Quit Worrying So Much!

Quit Worrying So Much!

2-Part Workshop

Tuesday, October 6 & 13th

6:30-9:00PM

Presenter: Cindy Martin, NP

Free Event. Registration Required.

Anyone ever tell you that? Fear is a natural part of being human. Learn to use it to your advantage instead of worrying needlessly and making yourself anxious.

Man’s dilemma is that we can’t help our need to control everything. We want assurance that nothing bad is going to happen to us. We get all stressed out when things don’t go our way. Mrs. Martin will show you how to change this stress reaction into a calm and confident way of approaching life.

Mrs. Cindy Martin is a board certified psychiatric nurse practitioner that specializes in the treatment of anxiety disorders.

Register here, call Brigid Day at 615-371-0090 ext. 8510, or e-mail dayb@brentwood-tn.org.

Holistic Strategies for Reducing Stress

Holistic Strategies for Reducing Stress

4-week series

Monday nights: 9/14, 9/21, 9/28, 10/5

6:30-7:30pm

Presenters: Michelle Chalfant, MS LPC and Theresa Kuhn, LMT/RYT

Series fee: $100. Registration required.

This 4-week series will teach you multiple methods to de-stress and find emotional balance using natural methods. You will learn tools such as: EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), Meditation, Breath-work, the Adult Chair method of transformation, various energy medicine techniques and other holistic methods.

Register here, call Brigid Day at 615-371-0090 ext. 8510 or e-mail dayb@brentwood-tn.org.

Be Well, Brentwood!

The New Year brings a time of reflection and for some, the custom of making resolutions. Here at The Brentwood Library we are excited for a new adventure. A team of our employees will be participating in a wellness campaign and sharing our progress with you.

Whole Health

Our Be Well team will work together to encourage healthy living. Using library resources, we will share our experiences with various classes the library offers--from exercise, to recipes, to meditation, and simple living. We will share online resources, library programs, books, videos, and more.

Our Goal

This challenge will encourage us to look at how all the areas of our lives are connected. Instead of strictly limiting ourselves, we hope to add more of the good and fun together working toward our individual health goals.

We hope you will join us Be Well, Brentwood!

Stress Relief

Looking for some stress relief? The Brentwood Library offers several programs to help you take a step away from your busy life and take some time for yourself.

Morning Yoga is offered on Mondays and Fridays at 10:00 am. The class teaches students the fundamentals of yoga postures and lays the foundation for an effective yoga practice. It focuses on improving flexibility and gaining clarity in the mind.

Restorative Yoga is offered Sundays at 3:00 pm. Beginning with slow, gentle movement, this class uses padded bolsters, blankets, blocks and chairs for a supportive environment to experience rest and relaxation in a wakeful state.

Tai Chi Qigong is offered Thursdays at 9:00 am. This is a beginners level class classthat concentrates on the very basics of Tai Chi and Qigong, with emphasis on form, focus, intention and changing weight safely. Students will learn warm up sequence, the crane and deer animal frolics and the first 6 movements of the sun style short form.

Tai Chi is offered Thursdays at 10:00 am. This class focuses on short form of Sun Style Tai Chi and Qigong. This low impact form of movement has been shown to promote relaxation, relieve tension and enhance the mind/body connection, while improving balance, coordination, posture, flexibility and muscle tone.

Guided Meditation is offered Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. This class offers a gentle guided meditation designed to help you hit the reset button on your nervous system and bring you a sense of peace and calm in one short hour.

Laughter-cise is offered Fridays at 11:15 am. This class teaches laughter exercises that can be practiced alone or in a group. Continuous short bursts of laughter produce profound physical, mental, and emotional benefits by forcing deep breathing, which increases oxygen delivery and lowers stress hormones. Research shows that one minute of continuous laughter is equal to ten minutes on a rowing machine!

All classes require registration and some are available for as little as $5 a class! For more information and to register check out our calendar of events or contact Robyn Zandi at x8510.

Lecture: Benefits of Medical Hypnotism

We are in an age of healing that no longer relies on "one size fits all" treatments. A vast number of people, including doctors and members of scientific communities, understand healing is a process of body/mind/soul integration. Medical Hypnosis works in a variety of ways to support individuals in taking control of their healing and well-being.

 

Hypnosis works as an adjunct to physicians and the medical community. We call this “Complementary Medical Hypnosis.” Hypnosis is also excellent for Behavioral Medicine and Transpersonal Medicine. Hypnosis can offer substantial benefits for:

• Pain management
• Cancer treatment support
• PTSD, ADD/ADHD
• Stress, Smoking, Weight
• Support for Terminal Illness

Hypnosis is approved by the AMA and the National Institute of Health, NIH, with a history of positive results in treating cancer patients' pain. Medical Hypnotism is taught at some major universities, including University of Chicago and UCLA Medical Center. Join Marvin Wilkerson, certified in Medical Hypnotism by National Guild of Hypnotists. There is something to learn for everyone.

