Wellness Wednesdays – December Line-up Announced

December Wellness Wednesday Series

Warm up your winter with our December Wellness Wednesday Series! Each session offers not only expert-led talks on wellness and health but also a comforting bowl of soup to nourish your body and soul. Join us for an engaging lineup of events designed to inspire, educate, and bring our community together.

December 4: Introduction to Plastic Surgery

Dr. Ian Wisecarver, surgeon at Renew – South Peninsula Plastic Surgery, shares how aesthetic and reconstructive procedures can enhance quality of life and restore function.

December 11: Dark Skies, The Milky Way, and Wellness

Joe Llenos, MD discusses the importance of the night sky, circadian rhythms, and reducing light pollution to support health and well-being.

December 18: Talking with Your Children About Mental Health

Jay Bechtol, CEO of South Peninsula Behavioral Health Services, offers practical tools for navigating mental health conversations with children and fostering resilience in families.

Yoga with Kali Tanaya

Enjoy free Integral Yoga classes throughout December with Kali Tanaya, a seasoned instructor with a unique approach that blends mindfulness, Yoga Psychology, and Tantra philosophy.

Join us for these inspiring events, free yoga, and delicious soup! For more details, contact wellness@sphops.org. We can’t wait to see you there!

Open Enrollment for Health Care Coverage

Don’t miss your chance to get affordable health insurance!

Open Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act is November  1 through December 15, 2024.

Visit www.healthcare.gov to sign up, or call our Financial Navigator at 907 235-0944 to make an appointment.

We’re here for you!

Wellness Wednesday: Micro Yoga – a Therapeutic Practice with Jacquelyn Forster, OTR/L, CLT

Wednesday, November 20. Micro Yoga is a practice based on the Cantienica Method developed in Germany.  It is a technique that focuses on body awareness, deep inner core, breath, and visualizations to hold your body’s joints in proper placement to perform poses and exercises.  This technique encourages proper alignment and will extend the life of your joints increasing your health and mobility now and for years to come. 

Wellness Wednesday: Stress Management and the Art of Being at Peace with Dr. Rob Downey

Big thanks to Doc Downey for sharing his expertise with the community time and time again! He recently gave a great presentation at a Wellness Wednesday event titled “Stress Management and the Art of Being at Peace”. This presentation was recorded, you can check it out below, and learn more about his upcoming retreat being held in Costa Rica this February!

SPH is grateful to have Seaworthy Functional Medicine on our team!

https://healthacceleratorfx.com/yoga-and-functional-medicine-in-costa-rica/

View the power point slides here: https://bit.ly/Doc-downey-peace

Wellness Wednesday: Thyroid Health with Dr. Hennigan

Join SPH Specialty Clinic Provider and Endocrinologist Dr. Michael Hennigan as he shares with us the basics of thyroid health! The thyroid is an important endocrine gland that makes and releases certain hormones. The thyroid’s main job is to control metabolism (i.e- how the body uses energy!). Come learn more at Wellness Wednesday!