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Vital Living Program at ESNS
July 4, 2022 @ 8:00 am - July 31, 2022 @ 5:00 pm
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East Side Neighborhood Services offers classes for seniors on living well. Questions? Contact 612-787-4086 or VitalLiving@esns.org.
Living Well with Chronic Conditions: Wednesdays, 1-3:30 pm, July 4-Aug. 10. This is an in-person group class for living a healthy life with chronic conditions. Each week participants will meet to connect with others, set action plans, and review topics like dealing with fatigue, breaking the symptom cycle, making treatment decisions, and communicating with health care providers and family. This is an interactive and sociable gathering with others who are also managing chronic conditions. Donations accepted based on a sliding fee scale.
Tai Ji Practice: Mondays, 10:30-11:30 am, July 11-August 22, via Zoom. Improve your balance, strengthen your muscles and reduce the risk of falling. These one-hour practice sessions meet twice a week. Practice consists of warmup exercises, a mix of core Tai Ji forms and brief cooldown exercises. This class is recommended for those who have taken Beginner Tai Ji Quan and want more practice. Cost share donations accepted based on a sliding fee scale.
Vital Fitness: Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 am, beginning June 30 & ongoing. In-person classes are back. After a long hiatus due to COVID, gather once again for movement and fun. All abilities are encourage to come. A wide variety of balance, strength, and flexibility movements will be incorporated into this fun and social group class. Masks and physical distancing will be strongly encouraged. No cost. Pre-registration is helpful for planning purposes but not required.
Caregiver Support Group: Monday, July 11, 12-1 pm, via Zoom. Get connected to the community resources you need, meet and support other people with similar experiences, learn self-care strategies and coping techniques, vent, share your personal experiences. Attendance is open to any adult 18+ years of age who is a caregiver for an older adult. First-time participants will need to request a link and password to enter the calls. Contact Shay MacKay at smackay@esns.org or 612-787-4076.
