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Beg. Wednesday, February 28 for 5 weeks; Clare Harlow; Career Life Planning;
7-9pm; AB Junior High; $68; 978-394-1057
Are you doing what you really want to do every (or almost every) day? Do you feel appreciated and valued at work? Do you know what your interests and skills are and how to transfer them into career opportunities? If not, you may be overlooking jobs which would be fulfilling and which you might really enjoy! Join us and discover your interests and skills and how to package them to get the job you really want. Sessions will include: The Personal Profile (the leading DiSC instrument), skill identification and assessment, analysis of work environment and values, identification of your dream job, and preparation for getting hired. Materials fee of $20 payable to instructor at the first class.
Monday, March 10 – Food and Mood This course is presented by WBN member Jodi Cabral:
7 to 8:30 p.m., Nashoba at Night, Route 110 in Westford
Do you crave comfort foods? Understanding how and why certain foods affect your moods is essential for creating the life you desire. A lack of energy, stress, tears or temper tantrums may be attributed to deficiencies in your diet. This 90-minute workshop will show you how to take control of your eating habits to ease or even eliminate mood swings. Instructor and WBN member Jodi Cabral of Wellness Begins Now is a Holistic Health Counselor and an advocate for living an energized and passionate life. Her goal is to help participants discover which food and lifestyle choices will work best. For more information, contact Jodi at 978.392.6859 or via e-mail to jodi@wellnessbeginsnow.com. Registration fee is $25. To register for the Monday, March 10 Food and Mood workshop, please call 978.692.4711. Nashoba Valley Technical High School is located on Route 110 in Westford, MA 01886.
Thursday, March 13, Mindfulness and Weight Management – Patricia Woods, 4:00-5:30pm, 122 West Emerson Street, Melrose
Many of us dealing with weight management issues may feel frustrated as we fall into old behavior patterns time and time again. Mindfulness can help us to become more aware of our behavior patterns – noticing the thoughts and feelings that may be driving the behaviors. As we incorporate mindfulness into our lives, we become more able to respond to situations rather than reacting unconsciously. Mindfulness can also help us to experience a sense of relaxation and well being in our lives. Many of us judge ourselves harshly when unable to reach goals – a sense of relaxation and well being may be non-existent. Yet, it is important if we are to embark on making lasting changes in our lives.
We will practice chair yoga postures, breathing practices, and mindfulness skills to integrate into our lives. Patricia @whole-health-fitness.com, 978-828-5295
Thursday, March 27, Mindfulness and Healthy Relationships 4:00 – 5:30pm, Fee-$30
Do you often feel that you have the same conflict over and over again?
In this workshop, we will introduce mindfulness, experience its benefits, and explore the impact of body language, self talk, and communication styles on our relationships. Mindfulness can improve the quality of our relationships by helping us to become more aware of our behavior patterns and learning to respond to situations rather than reacting unconsciously. We will learn how to develop a mindfulness practice and explore skills and concepts from the fields of counseling, yoga, and stress management.
We will practice yoga postures and breathing exercises which create a sense of deep relaxation – enabling us to take a step back and breathe when facing difficult situations.
Cultivating a sense of mindfulness will help us learn to navigate the ups and downs of our relationships and will enable us to enjoy their many rich moments.
Facilitated by WBN member, Patricia Woods, 978-828-5295, www.whole-health-fitness.com
Saturday, March 15, 2008 Beyond Bliss Mother/Daughter Day Announced
You Just Don’t Understand Me! An interactive workshop for moms and their teenaged daughters on Saturday, March 8, 2008 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Beyond Bliss Yoga Center, 313 Littleton Road in Chelmsford. WBN member Clare Harlow, MSW, will show girls and their moms how to communicate clearly and effectively through active listening and other simple techniques. Cost is $35 per mother/daughter team and includes materials, handouts and light, healthy refreshments. Harlow is also a presenter at Beyond Bliss’ Self Discovery Week – u, ur friendz, ur lyfe =) in July. Take advantage of early-bird Self Discovery Week registration special today only. For more information, please visit www.BBYoga.com or phone Becky at 978.729.4731.
