Fall is here and winter is coming up fast, bringing with it cold and flu season, so it’s more important than ever to build your immune strength. Nutrition plays a major role in immunity, as well as mood and energy (which can be affected by the colder season, too). Join dietitian Christaney Townsend for a seminar on how to adjust your nutrition for the season using winter produce and other key foods in order to keep your immune function strong and your mood and energy boosted.

Start relieving pain, preventing injury, recovering properly, and improving your posture by learning the foundations of ELDOA! Join us in the Oak Room for a pop-up class with certified ELDOA trainer Angie Campbell to learn some of the myofascial stretches and osteopathic techniques used frequently in the ELDOA practice. These exercises will help create space and balance in the joints and surrounding tissues to improve pain and posture.

As we enter the frenzy of the holiday season, take time to relax your body and calm your mind while enjoying the meditative experience of painting a mandala. Teaching artist Maria Ojascastro will give you step-by-step instructions on how to design your own mandala. You’ll use watercolor and gel pens to inspire your creativity.

Tai chi is a Chinese martial-arts practice focused on movement and meditation that is enjoyed around the world by people of all ages. Its benefits include improved balance and strength, increased energy, and better mood and sleep quality. Personal trainer Brent Haddock spent a year studying tai chi at the Kunyu Shan Kung Fu Academy in China, and he’s bringing his expertise to PALM. In this class, Brent will lead you through 15-20 minutes of qigong (coordinated movements with breathing and meditation) to cultivate your qi, or your energy. Then, you’ll spend the remainder of the class learning the basic form and movements of tai chi, which is a more specific form of qigong that focuses on balance, joint strength, and mobility.

Start relieving pain, preventing injury, recovering properly, and improving your posture by learning the foundations of ELDOA! Join us in the Oak Room for a pop-up class with certified ELDOA trainer Angie Campbell to learn some of the myofascial stretches and osteopathic techniques used frequently in the ELDOA practice. These exercises will help create space and balance in the joints and surrounding tissues to improve pain and posture.

Looking for an effective weight loss plan for the new year? Join us live on Zoom with functional medicine physician Dr. Karrie Hohn, the lead physician on our Medical Weight Loss Program team. You’ll get an overview of the Medical Weight Loss Program and the unique benefits of our whole-person approach, which is the safest and most effective way to lose weight. Plus, you’ll have the opportunity to ask any questions you may have about our program, the timeline, the approach, and more.

What better way to kick off the new year than with a creative activity to help envision your goals? Explore combining techniques of watercolor and collage-making in this art class with the guidance of teaching artist Maria Ojascastro to illustrate what you want your 2024 to look like.

Let’s lay a solid foundation for a strength training routine! Learn from strength training expert Catey McKean about proper form and reps and how to structure your training optimally while getting a great workout. Catey’s class will train all of your major muscle groups, make you sweat, and build the groundwork for you to continue strength training in the future.

Did you know that your skin is home to millions of bacteria, fungi and viruses? This is healthy and natural and a vital part of your skin’s microbiome. If you struggle with premature signs of aging, redness, or irritation, these are signs that your microbiome may be out of balance. Learn more about your skin’s microbiome, what may be disrupting it, and how to restore healthy and glowing skin in this upcoming webinar with esthetician Jody Thurman.

Get your heart rate going, tone your muscles, and heighten your body awareness in this dance-inspired, “shoes-off” Dynamic Toning class with Amanda Chesnutt! Using the influence of modern dance movements, Amanda will take you through several sequences that work the full body, bring your awareness to posture and positioning, and create freedom of movement and greater mobility. You’ll leave feeling centered and revitalized!