Help for You or Your Friends
The bulletin board to your left as you enter Boulder Hall has a new display on it...now featuring new information on ways to help yourself or loved ones who are suffering from depression. There are information papers for you to take home and invitations to some physical activity groups you might like to try, including an ongoing Gentle Yoga class group on Tuesdays from 7 to 8 in the media room above Russell Hall, and a free martial arts class called Shorinji Kempo group led by Toru Tanabe and others, on most Mondays from 6 to 8 pm in Boulder Hall. Shorinji Kempo (Shao Lin Temple) is a unique martial art emphasizing personal and community growth and strength, rather than competition. Branches are operated as a contribution to the community, our branch is one of only four in Oregon, led by Toru Tanabe Sensei, who began the practice of Shorinji Kempo in Japan and has earned a Fourth Degree Black Belt. All Sensei (masters) do this work as volunteers. Activities like these help strengthen your heart, mind and body, which helps you cope with depression. We hope to get a walking group started as the weather improves. This bulletin board is made as a cooperative project between our Stephen Ministry group and the Mission Peace Eco-Justice Committee’s Physical and Mental Health working group. Many thanks to those who helped with this endeavor including Susan Tanabe, Lucy Foster, Wendy Crane, Carole Brewer, Toru Tanabe, Ted Burney, Luanne Barnes and Madison Barnes-Nelson, Nancy Crawford, and Carolyn Jones, and others.
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