Ten sessions focus on simplifying the process of enewsletter production for businesses

NORTHAMPTON—Dee Dice, the owner of the marketing and consulting business Constant Growth, will offer a workshop series on enewsletter production, Wednesdays from Feb. 14 through April 24, from noon to 1:30 p.m., via Zoom.

“From Concept to Inbox” is for business owners who have dabbled with distributing enewsletters and want better results in less time. Participants will learn to enhance the readability, effectiveness, production time and engagement of their communications. Checklists and templates will be provided. 

Each week will focus on a specific topic, technical aspects, hands-on activities, demonstrations, and Q&A sessions to ensure participants can apply the new concepts and technology to their email newsletter.

Dee is an experienced small business consultant who excels at entrepreneurship, strategic and vision planning, budget development and community relations and is a Certified Solutions Provider for Constant Contact, the email marketing platform.

She is a consultant with the Hilltown Community Development Corporation and formerly was the small business director for Valley Community Development. She also has worked as a business advisor for the Center for Women and Enterprise and Small Business Strong, and she serves these organizations that provide free business consulting: Hilltown Community Development Center, Center for Women and Enterprise, Small Business Strong and Sphere Northampton.

To register or learn more, email Dice at dd@constant-growth.com.

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HOLYOKE—Attorney Karen G. Jackson of Jackson Law in Holyoke will lead three estate planning workshops at Holyoke Community College, once per month in September, October and November.

An elder law and estate planning attorney, Jackson will present these sessions:

• Core Estate Planning, on Thursday, Sept. 21, from 6 to 7 p.m. Jackson recommends that everyone should have what she calls “a core estate plan,” with a will, power of attorney and health care proxy. She will explain the value of each document. 
• De-Mystifying Trusts, on Thursday, Oct. 19, from 6 to 7 p.m. Jackson will explain what a trust is, review the different types of trusts and outline who needs a trust and in what situations. 
• Saving Your Home from the Nursing Home Bill, on Thursday, Nov. 30, from 6 to 7 p.m. Jackson will explain the use of an irrevocable income-only trust to save one’s home when nursing care becomes problematic. She will explain MassHealth rules and provide tips and traps to avoid.

Each class is $39. To register, call 413-552-2320.

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Participants will learn how to boost brain function and health

HADLEY—Rosamond Reed Wulsin, a functional nutrition and lifestyle practitioner, will offer The Brain Vitality Workshop Series, consisting of three workshops aimed at improving brain function, on Tuesdays in May. Each session will focus on a different category of holistic self-care tactics that have been proven to boost brain health. 

“The series is designed to give participants a chance to learn about the specifics of certain practices known to preserve or boost cognitive function,” Wulsin said. “The information shared will help participants better understand their options for taking care of their brains or that of a loved one.”

The first session, “Natural Remedies for Brain Health,” will take place Tuesday, May 14. Wulsin will discuss herbal remedies, nutritional supplements, and other natural techniques known to be especially effective for recharging brain power.

In the second session, “Brain Super-foods,” Tuesday, May 21, participants will learn which foods are known to have the biggest impact on memory and overall brain function.

The third and final session is called “The Impact of Toxins and Technology on Brain Health,” and it will be held Tuesday, May 28. In this class, Wulsin will focus on environmental toxins and the role that chemicals play in the development of disease or dysfunction in the human body and brain. She will identify ways to protect health from some of the downsides of the many technological advances of this era.

All three sessions will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Wellspring Integrative Neurotherapy in The Elmwood Building at 104 Russell St.

The cost for the series is $45. Participants may choose to only attend one or two of the sessions, at the same cost. To register, renewvitality.com/events/.

Wulsin is the owner of ReNEW Vitality: Nutrition for Energy and Wellbeing in Amherst. She holds a master’s degree in public health and is a certified health coach. She also holds certification as a Function Nutrition and Lifestyle Practitioner.

Functional nutrition is a therapeutic approach to addressing nutritional needs using systems, frameworks and inquiry into a variety of factors that influence wellness. In this holistic health modality, the focus is on resolving health issues at their sources.

“Both functional medicine and functional nutrition try to determine the ‘why’ behind imbalance in the body,” Wulsin said. “As well, they assess and treat the symptoms and illness in an individual using a holistic approach, based on the unique biology, genetic makeup and life experiences and exposures of that person.”

Wulsin works in partnership with clients to address their nutritional needs and help them achieve more sustainable health outcomes than they’ve been able to accomplish on their own or through conventional healthcare channels.

“Often, people come to a functional nutrition specialist after they’ve experienced frustration, lack of support and little success with prior efforts to improve their health,” she said. “I help my clients understand connections between their history, their choices around diet and other lifestyle factors, and their symptoms or overall health status. My job is multi-faceted in that I am part clinician, part educator and part coach. I also serve as a sort of detective, helping my clients sort through which dietary and lifestyle choices support, and which undermine, their ability to be well.”

For more information, visit www.renewvitality.com.

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LONGMEADOW—Glenmeadow will offer a program focused on humor on Friday, Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to noon at the life plan community at 24 Tabor Crossing.

