Barbara Barr Bengen “It is never too late to be what you might have been.” —George Eliot Do you ever feel like you get so caught up in living life by default that you forget to ask yourself this important question: What do I really want my life to be like? Sometimes it is difficult…
Dr. Rose Bricker Are you feeling sad, dissatisfied, irritable, stressed, frustrated, and just “stuck” in life? We may not even know why we’re having these feelings. One thing that may be helpful to consider is the health of your nervous system. Are you trapped in the sympathetic nervous system (survival mode) that keeps you in…
The New Year, Start Out with Your Quality of Life Heidi Overman Quality of life is valued, especially when we retire. We want to be able to retire and have a great quality of life. But what does that actually mean? Each person may have a different opinion as to what their quality of life…
Vera Shury Save the date of Jan. 16 at 1:30 p.m. in the SaddleBrooke One Arts and Crafts Center, Room 3. The speaker will be Dr. Michaela Gaither, physical therapist. The 4 by 4 is a jumpstart to a possibility of recovering years of muscle and strength. The plan is 4 weeks 4 times a…
Candy Armstrong Please join us on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, for the SaddleBrooke TWO Recreation and Activities Fair at the MountainView ballroom. The event will run from 8 to 11 a.m. This is always an exciting and busy event where clubs and social groups showcase their activities and inform prospective members. This event is coordinated…
Barbara Barr Bengen Mark your calendar for Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, for the fourth annual Fitness Festival (Fit Fest) at the DesertView Performing Arts Center at 2 p.m. The Wellness Integrated Network (WIN) will be featuring demonstrations and the 411 on fitness programs from both SaddleBrooke One and SaddleBrooke TWO. You will meet Bry Deter,…
Barbara Barr Bengen WIN invites you to join us on Friday, Nov. 1, to meet Annie Patford and her wellness team at Oro Valley Wellness Center. Whether you need a chiropractor, massage therapy, reflexology, red or green light therapy, a psychologist, sound therapy, an esthetician, biofeedback, photon lights, or some other modality, this place has…
Barbara Barr Bengen Join the Wellness Integrated Network (WIN) on Friday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. in the DesertView Performing Arts Center to learn about other options. Whether you have acute or chronic pain, concussion or brain injury, sports injuries, Alzheimer’s, trauma recovery, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, menopause, surgery recovery, issues with Lyme…
Lori Hancock, Front Desk Lead Many people associate massage with vacations or spas and consider them something of a luxury. A common misconception about massage is that it’s only part of a spa day and intended for pampering yourself. While this may be true for some people, in recent research, it has been found to…
Barbara Barr Bengen WIN (Wellness Integrated Network) is on hiatus this summer. Meanwhile, we’ll be sharing wellness ideas and information with you. And stay tuned. We have fabulous programs coming up this fall and winter, including a great Wellness Symposium in November! Imagine that tomorrow is a much better day. Here are some simple things…