--- title: Let Your Passions Flow description: One of our Resident Experience Partners at Sienna shares ways family can get involved with their loved ones in long-term care for Recreation Therapy Month image: https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/hubfs/Rockcliffe%20dancing.jpg --- - [Our Advertising](http://sienna-living-stage.ecentricarts.com/about-our-advertising) - [News & Press](http://sienna-living-stage.ecentricarts.com/press-room) - [Investors](http://sienna-living-stage.ecentricarts.com/investors) - [Contact Us](http://sienna-living-stage.ecentricarts.com/contact-us) Search Sienna [![sienna-logo](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2203778/Sienna_2019/Images/sienna-logo.svg "sienna-logo")](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog) - [Retirement](https://www.aspiralife.ca/) - [Long Term Care](https://www.siennaliving.ca/long-term-care) - [About Us](https://www.siennaliving.ca/about-us) ![Recreation Therapy](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Recreation%20Therapy.jpeg?width=6240&name=Recreation%20Therapy.jpeg "Recreation Therapy") # Let Your Passions Flow Posted by [Kim Lattimore](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/author/kim-lattimore) on Feb 7, 2023 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ![Kim Lattimore](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Kim%20Lattimore.jpg?width=127&height=113&name=Kim%20Lattimore.jpg) “Therapeutic Recreation is a process that enables all individuals to achieve quality of life and optimal health through meaningful participation in recreation and leisure.” – Therapeutic Recreation Ontario  February is National Therapeutic Recreation Awareness Month and the theme this month is “Let Your Passions Flow”.  What brings you joy? What are you passionate about? How do you feed your body, mind and spirit?  ![Cedarvale Lodge_painting](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Cedarvale%20Lodge_painting.jpg?width=193&height=258&name=Cedarvale%20Lodge_painting.jpg) With 2023 just beginning many of us are asking these questions and setting purposeful intentions for the year. In recognition of Therapeutic Recreation Awareness Month, here are some ideas to achieve your goals for well-being with your loved one in long-term care, using the five domains of health. #1 Physical Health  Join an exercise class with your loved one. Walk or wheel outside or around the building. Toss or kick a ball. Dance! ![Trillium - REC MONTH](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Trillium%20-%20REC%20MONTH.jpg?width=181&height=242&name=Trillium%20-%20REC%20MONTH.jpg)#2 Intellectual Health  Reminisce by sharing photos of the past. Play a game together. Sing or play music or a familiar song. Complete a do-it-yourself memoir book together.  #3 Spiritual Health  Read spiritual text, poems and stories that bring joy and meaning. Listen to music that speaks to your spirit. Spend time outdoors. Attend a religious service together. Create a gratitude journal together. Do a guided meditation together. #4 Emotional Health  Physical touch is important and can be done through manicures, hand massage or a head massage.  Don’t shy away from the difficult topics. Just listen. Be present. Intentionally schedule 30 minutes at least once a week just to chat with your loved one virtually, by phone or to visit. ![Rockcliffe dancing](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Rockcliffe%20dancing.jpg?width=176&height=286&name=Rockcliffe%20dancing.jpg) #5 Social Health  Join a program with your loved one. Sit in the café and meet new residents and families. Become a family peer support volunteer and support new families.  Do you have a talent? Share it! Volunteer to assist or lead a program that you know your loved one is interested in or even bring in your pet for a visit. Our recreation teams can assist with adapting engagement opportunities to meet residents’ needs and are a wonderful source to provide information and resources on recreation therapy.     Topics: [Long Term Care](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/long-term-care), [Cultivating Happiness](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/cultivating-happiness), [Life at Sienna](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/life-at-sienna), [Recreation Therapy](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/recreation-therapy) [![Share on facebook](https://7528309.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528309/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-web-default-modules_hubspot/img/facebook-color.png?width=24&name=facebook-color.png)](https://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fourstories.siennaliving.ca%2Fsienna-senior-living-blog%2Flet-your-passions-flow%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook) [![Share on linkedin](https://7528302.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/7528302/hubfs/raw_assets/public/mV0_d-web-default-modules_hubspot/img/linkedin-color.png?width=24&name=linkedin-color.png)](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fourstories.siennaliving.ca%2Fsienna-senior-living-blog%2Flet-your-passions-flow%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dlinkedin) ### Popular Stories [Celebrating our Compassionate Nurses](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/celebrating-compassionate-nurses) May 05, 2024 [Embracing Complexity: Tristan's Commitment to Nursing Excellence](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/embracing-complexity) May 07, 2024 [Six Voices, One Purpose: National Nursing Week (Part 1)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/national-nursing-week-2025) May 14, 2025 [Indigenous Elder honours Métis culture by sharing it with others](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/indigenous-elder-honours-metis-culture) June 20, 2023 [A Sweet Tradition](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/a-sweet-tradition) September 25, 2025 ### Popular Tags - [Cultivating Happiness (38)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/cultivating-happiness) - [Life at Sienna (35)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/life-at-sienna) - [Long Term Care (32)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/long-term-care) - [Sienna Senior Living (25)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/sienna-senior-living) - [Ontario (21)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/ontario) - [Create Community (11)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/create-community) - [Community (9)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/community) - [Aspira (8)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/aspira) - [Aspira Retirement Living (8)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/aspira-retirement-living) - [Inspiration (8)](https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/tag/inspiration) [![sienna-logo_footer](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/2203778/Sienna_2019/Images/sienna-logo_footer.svg "sienna-logo_footer")](https://www.siennaliving.ca) - [Our Locations](https://www.siennaliving.ca/our-locations) - [Retirement](https://www.siennaliving.ca/retirement) - [Long Term Care](https://www.siennaliving.ca/long-term-care) - [Announcements](https://www.siennaliving.ca/covid-19-centre) - [Join Our Team](https://careers.siennaliving.ca/) - [About Us](https://www.siennaliving.ca/about-us) - [News & Press](https://www.siennaliving.ca/press-room) - [Contact Us](https://www.siennaliving.ca/contact-us) Copyright ©2021 Sienna Senior Living - [Privacy Policy](https://www.siennaliving.ca/privacy-policy) - [Accessibility](https://www.siennaliving.ca/about-us/accessibility) - [Investors](https://www.siennaliving.ca/investors) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Kim Lattimore", "url" : "https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/author/kim-lattimore" }, "dateModified" : "2023-02-07T19:19:21.424Z", "datePublished" : "2023-02-07T19:13:08.000Z", "headline" : "Let Your Passions Flow", "image" : [ "https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/hubfs/Rockcliffe%20dancing.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/sienna-senior-living-blog/let-your-passions-flow", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://ourstories.siennaliving.ca/hubfs/Sienna-Logo-RGB-2.jpg" }, "name" : "Sienna Senior Living" } } ```