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Class List

The following classes are offered in a friendly, welcoming atmosphere with knowledgeable instructors. Classes are kept small and suitable for all levels of experience. Daytime and after work class schedules make it easy to commit to adding wellness into a busy day. Most classes are offered throughout the year and run from five to 10 weeks.

Wellness and exercise classes (fall 2009)

Details on these classes will be available later in summer 2009.

• Beginner Hoopdance Series
• Gentle Yoga
• Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
• Moderate Flow Yoga
• New Moms Group
• Pilates
• Prenatal Yoga
• Prenatal Partner Yoga Workshop
• Slow Vinyasa Yoga
• Work in Fitness (co-ed)
• Work in Fitness for Women
• Yogalates

New Moms Group

MIT Medical/Cambridge
E23-297
Wednesdays starting in September, 9:45 to 11:30 a.m. (for details, contact Stephanie Smith, smis@med.mit.edu, 617-253-1316)
Open to all members of the MIT community
$125 for six sessions

MIT Medical is offering a new six-week group for mothers with babies who are two to six weeks old starting in September. Moms will find support, information, and discussion on topics including:

• Soothing babies with fussiness and gas
• Help with crying, sleeping, and feeding
• Returning to work or school
• Normal newborn behavior and developmental changes
• Establishing a routine

Each session will also feature infant massage, songs, finger plays, and lullabies. Led by Wendy Mackey-Kidd, an experienced new-parent group leader, childbirth educator, doula and mom, with a master’s degree in health education. Bring your baby and join the fun!

First aid and CPR classes (August 2009)

The registration form for the following classes is available as a PDF.

• Heartsaver CPR: Adult, Child, Infant
• Heartsaver First Aid
• Heartsaver First Aid with Adult/Child CPR
• Heartsaver AED: Adult/Child CPR
  

Heartsaver CPR: Adult, Child and Infant

Room E23-297
Thursday, August 6, 4–8:30 p.m.
$60 ($55 for MIT Health Plan members, students, and retirees). Fee includes textbook, barrier device and a completion card.

The American Heart Association Heartsaver CPR for Adult, Child and Infant is a modular course that teaches lay rescuers how to prevent, recognize and treat life-threatening emergencies, including cardiac arrest and choking for victims of varying ages.

Heartsaver First Aid

Room E23-297
Thursday, August 13, 4–8:30 p.m.
$60 ($55 for MIT Health Plan members, students, and retirees). Fee includes textbook, barrier device and a completion card.

Heartsaver First Aid teaches rescuers to effectively recognize and treat adult emergencies in the critical first minutes until emergency medical services personnel arrive. The course includes general principles of first aid, medical emergencies, and injury emergencies.

Heartsaver First Aid with Adult/Child CPR

Room E23-297
Thursday, August 13, 4–9:30 p.m.
$70 ($65 for MIT Health Plan members, students, and retirees). Fee includes textbook, barrier device and a completion card.

Heartsaver First Aid covers the topics described in Heartsaver First Aid above and adds the CPR module at the end.

Heartsaver AED: Adult/Child CPR

Room E23-297
Thursday, August 20, 4–8:30 p.m.
$65 ($60 for MIT Health Plan members, students, and retirees). Fee includes textbook, barrier device and a completion card.

Heartsaver AED teaches the basic techniques of adult/child CPR and the use of an AED (automated external defibrillator). Students also learn about using barrier devices in CPR, and giving first aid for choking.