Wellness Hapenings
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Wellness Center
Celebrating Our 30-Year Anniversary
Start 2010 on the path to Wellness. Lourdes Wellness Center, conveniently located in Collingswood, N.J., can help you on your journey to weight loss, smoking cessation, stress reduction and overall wellness for the mind, body and spirit. Programs are held at 900 Haddon Ave., Collingswood, unless listed otherwise. Please visit us online at www.lourdeswellnesscenter.org for our full calendar. Registration is required for all classes and programs.
SAVE THE Date:Explorations in Integrative Medicine VI Conference: Integrative Approaches to Weight ManagementThursday, March 18
This innovative annual conference is a regional resource for physicians, nurses, wholistic practitioners and consumers in the field of integrative medicine. It will focus on a comprehensive, integrative approach to weight management. For more information or to register, please call 856-869-3125. Weight Loss with HypnosisDate: Tuesday, Jan. 5, or Monday, March 22
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $45 NEW! Wholistic Weight Loss: Not Your Mother's Weight Loss ProgramDate: Wednesdays, Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Jan. 27
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Fee: $229 for series Yoga for Weight LossDate: Thursdays, five-week series, Jan. 14 to Feb. 11.
Time: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $65 * Fitness and Body Fat AnalysisDate: Wednesday, Feb. 17
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. * Stress Management and Blood Pressure ScreeningDate: Wednesday, March 17
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Place: Lourdes Wellness Center Understanding Dynamics of Food AddictionDate: Tuesday, Feb. 2
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $25 Wholistic Smoking CessationDate: Mondays, Jan. 4 to Jan. 25
Time: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Fee: $229
Each session includes motivation and coaching, group support, acupuncture, hypnotherapy and behavior modification.
NEW! Introduction to Neurofeedback for ADD/ADHDDate: Monday, Feb. 8Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $45
Learn how to manage child and adult ADD/ADHD by retraining brain wave patterns using EEG technology. Neurofeedback can benefit cognitive ability, stress, mood and especially attention.
Children with Learning, Attention and Behavior Challenges: You Can Have a Peaceful HomeDate: Wednesday, Feb. 3Time: 6 to 8 p.m.
Fee: $30 Meditation and Breathing TechniquesDate: Tuesdays, Jan. 26, Feb. 23, April 27
Time: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $15 Reduce Stress with HypnosisDate: Tuesday, April 6
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $45 Marriage…The Secrets to Loving It!Date: Fridays, Feb. 12 to March 5
Time: 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Fee: $129 for couples, $89 for singles Strength TrainingDate: Mondays and Wednesdays, Jan. 4 to Jan. 27 or March 22 to April 14
Time: 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Fee: $56 for eight classes Strengthen and Stretch Chair ExercisesDate: Thursdays, Jan. 7 to March 11
Time: 2 to 2:45 p.m.
Fee: Eight classes, $56 Mat Pilates/Light Weights for 50 Plus/ BeginnersDate: Wednesdays, March 24 to April 21
Time: 4:15 to 5 p.m.
Fee: $35 Total Body WorkoutDate: Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 8 to March 3
Time: 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Fee: $56 for eight classes Nutrition & Fitness for the Time- Honored (50 Plus) WomanDate: Saturday, Jan. 16
Time: 12 to 3 p.m.
Fee: $40
Workshop focuses on exercise, nutrition and movement education.
T'ai Chi ChihDate: Mondays, April 12 to May 17Time: 4:15 to 5:15 p.m.
Fee: $42
Date: Tuesdays, Jan. 5 to Feb. 23, March 9 to April 27, or May 11 to June 29
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $56 for eight-week series
T'ai Chi ChuanDate: Free Introductions on Thursday, Feb. 18; classes Feb. 25 to April 29 or May 13 to July 15
Time: 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. or 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., 10-week series
Fee: $70, $10 for drop-ins (welcome any week)
Yoga
Programs are available for every level, including basic yoga, gentle yoga, yoga for beginners, Christian yoga, Acuto yoga and more. For details, please visit www.lourdeswellnesscenter.org
ONGOING 50 PLUS PROGRAMS
* Blood Pressure and Glucose ScreeningsDate: Second Wednesday of every month
Time: 9 to 11 a.m.
Place: Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden, in the Lobby across from the Gift Shop
Walk for Your Health! Mall Walkers Club at the Moorestown Mall
Sponsored by Lourdes Health System For membership information, please call 1-888-LOURDES.
* Advance Directives & Living WillsDate: Wednesday, April 14Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. NeurotransmittersRonald P. Ciccone, MD
Date: Wednesday, April 28
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Nerve fibers communicate by chemicals that are present in spaces between them. When these chemicals, called neurotransmitters, are unbalanced, anxiety, depression, ADHD, weight gain and other problems can occur. Natural amino acid neurotransmitter precursors can be used instead of prescriptions to correct these imbalances.
Enduring Garden Sculpture: Sister WaterDate: Saturday, April 17Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fee: $95
Garden Sculptures based on the themes of the Canticle of the Creatures Garden of Meditation Healing and Wholeness with Christa Light. Students will make an 18-inch standing figure mounted on a rock or paver.
Young Adult Program for Ages 21 to 40 Dream Workshop: Finding the Face of God in DreamsDate: Mondays, Jan. 11, Feb. 8Time: 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Finding God Through Body, Breath and MovementDate: Mondays, March 8, April 12
Time: 7:15 to 8:15 p.m. Retreat in Everyday LifeDate: First Saturday of the month Jan. 2, Feb. 6, March 6, April 3, May 1
Time: 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Fee: $80 for series, $10 per class Sacred Space: Lenten Retreat EveningsDate: Thursdays, Feb. 25, March 4, March 11, March 18, March 25
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Road of Life: Setting Out Once MoreDate: Saturday, Jan. 23
Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Support Groups
All groups meet in the Landow Conference Room at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County. If you have any questions, please call 609-835-5813.
Stroke Support GroupMeets the second Friday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Speakeasy Breast Cancer Support GroupMeets the first Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m.
Midpoint Menopause Support GroupMeets the fourth Wednesday of the month from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
