New Pathways in Coping with Stress - 8-week Stress and Relaxation Clinic

Tuesday, May 6
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Sutter Lakeside Hospital Wellness Center
5176 Hill Road East, Lakeport
Space is limited.
To register or for more information call 262-5171

Feeling pressed for time? Frazzled? Overwhelmed, tired and feeling the pain?
Are you ready to let it all go and learn a new way of responding to stress? If the answer is yes, then this 8-week is program for you! Based on the University of Massachusetts Medical School Model that has been adopted nationally, participants learn to recognize their current patterns of stress reactiveness and how to interrupt those patterns using the breath and a relaxation technique called mindfulness. In addition, participants learn progressive relaxation and participate in two sessions of gentle movement yoga.

Sutter Lakeside Hospital & Center for Health continues to offer the Stress Reduction and Relaxation Clinic on a year-round basis. Call us for details! (707) 262-5171.

Instructor: Leslie Lovejoy, Ph. D.

Awareness and the Four Agreements (5-sessions)

March 17, April 7, 21, May 5, 19
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Sutter Lakeside Hospital Wellness Center
5176 Hill Road East, Lakeport
Space is limited.
To register or for more information call 262-5171

The Sutter Lakeside Wellness Center is offering a workshop based upon the don Miguel Ruiz's book, The Four Agreements. The 5-session class begins on Monday, March 17.

For many, The Four Agreements is a life-changing book, whose ideas come from the ancient Toltec wisdom of the native people of Southern Mexico. This class focuses on what you can do to live life the way you "really" want to and looks at how you came to be where you are today and what you can do to take back your personal power for your happiness. Participants will learn to apply 'The Four Agreements,' which provide an inspirational code for life; a personal development model, and a template for personal development, behavior, communications and relationships. 'The Four Agreements' are:

1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
2. Don't Take Anything Personally
3. Don't Make Assumptions
4. Always Do Your Best

Reading don Miguel Ruiz's book, The Four Agreements, is required and there will be homework assignments.

Instructor: Norb Yates

Lighten Up! - Weight Management Support Group

Mondays, Beginning April 7
5 to 6:30 p.m
Sutter Lakeside Wellness Center
Zen Room, Healing House
5176 Hill Road East, Lakeport
Space is limited.
To register or for more information call 262-5171

This 10-week program provides education, coaching, support and exercise to help individuals wishing assistance in creating a healthy lifestyle through the management of weight.

The program will cover such topics as:

• Understanding the health risk associated with weight
• Identifying the mental-emotional factors that promote habits
• How to build a safe, healthy exercise program
• Understanding the basics of nutrition
• How to create an eating plan that you can live with
• The ins and outs of healthy cooking and meal planning
• How to cope with stress and the importance of support

Participants will receive individual coaching to build a program that meets their needs and help to keep on track. There will also be handouts and homework assignments. At the end of each session, participants will go on a 20-minute walk.

Faculty: Leslie Lovejoy, RN, Ph.D, Joe Prisco, Physical Therapist, Vera Crabtree, Nutritional Coach

Mission Finding: Living Your Life's Mission

Wednesday, March 26
5-7 p.m.
Sutter Lakeside Hospital Wellness Center
5176 Hill Road East, Lakeport
Space is limited.
To register or for more information call 262-5171

Do you know your life's mission? We all have a purpose. There is likely a person or group of persons who need exactly what you have to offer and they are patiently waiting for you to embrace you life's mission. This exciting new workshop will provide information and tools to participants wishing to explore 18 different types of "true work" and determine if they are fulfilling their life mission. Participants will learn how to align their talents with their work and wake up every day inspired and excited to face their day.

Instructor: Kelly Mather, MHA, CEO of Sutter Lakeside Hospital & Center for Health

Wellness University - Friday afternoon & Wednesday evening sessions

Are you healthy? Are you concerned about your current state of health? Want to make a change but don't know how or where to start? Do you want to know more about how to stay well? Are you curious about the wellness trend in health care and how the wellness toolkit can help you create a healthier you?

Sutter Lakeside Hospital's Wellness Center invites you to participate in the daytime or evening sessions of the Wellness University. The daytime program begins Friday, April 4, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and meets once a month for four hours. The evening program meets every other Wednesday evening, beginning April 2, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

In the education sessions, attendees learn about the factors that contribute to being well and tools to improve their health. In the small group classroom environment, participants gain support and learn from each other and the curriculum.

Participants will take a Health Risk Assessment and general wellness inventory to assess their current state of mental, emotional, and physical well-being. A personal coaching session helps participants identify improvement goals. Unlimited use of the fitness and gym allow participants to improve physical health. Mindful movement classes allow participants to reduce stress and find inner balance.

Program instructors are Matt McQuaid, DPM, and Leslie Lovejoy, RN, Ph.D. Costs associated with the program begin at $150 and scholarships are available.

Call the Wellness Center to register or for more information at (707) 262-5171.

Isn't it time for you to take some time for you? Enroll in Wellness University and create a healthier you!