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Clutter Bootcamp
Self Enrichment and Lifestyle
PERSONAL ENRICHMENT
Tuition: $100
Instructor: Allison Carter
1 session: Sat, Feb 2 / 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.
Conquer your piles of clutter with basic training in overcoming
barriers to disorder, confusion, and messiness. Veteran organizer
Allison Carter will assist you with the obstacle course of clutter in
your home and home office. This interactive session is packed with
exercises and information to use as a resource for many years to
come. This course is recommended for the chronically disorganized,
beginner and intermediate organizers, packrats, and anyone wishing
to see clutter disappear. No discounts.
Don’t Be A Victim—Self Defense Basics
Tuition: $125
Instructor: Holley Beauchamp, Owner, B-Champs LLC
1 session: Sun, Mar 24 / 12:00–4:00 p.m.
Expecting a typical run-of-the-mill “padded man” self-defense
course? Think again. Our street-smarts course teaches real “handson”
defenses against the most common, dangerous, and deadly
attack holds predators use to control, victimize, and endanger
our lives. Practicing with both fellow students and the instructor,
students will be taught how to defend/remove themselves from
legitimate dangerous holds/attacks such as bear-hugs, headlocks,
pulling/grabbing of clothes/hair/hands, neck chokes, and ground/
on-your back-attacks if you happen to fall down. To help ensure your
safety, students will also learn proper counterattack techniques to
assist with the process of getting away without further harm. No
discounts. Limited to 24.
NEW Flourishing 101: How to Increase Your
Happiness Factor and Live with Purpose
Tuition: $125
Instructor: Nancie Vito, MPH, Certified Health Education Specialist
5 sessions: Wed, Mar 20–Apr 17 / 7:30–9:00 p.m.
Do you ever feel stuck . . . like you’re just going through the motions
in life? This course is designed to teach participants how to apply effective
strategies to increase happiness, reduce stress, increase overall
quality of life, and thrive. Class is based on research in positive psychology—the
study of happiness and well-being. Take steps towards
creating a life you love so that you can live life fully with passion and
purpose. Expect exercises and techniques you can apply immediately
in order to move forward. Support among group members will also
be beneficial.
Never Be Lied To Again: Building Credibility
and Detecting Deception
Tuition: $115
Instructor: Patti Wood, MA, CSP, and Body Language Expert
1 session: See website for details
Body language expert and author Patti Wood has taught business
leaders how to read and use body language for personal and business
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success for more than 20 years. She has consulted on murder cases,
taught interviews and interrogation techniques to all branches of
law enforcement, and has been quoted and interviewed by the media
including CNN, FOX News, Primetime, Dateline and the Wall Street
Journal. Learn how to spot a liar and how to look credible in business
and social relationships. Limited to 20.
NEW Pearls of Wisdom
Tuition: $125
Instructor: Ed Garcia, MA, CSW
6 sessions: Wed, Feb 13–Apr 3 / 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Wisdom is the thoughtful interplay of purpose and virtue in our
lives. If we seek wisdom, insights emerge that guide our day-to-day
actions. Much wisdom is contained in folk tales that can stimulate
you to think more critically about your beliefs, feelings, and behaviors
and provide you with an enlightened self-direction. Come and
share these treasures in an interactive class setting to see how you
can practically use these “pearls of wisdom” in your everyday life.
Starting Over after a Loss
Tuition: $165
Instructor: Charles Owen
4 sessions: Tue, Apr 16–May 7 / 6:30–8:30 p.m.
Life is dynamic and full of change. Jobs are lost, children leave
home, couples break up, loved ones pass away, divorce happens.
Learn to cope with change, make adjustments, and understand your
new role or identity. Adapting to change and learning new coping
skills are necessary to reach a comfortable place again. Join others in
the challenge of finding a better understanding of self with a realistic
and positive attitude. Your instructor has conducted courses on loss
for more than 25 years and has many years of experience working
with people and their severe losses in life.
PERSONAL FINANCE
Learning the Fundamentals of Investing
Tuition: $275
Instructor: Ben Clark, CFP, MBA, MEd
8 sessions: Thu, Feb 7–Mar 28 / 7:00–9:00 p.m.
8 sessions: Thu, Apr 11–May 30 / 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Rather than a broad survey of financial planning, this course dives
deeply into the topic of investments. The purpose of the course is
to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to help
them make informed investment decisions based on facts rather than
“gut feelings.” The course uses academically accepted standards
for creating a personal investment plan. Students who complete the
course will be better positioned to either manage their own investments
and/or have the ability to better evaluate the value their financial
professional brings to the table. Textbook: Guide to Money and
Investing (Kindle edition), HP-12c financial calculator