High-energy, live weekly webinars provide inspiration and motivation to help you improve your well-being.

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12-Minute Meditation: Birds and Birdsong for Relaxation

Allow yourself time today to slow down and listen. Enjoy a variety of birds and birdsong in nature and be present with everything that arises. Studies have shown that listening to birds in nature can be very calming and relaxing.

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12-Minute Meditation: Birds and Birdsong for Relaxation

Allow yourself time today to slow down and listen. Enjoy a variety of birds and birdsong in nature and be present with everything that arises. Studies have shown that listening to birds in nature can be very calming and relaxing.


Dr. Jennifer Wulff Speaks on Falls Safety and Prevention and the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community

Join us to learn how to prevent tripping hazards and falls. We will also demonstrate exercises you can incorporate into your daily routine to help improve your balance. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


16-Minute Meditation: Being Still

Give yourself time today to consciously recognize your feelings, then allow your mind and body to relax and be still in the present moment.


Two Women in Kayaks Go Fishing for Well-Being

Join Cindy and Marissa in kayaks as they demonstrate how you can use fishing to improve your mood and overall well-being. Bonus, your catch may improve your heart health.


Nine-Minute Meditation: Mindful Walking

You may choose to take this meditation outside or to a space where you can safely walk. During this moving meditation, allow yourself to become aware of your surroundings and how your body and mind feel while you’re walking.


Celebrate Your Age and the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community

Growing older is a gift to celebrate. A positive self-perception of aging may lead to healthy behaviors and higher well-being. Join us as we discuss why you should celebrate your age and hear from people aged 65 to 100 on what they’ve learned about happiness, longevity and the wisdom they would share with others. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


14-Minute Meditation: Body Scan for Cultivating Compassion for the Body

During this body scan meditation, nourish your body with compassionate awareness without judgment or expectation.


How to Avoid Procrastinating When It Comes to Your Healthy Habits and the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community

Join us to learn the six different types of procrastinators and identify how you can avoid procrastinating to accomplish your healthy habits. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


12-Minute Meditation: Calming the Mind and Body

Allow your mind and body to relax as you listen to birdsong, chimes and the wind blowing through the trees across a blue, billowy cloud-filled sky. This guided meditation will lead you to a state of calm.


Dr. Teronto Robinson Discusses Urinary Incontinence

Dr. Robinson joins us for a discussion on the various types of incontinence and the importance of working with a physician to address bladder control concerns. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


Seven-Minute Meditation: Box Breathing

Box breathing is a deep breathing technique that can be used to calm your mind and body, allowing you to reset and stay focused.


Dr. Patricia Ferguson Discusses the Importance of Physical Activity for Seniors

Dr. Ferguson joins us for a discussion on the importance of safely and intentionally incorporating daily physical activity into seniors’ lives. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


20-Minute Meditation: Painting in Nature

During this non-guided meditation, sit back and observe the painting being created or simply lower your gaze while taking in the various sounds of birdsong, rustling leaves and the brush strokes gliding across the canvas. As you sit in quiet observance, be open to noticing the details, colors and shapes and any emotions that arise, without judgement or expectations.


“Hike” the World’s Popular Trails Challenge

Choose one of the world’s most popular trails and walk, bike, run, or roll to complete this hiking challenge. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


Eight-Minute Meditation: Relax, Release and Let Go

During this guided meditation, relax and let go of tension and worries as you allow the breath to calm and soothe the body.


The Importance of Friendships to Your Overall Well-Being

Join us as we discuss the benefits of celebrating and nurturing friendships in preparation for International Friendship Day, July 30. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


The Dutch Art of Niksen: Doing Nothing

Join Cindy and Marissa for a discussion on niksen, the Dutch art of doing nothing without a clear purpose or a deadline to reduce stress and improve creativity. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


Learn to Make a Conscious Choice to Respond Not React

Join Cindy and Marissa to learn the difference between responding and reacting to difficult situations and conversations. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


The Many Benefits Behind Talking Out Loud to Yourself

Join Cindy and Marissa as they discuss the science behind why talking to yourself out loud can motivate you, help you focus, combat self-criticism and process stress. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


The Power of Napping

Join Cindy and Marissa as they talk about how power naps can improve your memory, job performance, make you more alert and ease stress. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


Well-Being Speed Round

Join Cindy and Marissa as they answer the most asked questions chatted in by participants so far this year. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


Suicide Awareness with Eric Hipple

Former Detroit Lions quarterback Eric Hipple joins us to promote World Suicide Prevention Day, September 10, to discuss suicide ideation, prevention and stigma. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss


Clear the Clutter, Clear the Mind

Join Cindy and Marissa for a discussion on various types of clutter (physical environment, digital, emotional and spiritual) and its cumulative effect on our well-being. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss


Using the Power of Radical Acceptance

Join Cindy and Marissa to learn what radical acceptance is and how you can use it to let go of what you can’t or choose not to change in your life. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.


What Horses Can Teach Us About Ourselves

Join Cindy and Marissa at Happy Hooves Equine where the founder Crystal Birchmeier-Diehl and Adam Diehl show how they use horses to promote connection and belonging to improve well-being. Session will include the Drop 5 Virtual Weight-Loss Community.

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