In November, Connexions welcomed seniors in Wakefield to its Jog Your Mind series of four workshops. Maureen Ricard, a retired nurse and workshop facilitator, shared information about how aging and other factors can affect memory, the different types of activities and exercises that can help stimulate your mind, as well as useful tips and memory exercises to help seniors jog their minds and keep their brains fit and sharp.
Maureen explained that the brain plays a critical role in everything we do, such as thinking, feeling, remembering and sleeping. Keeping our brain active and engaged in such activities as reading, writing, learning new things and even doing crossword puzzles can help increase its vitality and build reserves of brain cells and connections. That’s why it’s important to challenge ourselves to stay focused and to build concentration on a daily basis.
“The aim is to increase memory by alleviating doubt and building confidence. Learning is empowering.” – Maureen Ricard, Retired Nurse.
We would like to thank Maureen for her countless hours organizing and facilitating the series of Jog your Mind workshops for Connexions. A volunteer with Connexions for over 7 years, Maureen has been instrumental in developing and facilitating these and other information sessions for our English-speaking population. As a retired Nurse, Maureen is able to explain health issues in simple terms and answer questions with great empathy. Her long-standing dedication and commitment is an asset to our community.
Here are a few fun brain games:
