The Wellness Show: Where Wellness Meets Community

It isn’t about having the perfect body, eating the perfect diet, never feeling stressed, or having every part of your life figured out.

It’s about joy. Movement. Connection. Taking care of your mind and body. Finding people who support you. Laughing. Growing. Trying something new. And feeling like you belong.

We’re bringing together wellness professionals, community organizations, local businesses, and people from across the community for a day designed to help us connect, learn, move, laugh, and discover new ways to live healthier and more fulfilling lives.

This isn't a Wellness Show where you simply walk from table to table collecting information.

We want you to participate.

Throughout the day, you'll have opportunities to experience wellness in different ways.

Find your calm and reconnect with yourself through yoga.

Turn up the energy, move your body, and have some fun with SocaSize.

Challenge yourself with an energizing mini-workout led by F45 Ajax.

Explore exhibitors and connect with wellness professionals, community organizations, and local businesses offering resources related to mental health, fitness, nutrition, healthy living, personal growth, and overall well-being.

And when you're ready to slow things down, join us for one of our two Fireside Chats.

Our Fireside Chats will explore an idea we don't talk about enough:

How can we intentionally bring more joy into our lives—and how can joy become part of how we heal?

Life can become heavy.

Work. Family. Relationships. Financial pressures. Caring for others. Health concerns. Stress. Loss. Expectations.

Sometimes we become so focused on managing our responsibilities that we forget something fundamental:

We are allowed to experience joy.

Our two Fireside Chats will bring people together for honest, engaging conversations about finding joy in everyday life, reconnecting with the things and people that make us feel alive, and recognizing community, laughter, movement, relationships, and meaningful experiences as important parts of our overall well-being.

Because wellness isn't only about fixing what's wrong.

It's also about creating more of what makes life worth living.

We believe something powerful happens when people come together.

Feeling seen matters.

Feeling connected matters.

Having people to laugh, move, learn, grow, and share experiences with matters.

Sometimes improving our well-being begins with something as simple as getting out of the house, moving our bodies, having a conversation, laughing with someone, or discovering that we're not alone.

The Wellness Show is about creating that kind of space—a welcoming community where people of different ages, backgrounds, experiences, fitness levels, and stages of their wellness journey can come together.

• You don't have to be fit enough.
• You don't need to keep up with anyone during the workout.
• And you certainly don't need to have everything figured out.

Just come as you are.

Bring a friend. Bring your family. Come on your own and meet someone new.

Try the yoga. Dance at SocaSize. Take on the F45 Ajax mini-workout. Sit in on a Fireside Chat. Meet our vendors. Learn something new. Laugh. Move. Connect.

Most importantly, give yourself permission to enjoy the day.

Because we're creating a different kind of Wellness Show—one that recognizes that wellness isn't about becoming perfect.

It's about becoming more connected to ourselves, to one another, and to the things that bring us joy.

Admission is FREE.

Join us on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Audley Recreation Centre in Ajax for a day of movement, conversation, discovery, community, connection—and joy.

Come as you are. Leave feeling more connected.

Info: Find your calm, take a breath and reconnect with yourself. ‍
Join Higher Love Yoga & Wellness for a gentle 20-minute introduction to yoga, designed to help you slow down, move with intention and be fully present.
Because wellness is more than movement—it’s a feeling of belonging, a rhythm that flows through you, and a space where you can exhale and simply be.

Info: This conversation is designed to move beyond traditional self-care and toward a framework of holistic resilience—the mental, physical, professional, and communal strength required for our community to truly thrive.
For many Black women and members of the broader Black community, life is often navigated through the lens of the “strong protagonist”—constantly pushing, producing, and performing, sometimes at the expense of rest, joy, and connection to self. At the heart of the conversation is the belief that joy is not merely a luxury—it can be a vital tool for healing, resilience, and resistance to the systemic inequities that affect the mental and emotional well-being of Black communities.

Info: Have you always wanted to try SocaSize? Now’s your chance!
Get a taste of this high-energy, rhythm-filled workout that brings the warmth and flavour of the islands to fitness. Move, sweat, smile and have some fun as the one and only Ayanna Lee-Rivers leads you through a 20-minute introduction to SocaSize.
No experience needed—just come ready to move and enjoy yourself!

Info: Unmasking Strength: Black Boy Joy as a Mechanism for Resilience and Healing." This session is part of a larger community summit, The Resilience Collective, which seeks to move beyond traditional self-care into a framework of "holistic resilience"—the mental, physical, professional, and communal strength required for Black boys and young men to thrive. We believe that joy is not merely a luxury; it is a vital health tool and a form of rebellion against the systemic inequities that contribute to increased rates of silent struggle and mental health challenges within the lives of Black males.

Info: Ready to turn up the energy and see what F45 is all about?
Join F45 Ajax for a fun, energizing 20-minute mini session combining functional training and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). Get your body moving, challenge yourself, and experience how F45 can help you move better, build strength and get results.
No need to be a fitness pro—just come ready to move, have some fun and give it a try!

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Audley Recreation Centre, 1955 Audley Road, Ajax, Canada

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