Owatonna Community Education

Acupressure is an ancient healing art that can offer great relief, with no side effects, from symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings, bloating, headaches, irritability, nausea, insomnia, anxiety, and even weight gain. Learn which points balance hormone levels naturally. Discover breathing techniques, nutritional musts, and much more. Acupressure is a wonderful self-help tool to help you feel your best!

Acupressure is a healing technique that works with how energy flows through your body. Just as you have blood that flows through vessels, you have energy that flows through pathways called meridians. Acupressure involves pressing or messaging key points on the body to stimulate energy flow which can offer great relief with no side effects. We will focus on the points that relieve and prevent migraines and headaches as well as nausea and vertigo.

Perimenopause starts around the age of 35 for most women and can last 10-15 years. Common symptoms include fatigue, migraines, weight gain, water retention, depression, sleep disturbances, joint aches, hot flashes, anger flashes, fibroids, and more. Once you understand exactly what is causing all the troublesome symptoms, they are much easier to correct. We'll discuss how to get hormone levels measured, what to do with the results, acupressure points to assist in symptom relief and nutritional musts. You'll leave with tools and techniques for restoring health and well being.

We have become a nation of professional sitters, causing lower body muscles to weaken. In this workshop, you will learn the "10 Minute Miracle Exercise" designed to strengthen lower body muscles and in the process, increase metabolism and bone density, trim inches off lower body by getting rid of excess water weight, breathing techniques to stimulate metabolism, and how to access acupressure points for lymph circulation. You will need a resistance band for some of the exercises.

Are you interested in becoming a foster parent for children? MN Prairie County Alliance is offering a free informational session regarding child foster care and the child foster care licensing process. Interested applicants who live in Steele, Dodge, or Waseca County will learn about what to expect when becoming a foster parent and be guided step-by-step as you get your child foster care license. There is a virtual and an in-person session offered for this information.

Mudras, or "yoga of the hands" has been recognized for centuries as a simple yet effective healing tool. In ancient India, mudras were believed to be the key to spiritual, mental, and physical wellbeing and that regular practice of the hand positions can rejuvenate body and mind. The hand positions are easy to do, take minutes to perform, and can be done almost anywhere at any time. Mudras can be used to relieve anxiety, stress, digestive issues, weight loss, bloating, insomnia, and more.

Everyone can be stronger - even if you don't get to the gym every week. Learn how to strengthen your arms, back, shoulders, chest, hips, glutes, and thighs using resistance bands while watching your favorite TV show or listening to your favorite podcast. There are many benefits to having stronger muscles - they boost metabolism, maintain and increase bone density, make daily tasks easier and help you age with quality and grace. These multi-tasking exercises will easily fit into the busiest of schedules. It is a wonderful thing to be strong, fit, and functional! You will need a resistance band for class.

Confusion abounds about vitamin supplements. Do you need them? Which ones are best? How do you choose? In this workshop, you will learn the 7 guidelines that determine if a supplement is well balanced or a waste of money. Your instructor does not sell any supplements but we'll discuss what current research says about antioxidants, phytochemicals, anti-aging nutrients, colloidal minerals, chelated minerals, sustained release formulas, as well as collagen, glucosamine chondroitin, melatonin, and echinacea.