Are you worried about falling or worry about a parent, partner, or friend who has had recent falls? It seems rather unfair, but increased worry about falls actually increases our fall risk! Thankfully you can reduce that risk by growing mindfulness, adding simple movement practices, and making safer choices in your home & community.

February 12th is the beginning of the next series of my 5-week fall prevention program, Mindful Fall Prevention. Sessions are 90 minutes from 1-2:30pm, Pacific time. This program is offered through the Lifelong Learning program of Portland Parks and Recreation. This low-cost workshop is open to both Portland, Oregon, residents ($10) and non-residents ($14).

Find out more and enroll today!

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/portlandparks/activity/search/detail/175459?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true&locale=en-US

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Are you worried about falling or worry about a parent, partner, or friend who has had recent falls? It seems rather unfair, but increased worry about falls actually increases our fall risk! Thankfully you can reduce that risk by growing mindfulness, adding simple movement practices, and making safer choices in your home & community.

This Wednesday, November 6, is the beginning of my online, 5-week fall prevention program, *Mindful Fall Prevention. Sessions are 90 minutes from 1-2:30pm, Pacific time. I offer these through the Lifelong Learning program of Portland Parks and Recreation. This low-cost workshop is open to both Portland, Oregon, residents ($10) and non-residents ($14).

Find out more and enroll today!
https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/portlandparks/activity/search/detail/171751?onlineSiteId=0&from_original_cui=true

*This is my "Build Better Balance" program with a brand new name!

#PublicHealth #FallPrevention #MindfulFallPrevention #AgingIntoVitality #YogaTherapy

For the past several weeks I’ve been finalizing materials for a new fall prevention course for older adults. Because there’s overlap, the materials offer tools that can reduce incidence of motor vehicle accidents as well. Falls and MVAs are two ways that older adults can experience serious injury, particularly a traumatic brain injury (TBI), or death.

I’ve called my program “Build Better Balance” and each class offers education about falls, safety, and risk reduction followed by meditation and movement practices. Mindfulness, Movement, and “Making Safe” are my building blocks!

Today was the first class of the five-week series! It went very well and I’ve only spotted one big error I needed to correct! I was rushing a bit to get the first set of movement and meditation exercises in, but I just made it! One student said she really liked the hand exercises included today!

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