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Upcoming Recreation Therapy Events

Our Health and Wellness Clinics are for individuals with physical or cognitive disabilities. These clinics provide the opportunity to become physically active and gain insight to achieving a well-balanced lifestyle.

Health and Wellness Clinics are held throughout the year. Download the Recreation Therapy Upcoming Events flyer to stay up to date on the latest events. 

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In-Person Programming

    Pickleball Clinic   

    This event will take place at ITA Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. Participants will have the opportunity to join the Shepherd Center and local disabled pickleball athletes/instructors to learn more about wheelchair pickleball. This course offers educational and hands-on demonstrations. This program is being funded by the ALTA Foundation.  

    • Date: April 7th    
    • Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
    • Location: ITA Atlanta, 3110 Presidential Drive, Atlanta, GA 30340 
    • Cost: FREE (includes t-shirt, instruction, and equipment)   

     

    Birdwatching Clinic 

    This event will take place at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. Participants will have the opportunity to join the Shepherd Center and Birds Georgia in this guided birding adventure. This guided tour will increase your skill and knowledge in birding, community mobility, and camaraderie with other bird watchers. This program will also offer lunch at completion of guided tour.   

    • Date: April 16th    
    • Time: 9:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. 
    • Location: Atlanta Botanical Gardens,1345 Piedmont Avenue, NE Atlanta, GA 30309  
    • Cost: $20 (includes t-shirt, instruction, meals, and equipment)   

    Two women use binoculars to see birds from afar.

    Horsemanship Clinic 

    This event will take place at Chastain Horse Park in Atlanta, GA. Participants will have the opportunity to join the Shepherd Center and Chastain Horse Park for a horsemanship clinic that will focus on safety considerations, horsemanship information, and grooming and tacking.  

    • Date: April 17th    
    • Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
    • Location: Chastain Horse Park, 4371 Powers Ferry Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30327  
    • Cost: $20 (includes t-shirt, instruction, and equipment)   

    Participants in the tennis clinic practice serving the tennis ball to each other.

    Tennis Clinic 

    This event will take place at Blackburn Park in Brookhaven, GA. Participants will have the opportunity to join the Shepherd Center and local disabled tennis athletes/instructors to learn more about wheelchair tennis. This course offers educational and hands-on demonstrations. This program is being funded by the ALTA Foundation. 

    • Date: April 28th    
    • Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 
    • Location: Blackburn Park, Ashford Dunwoody Road Brookhaven, GA 30319 
    • Cost: FREE (includes t-shirt, instruction, and equipment)   

    Spring Horticulture Clinic  

    This event will take place at the Callenwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta, GA. Participants will have the opportunity to join Shepherd Center and Trellis Horticulture Therapy Alliance for a horticulture clinic that will focus on a basic horticulture/nature craft session. Program activity will be basic floral arrangements.    

    • Date: May 9th  
    • Time: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  
    • Location: Callenwolde Fine Arts Center, 980 Briarcliff Road NE Atlanta, GA 30306  
    • Cost: $20 (includes t-shirt, instruction, and equipment)   

    Adventure Skills Workshop Clinic  (ASW)

    This event will take place at Camp ASCCA in Jackson's Gap, AL. Participants will have the opportunity to join the Shepherd Center for various outdoor, aquatic, and adventure-based activities. Please note that participants will be responsible for securing their own transportation for this event. Meals, lodging, equipment, and instruction are included. 

    • Date: May 17th-19th  
    • Location: Camp ASCCA, 5278 Camp ASCCA Drive, Jackson’s Gap, AL 36961 
    • Cost: Participant: $225 (includes t-shirt, lodging, meals, activities, and instruction) /Attendant: $200 (includes t-shirt, lodging, and meals)

    Golf Clinic  

    This golf clinic will be with Shepherd Center Recreation Therapists and Georgia State Golf Association. This course offers education and hands-on demonstrations. The event will be held at Bobby Jones Golf Course.    

    • Date: May 30th
    • Time: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
    • Location: Bobby Jones Golf Course, 2205  Northside Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30305 
    • Cost: $20 (includes t-shirt, instruction, and equipment)  

    A participant in the golf clinic is assisted with swinging at a golf ball.

