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Diabetes: Getting Started class – For individuals recently diagnosed with the disease, today and June 8, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Riverfront Medical Center, 322 W. North River Drive. Call (509) 456-1086 or visit www.ghc.org to register.

16th Annual Conscious Living Body, Mind and Spirit Expo – Saturday-Sunday at the Spokane Convention Center, 334 W. Spokane Falls, Blvd. Author Kevin Trudeau will speak, as well as JZ Knight who channels Ramtha, a 35,000-year-old spirit-warrior. Admission is $6 a day or $10 for the weekend. Call (509) 624-1873 or (509) 467-4774.

Dinner, music and more – June 13, 5:30 p.m.; for cancer patients and their families, offered by Providence Cancer Center. Featuring speaker Beverly Kirkhart, author of “My Healing Companion.” Receive a free copy of the book, and receive information about the center’s integrative care team. Free for cancer patients and their families. Call (509) 474-5490 to reserve a spot.

Other programs

Golf Conditioning Program – U-District Physical Therapy, 125 S. Cowley, is offering specialized programs for golfers. Learn new exercises focusing on dynamic flexibility, core strengthening and balance. Call (509) 458-7686 for individual and group rates.

Men’s Group Therapy – 10-week program to help mind and heart resolve issues affecting personal growth and fulfillment in relationship, work and family. Sliding fee scale. Tuesdays from 7-8:30 p.m. or Saturdays from 1-2:30 p.m. Call Chi Counseling Services, (509) 999-5831.

Metaphysical Research Society – First Thursday of each month, 7:30 p.m., (509) 838-8155.

Polio Outreach of Spokane – For information about post-polio syndrome, call Sharman Collins, (509) 448-8517, or e-mail sharmanrcollins@msn.com.

Power Wheelchairs Available – Miracle on Wheels for nonambulatory senior citizens 65 years and older, also available to the permanently disabled of any age. Call (800) 749-8778 or gotowww.durablemedical.com for more details.

Schizophrenia Support Group – meets the first Monday of the month, 6:30 p.m., Spokane Mental Health, 107 S. Division, Room J. Call Ron Anderson at (509) 235-4630.

Smoking Cessation Class – This class meets every Tuesday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone. Call (509) 625-6693.

Speech, Language and Hearing Screenings – WSU Spokane’s Speech and Hearing Clinic, Health Sciences Building, 310 N. Riverpoint Blvd. Open to children and adults. Appointments necessary. Call (509) 358-7580.

Striders – A community walking and exercise program promoting fitness, fun, friends and health education since 1995. Valley Strider classes are at 8 a.m., Mondays and Wednesdays at the YMCA at Mirabeau Point. Northside Strider classes are at 8 a.m., Wednesdays and Fridays at the Sons of Norway, 6710 N. Country Homes Blvd. Lake City Strider classes are at 8 a.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at Community United Methodist Church, 1470 W. Hanley Ave., Coeur d’Alene. Call Carol at (509) 926-1697 or Char, (208) 667-8261.

Stronger Bones and Bodies Functional Training Class – U-District Physical Therapy and Sports Performance, 125 S. Cowley, is presenting this class for those with osteoporosis or osteopenia who want to avoid fractures and maintain fitness levels. There are two sessions Mondays and Wednesdays: 10-11 a.m. or 2-3 p.m. The cost is $50 a month. For information, call (509) 458-7686.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) – Meets Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. for weigh-in, meeting at 6 at Opportunity Presbyterian Church, 202 N. Pines. Call Kathy at (509) 928-4328.

Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes – This program offered by TLC Health Services, 10015 N. Division, Suite 101, will focus on treating metabolic syndrome and obesity. For an introductory visit, call TLC at (509) 467-1739 or e-mail TLCHealth2@aol.com.

TLC Health and Education Services – is accepting new patients and offers primary health care, nutrition counseling, massage therapy, family counseling and fitness training. Located at 10015 N. Division Suite 101. Call (509) 467-1739 or e-mail TLCHealth2@aol.com.

Women’s Group – This ongoing group addresses relationship issues including fear of intimacy, childhood sexual/physical abuse and depression/irritability. Meets Wednesdays 6-7:30 p.m. Cost: $25/week; for information call Donna Carolyn, Cedar Bridge Counseling, (509) 624-3561.

Cancer Support

Cancer Support – For questions about cancer, call Providence Cancer Center at (509) 474-5490. A nurse will answer questions and give the latest local and national information.

Look Good… Feel Better – A program offered by the American Cancer Society to help women diagnosed with cancer learn how to apply cosmetics and choose wigs and other head wear. The group meets monthly. For locations, time and more information, call Abby Wadlow at (509) 455-3440, option 3.

Cancer Fitness Recovery Program – The Medically Directed Wellness Center at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute is looking for four underinsured or uninsured women to participate in its Cancer Fitness Recovery Program. The program helps cancer survivors deal with the side effects of chemotherapy and radiation. The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has set aside money for women who cannot afford to join. For more information, call (509) 473-6013.

Neuromuscular Integrative Action – The Institute for Extended Learning Seniors Program is offering this fusion fitness program that combines yoga, Tai Chi, Tae Kwon Do, Aikido, jazz and modern dance. The class meets Mondays and Wednesdays from 9-10 a.m. and Fridays from 8:15-9:15 a.m. through March 31. The cost is $29. For information, call the seniors program at (509) 535-4756.