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ACUPRESSURE TO RELIEVE STRESS, ANXIETY & INSOMNIAAdult EnrichmentAcupressure is an ancient healing art and self-help tool. It can offer great relief with no side effects and help you feel your best. Along with the specific points to help relieve stress, insomnia, anxiety, irritability and even weight gain, learn the Nine Master Pressure Points which are the most helpful and most frequently prescribed to help and assist every system in your body.Spring/Summer 2025
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AVOID THE PITFALLS OF PERIMENOPAUSE/MENOPAUSEAdult EnrichmentPerimenopause starts around 35 for most women and can last 10-15 years. Common symptoms include fatigue, migraines, weight gain, water retention, depression, sleep disturbances, joint aches, hot flashes, migraines, exaggerated PMS and more. Once you understand exactly what is causing all the troublesome symptoms, they are much easier to correct. We’ll discuss how to get hormone levels measured - blood test vs. saliva test and what to do with the results; traditional HRT vs. bio-identical; acupressure points to assist in symptom relief and nutritional musts. You’ll leave with multiple tools and techniques for restoring health & well-being.Spring/Summer 2025
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Jesper Sehested Pluslexia.com (flickr) (CC BY 2.0)BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO USING FREE CHATGPT (AI) FOR WRITERSAdult EnrichmentChatGPT (AI) is here to stay and is the future for writers and content creators. Don’t be left behind! No prior AI experience required. Do you want to learn how to incorporate the power of cutting-edge technology to gain ideas and inspiration, write web content, articles, and even novels or scripts? You’ll learn how to: register for a FREE ChatGPT account input effective writing prompts to avoid nonsense responses build creative content, from stories to marketing copy determine its capabilities and limitations understand ethical/legal considerations. There’s no doubt ChatGPT and similar AI systems will force the job market to evolve. It’s crucial for everyone to adapt, learn new skills, and be open to working in collaboration with AI, so start building your expertise in the world of ChatGPT now! The webinar login information will be emailed the day before class.Spring/Summer 2025
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Belle Plaine Community ChoirAdult EnrichmentThe Belle Plaine Community Choir invites all music enthusiasts—both men and women, high school age and older—to join us as we start rehearsals in late spring. We are thrilled to announce our upcoming concert, scheduled for Friday, August 8th. Whether you're a seasoned singer or a beginner, no audition or prior experience is necessary—everyone is welcome to be part of our musical journey! DIRECTOR: Colin Schultz First Presbyterian Church: 219 W. Main St, Belle PlaineSpring/Summer 2025
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How To Play Piano by EarAdult EnrichmentLearn one of music’s deepest mysteries: how to play songswithout relying on music. A very practical presentation ofmusic theory that includes predicting chord progressions,learning from recordings, and transposing-all expressed ineveryday language. This is an ideal follow-up to the “InstantPiano” class and is open to anyone who has a basicunderstanding of chords on any instrument. Expand yourmusical horizons, and free yourself from sheet-musicdependence, and be the life of the party! Prior experiencewith chords recommended. Fee includes the online book,online follow-up lessons, a recording of the class and anoptional monthly question and answer session. Class is heldonline using zoom.Spring/Summer 2025
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How To Start Any Home BusinessAdult Enrichment*ONLINE CLASS* Tired of working for someone else? Do you need to make more money? Turn your talents and hobbies into profits by starting a home business. Taught by a Chamber of Commerce Past President and award winning business owner, this is probably the most comprehensive business start up workshop you will ever find. Informative handouts for future use are included in class fee. The instructor LeeAnne Krusemark is a Chamber of Commerce Past President, current author/editor, and a nationwide Professor of Publishing at higher learning institutions, including Harvard Adult Education. Webinar login info will be emailed the day before class. You will discover: more than 250 legitimate home business ideas mandatory legal documentation many ways to market your product/service how to take tax deductions (this workshop included!)Spring/Summer 2025
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Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy PeopleAdult EnrichmentIn just a few hours you can learn enough about playing the guitar to giveyou years of musical enjoyment, and you won’t have to take privatelessons to do it. This crash course will teach you some basic chords andget you playing along with your favorite songs right away. Fee includesthe online book, online follow up lessons, a recording of the class andalso an optional periodic question and answer session. Class is heldonline using zoom and is partly hands on instruction and partlylecture/demonstration. For ages 13+.Spring/Summer 2025
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Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy PeopleAdult EnrichmentIn just a few hours, you can learn enough secrets of the trade togive you years of musical enjoyment. Learn to play piano theway professionals do-using chords. The chord method is LOTSof fun and dramatically easier to learn than reading notes. Feeincludes the online book, online follow up lessons, a recordingof the class and also an optional periodic question and answersession. Class is held online using zoom and is partly hands oninstruction and partly lecture demonstration. Ages 13+Spring/Summer 2025
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MONETIZE WEBSITES, BLOGS, AND SOCIAL MEDIA WITH AFFILIATE MARKETINGAdult EnrichmentEarn a passive monthly income from selling other people’s products by placing a merchant-provided advertisement link on your site and get a commission for every sale, click or lead. Learn where to find 1000+ free and low cost opportunities and how to avoid scams or links that won’t offer a beneficial ROI (return on investment). Learn how to find high, recurring, and second-tier commissions. You’ll also learn SEO secrets to increase your site’s ranking and visibility on search engines like Google. Informative handouts for future use are included in class fee. The instructor LeeAnne Krusemark is a former journalist, current author and editor, and a nationwide Professor of Publishing at higher learning institutions, including Harvard Adult Education. The webinar login information will be e-mailed the day before class.Spring/Summer 2025
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Save Money with Extreme CouponingAdult Enrichment*ONLINE CLASS*Learn how to save $$$ every day with extreme couponing. Coupons are NOT just for groceries. The savings can add up to HUNDREDS or even THOUSANDS of dollars every year. This comprehensive workshop will teach you: Where to find all different types of coupons, even for high ticket items How to find the best coupon apps and websites How to match coupons with sales for maximum savings This workshop is taught by someone who has used many couponing secrets to save thousands. Informative handouts for future use are included in class fee. The webinar login information will be e-mailed the day before class.Spring/Summer 2025
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THE ART OF AGING WELL: PEEL YEARS OFF YOUR BIO AGEAdult EnrichmentYour chronological age is the number of years you have been alive. It is a fixed number and cannot be changed. Your biological or bio age, however, is measured by how well your organs and body systems work. And there are many things you can do to affect your biological age. You have more control over how your body ages than you may think. Research has shown us that you can peel years off your bio age. In this workshop, you will learn simple, scientifically proven things you can do right now to decrease your body age. We will do a few facial acupressure points to help erase years from your face naturally.Spring/Summer 2025
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WOMEN, WEIGHT & HORMONESAdult EnrichmentAre you finding no matter how well you watch what you eat or how much you exercise weight is not budging? Your inability to lose weight probably has more to do with hormone levels than anything else. Until imbalances are corrected, trying to lose weight will be like shoveling sand against the tide. We’ll discuss which hormones are involved and what can be done to correct imbalances; concrete solutions for controlling appetite and cravings; major sources of hormone mimicking chemicals and how to get rid of them; what HRT or birth control pills have to do with weight gain; how to have your hormone levels checked reliably; what steps need to be taken to safely break the vicious cycle of hormone related weight gain.Spring/Summer 2025