    Chattanooga Clinic   

    Join Shepherd Center and the City of Chattanooga Department of Parks and Outdoors for a fun-filled afternoon of handcycling and kayaking. This event will take place near Chattanooga, Tennessee, where participants will have the opportunity to focus on kayaking and handcycling outdoors. This course offers educational and hands-on demonstrations. Lunch will be provided. This course is open to anyone with a physical disability. Please note that participants will be responsible for registration fees and securing their own transportation for this event. 

    • Date: June 2nd   
    • Time: 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 
    • Location: Camp Jordan Park, 323 Camp Jordan Pkwy, East Ridge, TN 37412 
    • Cost: $20 (includes t-shirt, instruction, and equipment)   

    June Boxing Clinic 

    This event will take place at Pepper Boxing in Atlanta, GA. Participants will have the opportunity to join Shepherd Center and Pepper Boxing instructors for a 50 minute fitness class. This course offers educational and hands-on demonstrations. Equipment will be provided.  

    • Date: June 12th  
    • Time: 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
    • Location: Pepper Boxing in Atlanta, GA, 3090 Early Street, NW Atlanta, GA 30305 
    • Cost: $20 (includes t-shirt, instruction, and equipment) 

    Photography Clinic   

    This event will give the opportunity for participants to join the Shepherd Center and local photographer to learn more about adaptive photography. This course offers educational and hands-on demonstrations. Lunch will be included at this event.

    • Date: June 20th   
    • Time: 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. 
    • Location: Shepherd Center, 2020 Peachtree Road, NW Atlanta, GA 30309
    • Cost: $20 (includes t-shirt, instruction, and equipment)   

    Charleston Clinic   

    This event will take place in Charleston, SC. Participants will have the opportunity to join the Shepherd Center and Adaptive Expeditions for an outdoor clinic focusing on adaptive surfing. This course offers educational and hands-on demonstrations. Please note that participants will be responsible for securing their own transportation for this event.

    • Date: June 22nd   
    • Time: TBD
    • Location: TBD
    • Cost: $20 (includes t-shirt, instruction, and equipment)   

    Burnalong Online Fitness Programming 

    Shepherd Center Collaborates with Burnalong to Provide Online Wellness Programming for Neurological Conditions

    Burnalong is an online wellness platform and interactive community, that offers 50,000+ live and on-demand classes. Shepherd Center has partnered with Burnalong to provide custom content such as adaptive workouts, yoga, art, mindfulness and meditation, education, classes in Spanish, and so much more for people with neurological conditions. In addition to Shepherd Center classes, Burnalong offers 70+ categories for all ages, including traditional fitness, nutrition, finance, chronic conditions support, and even dog workouts.”

    To register for Burnalong, please scan the QR code or apply discount code SC22a (annual subscription) or SC22m (monthly subscription) using the Burnalong discount link. 

    Graphic of a QR code that goes to the Burnalong registration site.

    *If you are a current in- or outpatient of Shepherd Center, please email burnalonginfo@shepherdcenter.org for your complimentary subscription.

    All questions can be sent to burnalonginfo@shepherdcenter.org

    June Fitness Series Focus: Yoga 

    This event will take place at online on the burnalong platform. Participants will have the opportunity to join Shepherd Center instructors for a live 45 minute yoga based fitness class. This course offers educational and hands-on demonstrations.     

    • Date: June 4th, June 11th, June 18th, and June 25th     
    • Time: 11:15 a.m.-12:00 p.m  
    • Location: Online virtual platform   

      

    Registration

    Registration is required for all events and opens at least six weeks prior to the start of the class or course. Most courses require a small fee; however, financial assistance is available. Please contact Katie Harmon at katie.harmon@shepherd.org for more information regarding requirements for financial assistance.

    Remember to register in advance for classes, courses, and trips to join our Health and Wellness Clinics.

    Register for Recreation Therapy Events

    Questions?

    For more information or requests for assistance, please contact Katie Harmon at katie.harmon@shepherd.org.