Pilates is an exercise system using your own body weight, either on a floor mat or on equipment built by Joseph Pilates in the early 1920s. The Pilates philosophy is about quality, not quantity. Joseph Pilates believed that one exercise, done once, with precision and control was more beneficial than 10 repetitions done in a…
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Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Healing with essential oils
Paullene Caraher Many have questions about the essential oils. Shelley Zavarella will be here to help you. She will be prepared to help you sign on to the Young Living site on the computer. If you don’t require help you can come and share your experience with the oils. Many people purchase the oils and…
Generals, June 2016
ATTN: Craft or business vendors
The Arizona Ataxia Support Group is hosting the Arizona Ataxia Awareness Extravaganza Family Friendly Vendor Fair. Our event will be held on Saturday, September 24 at St. Xavier University, 92 W. Vaughn, Gilbert, AZ 85233. Ataxia is a rare degenerative neurological disorder. Currently, there is no cure or effective treatment. Symptoms include severe problems with…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Golden Goalies – A variety of thoughts
Bea Loozer Has anyone determined the percentage of TV ads that promote pharmaceutical drugs? Maybe because I tend to watch programs that are aimed at mature people and pay very little attention to programs aimed at teeny boppers, it seems to me that at least a third of the ads claim to offer a medicinal…
Features, June 2016
Number one health risk for pets – weight!
Obesity is the number one health risk for pets in America! According to the 2015 Association for Pet Obesity Prevention, 53 percent of dogs and 58 percent of cats in the United States are overweight or obese. Overweight or obese dogs and cats have an increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, shortened life expectancy, osteoarthritis, kidney…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Water Aerobics at Cottonwood
Karen Hall It is getting to be the time of year the Water Belles/Water Buoys water aerobics is having a summer time change. Effective June 4, our Saturday morning water aerobics will begin at 8:00 a.m. Our Monday through Friday class time remains at 7:00-8:00 a.m. These changes are until further notice. Do not hesitate…
Religion, June 2016
Parkinson’s program at SLUMC
A free program called Introduction to Parkinson’s Disease will be hosted by Sun Lakes United Methodist Church on Monday, June 6 at 9:00 a.m. in the Education Building, Room One. Presenter Patty Hatton, Recreation Therapy Coordinator with Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, will be giving an overview about Parkinson’s Disease. Please RSVP to parish nurse Maureen…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Women’s Exchange Group – Your Energy, Your Health…the Connection
You ask, “Exactly what is energy medicine and how can it benefit us?” Well, we don’t know either! So, Karen Effenberger, a Holistic Medical Intuitive and Counselor, is going to teach us how to use the electromagnetic energy field that all living beings have in and all around them. This subtle energy is measured by…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Energy Yoga classes June schedule 2016
Paullene Caraher Mornings: 7:45-8:45 a.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Afternoons: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Where: SunBird Golf Resort Navajo Room third floor. There is no cost; donations are accepted. If you have questions call Paullene Caraher on cell phone at 602-292-7858 or email at: [email protected]. Peggy Mottel is the contact person when I…
Clubs & Classes, June 2016
Pilates on the springs
Each piece of Pilates equipment has its own set of specific exercises. Even the mat work addresses the core muscles from front to back, side to side, and rotational with very intentional and precise movement patterns. One simple abdominal contraction can morph into 50 different ways to make the contraction happen. Lying down and scissoring…