Find out what mindfulness can do for you

Riverwood Healthcare will offer a 4-week mindfulness training class called “Stabilizing the Mind” in Aitkin. Julie Anne Larkin, mindfulness coach, will introduce participants to simple ways to integrate mindfulness practices into daily life, including yoga, meditation and breathing exercises.

“Mindfulness training teaches simple, accessible breathing, meditation and yoga practices to bring our awareness into the present moment,” Larkin explains. “It fosters kindness and non-judgment of ourselves and others so we can begin to see and work with our pain, anxiety and stressors in a positive way bringing a sense of peacefulness and the ability to respond with wise compassion.”

The class will meet on Wednesdays on March 9, 16, 23 and 30, 5 to 7p.m. at the Aitkin Public Library’s community room. The third session on March 23 will be three hours long from 5 to 8 p.m.

Limited to 15 participants, the cost of the training is $75, which includes a manual with CDs of yoga, meditation and other practices for use at home. To continue to support their mindfulness practice, previous class participants are eligible to register at a reduced cost of only $40.

To register for the 4-week class series on mindfulness, call Riverwood at (218) 927-5188 or email healthyliving@riverwoodhealthcare.org