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Community Wellness

Interested in registering for Marianjoy Community Classes? Click the registration button below:

If you are registering for a course with a fee, please mail a check made out to "Marianjoy Marketing Dept." and send to the following address:

Marianjoy

Marketing Department

26W171 Roosevelt Road

Wheaton, IL 60187

You also can call (630) 909-7102 to register for the Community Wellness classes listed below.

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2012 Class Schedule

Yoga Core

Come learn the ancient practice of yoga—the perfect exercise to help you calm your mind, stretch your body, and firm your core.  Core strengthening yoga and Pilates-based poses are included with each class. Modifications will be shown for all fitness and experience levels.

Class meets every Monday and Thursday at 5:45 p.m.  

Date: January 2 - February 2

Time: 5:45 p.m.

Cost: $50; 5-week session

Presenter: Lesley Ronson Brown, Certified Yoga Instructor

Registration: Space is limited. Registration is required.

 

Marianjoy Presents: Matters of the Heart

This 4-week series will explore how the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of our lives have a direct effect—both positively and negatively—on our heart. Attend one presentation or all four!

Seating is limited. Call 630-909-7102 to register.

A Women’s Guide to Heart Health

Women are at a higher risk of experiencing a heart attack than ever before. Unhealthy habits, lack of physical activity, stress, worry and anxiety all directly affect the health of your heart. Come learn how these factors can damage your heart, lead to other diseases and illness, and how to emotionally “heal” a broken heart.

Date: January 31

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

Presenters: Beth Gervase, BSN, COHN-S and DeeDee Van Dyke, Marianjoy Chaplain

 

HEARTy Eating!

Attend this presentation to learn how to cook heart healthy meals. Understand portion control, the types of foods and SuperFoods that can benefit your heart, and the foods you should limit to keep your heart (and body!) in good shape. Easy heart healthy recipes will be shared.

Date: February 7

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

Presenters: Angela Daniels, Marianjoy Registered Dietitian

 

Heart and Soul

This Valentine’s Day, give yourself a gift and do something good for your heart and soul! Learn to renew and relax through simple instructions for meditation, purposeful breathing, and calming exercises—all intended to help you reduce the stress in your life. Class will conclude with a 20 minute guided meditation.

Date: February 14

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

Presenters: Godwin Raj, Marianjoy Chaplain

 

Friends and Family CPR

Learn how to perform CPR on adults and children and techniques to save someone who is choking. Participants will use personal manikins and will be taught by certified instructors along with use of a DVD. This is NOT a certification course and no written or skill testing is required. 

Date: February 21

Time: 4:45-6:00 OR 6:30-7:45

Cost: $20

Presenters: Arlene Bettin, RN and Michelle Hustead, Physical Therapist

 

Marianjoy Community Wellness Classes

Don't miss another class! If you wish to have your name added to our mailing list for professional or community education, please fill out the information below or send your name and address (for copies via US mail) or email address to: marketing@marianjoy.org.

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Marianjoy reserves the right to cancel any class if the minimum number of attendees is not met.

The Wheaton Franciscan Sisters also offer classes on spiritual development and the healing arts on the Wheaton, Illinois, campus.

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