September 25, 2002

Life Center offers fall sessions for seniors

The fall schedule at California State University, Sacramento's Life Center offers numerous learning opportunities for seniors. All activities will be held at the Life Center in the University's Julia Morgan House at 3731 T Street.

The latest class offered is Introduction to Meditation. The class is intended to help seniors build concentration, boost their immune systems and alleviate the ill effects of stress.

There will be three five-week sessions from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. The sessions are as follows: Oct. 15 to Nov. 12, Nov. 19 to Dec. 17, and Jan. 7 to Feb. 4. The class is $50 per session.

The Life Center also has a variety of upcoming free speaker forums. Each forum will be held from noon to 1 p.m.

• "Meditation: Strength Training for the Mind and Spirit," will be held on Friday, Oct. 11. Meditation teacher Joan Zeglarski will discuss the benefits of the practice.
  
• "Home Safety" will be discussed on Friday, Nov. 8. CSUS physical therapy professor Patricia Harris will talk on how to evaluate your home for safety issues, and will provide simple solutions to common problems.
  
• "Undiet: Painless Baby Steps to Permanent Weight Loss (Without a Day on a Diet)" will be held on Friday, Dec. 13. Sacramento City College nutrition professor Bronwyn Schweigerdt will discuss small, but effective changes in eating patterns that can add up to weight loss over time.
  

For additional information call the Life Center at (916) 227-5518. Media information is available by calling the CSUS public affairs office at (916) 278-6156.

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