Tag Archives: changing aging
Worth Repeating: Masters After 80
“Worth Repeating” is a weekly feature on the EngAGE Blog that will bring you previous posts that we think are still timely, interesting, or just plain fun! From 10/31/14: Frederick Wiseman, T. Boone Pickens, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Edward O. … Continue reading
Happy Halloween!
“Pumpkins are now one of most recognizable symbols of Halloween, but they weren’t used as jack-o’-lanterns until the mid-19th century. How did pumpkins go from being an ordinary squash to a Halloween staple?” Read more here. … Continue reading
Portofino: Senior Olympics Victories
Instructor Shirley Yu reports on the EngAGE Senior Olympics t-shirt decorating project: “They made animal patterns using markers, and their t-shirts turned out beautiful!” RPD Alma Wright reports on Portofino’s participation in the EngAGE Senior Olympics: “All the preparations and … Continue reading
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Magnolia @ 9th: Food and Fun
The Healthy Cooking class offers instruction for those who are open to new and better eating habits. This class incorporates vegetables from the community garden as well as new ingredients, and provides nutritional values for every dish. Recipes: Healthy Spring Rolls & … Continue reading
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The Jasmine: Yoga + Children’s Clothing for Africa
Yoga provides safe exercise and facilitates increased flexibility, strength, and endurance as well as a relaxed and focused mental state. Instructor Chihiro Sano includes postures that enhance both mobility and balance. Instructor Shirley Yu reported that residents completed 82 dresses and eight … Continue reading
Posted in Community News, Hand-Crafting, Jasmine, Yoga/T'ai Chi/Mindfulness
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San Antonio Gardens: Creative Hands at Work
The EngAGE workshops devoted to jewelry making (taught by Sandra Vargas) and hand-crafting (taught by Shirley Yu) are popular with San Antonio Gardens residents. Recently, they created lovely necklaces and bracelets using wood beads and silk yarn, as well as … Continue reading
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The Value of Older Workers
We wrote a post about Barbara Beskind almost two years ago, but she’s still making news: “At 91, Barbara Beskind is three times the age of many of the people around the table. She was hired at IDEO (a design and … Continue reading
