Join us, starting on Monday, January 13, 2025, through March 3, 2025, from 10:00am – 10:45am at your Pagosa Senior Center for a free 6-week new Ageless Grace® exercise program, taught by Judy, a trained Ageless Grace® facilitator who will support and help you learn gentle movements to enhance brain health and mobility. We will spend 30 minutes in a chair exercising and stimulating five areas of our brain functioning.
Yes, it is possible to strengthen our neural connections even as we age! Anyone, ages 21 and older are invited and encouraged to participate in this program. Ageless Grace® is a cutting-edge brain fitness program based on neuroplasticity that activates all five functions of the brain – strategic planning, memory/recall, analytical thinking, creativity and imagination, kinesthetic learning – and simultaneously addresses all twenty-one physical skills needed for lifelong optimal health functioning.
Ageless Grace® is a highly effective brain fitness program that keeps participants moving and thinking through the power of play! Because wellness shouldn’t have to be boring or painful – in fact, it should be fun!
Emotional Freedom Technique
Join us at the Pagosa Senior Center the second Wednesday of each month, next session is January 8, 2025 to participate in the popular, ongoing “Tapping” class (also known as EFT, or Emotional Freedom Technique) from 10 am to 11a m that is free and open to all ages and walks of life. The first half of class is learning or reviewing the technique and the second half of the hour is practicing the technique and answering questions. This is a supportive, fun, informative class taught by Judith Newman, LPC who has been in private practice for 23 years. Join the class and: Improve your well-being; Meet new people in the community; Support yourself and others while learning a powerful, helpful tool; Find new ways to deal with insomnia, stress, and change!
Meals on Wheels Volunteers Needed
For more than 50 years, the Pagosa Senior Center (est. in 1971) / Archuleta Seniors Inc. (est. in 2013) has been meeting the social and nutritional needs of older adults (age 60 and better) in our community. We serve thousands of nutritious meals annually in Archuleta County and volunteers deliver Meals on Wheels and friendly visits / wellness checks to homebound older adults. We depend on more than 55 volunteers annually to help us serve and deliver meals and provide other wrap-around services. Meals are delivered Monday through Friday Participants must be at home to receive meals. Meals will not be left. Meals on Wheels volunteers receive background checks and training prior to delivery. Typically a volunteer shift is one day a week from 10:30 am to 1 pm depending on the size of the route. Staff works closely with volunteers to allow for periodic breaks. If you are interested in volunteering, please stop by the Archuleta Seniors Inc. office at 451 Hot Springs Blvd. to pick up an application. Questions, please call ASI at 970-264-2167.
Healthy Aging & Yoga Therapy Class Series
The Healthy Aging Yoga Series continues to be offered in person at the Pagosa Senior Center on Mondays from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm and will be structured by therapeutic yoga tools and techniques with chair movement, standing stretches, gentle postures, breathing practices and reflective meditative moments. Mats and chairs will be provided at the Senior Center, some blocks and Theraband are available too. The addition of yoga props is always welcomed. We request that individuals new to the series arrive early for intake inquiries and to please communicate with our new instructor Kimberly Anderson directly by email at zinkgraf@gmail.com.
Bingo
The Pagosa Senior Center will be hosting bingo twice a month on Friday afternoons from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm Dec. 20. The price to participate is free and all we ask is you bring yourself and a friend for an hour of joyful fellowship. We will provide prizes from local businesses for all winners and snacks will also be provided. No RSVP required, just show up. All ages welcome, but we ask those 18 and younger to come with an adult chaperone. Seats are first come first serve. For more information contact us at 970.264.2167.
Senior Conversations
Join us every Monday at 1:15 pm for a series of “Senior Conversations” with local Bill Salmansohn. Bill brings to our conversations a variety of topics designed to stimulate discussions within a safe and comfortable environment as we explore our wellbeing and shared experiences. This is a unique opportunity to connect with others living within the Archuleta community for friendship and togetherness. Snacks will be provided. Afterward, hosted by Robin Williams, is a get-together created for those who wish to continue the conversation. This opportunity is typically from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm, following Senior Conversations. The group occasionally reconvenes as an informal gathering at various local restaurants.
Share Lunch and Dine Monday through Friday
Open to All. Join us at the Silver Fox’s Den aka Community Cafe in person for daily hot/cold meals Mondays through Fridays downtown at the Ross Aragon Community Center between 11 am and 1 pm weekly. Pickup is available all week including Fridays. For those 60 or older we request a suggested donation of $6.00, but no one will be turned away. There is a $10.50 charge for guests under the age of 60. Meals include a main course, side dish, fruit/dessert, garden salad plus beverage. To reserve your meal for the day please make your reservation via text or phone call 970-264-2167 by 9am weekdays.
Community Cafe Menu
Thursday, January 2 – Thai Chicken with Peanut Sauce, Sugar Snap Peas, Quinoa Brown Rice, Green Salad, Fortune Cookies and Milk.
Friday, January 3 – Navy Bean & Bacon Soup, Focaccia Bread, Blueberry Cobbler, Green Salad, Muffin and Milk.
Monday, January 6 – Herb Roasted Chicken, Broccoli Hollandaise, Garden Salad, Cottage Cheese, Fruit, and Milk.
Tuesday, January 7 – Beef Frito Pie, Green Beans, Cornbread, Garden Salad, Fruit, Brownies, and Milk.
Wednesday, January 8 – Grilled Turkey, Swiss & Tomato, Sandwich on Sourdough, Sweet Potato Fries, Garden Salad, Fruit, Fig Bars, and Milk.
Thursday, January 9 – Vegetarian Lentil Chili, Sauteed Zucchini, Biscuit, Garden Salad, Fruit, Carrot Cake, and Milk.
Friday, January 10 – Sliced Ham Steak w/ Cherry Sauce, Scalloped Potatoes, Garden Salad, Fruit, Sunrise Muffin, and Milk.
Meals on Wheels
We deliver fresh Meals on Wheels five days a week (and provide frozen Meals on Wheels for weekends) to homebound Archuleta County residents. Call or text us at 970-264-2167.
Mobile Food Pantry Service
Older adults needing a ride to a local food pantry should contact the Archuleta County MET to schedule a ride with their paratransit service. For more information contact Lavonne at 970.264.2250.
Medicare Call by Appointment
For anyone who needs help enrolling and navigating Medicare plans, the San Juan Basin Area Agency on Aging helps with Parts A, B, and D. They can also help you with fraud concerns and troubleshooting any billing issues you may be having. By appointment only. Please call the Medicare line at 970-264-0501; ext 4.
Mindful Drawing
Mindful Drawing is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns. Join our friendly instructor Roberta Strickland, CZT. Classes are every Wednesday at 1:15 pm in the Pagosa Senior Center. This activity is open to all ages. Help us create an intergenerational community. For those under 18 and/or with disabilities you are welcome to join us, but we kindly ask you to please bring an adult chaperone with you.
Support Our Elders
Please support our ongoing operations and programming that provide critical services to some of the most vulnerable in Archuleta County. You may mail your donation to PO BOX 3444, Pagosa Springs CO 81147 or please visit our website: http://www.psseniors.org/ (donation button). Donation checks can be written to: Archuleta Seniors, Inc. We are located at 451 Hot Springs Blvd., in downtown Pagosa Springs. For more information about ASI, please visit http://www.psseniors.org/