Jean Noonan

Thursday, May 15, LMH Main Room, 1-2:30pm. Exploring Elderhood Together invites you to our last program of this church year. FRSUU’s Nancy McCarthy will lead us in a set of functional fitness moves. Functional fitness focuses on replicating movements that you do every day. Nancy’s program can all be done seated. Join us for some movement and socialization to follow. Nancy McCarthy has been active in the fitness world for over 30 years. She is the former co-owner of Natural High Fitness at the Tannery. Recently, she became certified as a Supported Exercise for Ageless Training (S.E.A.T) instructor.

Thursday, October 16, LMH Main Room, 1-2:30pm. Join Exploring Elderhood Together for the first presentation of the church year: Let’s Talk about Posture. Aging with aligned posture is critical to aging well. Misaligned posture such as rounding forward (otherwise known as the way most of us age) is associated with pain and a multitude of health problems. In this presentation, you will learn how the nervous system controls posture, balance, and movement. We can use this understanding to make improvements in neuromuscular function, which can help us maintain a more active lifestyle and positively impact longevity. Our presenter: Jackie Orent-Nathan is a Nurse Practitioner specializing in the neuroscience of posture, balance, and movement, as well as the management of chronic pain. Following a long career managing patients with chronic pain within a primary care practice, she now lectures and teaches classes about how to calm an overprotective nervous system to manage pain, and how to support the nervous system to improve posture, balance, and movement.

Thursday, January 15, LMH Main Room, 1-2:30pm. Aging Well Spiritually  Focusing on lessons learned through their hospice and chaplaincy work, Rev. Jane Tuohy and Nancy Kidd invite you to consider ways to strengthen your spiritual capacities. These capacities are what support us as we face our own mortality and that of our beloveds. The program will explore the concepts of intention and resilience, and specific practices we can develop through “spiritual training,” including letting go, acceptance, attitude, and resting in presence and the present. There will be time for reflection as well as dialogue with one another. Please bring a notebook to write in. Rev. Jane Tuohy is a FRSUU member who offers interfaith programming here at church and has focused on interfaith exploration of mysticism and contemplative practices. Nancy Kidd is a FRSUU member and licensed independent clinical social worker.

Thursday, February 19, LMH Main Room, 1-2:30pm. What we eat is under our control. Nutritionist Nina Caron will talk about protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals, and the ways requirements and recommendations change for older adults. Nina has been involved professionally in the fitness/wellness industry for over 25 years. She is a nutritionist, an ACSM (American College of Sports Medicine) certified personal trainer, a competitive runner/marathoner, and has earned a certification in Yoga for Back Health as well as a certification as a CDC-endorsed Diabetes Lifestyle Prevention Coach. Nina is the sole proprietor of The Fit Dimensions in Andover.