Healthier Living Workshops Offered In Bellows Falls And Springfield 
Posted on 8/27/2009

Healthier Living Workshops are scheduled for Springfield and Bellows Falls, VT, and sign-ups are now being accepted. Springfield classes begin Saturday, September 12, 2009. Bellows Falls classes begin Saturday, September 21, 2009.  Classes are free and participants meet once weekly, for six weeks, on Saturday mornings, from 9:30 am- 12 noon.

Healthier Living Workshops assist people living with chronic conditions, such as arthritis, asthma, heart disease, lung disease, diabetes, emphysema, fibromyalgia, multiple sclerosis, chronic pain, etc.

Participants are encouraged to attend all six sessions. Family members and friends who help participants at home are also invited to attend the workshops. The program offers a variety of fun activities in a supportive atmosphere, including the following:

•  techniques to help deal with frustration, fatigue, pain and isolation;

•  breathing techniques and guided imagery to reduce stress;

•  exercise for maintaining and improving strength, flexibility and endurance

•  appropriate use of medications

•  how to talk with family, friends, and health professionals so they understand your needs

•  nutrition

•  how to evaluate new health treatments

For more information or to register, please contact Nancy Schaefer at 802-885-3744 or email inmotion@vermontel.net.    ###