Community Healthcare System will host a women's retreat to encourage self-care, health, mindfulness and balance.
The Empowering Women’s Retreat will take place from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 20 at The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road in Munster.
It's free and open to the public.
Dr. Lamia Katbi will give a keynote address at the Empowering Women's Retreat about how to manage stress and prioritize one's physical and mental health to manage stress. The event also will include exhibits, health screenings and breakout sessions.
The first breakout session will cover self-care through self-defense, asking doctors intimate inquires and pocketbook planning. The second breakout session covers mindful meditation, chair yoga, diet and cultivation of emotional health.
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"Join other women as you focus on yourself and enhance your personal wellness journey. Participate in interactive sessions to help you center your mind and learn to better prepare for stressful situations," Community Healthcare System said in a press release. "Gain valuable health tips from exhibitors, participate in screenings to find ways to improve your health and take home items that will help with your self-care journey. Free A1C and lipid profiles will be offered (a 12-hour fast is required)."
Anyone interested must register by April 12 and must choose their breakout sessions when they register.
To register, call 219-703-2054. For more information, visit COMHS.org/empowering.
A look back at Northwest Indiana businesses that closed in 2023
A look back at Region businesses that closed in 2023
Beer Geeks, one of the Region's first, most beloved and most influential craft beer bars, closed after more than a decade and is being reimagined as a new concept.
The landmark 88-year-old castle-shaped White Castle in Whiting is coming down to be replaced with a newer, larger, more modern White Castle restaurant.Â
A longtime staple in downtown Crown Point poured its last drink.
The longtime Westforth Sports gun shop is closing.
The Silver Line Building Products plant at 16801 Exchange Ave. will be shuttered permanently.
Brewfest in Highland will close in what's been called "an end of an era."
David's Bridal filed for bankruptcy and could close all stores if no buyer emerges to save it.
The 88-year-old Whiting White Castle will be remembered with displays at museums in two different states.
For years, the "millionaire's club" met every morning in the corner booth of the historic 88-year-old White Castle at Indianapolis Boulevard and 119th Street in downtown Whiting. The landmark restaurant served its final slider Tuesday.Â
One of Northwest Indiana's most popular and enduring hobby shops is looking for a buyer after the longtime owner died.
J&L This N That Consignment Shop, a popular thrift store, closed in downtown Whiting after a run of several years.
A Calumet Region institution, Calumet Fisheries on the far South Side of Chicago, is temporarily closed after failing a city health inspection.
Just days after reopening after city health inspectors shut it down, Calumet Fisheries suffered a major fire.
Pepe's Mexican Restaurant is no mas in Valparaiso.
Beer Geeks in Highland rebranded as B-Side Bar & Lounge and then closed within a few months.
Troubled retailer Bed Bath and Beyond will permanently close its Valparaiso location as it shutters more stores nationwide as it looks to restructure and shrink its footprint to save the struggling business.
Peoples Bank has shuttered its branch in downtown Hammond.Â
Viking Artisan Ales will soon pour its last craft beer at its Merrillville taproom.
Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom is closing after 15 years at one of Northwest Indiana's most prominent highway interchanges.
The Chicago Auto Show, the nation's largest auto show, returns to McCormick Place Saturday, running through Feb. 19.
