March 5th & 12th, April 2nd & 16th
Active Minds/ Brain Aerobics
1st & 3rd Thursdays
1:00 P.M.. – Room 128
The brain is just like your muscles of your body. And like muscles it needs EXERCISE. The more you work your brain the better it functions. There are many different ways you can “workout” your brain. Join former teacher and educator and Active Generations member, Lil Stauffacher as she takes you through four sessions of some great mind aerobic activities. She will show you how it is important to work out your brain different ways to achieve different results. Telling or writing stories has been proven to enhance your creativity and imagination. Putting down your calculator and doing math problems will manually train your working memory. Solving problems helps your brain deductive reasoning and teaches you to organize your thinking and lateral thinking puzzles will train your brain to “think outside the box”. This class will be fun, test your brain strength and give you ideas on how to test your brain each and every day. Join the fun, and get your brain in shape.
Register for: Mind Games
Cost: $5 Members / $10 for non-members
Instructor: Lil Stauffacher
Registration Deadline: March 1st
March 23 – April 27
Better Choices – Better Health Chronic Disease Self Management Class
Mondays,9:30 a.m. -12 noon.
Cost: 10:00
“There has to be a better way!” Have you found yourself saying or thinking this when it ocmes to managing a chronic disease, illness, or condition? Pain, fatigue, depression and frustration are some reasons that a person living with a chronic condition may ask for a better way to cope.
The South Dakota Dept of Health, together with statewide community health care partners, is launicng Stanford University’s Chornoci Disease Self-Management Program in an effort to teach South Dakotan’s with chronic diseases and conditions a better way to manage their disease. This program is designed for those with chronic health conditions that may include, but are not limited to: arthritis, heart problems, diabetes, depression, cancer, high blood pressure breathing problems, chronic pain, anxiety, weight issues and fibromyalgia. Better Choices, Better Health (circle R trademark here) the South Dakota program is offered in a workshop format with interactive discussions. The training includes 12 – 15 participants and two workshop leaders. This is the 2nd course offered at Active Generations with the first one being held this fall. Participants of this last session saw the sessions on problem solving, being proactive and setting small achievable goals and action planning to be very beneficial. They also mentioned the support they received from the fellow participants as inspirational to themselves as they struggle with their illness.
To Register for this class please contact: Lori Oster, RN@ osterconsulting.com or call 605-627-6061 for more information.
