Meditation For Everyone

Learn how meditation can relieve stress.
Presenter: Pat Ambrosic, meditation practitioner and retired teacher.

Gardening in Small Spaces

Come and learn how to grow your own flowers, herbs & vegetables in small places! This is a free event presented by the Community Food Bank.

Reducing Stress Through Meditation

The scientific community has recently been exploring the use of meditation as a healing modality. Join William Smith, retired Lt. Army Colonel as he discusses the extraordinary effect of meditation to reduce stress-related responses, improve concentration, enhance clarity of thought and mental equilibrium. He will also present a simple, yet powerful meditation technique that can enrich one's life personally, professionally and spiritually.

Yoga Classes

Start your morning off with a peaceful and energizing yoga class! We recommend wearing loose clothes and bringing a yoga mat. This class meets before the building opens, so please knock to be let in.

Wellness on the Web

This short, hands-on computer class will help you go online to find resources and information on health-related issues. You will get to explore many health-related websites. You will also learn to evaluate the reliability of websites dealing with health topics.

Reducing Stress Through Meditation

The scientific community has been exploring the use of meditation as a healing modality. William Smith, a retired Lieutenant Army Colonel who has meditated more than 30 years, will discuss the extraordinary effect of meditation in reducing stress-related responses, improving concentration, and enhancing clarity of thought and mental equilibrium. He will also present a simple and powerful meditaion technique that can enrich your life personally, professionally, and spiritually.

Learning to Meditate

Learn about the benefits of meditation, practice relaxation activities for calming body and mind, and become comfortable meditating in this 4 week class. Instructors: Pat and Joe Ambrosic, meditation practitioners for over 40 years.

T'ai Chi for Health

An exercise program to improve balance, mobility, relieve pain, increase muscle strnght, improve immune funcion, enhance relaxation and improve mental focus. Class is designed to feel safe, comfortable, fun, inspiring well-being. Can be adapted for different levels of mobility.

Space is limited, please call to register at (520)594-5335 or in person at Quincie Douglas Library.

Now Showing at Your Library! in January - Soul Food Junkies

In Soul Food Junkies filmmaker Byron Hurt explores how the love and consumption of soul food affects the health of African Americans.

Free Screenings of PBS films are made possible through a partnership with Independent Television Service Community Cinema, PBS Independent Lens, Arizona Public Media, and Pima County Public Library's Now Showing at Your Library documentary film series.

Yoga Classes

Start your morning off with a peaceful and energizing yoga class! We recommend wearing loose clothes and bringing a yoga mat. This class meets before the building opens, so please knock to be let in.

Public Health Nurse Visit

Do you have a health-related question? Do you need to find low cost health care resources in Pima County? Are you wondering what your blood pressure is? Public Health Nurse from the Pima County Health Department will be available to assist library customers with their health questions.

Rolfing Importance & Benefits

Sheri Lachance tells about the importance and benefits of Rolfing and how it is different from message. A Certified Rolfer of Structural Integration since 2009, she will dispel common misconceptions about Rolfing. Lachance also is a Licensed Massage Therapist since 2004. Since moving to Ajo, Arizona in October, she has begun accepting clients here, and also maintains her practice in Scottsdale.

Meditation For Everyone

Learn how meditation can relieve stress.
Presenter: Pat Ambrosic, meditation practitioner and retired teacher.