Tuesday, March 18 – Publicity Workshop This course is presented by WBN member Kathleen Veth
7 to 9 p.m., Nashoba at Night, Route 110 in Westford
Organizations, entrepreneurs, artisans and business owners that want to increase sales, membership, or community awareness, might benefit from a two-hour Publicity Workshop offered by Nashoba at Night. UPI Award-winning journalist and WBN member Kathleen Veth will show participants how to: determine what newspapers want, create and fund positive publicity events, build and use a database, prepare and submit press releases and photos, design a brochure and much more. Registration fee of $75 includes a Press Release Checklist, a list of area media, plus a Do-It-Yourself Publicity Kits (a $55 value) in either hard copy or CD format. Please call Kathleen, a former editor of The Chelmsford Independent, at 978.256.9391 or visit www.KathleenVeth.com for course or kit details. To register for the Tuesday, March 18 Publicity Workshop, please call 978.692.4711. Nashoba Valley Technical High School is located on Route 110 in Westford, MA 01886.
Wednesday, April 2 – How To Get More Fruits & Veggies Into Your Kids This course is presented by WBN member Luann Colombo:
7 to 8:30 p.m., Nashoba at Night, Route 110 in Westford
How To Get More Fruits and Veggies Into Your Kids – an interactive workshop that will explore common myths about diet and disease, explain the benefits of eating fruits and vegetables as an important part of a wellness and disease prevention program, offer tips on how to improve your child’s diet and how to get control of the food in your house. For more information on the lecture, please contact instructor and WBN member Luann Colombo, M.Ed., at 978.479.4110 or via e-mail to luann1212@aol.com. To register for the Wednesday, April 2 workshop, please call 978.692.4711. Nashoba Valley Technical High School is located on Route 110 in Westford, MA 01886.
Saturday, April 5 – Publicity Workshop This course is presented by WBN member Kathleen Veth:
10 a.m. to noon, Roudenbush Community Center, Westford
Organizations, entrepreneurs, artisans and business owners that want to increase sales, membership, or community awareness, might benefit from a two-hour Publicity Workshop offered by Roudenbush Community Center. UPI Award-winning journalist and WBN member Kathleen Veth will show participants how to: determine what newspapers want, create and fund positive publicity events, build and use a database, prepare and submit press releases and photos, design a brochure and much more. Registration fee of $75 ($78 for non-Westford residents) includes a Press Release Checklist, a list of area media, plus a Do-It-Yourself Publicity Kits (a $55 value) in either hard copy or CD format. Please call Kathleen, a former editor of The Chelmsford Independent, at 978.256.9391 or visit www.KathleenVeth.com for course or kit details. To register for the Saturday, April 5 Publicity Workshop, please call 978.692.5511 or visit www.Roudenbush.org. Roudenbush Community Center is located at 65 Main Street in Westford, MA 01886.
Seeking Scholarship Sponsors
Business owners, organizations or individuals interested in educating girls on how to become successful citizens, entrepreneurs, business women and community leaders might consider providing a scholarship to u, ur friendz, ur lyfe =) A Week of Self Discovery for Girls at Beyond Bliss Yoga Center in Chelmsford this July.
A Week of Self Discovery, designed by experts to address the myriad of experiences and challenges facing teenaged girls entering grades seven, eight and nine, will feature programs on fashion, hair design, body image, yoga, nutrition, art, organizational skills, self defense and more.
For just $250, a sponsor will help one young lady learn how to recognize and celebrate her personal value and to make educated decisions about her life, friends and fashions, as well as her future, her community, the environment and even her purchases.
In addition to being mentioned in handouts and on the Web site as well as tee shirts all participants will receive, sponsors who recognize the power of reaching an audience of girls and their moms would garner the added benefit of providing community outreach to an underserved population and the support of the program’s mission.
For more information, please visit www.BBYoga.com or phone WBN member and program coordinator Kathleen Veth at 978.256.9391
Mission Statement: In the spirit of community outreach and service, A Week of Self Discovery for Girls offers positive, successful role models who will create a unique opportunity to educate future generations of young ladies entering grades seven, eight and nine on how to become a successful entrepreneur, business woman and community leader, to recognize their personal value and to make educated decisions about their life, their friends, their fashions, their future, their community, the environment and even their purchases.
July 7 to 12 and July 21 to 25, 2008 — Beyond Bliss Yoga’s Self Discovery Week for Girls
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Beyond Bliss, 313 Littleton Road in Chelmsford
Beyond Bliss Yoga Center presents u, ur friendz, ur lyfe =) two Self Discovery for Girls Weeks. A team of area experts including WBN member Luann Colombo and Clare Harlow have designed a unique experience to address the myriad of experiences and challenges facing teenaged girls entering the seventh, eighth and ninth grades. Cost of $225 includes healthy snacks, hands-on demonstrations and more. For a nominal additional fee, participants may participate in a 90-minute NIA dance experience and a jewelry-making session each afternoon. For more information or to register, please phone Becky at 978.729.4731 or visit www.BBYoga.com. Facilitated by WBN member Kathleen Veth.
