Boost Your Brain and Body with Insightful Workshops
Did you know that regular exercise and meditation techniques could lead to sharper thinking, a healthier brain, and reduce the risk of cognitive decline?
AARP members and guests are invited to our Wellness Wednesdays virtual series, Boost Your Brain and Body – presented by Body & Brain Yoga and Health Centers Inc. and AARP Long Island. From Tai Chi to meditation to exercises for a better sleep, our eight-part series offers workshops that could help you think, learn, problem solve, and enjoy an emotional balance.
For more information on this topic, visit us at AARP Staying Sharp, an online program that shows you how to build habits that support your brain health — and have fun doing it! AARP Staying Sharp includes access to the Cognitive Assessment, Lifestyle Check-Ins, and Additional Tests, and it is available to all AARP members and registered users of aarp.org at no cost.
Please note that you must be signed in to your AARP.org account or create an account to register for events. AARP membership is not required. You will need to register separately for each program you are interested in attending.
Connect with AARP Long Island to build optimal habits to support your brain health!
*Disclaimer: Please consult your physician before starting any new exercise regimen. Ongoing class participation could reduce the risk of falling and enhance the potential for engagement in a wide range of activities.
Details:
*All virtual events are from 11 a.m. - noon
Register: https://events.aarp.org/BodyBrain
April is recognized as National Stress Awareness Month to help bring awareness to the
prevalence of stress and its impact on overall health. When you learn to manage your stress, you can become empowered to improve your mental and physical well-being and build a healthier lifestyle. This workshop will guide you through fundamental East Asian energy principles and teach simple and powerful techniques on how to create and maintain optimal energy balance, which will increase your capacity to manage stress and improve mental and emotional resilience.
Register: https://events.aarp.org/ArthritisMonthTaiChi
Arthritis is one of the most common conditions of aging that impacts Americans, and its painful effects can feel debilitating. Tai Chi has been promoted as a powerful holistic practice that can increase circulation and energy flow to help with arthritic pain management as well as tone muscles and build strength. In this workshop, you will experience the energy-based practice of Tai Chi with gentle moves that enhance the mobility and strength of your joints and muscles.
Register: https://events.aarp.org/PracticesSuccessfulAging
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month, an opportunity to more deeply understand the importance of the brain, maintain its function, and holistically work to address factors that contribute to diseases like Alzheimer's and other dementias. Based on principles of neuroplasticity and brain science, the fun and engaging mind-body techniques you'll learn from the workshop can help release tension from the brain and promote memory, creativity, focus and clarity. You'll be amazed at what your brain can do and how you'll feel afterwards. Just bring your brain!
Register: https://events.aarp.org/BreathingEnergyMeditation
World Listening Day is July 18 on the National Day Calendar. What does it really mean to slow down from the noisy and distracting world around us, and pay attention to our inner selves? This workshop guides you through breathwork and energy meditation to help you calm your busy thoughts and emotions and reconnect with yourself. From a place of deep peace, awaken your intuition to create mindful habits for self-care, enhanced well-being and contentment.
Register: https://events.aarp.org/ExercisesBoostingImmunity
August is National Immunization Awareness Month which is dedicated to raising awareness about why vaccines are essential for people and the importance of boosting our immunity to stay healthy. In this workshop, participants could learn about simple practices such as breathing, meditation and Ki-gong that strengthen the natural healing and recovery capacity within ourselves, which supports immunity and resilience. Whatever the weather or circumstances are around you, activate your natural healing power to stay healthy and bright.
Register: https://events.aarp.org/BalanceStrengthforSeniors
Maintaining good balance, strong lower body, and a stable posture to prevent falls is essential as we age. Whether you suffer from conditions like vertigo, dizziness or just have general trouble balancing, empower yourself with simple exercises to improve the strength of your legs, feet, core, and spine. You can learn how to improve your mind-body coordination to enhance your senses and awareness, which will help to improve balance, mobility, and help you stay active and on the go!
Register: https://events.aarp.org/LongHealthyPurposefulLife
This workshop will challenge you to rethink your ideas on aging, health, personal fulfillment and what's possible in your lifetime. You could learn how to change your life for the better and how the human potential actually translates into reality. It is full of inspiration and information for those who want to live a vibrant and meaningful life for as long as possible. You'll practice integrative body and brain exercises, and learn tools to maintain vitality and focus for active and positive mental and physical well being.
Register: https://events.aarp.org/PracticesImprovedSleep
November marks both National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month and National Family Caregivers Month. We honor the extraordinary courage, strength, and resilience of people facing this devastating disease and those caregiving heroes, the families and friends who stand by their loved one’s side and help them age with dignity. Caregiving can be stressful and take a large physical and emotional toll, and maintaining habits of deep and restful sleep is essential to help recharge and rejuvenate the body and mind. This workshop offers guidance on breathing, gentle body tapping and abdominal exercise as tools to get a good night's sleep, maintain positive energy and manage stress. When you as a caregiver can integrate self-care techniques, then you will have that much more energy, love and support to share with those who need it.
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