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Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Center for Health’s Wellness Center is hosting the next afternoon and evening sessions of Create Your Health (formerly Wellness University).
The evening program meets every other Wednesday night, beginning Feb. 4 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The afternoon program kicks off on Friday, Feb. 6, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; meeting once a month for four hours.
The program is co-facilitated by Leslie Lovejoy, RN, Ph.D and Matt McQuaid, DPM and will be working through the wellness workbook, provided to each participant, co-authored by Lovejoy and former Sutter Lakeside CEO Kelly Mather, “The Five Keys to Wellness: The Journey towards Optimal Health and Well-Being.”
In the education portion of the meetings, participants will learn about each of the “5 Keys to Wellness” and practice powerful, yet simple ways to change your health and life for the better. In a small group environment students will receive support and learning reinforcement while gaining valuable insight from each other.
Attendees will take a Health Risk Assessment and general wellness inventory to assess their current state of mental, emotional, and physical well-being. A personal coaching session helps participants identify improvement goals. Outside of class time, participants may use the fitness center to improve physical health, and take mindful movement classes, such as yoga, Pilates or Tai Chi to help reduce stress, increase flexibility and strength, and achieve inner balance.
To register or for more information about Create Your Health, call the Wellness Center at 262-5171.
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On Saturday, Jan. 17, the center's guided day retreat on “Entering the Heart” will provide deeper insight into how to have a deeper meditation practice.
The retreat sessions are 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.; 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.; 2 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.; 4 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.; and 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
Each session will include an explanation of a particular aspect of daily meditation practices. Any or all of these techniques can be incorporated into your own practice.
Donations are $10 per session or $25 for the entire day.
For more information visit the Compassion Kadampa Buddhist Center's Web site at www.meditationinhealdsburg.org, email the center at
The Compassion Kadampa Buddhist Center is located at 120 North St., Healdsburg.
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LAKEPORT – The Wellness Center at Sutter Lakeside Hospital and Center for Health is presenting “Natural Living through Yoga and Ayurveda” on Saturday, Jan. 10, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Yoga and its related science Ayurveda, one of the world's oldest medical systems, are said to offer a complete and practical approach to living in harmony, living in abundance and living naturally.
This unique and provocative session will explore the five elements of earth, water, fire, air and space, and how these aspects of nature affect people’s physical and mental health.
Participants will learn about their Dosha (life force or energy that control the activities of the body) and their current natural tendencies.
Instructor Rama Deva, a certified holistic health practitioner and registered yoga teacher, will help the class experience the five elements through guided sacred movement and visualization, share the basic aspects of living naturally including food, and internal and external environments and teach simple, yet profound yoga techniques that are designed to strengthen each individual’s unique constitution (a person's general health and the ability to resist and recover from disease or other health problems).
Natural Living through Yoga and Ayurveda will be held at the Sutter Lakeside Wellness Center, on the Sutter Lakeside Hospital campus in Lakeport.
Participants are encouraged to wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing that allows for movement.
To register or for more information, call the Wellness Center at 262-5171.
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“Freedom from Smoking,” the leading smoking cessation program in the United States for more than 25 years, shows participants how to quit smoking for good in a supportive setting.
Participants meet weekly in small groups so everyone attending gets personal attention.
No two smokers are alike; the program helps everyone create their own quit plan. Because support of others is important while quitting, participating with a group who understands the challenges helps at a time when support is most needed.
The new year is a great time to make changes in your life and you’ll be more successful at keeping your resolution by being with other people who have decided to quit smoking, too.
The eight weekly classes will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 6, and will run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lake Family Resource Center, 896 Lakeport Blvd., Lakeport.
The program is FREE and includes all program materials and refreshments.
For more information and to register for the classes call Joy Swetnam or Michael Rupe, Lake Family Resource Center, at 262-1611 or email
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