Learn basic pilates mat exercises designed to strengthen and lengthen the body in a safe and efficient way. Pilates is a wonderful way to strengthen your entire body and increase flexibility, mobility, balance, and coordination. No experience is necessary and exercises can be modified to suit everyone's personal needs. Pilates is commonly used as a form of rehabilitation and is a great way to decrease pain! Please bring a yoga mat, and wear something comfortable to move in.

Morgan Sanborn is a member of City Ballet of Boston and freelance artist with extensive background training and performing in multiple styles of dance and 25+ years of teaching experience. She is currently an American Ballet Theatre National Training Curriculum® Fellowship Instructor, certified in Progressing Ballet Technique, Pilates Academy International Mat, and working toward completing a comprehensive Pilates Apparatus Certification.

The Maine Driving Dynamics course is a driver improvement course that is designed to improve a student's defensive driving awareness. Course includes discussion of collision avoidance techniques, safety issues, driver habits and attitudes, and the basic elements that constantly challenge drivers on Maine's highways. Our goal is to save lives, prevent injuries, and reduce vehicle-related crashes.

Taught by Maine Bureau of Highway Safety Instructors

From Blah to Breakthrough

This interactive workshop, developed by National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coaches, uses a science-backed approach. Coaches work with you to discover what your healthy future looks like from all angles (nutrition, exercise, relationships, sleep, etc.). Then you will find a focus and move it forward into a desired outcome. Finally, self-design a plan of action that is achievable and comfortable for you. This fun group coaching format includes group discussions and support along with thought-provoking exercises and worksheets. Leave with an individualized and realistic goal, a plan for action, and new tools to help sustain forward progress toward a healthier and more balanced lifestyle.

Sarah Goodwin is a National Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC), trained at Duke Health & Well-Being. Being a health coach allows her to live true to her ideals while supporting others in their journey toward wholeness, with compassion and empathy. When not coaching, you can find Sarah in her garden with her three pups or on another adventure with her favorite travel partner/husband.

Learn more about how Medicare handles inpatient, outpatient and prescription drug expenses. Examine the enrollment windows and the different Medicare-compatible products such as prescription medication plans, Medicare Advantage and supplement plans. Current users, newcomers, adult children and loved ones of Medicare recipients will all benefit from this presentation!

Barbara Hopkins is a qualified ME agent with 20 years of experience in health insurance operations. She has a Master's in Communications Management and a certification in corporate training.

Classes in aerial yoga include flips, tricks and inversions. By keeping the swing at hip height, it transforms into a hammock that supports you during backbends and inversions and offers a unique way to build core, arm, and leg strength. You'll flow and fly in your aerial swing during these 50-minute lessons, fusing the grace of yoga with the freedom of flight. Wear comfortable workout-type clothes but nothing too loose, and be prepared to go barefoot. No class 1/31.

Ashley Jolly is certified in both barre and aerial yoga. Her main focuses are on strength, stability, and flexibility, as she finds these to be the trifecta of great fitness.

Maine's compassionate end-of-life care option is the subject of a great deal of confusion and false information. Although Maine's Death with Dignity Act has been in place since September 2019, most patients and medical personnel are still unaware of it. Learn how to talk about it with your doctor, how to comply with the law or how to help a family member who might qualify. Registration closes at noon on 1/15.

Val Lovelace founded the 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization Maine Death with Dignity and also serves as its executive director. She spearheaded a grassroots campaign from 2014 to 2019 to pass Maine's aid-in-dying statute, the Maine Death with Dignity Act. She is committed to providing factual information regarding medical aid in dying in the United States to politicians, healthcare professionals, patients and their families.

Prescription drugs can be vital as we age but too often we find the costs to be unmanageable. Join us in this educational class as we go over different strategies to save money on prescriptions, from understanding formularies, to prescription drug savings and discount programs, patient assistance and even reputable Canadian pharmacies.

Brianna Henward is a graduate of Cornell University for Business and a local health insurance and medicare advisor, a new mom and caretaker for her adult, special needs sister.

Take your yoga off the mat and onto the couch! Feeling unmotivated or too embarrassed to exercise in public? Join other beginners for this introductory workshop and learn basic yoga positions and breathing practices to add some exercise and movement into your day. Enjoy these short, easy yoga exercises and discover the simple changes you can make to adapt each pose to fit your body's needs. Practicing yoga has many benefits including increased blood flow, improved strength and flexibility. And the added mental health boost isn't a bad thing, either! Join us and start your journey to better health! Wear comfortable clothing and have a couch handy!

Jessy Lynn Ostara, a 500-hour Certified Yoga Instructor, has years of experience teaching several movement modalities. Her concentration is in meditative belly dance, yin, hatha and chair yoga. She is also a certified meditation teacher through the ShivaShakti School of Yoga and Healing Arts.