Join us for "Plant Propagation 101 with Fleet Farming" on Wednesday, August 03, 2022 at 1 PM. If you’re an avid gardener, you may have encountered the term “plant propagation” and understand that this is a technique of creating new plants from existing plants. But if you are scratching your head with curiosity about this...
Join us in person for "IDEAS Hive: Stories for Our Green Future" on Wednesday, August 3, 2022 at 6:45 PM. Becoming better storytellers is a critical skill for everyone working for a green future. In this think-and-do workshop, participants will be introduced to the growing movement amongst environmental groups to embrace positive storytelling. Leaders from...
Join at CHWB for " Paint Your Own Pottery for Grandparents Day " on Thursday, August 4, at 10:30 AM. Grandparents Day is September 11 – this year, honor the special grandparents in your life with a hand-painted piece of pottery. With guidance and inspiration from local artist Liz Kitchens, join us to try your...
Join us in person for "The Basics of Mat Pilates" on Tuesday, August 9 at 11 AM. Pilates was developed in the early 20th century by German physical trainer Joseph Pilates, who practiced the full-body fitness regime well into his 80s and coined the phrase “Pilates is the exercise for a lifetime.” In this program...
Join us in person for "Cooking with Collette: Mediterranean Diet Dinners" on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, at 6 PM. For decades, health experts, including organizations like the American Heart Association, have touted the many benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. Inspired by the cultures and cuisines of those who live near the Mediterranean Sea in countries...
Are you looking to achieve core stability and good posture? Or increase your flexibility while building strength? In this program, led by Loren Weiland, an expert instructor at Crosby Wellness Center, you’ll learn the ins-and-outs of the Pilates reformer, a training machine that creates resistance to work every muscle in your body. Recent research has...
Join us in person for "Mindfulness and Meditation: Beginner's Mind and Trust" on Monday, August 15 at 7 PM. Special Note: Participants are encouraged to attend each weekly session of the four-week program, but it is not a requirement. You may sign up for any of the four programs without attending the others. This three-week...
Join us for " Plant Identification - "Weeds" & Florida Native Plants (Webinar) " on Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at 11 AM. Curious about what plants have been growing in your garden? Join horticulturalist Caroline Chomanics for "Weeds" & Florida Native Plants. Chomanics is the Program Director at Fleet Farming, a non-profit program of IDEAS...
Join us in person for "Tea Meditation" on Tuesday, August 16 at 1 PM. Tea, with its centuries-old roots in Eastern medicine and cultural practices, has long been considered a way to good health, happiness, and wisdom. Now, modern western researchers are realizing tea’s role in managing mental and physical health – in addition to...
Join us in person for "Throwback Tone Up: Motown Edition!" on Tuesday, August 16 at 7 PM. One of the best ways to make healthy habits a lifestyle is to find things you’ll want to return to again and again. Activities that make you laugh, connect you with others and get your heart beating in...
Join us for "Food as Medicine: Vegan Cooking" on Wednesday, August 17 at 11 AM. Let’s explore the flavors of a vegan diet with Registered Dietitian and Culinary Medicine Expert, Allison Harrell, and AdventHealth family medicine physician George Guthrie, MD, author of “Eat Plants Feel Whole.” Did you know that whole food plant proteins will...
Join us for the live webinar presentation of “Food as Medicine: Vegan Cooking” on Wednesday, August 17 at 11 AM. In this webinar presentation of the live program hosted at the Center for Health & Wellbeing, you'll explore the flavors of a vegan diet with Registered Dietitian and Culinary Medicine Expert, Allison Harrell, and AdventHealth...
Join us in person for Tai Chi and Breath Work on Wednesday, August 17 at 4 PM. Looking for a way to reduce stress and connect with your body? Tai chi is a gentle form of exercise practiced for thousands of years involving a series of movements performed in a slow, focused way. Join Tai...
Join us in person for "Mindfulness and Meditation: Non-Judging and Acceptance" on Monday, August 22 at 7 PM. Special Note: Participants are encouraged to attend each weekly session of the four-week program, but it is not a requirement. You may sign up for any of the four programs without attending the others. This three-week program...
Join us for Learn the ABCs of Calligraphy on Tuesday, August 23 at 9:30 AM. Try your hand at creating greeting cards from the heart. In this 90-minute interactive session, calligraphy artist Lynda Chandler will teach you the basic strokes of traditional calligraphy to create the alphabet. You’ll soon be able to use your new...
Join us in person for "Managing and Reducing Stress in the Most Stressful of Times" on Tuesday, August 23 at 6:30 PM. It may seem like the world has gone a little – or a lot – crazy. The never-ending pandemic, polarized politics, war, mass shootings … will we ever feel safe or “normal” again?...
Join us in person for "Cooking with Collette: Mediterranean Snacks & Apps" on Wednesday, August 24 at 11 AM. Dreaming of a getaway to the Mediterranean? Dream no more. Learn how to whip up tasty and healthy Mediterranean Diet-inspired snacks and appetizers and invite your friends over for an “appy hour” that is good for...
Join us for Functional Fitness on Thursday, August 25 at 11 AM. Functional fitness prepares your body for the years ahead. No matter what you have in store, from grand adventures to future health challenges, functional fitness can keep you moving throughout your life. In functional fitness, we focus on cardio, strength training, balance, flexibility,...
Join at CHWB for "Creating Monet-Inspired Artwork " on Thursday, August 25, at 1 PM. French painter Oscar-Claude Monet was a central figure of the Impressionism art movement and is one of the most beloved painters in history. His famed paintings of water lilies and other landscapes draw millions of visitors each year to museums...
Join us in person for "Making a Difference: Serving Others While Nurturing Ourselves" on Tuesday, August 30 at 11 AM. At some basic level, each of us knows that our fundamental wellbeing is inseparable from the wellbeing of the world. If we isolate ourselves and disconnect from the suffering of those around us, we are...
Join us in person for "Yoga for Menopause" on Tuesday, August 30 at 6 PM. Learn to support your journey through menopause with yoga. In this program, Crosby Wellness Center’s certified group exercise and yoga instructor Dawn Marie will discuss this important time in a woman’s life. Then, Dawn Marie will showcase yoga moves to...
Join us for "In the Kitchen with Edible Orlando: Vegetarian Cooking" on Wednesday, August 31 at 11 AM. Gone are the days when vegetarian cooking means tasteless, uninspired meals. Not only are vegetarian meals good for your health, but they’re also good for the planet. If you’ve been wanting to incorporate more meatless meals into...
Have you always wanted to learn to play a new instrument, but you felt overwhelmed and uncertain about how to get started? Believe it or not, the ukulele is the perfect instrument to learn for the first time, at any age. This introductory uke class, led by Kaileigh Anne Tayek, Director of the Schools of...
Join us at the Center for Health & Wellbeing for "Tai Chi For Arthritis" on Thursday, September 1, at 3 PM. Exercise is essential for good health and is even more important for people with arthritis. If you looking for a way to reduce pain and stiffness of the joints and keep bones and muscles...
