiser.


Indo-Canadian Community Yoga Classes

Try and attend as many of these yoga classes as you can. There are many benefits to daily yoga practice.
Yoga makes you feel better. Yoga increases your flexibility. Yoga improves your strength. Yoga boosts your immune system. Yoga builds focus. Yoga energizes you. Yoga boosts your metabolism. Yoga reduces anxiety.

'Yoga in Canada' by The Great India Festival brings you 9 yoga sessions every week and special workshops every month.
Here is the schedule for the Yoga sessions.
Yoga classes focussing on ‘Asanas’:

Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/ipk-djft-odj
Sundays: 8 AM EST led by Sri Premji Kerai
Mondays: 8 AM EST led by Smt. Veena Sharma
Tuesdays: 6 PM EST led by Smt. Veena Sharma
Wednesdays: 6 PM EST led by Sri Premji Kerai
Fridays: 6 PM EST led by Smt. Veena Sharma
Saturdays: 5 PM EST Yoga for Children by Jagruthi Bandaru

Pranayama and Dhyana’.... by Smt. Girija Waghray:
WebEx link: https://dhyaanwithgirija.my.webex.com/meet/girijaw
Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays....8 AM - 9:30 AM EST

Please join the classes 10 minutes before the start time.

Please stay safe. Stay Healthy. Stay Inspired. Stay active and socially engaged (virtually). Wishing you all good health.

Looking forward to seeing you all on ZOOM.

Warm Regards.
Sudesh

Sudesh Kanda
613-869-0349
Co-ordinator ICCC Seniors (Tanglewood Group)
sudesh@icccottawa.org