Learning for All Catalog Fall 2019 | Page 19

Personal Growth Discover Meditation Chakra Balancing Chakras are the body's energy centers. Their function is to vitalize the physical body and to bring about the development of self- consciousness. They are associated with physical, mental and emotional interactions. Discover ways to open, balance, heal, and connect your chakras while connecting to the universe and the earth. Katherine McMonagle Date: Wed, Oct 16 Time: 6:00–7:30 pm Cost: $29 Class #: AEPG13 Location: Gladstone, 108 ! NEW Encouragement through Affirmations Actions begin as ideas and goals. Science has proven that affirmations help you attain your goals. In other words, you are what you think. With the guidance of your instructor, identify your goals and then design an affirmation to help you align your thoughts and actions with your goals. Katherine McMonagle Date: Tue, Oct 22 Time: 6:00–7:30 pm Cost: $29 Class #: AEPG8 Location: Gladstone, 108 Meditation is a powerful, relaxing experience that allows the body, mind and spirit to align and heal. It brings clarity and a deep sense of well-being and peace, along with deeper perception. Learn the best way for you to meditate, integrate, balance, revitalize and thrive. You will be guided through two meditations: a daily meditation and a Chakra (energy center) meditation. Katherine McMonagle Date: Thu, Oct 24 Time: 6:00–7:30 pm Cost: $29 Class #: AEPG14 Location: Gladstone, 108 ! NEW Nature's Guide Nature will guide you with ancient wisdom if you take the time to sense it. Specific animals, plants, rocks, colors, and places can bring you great insight. After learning about nature's guides, meet your personal vanguards and listen to their messages during a special guided meditation that leads you on an outward and yet inward journey of communion with your native guides. Katherine McMonagle Date: Wed, Oct 30 Time: 6:00–8:00 pm Cost: $29 Class #: AEPG7 Location: Gladstone, 108 ! NEW Staying Connected Your job offered social relationships just because you showed up. Research says that good relationships are critical to healthy aging. How do you rebuild relationships that may not have been given much attention while you were working? Where do you look to develop new relationships and social communities? This class will discuss a variety of ways that retirees can stay socially connected, including seeking volunteer opportunities. Mary O'Brien Date: Tue, Nov 12 Time: 1:00–3:00 pm Cost: $15 Class #: AEPG4 Location: Gladstone, 105 ! NEW Say Nothing Do you find yourself in conversations with adult children, loved ones, or friends where you struggle to listen with the intent to understand rather than with the intent to respond? You saying nothing—even if you have a lot to say—because that is the best approach or the path of least resistance. However, these conversations can churn up your emotions. Explore the difficulty and benefits of saying nothing, followed by stress management techniques that will help you deal with the emotional response of silence. Mary O’Brien Date: Tue, Nov 19 Time: 1:00–3:00 pm Cost: $15 Class #: AEPG5 Location: Gladstone, 105 DISTRICT 622 COMMUNITY EDUCATION | WWW.ISD622.ORG/CE 19