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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.