Living Well 60+ November – December 2014

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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 info@yogahealthcenter.org
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Reiki Introduction &
Practice
6:30pm- 8:30pm, 4th Tuesday
each month. 1403 E. Breckinridge
Street, Louisville, KY. Free.
Those who do have not Reiki
training—come for an introduction
& to experience it. No experience
required. Those with Reiki come
to practice on others & receive
the Reiki energy. Everyone will
get 15 -20 minute Reiki treatment.
Free reattunement to your last
level of Usui or Karuna Reiki® if
you have your certificate. Contact
JoAnn Utley at 502-777-3865
or jutley5122@bellsouth.net to
register. More info at http://
joannutley.byregion.net
Sit and Get Fit
Mondays and Fridays, 9:30am-
10:30am. FREE! This event is
a seated controlled exercise/
movement class to improve
strength, flexibility, balance
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 859-246-
0281 or aedge@lexingtonky.gov.
Wellness Wednesday
On the first Wednesday of the
month, all Good Foods Market
and Café customers will receive
5% off all supplements, body
care, and bulk herb & spice
items. Customers can special
order Wellness Wednesday items
ahead of time and pick them up
on Wellness Wednesday. When:
Wednesday, July 3, 8 am – 10
pm. held at Good Foods Market
& Café, 455 Southland Drive.
Ric’s Garden, the
public cutting garden
at Ashland Terrace,
475 S. Ashland
Avenue, is open for
business
This year Lexington’s oldest
retirement community offers
alstroemeria, iris, ageratum,
gooseneck loosestrife, goldenrod,
purple coneflowers, Joe Pye
weed, lisianthus, snapdragons,
zinnias, salvia, black-eyed susans
and marigolds. The following
varieties of herbs are available:
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 859-
233-9947 or Peter and Robin
Young 859-224-3388.
November 18
Eat, Move, Lose
Weight
Support Group
12 – 1 pm, Lexington-Fayette
Co. Health Department PH Clinic
South, 2433 Regency Road.
Free weight-loss support group
appropriate for anyone wishing
to lose weight or maintain weight
loss. Share struggles and ideas
with others. Held first and third
Tuesdays most months. For more
information or to pre-register, call
288-2446.