Calendar

Events in January 2021

  • New Year's Day Holiday (No Classes)

    New Year's Day Holiday (No Classes)

    (All day)
    Jan 1

  • Yoga: Alignment Flow (Onlline)

    Yoga: Alignment Flow (Onlline)


    Jan 5

     

    Yoga: Alignment Flow – Online, Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    LightHouse yoga instructor Kimm Ropicky knows that now, more than ever, it’s vital to our health and wellbeing to get some movement into our lives. Kimm is offering an online class to the LightHouse community. All levels of experience are welcome. The sequence of postures will be consistent, changing quarterly, move slowly to provide ample time to transition between movements, and include insightful tools to learn alignment at home. Joining the Zoom meeting with your video enabled allows Kimm to provide more detailed feedback, particularly in the event you ask for clarification.

    What You Need to Know:

    • To register, you’ll need to create an account via Kimm’s website. Follow these instructions:
      • Go to www.KimmRopickyYoga.com/livestream
      • Click the “SIGN UP” button next to the “LightHouse Alignment Flow” class you wish to attend.
      • Complete the form with your account details, make your donation, if desired, and read the waiver before you click the “BOOK NOW” button.
      • You will receive three emails: an email from Ribbon confirming your registration, another providing instructions on how to use the Ribbon, and the third one prior to class with the Zoom link.
      • NOTE: For those already with an account, go to the same webpage above, choose your desired class, and then click the Sign In on the top right of the screen.
    • Duration--All classes are 60 minutes in length.
    • Donations--Class is donation-based. Please pay what you can. No one will be turned away for a lack of funds. Recommended donation is $10-$20.
    • In order to create a safe space for connection with our community, the Waiting Room will be enabled, and the host will let you in as soon as possible, but no more than 10 minutes after the start.
    • Registration will end one hour prior to class.
    • Consult your Doctor--Please consult with your doctor before practicing, to be mindful of any conditions you may have and how this practice may impact you.
    • Class Description--Yoga: Alignment-based, using props to enhance your understanding and reference within postures.
    • Props strongly recommended: 2 Blocks or 1 chair, a strap or a belt, and a blanket (throw blanket).
  • Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)

    Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)


    Jan 6

    Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual

    Please note that although LightHouse is closed for the holidays, this virtual class is still being held on December 22.

    Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.

    RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

  • Eco-friendly Arts and Crafts Club for Youth

    Eco-friendly Arts and Crafts Club for Youth


    Jan 9

    Eco-friendly Arts and Crafts Club
    Saturday, January 9th from 1:00 pm

    Do you like making things? Do you have a green thumb with plants? Would you like to have fun with friends creating art that is friendly to our environment? LightHouse might have the perfect virtual gathering for you. Join us for our Eco Arts and crafts club, where we will explore different arts and craft projects with other youth who are blind or have low vision friends from all overr. Our January art project will have those that RSVP making our very own Biodomes. Future projects will range from things we can make out of recycled materials you can find around your house or projects that you can put into nature knowing you will not have a negative impact on our world.

    Who: elementary and middle school students that are blind or have low vision
    What: monthly arts and crafts lesson over zoom
    When: Saturday, January 9th from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
    Where: anywhere you can access a zoom meeting
    RSVP: a list a program supplies and the zoom meeting information will be shared with those that RSVP by 5:00 pm of the day before the program
    Parents & Guardians: we’d love your help getting your children connected to our virtual program, however once they have joined, we ask that you please give them the space to participate individually

    If you are interested in signing up for the Eco-friendly Arts and Crafts Club, please contact Jamey Gump by email at youth@lighthouse-sf.org or by phone at 415-694-7372.

  • Yoga: Alignment Flow (Onlline)

    Yoga: Alignment Flow (Onlline)


    Jan 12

     

    Yoga: Alignment Flow – Online, Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    LightHouse yoga instructor Kimm Ropicky knows that now, more than ever, it’s vital to our health and wellbeing to get some movement into our lives. Kimm is offering an online class to the LightHouse community. All levels of experience are welcome. The sequence of postures will be consistent, changing quarterly, move slowly to provide ample time to transition between movements, and include insightful tools to learn alignment at home. Joining the Zoom meeting with your video enabled allows Kimm to provide more detailed feedback, particularly in the event you ask for clarification.

