Past Events

The female body experiences several hormonal changes during its lifespan. From menstruation to pregnancy to breastfeeding to menopause and more, women’s bodies face unique fluctuations and challenges and are often at an increased risk for nutritional deficiencies during these times. It is vital for women to adapt to their changing nutritional needs and make sure they are getting enough of certain vitamins and minerals at each stage of life. Join dietitian Christaney Townsend for a talk on essential nutrition tips for optimal women’s health to learn how women can properly nourish their body throughout their life.

It’s time to get personal about a very important part of women’s health: pelvic health. Your pelvic floor impacts conditions related to your urinary or excretory system, sexual health, organ prolapse, and pelvic pain — but luckily, your pelvic floor is something you can strengthen with a specific kind of training. Join our women’s pelvic floor training class with personal trainer Cindy Vickers to learn and practice the essential exercises that will help strengthen and stretch your pelvis and pelvic floor, as well as breathing and posture techniques that also contribute to pelvic health.

Let’s lay a solid foundation for a strength training routine! Learn from strength training expert Catey McKean about the basics, including proper form and reps, and how to structure your workout. Catey will take you through a set of circuits with stations dedicated to each muscle group, starting with a lower-body circuit followed by an upper-body circuit. This class will make you sweat and lay the groundwork for you to continue strength training in the future.

Have you ever noticed that the beauty of an image is often in its smallest, almost unnoticeable details? In our upcoming art class, you’ll have the opportunity to find those little details and extrapolate them into a piece of your making. Join instructor and artist Maria Ojascastro for an art class in which you’ll learn how to zoom into a snippet of an image and create your own unique work of art out of it using colored pencils on black paper.

All PALM members ages 40 and older and their guests are invited to schedule a mammography screening with the Siteman Cancer Center Mammography Van, which will be parked in the PALM Health parking lot on October 19. The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine offers mammograms at no cost to those who qualify. Funding is provided by Susan G. Komen® Missouri. The Mammography Van follows all CDC safety precautions regarding COVID-19 to ensure members stay safe.

Inhale, exhale. Sounds simple, right? If your chest rises and falls with your breath, there’s actually a better way to breathe: with your diaphragm. Diaphragmatic breathing allows more oxygen to get into your blood, reduces blood pressure and heart rate, helps you relax, and improves muscle function during exercise to prevent injury and strain. Join Ashley Kumar, physical therapist and personal trainer, for an interactive workshop in the Oak Room to learn proper diaphragmatic breathing techniques that you can incorporate into your daily life and workouts for greater calm and better functioning.

EMDR therapy is having its moment in the mental health space for conditions such as anxiety, PTSD, depression, and negative self-perception — but how does it really work? Using bilateral stimulation techniques, EMDR is a treatment method that is designed to help you reframe distressing memories, events, and fears by allowing you to access and process the memory while staying calm and grounded in the present moment. Join psychologist Linda Moll’s webinar to learn about the basics of EMDR, why it works, and what a typical treatment session looks like.

The holidays are soon upon us, and what better gift is there for your loved ones than a handmade card? In this class, instructor and artist Maria Ojascastro will guide you through a process of exploring mono-print and stamping techniques to create a unique, personalized holiday card. While all necessary materials are supplied, you may also choose to bring a special photo or collage material of your own to incorporate into your card.

Looking for a cleanse and total nutritional reset so you’re resilient for the holiday season? The ProLon meal plan follows a 5-day Fasting Mimicking Diet that is designed to help boost your metabolism, improve cellular health, and give you a thorough detox. Plus, you can participate through PALM in our group challenge for a community feel, and extra resources. Our challenge includes a 5-day Fasting Mimicking Diet meal kit, five complimentary Nuts and Honey fast bars, a digital book of recipes for maintaining a longevity diet post-challenge, 25% off a Nutritional Counseling appointment with dietitian Christaney Townsend, and email encouragement throughout the week for motivation and accountability.

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.