Senior Activities SENIOR LUNCH
EXERCISE FOR ALTACOCKERS (OLD FARTS) Energize and strengthen your body with stretching, breathwork, dance movement, weights, yoga and Qi Gong. We move making space in our bodies allowing for the unobstructed flow of Qi/energy/life force. Improvement in movement, strength and flexibility. Guaranteed to crack a smile. Bring a yoga mat. Donations gratefully accepted FEE: Free DAYS/TIME: Mondays @ 4 - 5:15pm Thursdays @ 4 - 5:15pm LOCATION: Mondays - West Room Thursdays - Valley Room CONTACT: Carole Alter, axiatonalarts@yahoo.com, (415) 747-9354 CHAIR YOGA WITH MUNIERA Just before the Senior Lunch, Muniera Kadrie is offering a free one hour Chair Yoga session to awaken the body, mind and spirit! FEE: Free DAYS/TIME: Mondays, 11 - 12pm LOCATION: Living room CONTACT: Muniera (415) 488-9115 SENIOR TEA & COOKIES The San Geronimo Valley Community Center hosts a Tea and Cookies Get Together for Seniors. Enjoy this casual get-together with staff and other seniors in our com- munity.
The San Geronimo Valley Community Center welcomes all to join us at our Senior Lunch for a nutritious and delicious congregate meal provided through Community Action Marin. Funding for this program, at least in part, is made available by the Older Americans Act, administered locally by the Marin Depart- ment of Health and Human Services, Aging and Adult Services. FEE: Suggested donation of $3 for over 62 $6 under 62 DAYS/TIME: Monday, 12:00 pm LOCATION: Valley Room CONTACT: Nicole Ramirez, nramirez@sgvcc.org GROWING OLD GRACEFULLY A discussion group for seniors meeting Tuesdays from 10:15-11:45 am. Volunteer counselors help senior members of our community sort through the transitions and realities of aging that we all face: the loss of independence and control, isola- tion, and declining physical health.
FEE: Free DAYS/TIME: Tuesdays, 10:15 - 11:45am LOCATION: Living Room
CONTACT: Sara Brewster, mizbrewster@comcast.net, (415) 488-0419 *Limited to 10 seniors (currently full: see below for details on a second group) SENIOR STROLL Meet Center Staff in front of the Community Gym to take a walk around the San Geronimo Commons. The back 9 is flat, level and easy to walk. The walk will last from 45 minutes to an hour. Bring your water bottle and let’s meet in front of the
FEE: Free DAYS/TIME: First & Third Friday of the month, 11 - 12pm LOCATION: West Room CONTACT: Julie Young, jyoung@sgvcc.org SENIOR SOCIAL
gym. FEE:
Free DAYS/TIME: Fridays (senior stroll will be canceled if it rains), 9:30 - 10:30am
LOCATION: In front of Lagunitas Community Gym CONTACT: Poko Giacomini, pgiacomini@sgvcc.org ELDERS ADVISORY GROUP
Directly following the Senior Tea, the Community Center hosts “Senior Games & Social” with activities and various games including chess, backgammon, board games, scrabble, cards, dance, music, friendship, conversation, discussion and more. FEE: Free DAYS/TIME: First & Third Friday of the month, 12 - 2:30pm LOCATION: West Room CONTACT: Julie Young, jyoung@sgvcc.org
The San Geronimo Valley Elders Advisory Council is a gathering of individuals and representatives of organizations that identify and address the needs of elders of the San Geronimo Valley and Nicasio through coordination, advocacy, trusted advising and agreed upon actions. The Elders Advisory Council inspired connec- tions, build community, and creates opportunities for meaningful engagement.
FEE: Free DAYS/TIME: 3rd Wednesday of the month, 2 - 3:30pm LOCATION: Valley Room CONTACT: Julie Young, jyoung@sgvcc.org
Elders Connect A new Growing Old Gracefully group and the launch of a newsletter just for elders We are so happy to share the news that a second Growing Old Gracefully group will start this March! As a direct result of our last article in the Winter edition of the Stone Soup, two community members, John Gunnarson and Peter Oppen- heimer, reached out to us to find out more and have a conversation about how to begin a new group. It never ceases to amaze me how when an ask goes out to our community, people always step up to the plate and fill the need. The magic of the Valley provides yet again! The Growing Old Gracefully group is a facilitated peer support group designed to support older adults as they navigate the challenges of growing older. One of the benefits of participation is the development of meaningful relationships with others undergoing similar challenges and compensatory joys of being an elder. The group has an organic format with an open check-in at the start of each session. Facilitators will listen to participants and focus on various pre-selected issues and themes as we navigate the aging process, during what has been described as “the third act” of one’s life. Facilitators will listen to the interests of the group and topics that emerge to go deeper on, sometimes posing a specific question to get people thinking. Group Details: The group will meet on Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:30 am in the Community Center Living Room starting on March 14th with an introductory session. This intro session will kick-off an initial eight week group that meets weekly through May 2nd. The group will be limited to 10 participants. The intention is for this Growing Old Gracefully group to become an on-going group that meets every week on Thursdays.
A little bit about our new facilitators:
John Gunnarson: I am 75 years old, an elder who is seeking a pathway for growing old gracefully. I have worked as a facilitator, trainer, and coach working with adults in my field, early childhood education. I was born in San Francisco and attended the University of California at Berkeley. I have lived in the Valley with my wife, Marcia, and my children since 1981. I previously served as a board member for the Lagunitas School District. I love the Valley and want to help sustain it as a com- munity for the young, for families, and for elders. I look forward to learning from others and deepening my relationships. Peter Oppenhiemer: I am an elder who has been living in the San Geronimo Val- ley for over 40 years. A graduate of Stanford University, I am a trained and experi- enced group facilitator, who has worked with both youth and adults. My interest in co-facilitating this particular group arises from my own ongoing experience of living within a body of diminishing capacities, an increase in social isolation and seeming societal irrelevance, and the inevitable confrontation with my own mortal- ity. I look forward to conversing with others about our thoughts and experiences with regard to a shared aspiration for “Growing Old Gracefully.” With a limited group size of 10 people please email Julie Young, jyoung@sgvcc.org by March 6th. In your email please include your phone number and any other per- tinent contact information. You will be contacted by one of the facilitators prior to the March 14th intro session. We are also thrilled to share that we have launched a monthly senior newsletter that we are calling “Elders Connect.” We made a plan for the newsletter to launch with the new San Geronimo Valley Community Center website and we are proud to say, we made it happen the 1st week in February! The Elders Connect is a work in progress and will look a bit like our weekly update but senior-age friendly focused. We want it to be a quick reference of what’s happening on a weekly basis and look- ing out a couple months with opportunities to “save the date!” for senior outings, excursions, activities and resources. Email Danielle Fogel at dfogel@sgvcc.org to get on the email distribution list for the Elders Connect newsletter.
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