EUREKA, IL. – Mindfulness is a wonderful addition to your self-care routine. In this session, we'll introduce you to the concept of mindfulness and share simple techniques to help you reduce stress and find calm in your daily life. You'll have the opportunity to create your very own mindfulness kit, filled with tools and resources to support your practice. Join Nutrition and Wellness Educator and Registered Dietitian Jenna Smith and Illinois Extension Family Life Educator Sara Attig to learn everything you need to bring mindfulness into your home and enhance your well-being. The Diabetes Clinic class, “Stress Less, Smile More,” will meet from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, at the Eureka United Methodist Church (208 N. Callender St., Eureka, IL).
Diabetes clinics are informal but informational walk-in programs with different topics each month designed especially for persons living with diabetes. There is no cost to attend this program and no registration is necessary. Diabetes Clinic meets at the Eureka United Methodist Church in Eureka.
For more information on this program or upcoming events, please visit us at go.illinois.edu/LMW, or contact Jenna and her team by phone at 309-663-8306 or by email at jesmith6@illinois.edu. If you will need an accommodation to participate, please contact us. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.
University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.