Wellness Happenings
Lourdes Wellness Center offers a variety of lectures, support groups and fitness programs to help you be your best! For more information, call 856-869-3125 or visit www.lourdeswellnesscenter.org. Programs are held at 900 Haddon Ave. in Collingswood unless indicated otherwise. Programs listed are a small sampling of our offerings. Please visit us online at www.lourdeswellnesscenter.org for our full calendar.
Integrative Family Medicine/Wellness Open House
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 30
Time: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Dr. Ronald Ciccone, medical director of integrative family medicine, will discuss integrative medicine at 7:30 p.m. Includes a tour of the Lourdes Wellness Center, giveaways and light refreshments. RSVP: 856-869-3125.
Blood Pressure and Glucose Screenings
Date: Second Wednesday of every month
Time: 9 to 11 a.m.
Place: Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center lobby, 1600 Haddon Ave., Camden
Strength Training for Everyone*
Eight-class series, Mondays and Wednesdays, Sept. 9 to Oct. 7, and Nov. 30 to Dec. 23.
Time: 4 to 4:45 p.m. Fee: $56
Total Body Workout for Better Health*
Date: Eight-class series, Mondays and Wednesdays, Oct. 19 to Nov. 11.
Time: 4 to 4:45 p.m. Fee: $56
Strengthen & Stretch Chair Exercises*
Date: Eight-class series, Thursdays, Sept. 10, Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Oct. 29, Nov. 12 and Nov. 19
Time: 2 to 2:45 p.m. Fee: $56
Yoga
Ongoing classes. For details, please visit www.lourdeswellnesscenter.org.
Yoga for Beginners
Six-week series meets Mondays, Sept. 14 to Oct. 19, and Oct. 26 to Nov. 30; three-week series meets Mondays, Dec. 7 to 21.
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $65, six-week series; $35, three-week series
Introduction to Neurofeedback for ADD /ADHD
Date: Monday, Oct. 26
Time: 7 to 9 p.m. Fee: $45
Laughter Club
Dates: Wednesdays, Sept. 23, Oct. 28, Nov. 25
Time: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Fee: $20
Advance Directives and Living Wills
Date: Wednesday, Oct. 14
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Paverpol Garden Sculptures: Sister Water
Date: Saturday, Sept. 19
Date: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee: $95
Bring a clean rock or brick, cotton T-shirt, scissors, roll of aluminum foil and lunch.
Acupuncture Lectures
Sheri McLellan Krauss, Lic. Ac., M.Ac. Monday, Sept. 21:
Introduction to Cosmetic Acupuncture Monday, Oct. 19:
Acupuncture for Pain Management Monday, Nov. 16:
Introduction to Cosmetic Acupuncture
Time: 7 to 8 p.m.
Paths of Spirituality and Wholeness: A Yoga and Meditation Retreat
Featuring Father Thomas Ryan and guests
Friday, Oct. 23, 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 24., 9 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
RSVP: 856-869-3125
Fee: $25, Friday; $85, Saturday; $100 for both days
Place: Lourdes Wellness Center, Lourdes Spirituality Center and the Canticle of the Creatures Meditation Garden of Peace, Healing and Wholeness, all on Haddon Avenue in Collingswood.
T'ai Chi Class
Date: Thursday, Nov. 12
Time: 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. or 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Gentle Yoga
Dates: Thursdays, Oct. 1 to 22
Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Fee: Four-week series, $40
Breathing and Meditation
Date: Tuesday, Sept. 22
Time: 7:30 to 9 p.m. Fee: $20
Dreams: A Window into Our Spiritual Journey
Sister Jeanne Williams, OSF, MA
Date: Tuesdays, Sept. 8, Sept. 29 and Oct. 20
Time: 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. at Little Portion
Fee: $60 for the series
Dream Workshops: Finding the Face of God in Dreams
Sister Jeanne Williams, OSF, MA
Dates: Tuesdays, Nov. 3, Nov. 17, Dec. 8
Time: 6:45 to 8:15 p.m. Fee: $45
Young Adults: Informational Session
Sister Ruthann O'Mara, SSJ, MA
Date: Monday, Oct. 5
Time: 7 p.m.
Place: The Coffee Garden, 57 East Kings Highway, Audubon, N.J.
Spiritual Growth Sessions for Young Adults
Finding the Face of God in Scripture
Dates: Mondays, Oct. 19 and Nov. 9
Time: 7 to 8:15 p.m.
Place: Lourdes Spirituality Center, 1049 Haddon Ave., second floor (steps), Collingswood.
Fee: Donation requested
Healing Power of Inner Stillness: Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina
Sister Ruthann O'Mara, SSJ, MA
Dates: Thursdays, Oct. 1, Oct. 8, Oct. 15, Oct. 22 and Oct. 29
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $10 weekly donation/$50 donation for series
Thomas Merton: Mystic and Monk
Sister Ruthann O'Mara, SSJ, MA
Dates: Thursdays, Nov. 5, Nov. 12, Nov. 19, Dec. 3 and Dec. 10
Time: 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $10 weekly donation/$50 donation for series
Group Spiritual Direction: "Fresh Bread"
Sister Ruthann T. O'Mara, SSJ, MA
Dates: First Tuesday of the month, Oct. 6, Nov. 3, Dec. 1 and Jan. 5
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $10 weekly donation/$70 donation for series
Thomas Merton: "Becoming Who You Already Are"
Sister Ruthann O'Mara, SSJ, MA
Dates: Second Tuesday of the month, October through May
Time: 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Fee: $10 per week donation/$70 donation for series
NEW! Retreat in Everyday Life
Ruthann T. O'Mara, SSJ, MA
Free introductory session, Thursday, Sept. 10, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Monthly sessions, October through January
Suggested donation: $80 for 8 sessions
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The Canticle of the Creatures: Meditation Garden of Peace, Healing and Wholeness
We invite you to visit, experience and explore this new addition to Lourdes Wellness Center, adjacent to 1049 Haddon Ave., in Collingswood, N.J.
Wellness Programs at LOURDES INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS CENTER, 45 Homestead Drive, Columbus, N.J. Call 609-324-8458. Lourdes Integrative Wellness Center offers wholistic movement and personal wellness programs to Burlington County.
Weight Loss with Hypnosis
Date: Thursday, Sept. 17
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $45
Attracting Prosperity
Date: Thursday, Oct. 1
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Fee: $20
Dreams I and Dreams II
Dates: Thursdays, Nov. 5, Nov. 12
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $20
Have a Merry Stress-Free Holiday
Date: Thursday, Dec. 3
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Fee: $20
Continuing Yoga classes
Date: Tuesdays
Time: 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Open enrollment--one class, $15; series, $12
Continuing T'ai Chi class
Date: Tuesdays
Time: 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Open enrollment--one class, $10; series, $7
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Support Groups
All groups meet in the Landow Conference Room at Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County. If you have any questions, please call 609-835-5813.
Stroke Support Group
Meets the second Friday of the month from 10 to 11:30 a.m.
Speakeasy Breast Cancer Support Group
Meets the first Tuesday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m.
Midpoint Menopause Support Group
Meets the fourth Wednesday of the month from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
* New weighted exercise balls are included in these classes--come try a class for fun and results!
A variety of yoga and t'ai chi classes are offered, in addition to acupuncture, massage and foot reflexology by appointment. For details or to register, please call 856-869-3125.
