Conversations for All
Active Older Adult (AOA) Community Cafés bring together those who are 55+ to build health in spirit, mind, and body so that we thrive with greater purpose, connection, and well-being. Each café includes time for a resource person to share, pose, and answer questions in a discussion space facilitated for support and encouragement. Let your emotional and intellectual responses guide your exploration of each chosen topic.
AOA Community Cafés are brought to you by the Washington State Alliance of Y's and are free for all. We encourage you to invite your friends and family!
Connect & Share
Each café is a hour-long Zoom call starting with a large group time of welcome. We explore the day’s topic through an engaging presentation to get you thinking and prepared for a 20-minute reflective dialogue in small groups about the subject. Everyone is invited to listen and contribute as they feel comfortable. The large group gathers back the last 5 minutes for a note of encouragement.
Supporting the Physical Health of Your Ticker
It’s heart health month, and together we will explore options to keep your physical heart working in the best ways possible. Join us for discussions and strategies to keep our hearts healthy. In celebration of Heart Health Month, you are invited to wear red to our Café.
Tuesday, February 28
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Wellness in All Its Dimensions
Are you interested in experiencing holistic harmony with one’s personal well-being? Just like a balanced diet is needed for healthy nutrition, balanced wellness engages the body, mind, and nurtures the spirit. Explore the importance of being attentive to your eight dimensions of wellness: emotional, physical, occupational, social, spiritual, intellectual, environmental, and financial.
Tuesday, March 7
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Impact of Creativity on Well Being
We don’t always think of creativity as a way to relieve stress or to enhance our mood and brain function, but it does play a critical role in our overall well-being. It’s important to foster as part of your total wellness.
Tuesday, March 14
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Fostering Your Creativity
Whether you’re lucky enough to have a constant source of creativity or you’re struggling to tap it, this café addresses how to keep our creative juices flowing, finding inspiration in the world around us. Come explore the power of a process designed to let loose your creativity.
Tuesday, March 21
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Time Management for Mortals
Reconfigure your to-do list around what really matters with a calmer, more meaningful approach to organizing time. The drive to get more done can be an excuse to avoid figuring out what we actually want to accomplish. Rethink your worship of efficiency, reject the cult of busyness, and plan your life around what matters.
Tuesday, March 28
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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When Financial Management Transitions
Are your affairs in order? It is important to prepare yourself and/or someone else for the day when financial management needs to transition to someone else or defaults to you. Discover things to know, things to do, and what not to do. Be prepared.
Tuesday, April 4
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Humor is Medicine for the Soul
A knee slapper, a mood lifter, a shared experience – all of these results of humor and laughing provide health benefits. Laugh your way through a café that explores different aspects of humor’s positive impact.
Tuesday, April 11
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Introduction to Caregivers Class
Caring for a family member or friend with a chronic condition can be physically, emotionally, and financially draining. Come learn about Powerful Tools for Caregivers, a highly effective, evidence-based, self-care educational program. In six weeks of virtual workshops available through the association of YMCA’s in the Spokane area, family caregivers learn the skills they need to take better care of themselves as they provide care for others.
Tuesday, April 18
1:00 - 2:00 pm
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Questions
If you have questions about our Community Café conversations, please email Heather Steele at hsteele@seattleymca.org.
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