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January 2015 | Read this issue and more at www.healthandwellnessmagazine.net |
JANUARY 2015
Tuesdays
January 5
This weekly restorative class integrates
gentle yoga, breathing techniques, meditation and wellness tips for all ages and
levels of physical condition. 10:30am–
11:30am. Donation only (great portion of
all donations go to the Backpack Food
Program at Ashland Elementary.) Inspiring, Educating & Supporting our World
through the Moving, Visual & Healing
Arts! Daily classes, therapies, workshops
& a great spot to host your next event!
309 N Ashland Ave Ste.180, Lexington,
KY 40502. 859-721-1841. www.centeredlex.com
6:00 – 8:00 pm, St. Joseph Hospital-East
Women’s Hospital, 170 N. Eagle Creek
Dr.. $25 per couple, only for those delivering here. Register by calling 967-2229
or online at www.saintjosephhealthcare.
org/baby.
Community Flow
Tuesdays
Swing Lessons
Every Tuesday, starting September 30:
8pm–10pm at Tates Creek Recreation
Center, 1400 Gainesway Dr. $5.00 per
person per lesson. Call for more information: Glenn and Rosalee Kelley 859233-9947; OR Peter and Robin Young
859-224-3388.
January 1-11
Unified Trust Company
Ice Rink
Tis the season for ice skating! Enjoy 90
minutes on the ice! Monday-Friday 4
p.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 10 p.m. When Fayette
County Schools are not in session the Ice
Rink will be open Monday-Friday 10 a.m.
- 10 p.m. $10. Triangle Park.
January 3
Mindful Moms of Lexington
monthly gathering
11:30a – 12:30 p, Baby Moon, 2891 Richmond Rd., Lexington. A group of naturalminded moms of babies and toddlers
meet to get to know each other and share
information. Free and open to everyone. Babies/Toddlers welcome. For more
information, visit https://www.facebook.
com/#!/groups/mindfulmomslexingtonky/
January 4
Art of Breastfeeding
4-5:30 p.m. Baptist Health-Lexington
Education Center, 1720 Nicholasville
Rd. (Building E, lower level), FREE, only
for those delivering at Baptist HealthLexington, registration not required. Call
(859)260-6357 or (859)260-4354 for questions regarding classes.
Breastfeeding Class
January 6
Eat, Move, Lose Weight
Support Group
12 – 1 pm, Lexington-Fayette Co. Health
Department PH Clinic South, 2433
Regency Road. Free weight-loss support
group appropriate for anyone wishing to
lose weight or maintain weight loss. Share
struggles and ideas with others. Held first
and third Tuesdays most months. For
more information or to pre-register, call
288-2446.
January 6
Low-Impact Aerobics Classes
6-7 pm, various fitness classes 7-8 pm,
William Wells Brown Community Center,
548 East Sixth Street. Weekly through
April. Weight room also open 5 – 9 pm.
Free and for adults age 18 and above.
Sponsored in part by the LexingtonFayette Co. Health Dept. and Lexington
Parks and Recreation. For more information, contact Jill Chenault-Wilson at
389-6678.
January 7
Baby Feeding with Confidence
Group
10:30 – Noon, Lexington-Fayette Co.
Health Department PH Clinic South, 2433
Regency Road. Free group for mothers of
babies 0-12 months to talk about breastfeeding, using a bottle, starting solids,
and other aspects of feeding babies. For
more information, call 288-2348.
January 8
Low-Impact Zumba Classes
6 - 7pm, various fitness classes 7-8
pm, William Wells Brown Community
Center, 548 East Sixth Street. Weekly
through April. Free and for adults age
18 and above. Sponsored in part by the
Lexington-Fayette Co. Health Dept. and
Lexington Parks and Recreation. For
more information, contact Jill ChenaultWilson at 389-6678.
January 10
A Day of Mindfulness for Body,
Mind and Spirit
9AM- 4PM Saturday. The goals of this
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retreat like workshop are to: Promote
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resilience, positive psychology and
emotional intelligence, prevent burnout
from work and caretaker stress, reduce
errors and accidents at work and home,
help you mobilize your inner resources for
healing, practice a portable toolkit of self
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care approaches for promoting health,
learn non‐pharmacological approaches
for managing stress related chronic con‐
ditions, relax the body, quiet the mind and
open the heart, explore the meaning and
deepest values that inform your life and
your work, cultivate your innate happiness, peacefulness and compassion. This
experiential learning environment is based
on a facilitated small group process. Such
group support can be a personally transformative model for learning and healing.
Our skill set will include:
• Skilled relaxation
• Body scan
• Guided imagery
• Journaling
• Self massage
• Mindfulness meditation
• Mindful gentle yoga suitable for all levels
of experience
• Mindful sitting, breathing, moving, eating, speaking and listening
• Mindful awareness of all the senses and
the richness of the present moment
Bring a sack lunch and we will practice
mindful, contemplative eating together.
Facilitator: John A. Patterson, MD, MSPH,
FAAFP Board Certified in Family Practice
,
and Integrative Holistic Medicine, Faculty
member UK College of Medicine and
UofL School of Medicine Faculty member,
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