Energy Medicine Workshop at Senior Neighbors Monday, June 28

Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries and the Complementary Health Education Organization (CHEO) will host a workshop titled, “Energy Medicine: the World’s Oldest Form of Healing” on Monday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors building at 250 E. 10^th Street in downtown Chattanooga.

The workshop will feature sessions on:

• “Intro to Energy Medicine”  by Dr. Charles Adams, MD
• “Listening to the Body’s Energy” by Tim Russell, LMT
• “Acupuncture and the Body Energy Field” by Susan Mosley, Lac
• “Qi Gong for Moving the Body’s Energy and Healing” by Eileen Meagher, PhD
• “Energy Medicine in Practice” by Sue Gridley, PhD

According to workshop speaker, Sue Gridley, PhD, “Energy medicine seeks to maintain and recalibrate natural balance for optimal health. This workshop is designed to introduce participants to its non-invasive methods and techniques, including many that can be learned and used at home. As Christiane Northrup, MD, has said, you can improve your own health by using energy medicine to uplift the energies in your body.”

The cost to attend is $8 and includes lunch. Call (423) 755-6100 by June 25 to register.

For nearly 800 years, the Alexian Brothers have served and cared for others. The same beliefs that inspired the founders of this ministry sustain its organization today. The Alexian Brothers mission is put into action by the commitment to promote the physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being of all individuals served through their ten local ministries. Through this commitment, Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries has come to be recognized as the area’s leading innovator in the coordination and delivery of comprehensive services to older adults.

Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries operates in Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, and has ten Chattanooga, Tennessee ministries, which include: Alexian Village of Tennessee, Alexian Grove, Alexian Brothers Live At Home Program, Lone Oak Free Health and Dental Clinic, Alexian Inn, Alexian Brothers Valley Residence, Alexian Village Health and Rehabilitation Center, Alexian Brothers PACE Program, Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors and Alexian Brothers Home Care.

For more information on Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries, please call (423) 755-6100 or visit www.AlexianBrothers.net.

More information on Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors:

Senior Neighbors, one of the ten area Alexian Brothers ministries, was founded nearly 50 years ago in Chattanooga by Ginny Power. Designed to help seniors in our area age successfully, Senior Neighbors provides vocational, social, mental, spiritual and physical opportunities for seniors at four community centers. Programs and events include:     

• 3 Senior Centers in downtown Chattanooga and 1 in Soddy Daisy with activities Monday through Friday of each week
• The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) which places senior volunteers with non-profit agencies in the Chattanooga area
• The Chattanooga District Senior Olympics  
• The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) which places qualifying older adults in paid temporary community service positions with local non-profit agencies and government organizations 
• Computer, ballroom dance, yoga, gardening and Tai Chi classes
• Monthly men’s luncheon featuring a different speaker each month
• Day and overnight bus trips
• Scenic City Chorale and Senior Neighbors Orchestra
• Health and wellness screenings
• Foreign language and art clubs
• Free Lunch and Learn events

For more information on Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors, please call (423) 755-6100 or visit www.AlexianSeniorNeighbors.org. ##