    What You Need to Know:

    • To register, you’ll need to create an account via Kimm’s website. Follow these instructions:
      • Go to www.KimmRopickyYoga.com/livestream
      • Click the “SIGN UP” button next to the “LightHouse Alignment Flow” class you wish to attend.
      • Complete the form with your account details, make your donation, if desired, and read the waiver before you click the “BOOK NOW” button.
      • You will receive three emails: an email from Ribbon confirming your registration, another providing instructions on how to use the Ribbon, and the third one prior to class with the Zoom link.
      • NOTE: For those already with an account, go to the same webpage above, choose your desired class, and then click the Sign In on the top right of the screen.
    • Duration--All classes are 60 minutes in length.
    • Donations--Class is donation-based. Please pay what you can. No one will be turned away for a lack of funds. Recommended donation is $10-$20.
    • In order to create a safe space for connection with our community, the Waiting Room will be enabled, and the host will let you in as soon as possible, but no more than 10 minutes after the start.
    • Registration will end one hour prior to class.
    • Consult your Doctor--Please consult with your doctor before practicing, to be mindful of any conditions you may have and how this practice may impact you.
    • Class Description--Yoga: Alignment-based, using props to enhance your understanding and reference within postures.
    • Props strongly recommended: 2 Blocks or 1 chair, a strap or a belt, and a blanket (throw blanket).
  • Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)

    Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)


    Jan 13

    Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual

    Please note that although LightHouse is closed for the holidays, this virtual class is still being held on December 22.

    Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.

    RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

  • Community Bingo Goes Virtual

    Community Bingo Goes Virtual


    Jan 15

    Bingo is back virtually, so break out those accessible bingo cards and enter our virtual game room for all that bingo fun with Enchanted Hills Camp volunteer Annalisa. Come for the bingo excitement, stay for the prize at the end. If you don't have cards, you can order them online at www.adaptations.org or by phone at 888-400-8933. A limited supply of accessible bingo cards are also available for free loan by contacting Jaclyne Atoigue at jatoigue@lighthouse-sf.org or call 415.694.7618 where you can also direct your RSVP and request for Zoom access details.

  • MLK Jr. Holiday (No Classes)

    MLK Jr. Holiday (No Classes)

    (All day)
    Jan 18

  • Yoga: Alignment Flow (Onlline)

    Yoga: Alignment Flow (Onlline)


    Jan 19

     

    Yoga: Alignment Flow – Online, Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    LightHouse yoga instructor Kimm Ropicky knows that now, more than ever, it’s vital to our health and wellbeing to get some movement into our lives. Kimm is offering an online class to the LightHouse community. All levels of experience are welcome. The sequence of postures will be consistent, changing quarterly, move slowly to provide ample time to transition between movements, and include insightful tools to learn alignment at home. Joining the Zoom meeting with your video enabled allows Kimm to provide more detailed feedback, particularly in the event you ask for clarification.

    What You Need to Know:

    • To register, you’ll need to create an account via Kimm’s website. Follow these instructions:
      • Go to www.KimmRopickyYoga.com/livestream
      • Click the “SIGN UP” button next to the “LightHouse Alignment Flow” class you wish to attend.
      • Complete the form with your account details, make your donation, if desired, and read the waiver before you click the “BOOK NOW” button.
      • You will receive three emails: an email from Ribbon confirming your registration, another providing instructions on how to use the Ribbon, and the third one prior to class with the Zoom link.
      • NOTE: For those already with an account, go to the same webpage above, choose your desired class, and then click the Sign In on the top right of the screen.
    • Duration--All classes are 60 minutes in length.
    • Donations--Class is donation-based. Please pay what you can. No one will be turned away for a lack of funds. Recommended donation is $10-$20.
    • In order to create a safe space for connection with our community, the Waiting Room will be enabled, and the host will let you in as soon as possible, but no more than 10 minutes after the start.
    • Registration will end one hour prior to class.
    • Consult your Doctor--Please consult with your doctor before practicing, to be mindful of any conditions you may have and how this practice may impact you.
    • Class Description--Yoga: Alignment-based, using props to enhance your understanding and reference within postures.
    • Props strongly recommended: 2 Blocks or 1 chair, a strap or a belt, and a blanket (throw blanket).
  • Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)

    Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)


    Jan 20

    Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual

    Please note that although LightHouse is closed for the holidays, this virtual class is still being held on December 22.

    Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.

    RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

    Wildlife of the San Francisco Bay and Shorelines

    Wildlife of the San Francisco Bay and Shorelines


    Jan 20

    Join East Bay Regional Park Naturalist Michael Charnofsky for a virtual tour of the wildlife of the San Francisco Bay and shorelines: Although the SF Bay is much different now than 200 years ago, it is still home to a fascinating array of wildlife big and small.

  • Yoga: Alignment Flow (Onlline)

    Yoga: Alignment Flow (Onlline)


    Jan 26

     

    Yoga: Alignment Flow – Online, Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

    LightHouse yoga instructor Kimm Ropicky knows that now, more than ever, it’s vital to our health and wellbeing to get some movement into our lives. Kimm is offering an online class to the LightHouse community. All levels of experience are welcome. The sequence of postures will be consistent, changing quarterly, move slowly to provide ample time to transition between movements, and include insightful tools to learn alignment at home. Joining the Zoom meeting with your video enabled allows Kimm to provide more detailed feedback, particularly in the event you ask for clarification.

    What You Need to Know:

    • To register, you’ll need to create an account via Kimm’s website. Follow these instructions:
      • Go to www.KimmRopickyYoga.com/livestream
      • Click the “SIGN UP” button next to the “LightHouse Alignment Flow” class you wish to attend.
      • Complete the form with your account details, make your donation, if desired, and read the waiver before you click the “BOOK NOW” button.
      • You will receive three emails: an email from Ribbon confirming your registration, another providing instructions on how to use the Ribbon, and the third one prior to class with the Zoom link.
      • NOTE: For those already with an account, go to the same webpage above, choose your desired class, and then click the Sign In on the top right of the screen.
    • Duration--All classes are 60 minutes in length.
    • Donations--Class is donation-based. Please pay what you can. No one will be turned away for a lack of funds. Recommended donation is $10-$20.
    • In order to create a safe space for connection with our community, the Waiting Room will be enabled, and the host will let you in as soon as possible, but no more than 10 minutes after the start.
    • Registration will end one hour prior to class.
    • Consult your Doctor--Please consult with your doctor before practicing, to be mindful of any conditions you may have and how this practice may impact you.
    • Class Description--Yoga: Alignment-based, using props to enhance your understanding and reference within postures.
    • Props strongly recommended: 2 Blocks or 1 chair, a strap or a belt, and a blanket (throw blanket).
  • Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)

    Stress Reduction & Meditation (online)


    Jan 27

    Stress Reduction & Meditation Goes Virtual

    Please note that although LightHouse is closed for the holidays, this virtual class is still being held on December 22.

    Each Wednesday morning we offer a series of short, meditation-based practices for relaxation and stress reduction. The group is appropriate for both beginners and advanced practitioners and instruction is provided in all aspects of the practice. Instructor Jeffrey Schneider has more than 40 years of meditation and teaching experience. It is a virtual class using the Zoom platform—everyone is welcome as little or often as they like. Dial in, find a comfortable position, breathe deeply, clear your head, and de-stress.

    RSVP to Sabrina Bolus at Sbolus@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7607.

    Meet You At The House

    Meet You At The House


    Jan 27

    Pull up a comfy chair and join Community Outreach Coordinator, Sheri Albers, in the LightHouse virtual living room to talk about all things LightHouse! Have you been experiencing changes in your vision that have been affecting your daily life, but don’t know what to do? LightHouse of San Francisco is here to help. This is the perfect place to come and ask the questions that you need answers to.

    For the January meeting, our guest will be Kate Williams, LightHouse Director of the LightHouse Employment Services. The Employment Immersion virtual workshop is now being offered nationally on Zoom. Come talk to Kate about what her team has been doing to assist people who are blind or have low vision join the workforce. We will also have a member of our Adaptations Store on hand to let us know about the latest and greatest in blindness and low vision products on the market.

    RSVP to Sheri Albers at SAlbers@lighthouse-sf.org or 415-694-7331.

The events for the upcoming week are read aloud on our event hotline every Friday, which can be accessed by calling 415-694-7325. For more information about visiting the Adaptations Store, head to our shop page.

The LightHouse is scent-free. Please abstain from wearing colognes, perfumes, or other scented products. Additionally, coffee must be securely lidded at all times and citrus should not be peeled on the premises. Thanks for supporting our efforts to respect chemical sensitivities!

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