Lakeville Area Community Education

Acupressure is an ancient healing art and self-help tool. It can offer great relief with no side effects and help you feel your best. Along with the specific points to help relieve stress, insomnia, anxiety, irritability and even weight gain, learn the Nine Master Pressure Points which are the most helpful and most frequently prescribed to help and assist every system in your body.

Desk work takes a toll on the body but it can be reversed with the help of joint mobility and balance work. Every other week switch off from hip mobility, balance, to shoulder mobility, balance. Balance and mobility is great for all ages and it is one of the key factors to maintain for an aging population. Balance work can improve motor patterns for the daily desk worker to daily activities of an elderly individual.

Getting through school and college today is more stressful than ever before. Whether your children are toddlers or 20 somethings, you can teach them simple breathing patterns that will calm and balance the nervous system, clear their mind, help them focus attention and tap into their creativity. It is never too early or too late for your kids to learn these techniques. They will provide lifelong benefits.

Is your child battling skin problems? Learn how to help your child clear acne and blemishes quickly and effectively without medications; raw materials needed to build healthy skin cells and delicious shakes and smoothies that provide what’s needed; how to protect skin from the inside out; the role of essential fatty acids; acupressure points to improve health of skin; what to look for with SPF; how to make their skin glow with health and vitality.

Current research shows lifestyle and diet have a big effect on HOW the brain ages. Cognitive function, which covers all aspects of perceiving, thinking and reasoning, CAN improve. No matter what your age there are things you can begin to do today to improve how quickly and effectively brain cells communicate with each other. We’ll discuss which ‘superfoods’ reduce the damaging effects of toxins and inflammation on the brain and which nutrients are great for memory, attention, processing information and reducing stress. You will learn simple, easy to implement strategies to help your brain stay healthy and alert.

Have you taken a good look at your feet, ankles or knees lately? They support the weight of your entire body. Do your ankles roll in? Are your arches flat? Do you have bunions or calluses? Are your toes straight or do they bend in? Does your big toe pull in towards the other toes? Do your knees lock back? Do your kneecaps turn in or pull outward? Learn simple things to help correct these problems.

Have you ever found that in the morning your pants fit fine but by midafternoon, the waistband squeezes you like a tourniquet? Or that no matter how many crunches you do, your stomach still hangs out? Getting rid of a potbelly is much more than just doing abdominal exercises. In this workshop, you will learn the main causes and 6 strategies for getting rid of bellybloat. We will do a few exercises designed to strengthen the deepest layer of abdominal muscle - the layer that is responsible for flattening your stomach, shaping your waistline and supporting your lower back. And we will do this without getting on the floor.

Ever had a day where you can’t stop eating? Do you crave starches, snack foods, and sweets and find the more you eat, the more you want to eat? Is your snacking out of control? In this workshop, we will discuss a two week plan that will STOP your cravings (no kidding!), help you lose weight and help keep your insulin levels balanced. Overcoming carb cravings is not a matter of willpower but a matter of biology. Learn how you can stop the vicious cycle of food craving and weight gain. No hype – just the facts.

Have you ever caught sight of your reflection in a window or mirror to see that your head leads the way? Or noticed that your shoulders and upper back are too rounded forward? You’ll learn simple techniques to improve posture and stand straighter. We’ll do exercises to help flatten the upper back, un-round shoulders and flatten your midsection. Wear loose, comfortable clothing. You will need a resistance band or tube for some of the exercises.

Join us on an immersive, meditative, and awe-inspiring Japanese forest bathing experience (Shinrin Yoku). Feel nature’s fractals, sounds, and sensations reduce your stress and anxiety, and enhance your focus. Give yourself permission to slow down and connect your senses to the healing beauty of our metro area’s green forested spaces.

Do you have too much stress in your life? Stress not only causes a multitude of physical and emotional problems, but it will age you quicker and more efficiently than time itself. In this workshop you will learn: the damaging effects of stress on your nervous system; how to keep stress from ageing you; one minute stress busting techniques that can easily fit into your busy day; breathing techniques to calm the nervous system; ways to decrease stress hormone levels; how different types of foods, colors, surroundings, and even music can increase or decrease stress.