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Classes and eventsThe Penny George Institute for Health and Healing provides a number of health education events, classes and workshops. To learn more about classes or register by phone, call 612-863-3333. 2009 summer and fall classesDrum Circle (Minneapolis)Drumming has been shown to reduce stress and have a positive impact on your health. Experience a sense of relaxation and well-being through self-expression, physical activity, sharing in the group energy and having a lot of fun. No musical experience is necessary. Learn more these summer sessions: Chair Yoga (Minneapolis)In this six-week class, learn gentle yoga postures, breathing techniques and meditation while seated in a chair or using a chair for balance and support.
Chair yoga invites you to move slowly and with awareness, relaxing mind, body and spirit. Learn more about summer sessions: Beginning Gentle Yoga (Minneapolis)In this six-week class, learn basic yoga postures, breathing techniques and meditation practices. Gentle yoga invites you to move slowly and with awareness, relaxing mind, body and spirit. Learn more about summer sessions: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (Minneapolis)This class can help you deal with anxiety and depression, chronic pain and illness, cardiac disease, or just find balance in your life. It is an eight-week series based on the highly regarded work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of "Full Catastrophe Living." Learn more about summer sessions: Ayurveda: The Path to Health (Minneapolis)Ayurveda means "science of life" and combines natural therapies with a unique system that involves the care giver matching the treatment to the person's body type. This two-part series introduces: Ayurveda; "dosha," or mind-body-spirit constitution; Prakurti, our essential nature; Vikruti, our current health condition; and the Ayurvedic diet, which has suggestions for eating to help balance your constitution and choosing food with awareness of the season. Learn more about summer sessions: Couples Massage - Level II (Minneapolis)This two-hour class is for couples who have completed a first time couple's massage class. It will build on the therapeutic techniques that were taught in the first class and add a deeper dimension to the knowledge and skill that couples can take home and put into practice. Each participant will give and receive a full body massage. Learn more about this summer session: Korean Hand Correspondence Therapy (Minneapolis)This two-part class enhances professional healing practices and enriches self-care and family care by introducing Korean hand correspondence therapy, which is based in theories of traditional Chinese medicine This class teaches the basics of correspondence therapy, using the hand to represent the entire body. Among topics covered are how to locate the area of the hand that represents the area of the body in which pain is experienced, palpation of the points so that you are treating the correct area, use of the hand beads to stimulate the points, and use of the hand correspondence system to provide the relief of massage to areas of the body. Learn more about this summer session: Acupressure for Family and Self Care (Minneapolis)This course will introduce you to the basic use of acupressure for common health concerns. You will learn: the location of helpful acupuncture points, how to stimulate the points using pressure, the combination of points for a particular symptom, and on-line and print resources to help you relieve your symptoms and restore your health. Learn more about this summer session: Eating in Harmony (Minneapolis)What is healthy eating for you and how do you get there? Come discover the joy and ease of eating well. In this class we will show you the ways in which the ancient principles of eating dovetail with concepts of modern nutrition. You will gain insight into understanding your body's needs, get a basic roadmap for healthy nutrition and even some fun recipes for those summer vegetables sitting in your refrigerator. Learn more about this summer session: Personal Strategies for Maintaining Change (Minneapolis)Have you recently made a lifestyle change and find it difficult to maintain? Would you like to learn the secret to make that change a permanent part of your life?
In this experiential class, you will discover and develop your personal strategy for maintaining the change you desire. Learn more about this summer session: Visual Arts ExhibitsEach month, a new local artist is chosen to display work at the Penny George Institute for Health and Healing's Outpatient Clinic. Artwork portrays themes of health, healing and spirit. The exhibit and opening receptions are free and open to the public. The exhibit may be viewed during clinic hours, Monday to Thursday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Related Links |
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