Stay active - Watch your diet - Stay on top of stress - Get enough sleep - Be strategic about supplements are just a few science-backed tips for strengthening your immune response to coronavirus quickly and effectively. When it comes to fighting coronavirus, you already know that handwashing and avoiding those who may be sick are key precautions. But experts say that boosting your immune system may also give you an edge in fending off viruses and staying healthy this season. Here are five smart steps shared by AARP to add to your to-do list now.
Pilates and Pours
Join Erin Chambers from Real Girl Pilates for Pilates & Pours at Eclipse Brewing on Saturday, March 14th from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Pre-registration required through Eventbrite. $20.00 includes a 1 hour Pilates class followed by your choice of 1 pour or flight of beer. No experience necessary, class is for all levels. 21+ only, just bring a Yoga Mat and water bottle. Do I have to drink beer? We know, it’s called Pilates & Pours. But we are equal opportunity beverage appreciators – so no, you don’t have to drink beer. Eclipse Brewery offers a non-beer option as well. But whether you have a drink after class or not, we hope you’ll stay and hang out.
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Meditation Workshop
Join Xandra O’Neill for an opportunity to learn about mantra meditation and intuitively choose a mala. Xandra will offer an introduction to mantra meditation, sharing benefits of the practice and answering questions. You will then have the opportunity to choose your own mala or wrist mala that you can use in your practice. As a community, we will then chant 108 rounds of a mantra together so that you can immerse yourself in the powerful practice of mantra meditation. There is a $35 investment, pre-registration is required. Sunday, January 12, 2020 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Hosted by Soulflower Yoga and Sacred Becoming with Xandra O'Neill
Beginner Barre
Have you wanted to try barre but haven’t because you just don’t feel you know what you’re doing? Don’t worry we’ve all been there and that’s why Soulflower Yoga is offering a three (3) Week Beginner Barre Series from Sunday, February 23rd to March 8th at 11:00 a.m. Join us to try out and learn more about this low impact, high resistance and light weight workout that will have you sweating and feeling good. Pre-registration through our FitDEGREE app is required as we have a three person minimum and six person maximum. Space is limited so make sure to sign up today.
Therapy Chicken Course
Gwenne Baile will be teaching a class educating handlers of therapy chickens on March 29th from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Haddon Township Environmental and Historical Center, 143 E. Ormond Avenue, Haddon Township. To take this course you must already have chickens and, in particular, feel you have the perfect chicken for therapy work. Please email me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.for more information. Registration is $35. You must pre-register and pay prior to class. No walk-ins can be accepted. Registration deadline is March 1st. Spread the word.
PTSD Documentary
Come join us for a very educational and eye opening night hosted by Alpha Bravo Canine at Grace Episcopal Church in Merchantville on Friday, February 7th at 7:00 p.m. We will be showing the full length documentary film, To Be Of Service. This feature documentary explores complex stories of veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the impeccably trained service dogs they're paired with. These dogs bring independence and a feeling of safety along with a new measure of happiness and hope to these brave warriors we sent into the maw of war. It is producer/director Josh Aronson's hope that viewers will glean from this film a deeper understanding of the life-long impact that war can have on the lives of veterans. And, in this complex and fraught world in which our leaders contemplate the possibility of war, that they will always view it as a last resort.