Health & Wellness Activities & Events

Health and Wellness “Fourth Fridays”

When: May 25th at 3:00 PM
Where: San Francisco LGBT Center, Room Q11, 1800 Market Street – Map
What: * Fall Prevention * – with physical therapist Sue Tobochnik
In California alone, 1.3 million older adults experience an injury due to falling every year. The good news is that with adequate knowledge, falls can be prevented. Get equipped. Protect yourself. Learn prevention strategies at this free talk.
Free, and accessible with healthy snacks provided. Come on time for optional balance screening.

Always Active

When: Mondays and Thursdays from 10:30-11:30am and Tuesdays from 10-11:00am.
Where: Castro Street Senior Center
What: Stay fit and have fun with friends! Application required.  Click here for more information about Always Active or to download an application.

Yoga for the mature LGBT community

When: Every Thursday at 10:00am
Where: James Howell Studio, 66 Sanchez Street  Map
What: Instructor Kevan Houser is an RN who is a Yoga Alliance-recognized yoga teacher and has taught yoga for over 8 years and many Openhouse community members have reported great benefit and enjoyment from their practice with him. According to Houser, “The class is targeted to the mature LGBT community, but is open to anyone with an open heart and a desire to practice gentle, integrative hatha yoga in a nurturing, loving environment.”

Mindfulness Meditation Group

When: Every Friday at 11:00am
Where: The Sequoias Retirement Community, 1400 Geary Street – Map
What: The practice of meditation has been an important part of virtually all spiritual traditions for over three thousand years. Meditation has been scientifically demonstrated to lower blood pressure, ease anxiety and depression, and alleviate pain and stress. Join us in this free, non-denominational, drop-in group where we will learn to meditate and discuss its applications and benefits to daily lives.
Instructor David Lewis has practiced meditation for 40 years, and is a facilitator at the San Francisco’s Gay Buddhist Fellowship. You can contact him at dewilewis@yahoo.com or call 415-296-8995 x16 for more information.