Classes, Workshops & Events

Registration Opens 10/3/2011
February 17-19, 2012
$325 | $295 if enrolled by 1/6/2012

Go beyond dieting basics and exercise guidelines to learn about powerful tools and techniques that are fundamental to your long term weight loss success.

Inner Healing: Mind-Body Skills Training

Registration Opens 11/20/2011
4 Wednesdays March 7-28, 2012
$199 | $160 if enrolled by 2/15/2012

Registration Opens 1/18/2012
4 Wednesdays April 4-25, 2012
$199 | $160 if enrolled by 3/21/2012

Join this 4-week course, you will be led by the experts at Duke Integrative Medicine to discover the potential you already have within you to make a dramatic difference in how you experience your life.

Writing to Heal

Registration Opens 11/29/2011
Saturday, March 10, 2012
$225 | $195 if enrolled by 2/10/12

Join internationally recognized research psychologist James W. Pennebaker, PhD, and John Evans, EdD, Founder and Executive Director of Wellness and Writing Connections, for a powerful workshop that will lead you on a path of life-long health and wellness.

Creating More Positivity In Your Life

Registration Opens 1/6/2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
$35 | $30 if enrolled by 3/15/12

Join Jeanne van Gemert, M.F.A., L.M.B.T, M.A., L.P.C., who is a Mind/Body Therapist utilizing Body-Centered and Expressive Arts modalities as well as Mindfulness Meditation. The evening session will look at learning how to work with negative self-talk and choosing patterns of more positive thinking.

Transform Your Health: Write to Heal

Registration Opens 12/28/2011
8 Wednesdays, April 11 - May 30, 2012
$380 | $320 if enrolled by 3/12/12

Join John Evans, EdD, Founder and Executive Director of Wellness and Writing Connections, for a transformative 8-week workshop using his landmark approach to healing. Discover opportunities for renewed health by accessing your inner healing voice.

Changing From Within

Registration Opens 11/11/11
8 Tuesdays, April 3 - May 22, 2012
4:30pm - 6:00pm
$425 | $395 if enrolled by 12/10/11

Research demonstrates that a mindfulness approach to eating results in healthier eating patterns. Join the expert practitioners at Duke Integrative Medicine for an eight- session course on this innovative approach to weight management. When you bring close attention to your mind, body and behaviors, you begin to observe the subtleties of your eating patterns. The information, skills training, and group support of this program will guide you in making lifestyle changes that will help you respond in a healthier way, resulting in a healthy weight that you can maintain over time.

Daily Classes & Workshops

Our daily classes and workshops are open to the public for a nominal fee on a per class basis. These classes cover a range of activities and topics including movement (Yoga, Pilates), self-care, mindfulness, healthy cooking, and more. Annual members have full access to these classes, free of charge.