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Ahwatukee Foothills resident Don Fiore, 75, started practicing T’ai Chi as a way to relax away from his stressful real estate job.

Ahwatukee Foothills resident Don Fiore, 75, started practicing T’ai Chi as a way to relax away from his stressful real estate job.

One of the biggest keys to success with a balanced health and wellbeing is learning to nurture and love oneself. Our lives are full of stress. Light amounts of stress is normal. Moderate to high amounts of stress can tear apart quickly ones health and well being. Stress and lifestyle factors are a huge contributor to disease. There are a few things to consider when talking about stress. First, is how a person handles it in their life and secondly, is what they do about it when it increases?

South Mountain Community College is offering the following classes starting in August at the Ahwatukee Foothills Center, 10429 S. 51st St., Suite 100. : E-Verify and I-9 Compliance, Speedy French I, Introduction to Personal Computers and Using Windows, How to Write Your Own Book, Become a Mystery Shopper, Real Estate Principles I and II, Speedy German I, Speedy Spanish I (also offered at Desert Vista High School), How to Publish/Promote Your Own Book, Various Business Related Core Courses, Computer Graphics - Adobe Photoshop (class takes place at Mountain Pointe High School), English Humanities Core Transfer Courses, Foreign Language Core Courses, Health Care Spanish I, Introduction to Geology - Lecture and Lab, Mathematics Core Transfer Courses, On-Line Core Transfer Courses, Yoga I, Personal Trainer Certificate, Various Core Courses, World Religions, American Sign Language I Course, Beginning and Intermediate Woodworking Courses (McClintock High School), Pilates a la Yoga, EMT - Basic Emergency Med Tech, First Year Composition Core Transfer Course, Furniture Construction I and II (McClintock High School), Introduction to Cabinetmaking and Advanced Cabinetmaking (McClintock High School), Pilates (also offered at Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Speedy Spanish for Educational Settings I, Zumba (Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Mixed Media Art, Ballroom Dance (Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Basic Techniques & Commands of the Camera, Beginning and Intermediate Line Dancing (Ahwatukee Community Swim and Tennis Center), Tai-Chi and Qigong, and Ceramics (Desert Vista High School).

Overcoming back-to-school anxiety, preparing for the first day of school

Am I Hungry? mindful eating workshop

Am I Hungry? mindful eating workshop

Fitness for the New Year

‘12-Week Transformation Contest’ starting

‘12-Week Transformation Contest’ starting

All Level Yoga classes coming up

Line Dance, Muscle Mania classes starting in January

Zumba off the pounds

Free water safety education for families

Tween, teen girls invited to FitChicks Winter Workshop

Dr. Pearson’s office hosting toy drive