Date: Monday, August 19

Time: 6:00 - 8:00

Registration: Online - Click Here

Hypnotherapist Techniques for Stress Management

Your body’s stress reaction was meant to protect you. But when it’s constantly on alert, your health can pay the price. A whopping 83% of American workers said they are stressed out by at least one thing at work. We all undoubtedly face multiple demands each day, and your body treats these minor hassles as threats. As a result, you may feel as if you’re constantly under assault. But you can fight back.

Consulting Hypnotists use many tools to help people make constructive changes in their life, including managing the experiences that cause stress. Certified Hypnotist Marvin Wilkerson will present the powerful techniques used in Hypnotherapy for people under stress and depression. In this presentation you will learn the techniques for:

• Proper Breathing
• Pre-Sleep Technique
• Reinforcement by Auto-suggestion
• Stress Reduction Action Plan
• Muscle Tension Control
• The Zeigarnick Effect
• Stress Management

Date: Thursday, May 30
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
Presenter: Certified Hypnotist Marvin Wilkerson
Registration: Online - Click Here

Four Week Meditation Program

Have you tried meditation or seen the images of peaceful people "basking in bliss"? With the endless list of health benefits such as lowering blood pressure, increased attention and decreased stress responses, meditation seem like such a simple and healthy solution!
This four week class is designed to help you set up your own successful personal meditation practice. We will look at how to settle the nervous system, the basics of meditation, and enjoy a half hour guided meditation each week.

Dates: May 1, 8 15, 22
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Class Fee: $40.00 for four weeks
Presenter: Theresa Asmussen
Registration: Online - Click Here

Free Seminar - Let Your House Speak: The Lost Art of Hospitality

Women today face unbearable pressure to have a beautiful, clean, organized home, as well as the ability to cook delicious, well-balanced meals for their family and look like a fashion model in the process. Endless television programs repeatedly show us how easy it is to be a professional chef, accomplished designer, weekend architect, and an all-round hospitality expert. Women feel pulled in more directions than ever before. In the end, what is truly important for families today? Can we still make time for friends, family, neighbors and others who need us while we balance everything else?  Being hospitable doesn’t mean hours of time for others; just well-intentioned, purposeful actions.  Hospitality is an attitude, a condition of the heart that we are called to share with others.

Date: Thursday, October 25
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Registration: Online - Click Here
Speaker: Kim Costner, Allied ASID

Kim Costner, Allied ASID is the Principal of Kmpact Design, LLC, an Interior Design firm in Brentwood, Tennessee.  Her specialty is her unbridled passion for color, texture, lighting and unique finishes that blend together in creating the perfect personal touch to  design. She is an accomplished speaker and was recently published in a cookbook, Designed for Cooking in the South: A Collection of Recipes from the South’s Finest Designers.

Clean Your Closets and Clear Your Mind

Being unencumbered is a fantastic feeling, but how do we get there when our closets, garages and bonus rooms are filled to the hilt!  Join us for a free inspirational discussion, and helpful tips, on getting your de-cluttering project started and completed.

Date: Tuesday, October 23
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Instructor: Cindy Natsch
Registration: Online - Click Here!

Cindy Natsch is the founder and  President of Let's Get Moving!, a relocation and rightsizing service for our retiree community. Cindy’s organization specializes in assisting clients to move beyond an ‘overwhelmed state’ and to take the steps toward relocating to, or living in, a more stress-free and simpler living environment. Over the past seven years Cindy and the Let’s Get Moving! Team have become a trusted resource throughout Nashville and the surrounding area. Since its founding, Let’s Get Moving!  has helped define what ‘Rightsizing’ really means and has assisted many families toward ‘living lighter’.

Meditation 101 Class

Most people think of meditation as a spiritual practice for quieting the mind and bringing people to a calmer, more peaceful state. But in recent years it has become a scientifically researched, evidence-based method of creating real and lasting changes in the nervous system and thought processes in the brain.

This class will look at how the nervous system responds to stress and how we can learn to actively change our body's need to respond. You will walk away with a simple and practical approach to the use of meditation in your life, and gain an understanding of how and why meditation is being used successfully in the treatment of trauma and pain management and experience a short guided mediation.

Date: Wednesday, August 29
Time: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Place: Meeting Room A
Class Fee: $10.00
Registration: Online - Click this link

Medical Seminar: Dealing with Change

Date: Monday, February 13
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 PM
Place: Meeting Room B
Cost: Free

CHANGE… a constant in life and necessary; however, as human beings we tend to resist change. Even welcomed change can sometimes be painful. Often, changes lead to feeling out of control, vulnerable and apprehensive about the future. Learn how to adjust to change in a way that decreases stress and helps us assimilate it mentally, in order to accommodate to a “new normal.” Specifically, we will discuss the impact of change, as it relates to our beliefs. Strategies will be provided regarding how you can deal with changes successfully in relationship to the body, mind and spirit.

Register online, or call 371-0090 ext. 8510.