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16 MARCH/APRIL 2015 Events Calendar MARCH APRIL Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 Fri 6 13 20 27 Sat 7 14 21 28 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 Send us your event listings 2 9 16 23 30 Fri 3 10 17 24 Sat 4 11 18 25 List your event for FREE if it’s free to the public*. E-mail your event information to [email protected] (*$35 fee for events that are not free to the public) Ongoing Yoga Health & Therapy Center Classes Our Yoga Classes feature slow stretch with gentle breathing, and relaxation techniques. Class size is small, to provide careful instruction. Yoga classes are offered Mon through Thurs (daytime and evening), and Sat mornings. Our Meditation Starter Course teaches simple ways to focus and quiet the mind; 5-week sessions are offered on Sundays at 5:30 pm. A nonprofit organization operating since 1981, The Yoga Health & Therapy Center is located at 322 W. 2nd St. Free private parking is provided for most classes. For more information on fees and scheduled dates and times, call us at 859-254-9529, or email us at [email protected] and coordination. It is taught by Anne Graff, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist certified by the American Senior Fitness Association as a Senior Fitness Instructor and trained in Body Recall. Also included are: Fall Prevention and Recovery, Fun Movements to Strengthen Body and Mind, Improve Posture and Core Conditioning, Wellness Education, Relaxation Techniques, and Music. The Charles Young Center is located at 540 E. Third Street. Parking is available on Shropshire Avenue or Lewis Street, Lexington, KY. Ages 60 and older. For more information, please contact Alexis Edge at 859-2460281 or [email protected]. Wellness Wednesday On the first Wednesday of the month, all Good Foods Market and Café customers will receive 5% off all supplements, body Reiki Introduction & care, and bulk herb & spice Practice items. Customers can special 6:30pm- 8:30pm, 4th Tuesday order Wellness Wednesday items each month. 1403 E. Breckinridge ahead of time and pick them up Street, Louisville, KY. Free. on Wellness Wednesday.  When: Those who do have not Reiki Wednesday, July 3, 8 am – 10 training—come for an introduction pm. held at Good Foods Market & to experience it. No experience & Café, 455 Southland Drive. required. Those with Reiki come to practice on others & receive Ric’s Garden, the the Reiki energy. Everyone will get 15 -20 minute Reiki treatment. public cutting garden Free reattunement to your last at Ashland Terrace, level of Usui or Karuna Reiki® if 475 S. Ashland you have your certificate. Contact Avenue, is open for JoAnn Utley at 502-777-3865 or [email protected] to business register. More info at http:// This year Lexington’s oldest joannutley.byregion.net retirement community offers alstroemeria, iris, ageratum, gooseneck loosestrife, goldenrod, Sit and Get Fit purple coneflowers, Joe Pye Mondays and Fridays, 9:30amweed, lisianthus, snapdragons, 10:30am. FREE! This event is zinnias, salvia, black-eyed susans a seated controlled exercise/ and marigolds. The following movement class to improve varieties of herbs are available: strength, flexibility, balance oregano, nasturtium, rosemary, lemon grass, sweet marjoram, lemon thyme, basil, parsley, fennel, Italian parsley, sorrel, garlic chives, mint, winter savory, lemon verbena, dill, French tarragon and sage. Large blooms are .50, small blooms are .25. Herbs are .25 a small bunch. Roses and vegetables are reserved for residents only. The donation box and scissors are located at the start of the main garden walkway; water and containers are available near the shed. Don’t miss the smaller cutting garden behind the shed. All proceeds are used to maintain the garden and feed the critters. Call Kelly or Michelle at 266-2581 for additional information. Swing Lessons Tuesdays, starting September 30, 2014. From 8pm–10pm at Tates Creek Recreation Center, 1400 Gainesway Dr. $5 per person per lesson. Call for more information: Glenn and Rosalee Kelley 859233-9947 or Peter and Robin Young 859-224-3388. March 14 Baptist Health Lexington Diabetes & Nutrition Open House 10:00am to 2:00pm at Lexington Green Mall. Come and meet our Registered Dietitians, and learn more about healthy eating. Topics and activities for heart healthy, weight management, diabetes, kids nutrition, and digestive health. There will be giveaways and door prize drawing. Free. For more information, call (859) 2605122.