Called “Improv and Anecdotes: Lessons on Storytelling through Humor,” the workshop will provide lessons on comedic improvisation and telling stories with wit.

Presenter Steve Hays of The Drama Studio in Springfield will lead with Dan Morbyrne, an instructor, and the two will also incorporate music and song. They advise participants to bring their memories and sense of humor.

Hays founded The Drama Studio in 1987 along with a group of educators and parents who envisioned an institution at which youth could enter into a serious study of acting. The school has a mission to enrich and validate the adolescent experience.

The program is free, but space is limited and reservations are required. To enroll, call (413) 567-7800 or visit glenmeadow.org/events.

Glenmeadow Learning is one of many free programs Glenmeadow offers to members of the wider community. And these programs represent only one facet of the life plan community’s mission to serve seniors across the region and to operate as a socially accountable organization.

Established in 1884, Glenmeadow is a nonprofit, accredited life plan community; it provides independent and assisted living at its campus at 24 Tabor Crossing in Longmeadow and expanded Glenmeadow at Home services throughout greater Springfield.

To learn more about Glenmeadow and its history and offerings, visit www.glenmeadow.org.

About Glenmeadow

In the 1800s, elderly individuals without family or means were sent to live at what was called “the poor farm.” In 1884, a group of civic leaders raised funds among themselves and other area families and purchased a house on Main Street in Springfield’s south end, establishing The Springfield Home for Aged Women. Quickly outgrowing that house, land was purchased on the corner of Chestnut and Carew streets, where a new home was constructed and opened in 1900. In 1960, the name was changed to Chestnut Knoll, and, in 1992, it began to admit men.

In 1993, the organization purchased a 23-acre parcel in Longmeadow to build a new community that would provide both independent living and assisted living in one building with various common areas. This was a new concept known as a continuing care retirement community. Existing residents from the old Chestnut Knoll property were moved to the new campus in 1997. Shortly after the move, the board voted to change its legal name to Glenmeadow to coincide with the name being used by the developer of the property.

Continuing care retirement communities are now referred to as life plan communities, responding to the needs of the aging population with new opportunities for care, plus creative, educational and personal exploration. Glenmeadow offerings, which include everything from senior living options and handyman services to personal care and travel programs, are provided at its Longmeadow campus and across the region through Glenmeadow at Home. Glenmeadow strives to fulfill its mission of nurturing the whole person in mind, body and spirit.

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NORTHAMPTON—Window of Heaven Acupuncture & Yoga of Northampton will hold an educational workshop, called Helping the Whole Family Sleep through the Night, at Cultivate and Nest in Hadley on Sunday, June 5 from 2-5 p.m.

The workshop is open to families with children under the age of 8 who are having trouble sleeping consistently throughout the night. Courtney Hill Wulsin, owner of Window of Heaven Acupuncture & Yoga and a licensed acupuncturist as well as a prenatal and postpartum doula, will lead the workshop.

Wulsin will offer a combination of Chinese medicine sleep theory, infant/child sleep training and an open forum for questions about parenting styles.

Window of Heaven Acupuncture & Yoga is a women’s health practice at 94 King St., combining acupuncture, herbal medicine and private yoga instruction to treat insomnia, postpartum issues, pregnancy symptoms and all aspects of menstrual health.

Wulsin specializes in chronic adult sleep issues and has made it her mission to ensure that the next generation sleeps better than the last. “I am here to empower parents with the best techniques for training good sleepers and to validate the insanity that ensues from the ongoing struggle within a sleepless house,” she said.

Wulsin seeks to create a safe space within this three-hour session for a difficult conversation and is leaving ample time for specific questions and assistance. She will also address the dangers of parental exhaustion and easy, free ways to improve parents’ sleep when the kids are actually sleeping.

The workshop is priced at $40 per person or $50 per couple. Pre-registration for the workshop is required. To register, call Cultivate and Nest at 413-949-3509.

Cultivate and Nest, located at 2 Bay Road in Hadley, is a membership-based co-office space that incorporates a child care component.

For more information about Wulsin or Window of Heaven Acupuncture & Yoga, visit http://www.windowofheavenacupuncture.com/ or call 413-303-1246.

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Terra Missildine will offer Archetypes at Work on Tuesday, June 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cultivate and Nest, 2 Bay Road in Suite 100.

The workshop will focus on discovering participants’ personality archetypes and exploring how they can use that knowledge more effectively in their branding and in attracting their ideal clients.

“Participants will have fun and have a chance to be introspective while digging deep to discover who they really are in business and, more importantly, how they are perceived in the marketplace,” Missildine said.

Missildine is an experienced entrepreneur. She and her husband, David, launched Beloved Earth, a green cleaning business, 10 years ago, and she founded Cultivate and Nest, a membership-based co-office space that incorporates a child care component, in January.

The workshop is free, but seats are limited; participants are encouraged to email terramissildine@gmail.com to reserve a spot.

For more information, visit cultivateandnest.com or contact Missildine at 413-345-2400.

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