LIFE, HEALTH & HAPPINESS FOR NORTH WHIDBEY’S 50-PLUS CROWD VOLUME 4 • ISSUE 9 • MARCH 2017
Important Things To Remember INTRODUCTION TO STORY TELLING STARTS Starts Thursday, April 6 • 1–3 PM Cost: $60/entire session 10 Weeks of two-hour long classes every Thursday
COUNTRY DANCE Friday, March 10 • 7 PM Cost: $5/single - $9/couple Join us the Second Friday of every month!
BROWN BAG LUNCH Friday, March 28 • 11:30 AM Cost: FREE Ever wonder what to do if you find an artifact while hiking? Join us as we hear from City of Oak Harbor Archaeologist Gideon Cauffman.
REIKI HEALING CLASS Tuesday, March 21 • 2–3 PM Cost: Free Free Reiki treatments to follow this class every Thursday, 12–2 PM at the Senior Center
BEGINNING GUITAR Every Tuesday & Friday 3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Contact Senior Center for more details!
NEW SESSION OF AGING MASTERY PROGRAM® BEGINS APRIL 4 The Oak Harbor Senior Center is pleased to announce the next session of the Aging Mastery Program® (AMP), a ten-class health and wellness program for adults 55 and over. AMP was developed by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) and has been successful at helping older adults build their own playbook for aging well. The Oak Harbor Center is one of thirteen organizations in Washington selected to offer AMP.
4. Healthy Eating and Hydration: Review of nutrition as it relates to aging with a focus on strategies for incorporating healthy eating and hydration into daily routines.
AMP is a fun, innovative, and person-centered education program that empowers participants to embrace their gift of longevity by spending more time each day doing things that are good for themselves and for others. The program encourages mastery-developing sustainable behaviors across many dimensions that lead to improved health, stronger economic security, enhanced well-being, and increased societal participation.
6. Medication Management: Best practices covering how to take medications as directed, how to store medications safely, and how to keep track of multiple medications.
AMP incorporates evidence-informed materials, expert speakers, group discussion and peer support to give participants the skills and tools to achieve measurable improvements.
8. Healthy Relationships: Exploration of the benefits of being socially active, as well as the risks of isolation with a focus on practical strategies for continuing to build and strengthen friendships and family connections as we age.
Satisfaction surveys have shown that 98% of participants said the class helped them improve the quality of their life, 98% of participants rated the quality of the program as excellent or good, and 99% of participants said the program was fun. The next session of the Aging Mastery Program® will be presented April 4 through May 4, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. The following topics will be introduced (order may vary): 1. Navigating Longer Lives/The Basics of Aging Mastery: Introduction to the program and its philosophy with a special emphasis on the new realities of aging, making the most of the gift of longevity, and taking small steps to improve health, financial well-being, and quality of life.
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2. Exercise and You: Discussion of the importance of exercising both the mind and body with a focus on strategies for incorporating meditation, aerobics, strengthening, flexibility, and balance into daily routines.
OH Christian School Gym 675 E. Whidbey Ave
3. Sleep: Overview of how sleep patterns change as we age, the importance of monitoring the sleep cycle, and simple strategies to improve sleep.
Wednesdays • 4–6 PM Saturdays • 10 AM – 12 PM
5. Financial Fitness: Introduction to strategies for remaining economically secure in an era of longevity with an emphasis on setting financial goals and setting financial boundaries with friends and families.
7. Advance Planning: Guidance around key steps needed to manage health care, financial, and housing/care decisions with a focus on considering the role of personal values and beliefs in these decisions.
9. Falls Prevention: Overview of the importance of falls prevention among older adults, and strategies to prevent falling. AGING continued on page 2
INSIDE THIS EDITION The Write Stuff............................. 2 Activities & Events........................ 4 Calendar..................................... 4 Medicare Workshop..................... 4 Library Events.............................. 5 Menu.......................................... 5 Travel......................................... 6 Let’s Play Bridge........................... 6 Brown Bag Lunch......................... 7 Puzzles....................................... 7 Ambassadors............................... 8 Intro to Story Telling...................... 8