August 10, 2010 in Features

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Hypnotherapy Stress/Anxiety Reduction Workshop – Workshop utilizes hypnotherapy to reduce stress and anxiety. Today, 1-4 p.m., at the Corbin Senior Center, lower South room, 827 W. Cleveland Ave. Open to any interested adult, offered by certified hypnotherapists. $48; includes a CD. Call (509) 688-7701 or (509) 270-3161.

Southside Senior and Community Center Exercise Classes – Pilates “Mastering the Mat” – Tuesdays and Thursdays, today-Sept 16, 5-6 p.m. This beginner’s Pilates class is perfect for those who have never done Pilates before. This class will help strengthen and tone your core, improve your posture and flexibility, help heal any back pain and tone your body from head to toe. Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. (509) 535-0803.

Upcoming

Hypnotherapy Weight Release Workshop – Six-week workshop utilizes hypnotherapy to lose weight effortlessly with long-term results. Hypnotherapy addresses the underlying issues that play important roles in maintaining weight loss. Thursday-Sept. 23 (no class Sept. 16), 3-5 p.m., at the Southside Senior Activity and Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. Open to any interested adult, offered by certified hypnotherapists. Cost is $178 and includes CDs. Call (509) 688-7701 or (509) 270-3161.

Goddess Arts Academy Drop In Classes – Open to men and women of all ages and levels; no pre-enrollment is required. Tricks and Transitions Classes: Mondays through Aug. 23, 7:30 p.m., focus on taking specific moves and learning to combine them and build basic choreographic sequences. Black Light Ladies Night Classes – Wednesdays through Aug. 25, 6:30 p.m., cardio-intensive class that focuses on dance moves, calisthenics, floor moves and transitions. Held in black light and students must wear white or black-light sensitive colors. Open Pole and Aerial Practice Workshops – Thursdays through Aug. 26, 6:30 p.m., allows students to take advantage of extra practice time on the pole or aerial silks. An instructor is available for spotting and assistance. 157 S. Howard St., suite 317. Call (509) 868-2168, e-mail polegoddess@hotmail.com or visit www.goddessartsacademynw.com.

Food for Awakening Holistic Cooking and Nutrition Series – Enlighten Your “Digestive Fire” – Thursday, 4-5:30 p.m. Tips for cultivating a healthy digestive system and minimizing toxins in the body. Series is offered by Erin Hannum through Spokane Yoga Shala, 505 E. 24th Ave. Registration is required. Visit www.savortheelements.com.

Baby Care – Course specifically developed to help parents through the first year of parenthood, focusing on the care of infants, diapering, comforting, safety issues, feeding and infant massage. Aug. 17, 6-8 p.m., at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute, 711 S. Cowley St. Cost is $25. Visit www.cherspokane.org to register and for more information.

Medicare Advantage Seminars – Informational seminars on Group Health’s Medicare Advantage plans. Aug. 17, 11 a.m., and Sept. 16, 10 a.m., at Corbin Senior Center, 827 W. Cleveland Ave.; Sept. 10, 11 a.m., at South Hill Medical Center, 4102 S. Regal St., #101. Register online at 111.ghc.org/medicare/ hmoSeminars.jhtml. Call (800) 446-8882.

Mindfulness Meditation Class – Evening of meditation, dharma talk and discussion with Dori Langevin to calm the mind and open the heart. Aug. 18. Cost is $10-$12. Held at St. Joseph Family Center, 1016 N. Superior St. Call (509) 928-3863 or visit www.mainstream-mindfulness.com.

Hypnotherapy Smoking Cessation Workshop – Two-week session. Hypnotherapy addresses issues underlying smoking behavior. Aug. 24 and 31, 1-4 p.m., at the Corbin Senior Center, lower South room, 827 W. Cleveland Ave. Open to any interested adult, offered by certified hypnotherapists. Cost is $88 and includes CDs. Call (509) 688-7701 or (509) 270-3161.

