Health: Wellness

Mindfulness-Based Meditation for Stress Reduction is a series of meditation classes based on the first four classes of the Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction (MBSR) course from the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s “Center for Mindfulness” for your personal meditation needs.

HEA0044.1G4* 4 Sat., starts 2/4, 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. THE VILLAGE, Tower Club Ballroom 8000 NW 27th Blvd NOTE: You can ask for directions to The Tower Club Ballroom at the front gate.

HEA0044.1F2* 4 Tue., starts 4/4, 6 – 7 p.m. SF NW Campus, A-02

*Instructor: Beatriz Bruna De FEE $39 NOTE: No sr. waivers. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Students may bring a mat.

Advanced Mindfulness-Based Meditation

The Advanced Mindfulness-Based Meditation class for Stress Reduction will continue onward with the next series. This series is based on the Mindfulness-BasedStress-Reduction (MBSR) course from the University of Massachusetts Medical School’s Center for Mindfulness.

HEA0144.1R1* 4 Tue., starts 1/31, 6 – 7:30 p.m. SF NW Campus, A-02

HEA0144.1F6* 4 Sat., starts 4/8, 9:30 – 11 a.m. THE VILLAGE, Tower Club Ballroom 8000 NW 27th Blvd

*Instructor: Beatriz Bruna De FEE $44 NOTE: No sr. waivers. Wear comfortable clothing and bring a water bottle. Class is open to continuing students. Prerequisite: Prior practice of Mindfulness Meditation. You can ask for directions to The Tower Club Ballroom at the front gate.

Adult Strength Class

This 1-hour strength-based fitness program is for adults that would like to make improvements to their overall health and quality of life. A certified trainer will guide you through strength-based exercises such as squats and presses using a variety of equipment from kettlebells to dumbbells.

PHY0005.1B2 6 Tue., starts 2/7, 7 – 8 p.m.

PHY0005.2B2 6 Tue., starts 3/21, 7 – 8 p.m.

Instructor: Lift Lab Staff LIFT LAB 2512 NE 1st Blvd #400 FEE $49 NOTE: No sr. waivers. Bring a small towel and water. In this class, learn an introductory program of gentle selfcare called Clinical Somatics exercises. With practice, release and gain control of your back/core muscles by retraining them via your brain using the method of conscious pandiculation! Chronic muscle tension can pull the spine out of alignment, and the exercises release muscle tension long-term, relieving muscle spasms, sciatica, and back and neck joint pain.

WELL0036.1D3 4 Wed., starts 4/5, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Instructor: Beth Michelson Online, ZOOM FEE $44 NOTE: No sr. waivers. Please wear clothing you can move in and have space on the floor on a carpet or a mat, and a towel for modifications.

Momentum For Women

Gain the momentum you need to create change now! Is there something you’ve been wanting to change, accomplish or create in your life, but you haven’t been able to get started or see it through? In this workshop you’ll gain insights about why you allow excuses and rationalizations to keep you from creating change, how to feed your willpower instead of your excuses, what it takes to create lasting change, and why accountability is essential in creating change.

PGR0073.1F4 1 Mon., starts 2/13, 6 – 8 p.m.

PGR0073.2D7 1 Sun., starts 4/2, 4 – 6 p.m.

Instructor: Jennifer Thomas Online, ZOOM FEE $29 NOTE: No sr. waivers. Please have pen and paper to take notes. Your Zoom login information will be emailed by your instructor.

Online Options

Stress Management Understand strategies and therapies used to reduce and manage stress. This course will help you explore the physiological, social and psychological impacts of stress and provide you with methods to get stress under control.

Lose Weight and Keep It Off Discover how to establish a healthy approach to weight loss and weight management. By the end of this course, you’ll know how to set effective goals for eating, exercise, and many other elements that affect your weight, and be on your way to losing weight and keeping it off for good.

Food, Nutrition and Health In this comprehensive course, discover how to establish a healthy approach to weight loss and weight maintenance. By the end of this course, know how to set appropriate and effective goals for eating, exercise, and many other elements that affect your weight. Have the skills you need to lose weight and keep it off for a lifetime!

Available Online ANYTIME! Starting at $119 Check ed2go.com/santafecollege for start dates. Additional classes online!

A certified personal trainer will motivate, encourage and challenge you with a variety of exercises and teach you proper form. The exercises will be based on your current fitness level and designed to help you meet your fitness goals! Fee covers four sessions.

SPO2015.1B6 4 Sessions FEE $59

Fitness 1 On 1 For Seniors

If you want to improve your physical health and be better able to keep up with your grandchildren then this is for you. A certified personal trainer will help you work on improving your balance and help you strengthen your body. Fee covers four sessions.

SPO2016.1B2 4 Sessions FEE $59

Instructor: Fitness Pro Instructor

FITNESS PRO PERSONAL TRAINING 3741 W University Ave

NOTE: No sr. waivers. $10 facilities fee due at 1st class. For new Fitness Pro customers only.

Instructor will call to schedule your personal fitness program. You must register between 1/9 and 5/10. Senior Functional Fitness

This 30-minute functional fitness class is designed for older adults who need to strengthen their bodies for everyday tasks. The class uses only body weight and body movements to do the exercises. There is no age limit for improving your health. Give it a try and experience how it can help you!

SPO2017.1B4 4 Wed., starts 2/1, 10 – 10:30 a.m.

SPO2017.2B3 4 Wed., starts 4/12, 10 – 10:30 a.m.

Instructor:, Fitness Pro FITNESS PRO PERSONAL TRAINING 3741 W University Ave FEE $39 NOTE: No sr. waivers. $10 facilities fee due at first class and paid to instructor.