Swedish offers a variety of health education classes to help you manage your health conditions and to continue on your path to wellness.
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Click here to see a full list of classes and to register. For questions, call 206-386-2502.
Class Descriptions
Diabetes
Diabetes Cooking Classes
Prediabetes
General Wellness
Can You Hear Me Now?
Chair-Supported Yoga
Fall Prevention/Steady on Your Feet
Lowering High Blood Pressure
Lowering High Cholesterol
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
Pain and Beyond
Yoga for a Healthy Mind and Body
Multiple Sclerosis
Beginners Gentle Yoga
Chair Aerobics
Music Therapy
Orthopedic Classes
Caring for Your Back: Surgical and Nonsurgical Options
Joint Replacement: The Right Choice for You?
Preoperative Joint (Scheduled Surgery)
Relief for Your Foot and Ankle Pain
Relief for Your Shoulder Pain
Parenting Classes
All About Puberty
Hop to Signaroo® Baby Sign Language Classes
Safety
AARP Driver Safety
Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED
Safe Sitter®
Heart Health
Exercise for a Healthy Heart
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- Wellness Classes (PDF)
- Diabetes and Heart Health (PDF)
- Orthopedics Classes (PDF)
- Parenting and Pediatrics Classes (PDF)
- Safety and Injury Prevention Classes (PDF)
Below are some of the classes we offer regularly. Click on the class title for more information or to register.
Note: Classes without links either do not require registration or require phone registration.
DIABETES
Diabetes Cooking Classes
Keeping diabetes guidelines in mind, Bastyr University dietetic interns will show you how to make delicious meals that are loaded with nutrients, without a lot of fat, salt or sugar. Fee: $15.
Prediabetes
This class focuses on individuals with prediabetes, or those who are at risk for developing diabetes, and covers the importance of lowering blood sugar through lifestyle changes. Fee: $30/couple.
GENERAL WELLNESS
Can You Hear Me Now?
This interactive discussion will address frequently asked questions about hearing loss, hearing aids and strategies to communicate with hearing-impaired friends and family members. (Formerly titled “Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids.”) Free.
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Chair-Supported Yoga
This easy alternative to regular yoga utilizes a chair for help in transitioning to and from the floor, and for certain seated exercises. Registration not required. Fee: $12/person payable by check or cash. First class is free.
Fall Prevention/Steady on Your Feet
Learn to maintain good balance and perform daily activities safely. Free.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
If you have a chronic or stress-related medical condition, this program will help you maximize what you can do to heal yourself. Fee: $375/person. For more information and to register, call 206-386-2035.
Pain and Beyond
This class teaches coping techniques for people with chronic pain. Free. For more information and to register, call 425-640-4140.
Yoga for a Healthy Mind and Body
Yoga provides stress relief, exercise, time for yourself, breathing, stretching and strengthening, balance and peace of mind. Fee: $12/person payable by check or cash. First class is free.
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
Beginners Gentle Yoga
Gentle yoga is a slow-paced, 6-week introductory class for people with MS and related neurological diseases who are new to yoga. Fee: Free for the first 6-week session! $12/person/class or $60/person/series ($10/class) for continuing students.
Chair Aerobics
Functional and fun aerobic exercises for people living with MS who prefer seated exercise. Led by MS specialist, Bobbie Severson, ARNP. 8-week series. Free.
Music Therapy
Practicum students from Seattle Pacific University bring music therapy to the MS Center to sing, share, play and meditate with music. Music therapy blends movement and music in activities to help increase flexibility and mobility, improve mood, decrease stress and have fun. Please wear comfortable clothing and shoes. 10-week series. Free.
NUTRITION
Lowering High Blood Pressure
Learn how exercise, nutrition, medications and positive lifestyle changes can lower blood pressure levels. Bring your blood pressure monitor and we will check it for accuracy. Free.
Lowering High Cholesterol
Learn how exercise, nutrition, medications and positive lifestyle changes can lower cholesterol levels. Free.
ORTHOPEDIC CLASSES
Joint Replacement: The Right Choice for You?
If you have arthritic joint pain and are considering joint replacement, you’ll want to attend this important class. An orthopedic surgeon will discuss hip- and knee-replacement surgery. Free.
Preoperative Joint (Scheduled Surgery)
Relief for Your Foot and Ankle Pain
An orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle care will discuss their anatomy, common injuries and disorders, as well as treatment options. Free.
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Relief for Your Shoulder Pain
This class will present an overview of shoulder anatomy, common injuries to the shoulder (including sports injuries), how to prevent injury and surgical/nonsurgical solutions to common injuries. Free.
Caring for Your Back: Surgical and Nonsurgical Options
Spinal stenosis, scoliosis, slipped disks and other common spine problems can affect your ability to move well. Learn about a variety of treatment options, including surgery and methods for nonsurgical relief. (Formerly titled "Spine Problems: Surgical and Nonsurgical Options.") Free.
PARENTING
All About Puberty
The focus of this fun, interactive class is to open and enhance communication between parents and their 9- to 12-year-old and explain the physical and emotional changes of puberty. Fee: $30 per family (include two adults and one child; $5 for each additional child).
Hop to Signaroo® Baby Sign Language Classes
Hearing families can use American Sign Language to communicate with hearing babies as young as 5 months old. Signing greatly reduces a baby’s frustration and promotes faster language development. For more information, visit www.hoptosignaroo.com. Fee: $128/family (includes two parents or one parent and one grandparent of the same child) + $19 materials fee due at the time of the class.
SAFETY
AARP Driver Safety
The AARP Driver Safety Course is an eight-hour classroom-based refresher for motorists aged 50 and older. A certificate is awarded upon completion and drivers over age 55 may be eligible for insurance discounts. Fee: $12 for AARP member, $14 for nonmembers (payable to AARP by check only at the time of the class).
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Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED
Learn how to save a life using proper first aid, automated external defibrillator (AED) and CPR techniques for adults, children and infants. Participant certifications are valid for two years. Fee: $40-70/person.
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Safe Sitter®
This class covers basic lifesaving techniques, safety precautions and responsibilities of safe babysitting and is recommended for boys and girls ages 11-13. Fee: $40/person.
HEART HEALTH
Exercise for a Healthy Heart
This is a medically supervised exercise and education program for individuals living with, or at risk of developing, heart disease. Free. For more information and to register, call 425-640-4330.
WEIGHT LOSS
Click here for classes on healthy eating and dieting.
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