Pancreatic Cancer Action Network’s Purpleride – Aug. 28. A 35-mile bike ride from Spokane to Coeur d’Alene along the Centennial Trail. All proceeds go to benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. A picnic at Riverstone Park in Coeur d’Alene and an awards ceremony and live entertainment by the Kelly Hughes band will follow. 35-mile ride starts in Spokane Avista parking lot across from Mission Park at 9 a.m. 15-mile ride leaves Riverstone Park in Coeur d’Alene at 10 a.m. Four-mile family ride leaves Riverstone Park at 11 a.m. Picnic is held noon-4 p.m., open to the public. Register at www.pancan.org/purpleride. Contact amonteiro@pancanvolunteer.org.

Volunteer Car Seat Safety Technician Training – Safe Kids Kootenai County is seeking recruits to complete this certification course and become volunteer car seat safety technicians. Course is held Sept. 22-25, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. at Kootenai County Fire Station #3, 3820 E. 16th St., Post Falls. $75 cost is refundable if you complete the course and subsequently volunteer at two Safe Kids Kootenai County car seat safety events. Candidates should be in good physical health and able to lift 25 pounds, stand for up to four hours at a time and maneuver in and out of vehicles. For more information, contact Sarah Nielsen at snielsen@kmc.org or (208) 666-2511.

New listings

Pre-Diabetes – Two-part class series Aug. 17 and 24, 6-8 p.m., at CHER Diabetes Education Center, 501 N. Riverpoint Blvd., Suite 245. All participants receive a free testing meter. $30 per person. Visit www.cherspokane.org.

Moscow Food Co-Op’s Essential Living Class: “Downsizing and Upskilling – What Do You Need?” – Aug. 18-19, 6:30-8:30 p.m., in the 1912 Center Fiske Room, 412 E. Third St., Moscow, Idaho. Free. Topics include: a basic overview of local, U.S., and world economy current events and patterns; peak oil information update; how not to panic, get depressed, stress out or hide in a closet; how to downsize; valuable skills; resources, perspective and the value of community and more. E-mail outreach@moscowfood.coop.

Free Sports Physicals for Students – Aug. 19, noon-4 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene Pediatrics, 9095 N. Hess St. Sponsored by Coeur d’Alene Pediatrics, Kootenai Health and Panhandle Health District. Exams performed on first-come, first-served basis, no registration is necessary. Students must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and must bring their immunization records. Call (208) 772-8940.

Parenting/Childbirth

Parenting Children of Divorce – Learn how divorce or separation affect children at different developmental stages, how to create a supportive climate for children reducing the effects of damaging conflict and gain communication skills to help handle conflict. Held the first Tuesday or third Thursday of the month, 6-9 p.m., at St. Joseph Family Center, 1016 N. Superior St. Cost is $25 per person. Meets court requirements. Call (509) 483-6495, e-mail sjfc@stjosephfamilycenter.org or visit www.stjosephfamilycenter.org.

Prepared Childbirth at Sacred Heart Mother Gamelin Center – Four-week program for expectant parents in the last three months of pregnancy, Sacred Heart Mother Gamelin Center, 20 W. Ninth Ave. Cost: $75 per couple. Call (509) 232-8145.

“Parenting With Power, Persistence and Patience” – Held each Tuesday and Thursday, 6-8 pm. at North Central High School, 1600 N. Howard St. Classes are free, no registration is required. Topics include advocating for your child, building relationships, managing conflict, addressing adolescent high-risk behaviors and preventing adolescent substance abuse. Call (509) 354-7329.

Free Developmental Screenings – For infants and toddlers under age 3 living in Spokane County. Screenings include: language, physical strength and coordination, vision, hearing, feeding and behavior. Several sites are available. To make an appointment, call the Spokane Regional Health District’s Infant Toddler Network at (509) 324-1651.

Infant and Developmental Massage Classes – Individual and group classes in the Spokane area, call Lori at (509) 466-8435.

La Leche League – The breast-feeding support group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Manito United Methodist Church, 3220 S. Grand Blvd., (509) 484-0340 or (509) 244-4191; second Friday at 10 a.m. at the Health Education Center in the Holy Family Medical Building, 235 E. Rowan Ave., call (509) 484-0340 or (509) 340-3875; second Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Airway Heights Library, 321 E. Herb St., Airway Heights, call (509) 244-4191 or 258-6850; and the first Thursday in Liberty Lake, call (509) 226-0510 for location.