HEALTH & WELNESS
BAKING WITH MS. JACKIE
About: Looking for something fun for your kids to do during our stay-at-home summer? Well, here is an awesome opportunity to engage them in healthy baking. Four one-hour classes on Tuesdays through ZOOM. For kids 8 and up. Under 8 with adult participation.
Type: ZOOM classes
Ages: 8-12 year old (under 8 with adult participation)
Limit: 25 seats available
When: July 7th to 28th at 4pm
Length: 4 classes on Tuesdays
Leader: Jackie F.
Location: Zoom
Fee: Free of charge - Registration is required.
COOKING TO COMBAT COVID-19
About: Cooking To Combat COVID-19 teaches participants how to use a plant-based diet to fight hypertension, type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and obesity—which are among the conditions that can make COVID-19 more severe and deadly. This event is exclusively for people living in the Baltimore area
Type: ZOOM classes
Ages: Adults
Limit: 25 seats available
When: October 14th to November 4th at 4pm
Length: 4 classes on Wednesdays
Leader: Sharon McRae
Location: Zoom - This event is exclusively for people living in the Baltimore area
Fee: Free of charge - Registration is required.
READING IS FUN!
About: Join in to learn a special story read where children will be invited to participate, read and enhance their listening comprehension, drawing conclusions and other reading skills. Level 1 kids will learn: Letters and sounds, identifying words, basics of reading. Level 2 kids will develop their reading skills and will have fun reading two books together.
Type: ZOOM class
Limit: 10 seats available per level.
Ages: Level 1 - Kindergarten to 1st grade/ Level 2 - 2nd to 4th grade
When: TBA
Time: 4:30pm to 5:30pm
Length: 4 classes on Mondays (Level 1) and on Wednesdays (Level 2)
Teacher: Kristina Russell - a graduate from Grand Canyon University where she majored in Special Education. She love working with kids of all ages and helping them reach their reading and writing potential.
Location: Zoom
Fee: $15 for all 4 classes
INTRO TO A PLANT-BASED DIET
About: : Learning to cook a plant-based meal is easier than ever before. Plant-based cooking is easy, affordable and fun! Classes will teach you the basics of a plant-based diet and how to cook wholesome, delicious food! From breakfast to main courses to desserts!
Limit: 10 seats available
When: TBA
Length: four weeks
Starting Dates: TBA
Location: Baltimore & Ellicott City
Instructor: Cristina Macena
Fee: $40/4 weeks program
More info: cmacena@urbanlifecenter.org
OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE
About: : If you love the outdoors and would like to make part of a group of people who also love it, this is for you! Group will meet up at every other Sunday to hike and explore the outdoors together. First meetup will be on June 2nd at 9am (3291 Saint Johns Ln, Ellicott City, MD).
Type: group
Limit: 15-20 people
When: TBA
Length: on going
Starting Date: TBA
Location: Ellicott City
Teacher: Andrew Moll
Fee: Free of charged
Registration: required
More info: cmacena@urbanlifecenter.com
20 IN 30 PLANT-BASED APPROACH TO WEIGHT LOSS
About: Renew your Life in 30 days, 20/30 program was designed not just to lose excessive weight, but also to decrease cholesterol levels, control blood glucose and hypertension. It has also helped people to reset their palate, energize their bodies, and invigorate the mind. It has helped many achieve healthy eating habits and most importantly it can be used by anyone who just wants to start a healthy lifestyle through simple and easy changes in food without losing any weight.
Type: group
Limit: no limit
When: Coming 2021
Time: TBA
Length: 30 days
Starting Date: TBA
Teacher: Ana Sampaio
Fee: $50
More info: cmacena@urbanlifecenter.com
FORKS OVER KNIVES MEETUP
About: Monthly Meetup Potluck. This potluck is a great opportunity to try out new recipes and pick some up to share with your loved ones! Dishes should serve 8-10 and must be entirely plant-based (vegan), so please no red meat, chicken, turkey, fish, seafood, eggs, cheese, butter, cream, yogurt or any other dairy products, or honey or gelatin, in the ingredients.
Type: group
Limit: 10 seats available
When: Every 1st Sunday of the month at 4:30pm
Length: on going
Leader: Sharon McRae
Location: Ellicott City
Fee: no fee charged
More info: https://www.meetup.com/Columbia-MD-Forks-Over-Knives-Meetup/events/
FOOD FOR LIFE
In this series, you will learn:
* That effective dietary changes should focus on quality of food choices, not quantity.
* That healthful foods can be less expensive than nutrient-poor grocery products.
* That the savings incurred with healthful eating are not only immediate but long term as well.
* That health-promoting foods, recipes, and meals can be easy, convenient, and taste great!
** 3 recipe demonstrations and sampling in each class, with recipes to take home! **
Location: Baltimore & Ellicott City
Leader: Sharon McRae
Date: Coming 2021
Registration fee: $25 per class
HEALTHY KIDS, HEALTHY PLANET
About: Kids will learn healthy habits, safety in the kitchen, and how to cook and eat plant-based foods.
Type: class
Limit: 10 seats available
When: TBA
Length: 4 classes
Leader: TBA
Location: Baltimore & Ellicott City
Fee: TBA
HYDROTHERMAL THERAPY
About: Our innate immune system is the system we are born with. We can find ways strengthen this system by using hydrotherapy. Hot fomentations, hot foot baths, hot and cold showers can all help the blood to move to the right place to keep you healthy. Learn and practice how this therapy can help you and your family in a practical way.
Type: workshop
Limit: 10 seats available
When: TBA
Length: 1 class
Leader: TBA
Location: Baltimore & Ellicott City
Fee: TBA
GREEN SMOOTHIE CLEANSE
About: Jump start your weight loss, increase your energy level, clear your mind, and improve your overall health with this 10 day Green Smoothie Cleanse.
Type: workshop
Limit: 10 seats available
When: TBA
Length: 1 class
Leader: Cristina Macena
Location: Baltimore
Fee: TBA
N.E.W. S.T.A.R.T. PROGRAM
About: : The NEWSTART Lifestyle Program is based on 8 simple points. As you will experience, each bears its part to giving complete health. The 8 points are: Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunlight, Temperance, Air, Rest, and Trust.
Limit: 10 seats available
When: TBA
Length: 4 weeks
Starting Dates: TBA
Location: Baltimore
Instructor: TBA
Fee: Free
More info: cmacena@urbanlifecenter.org