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Do you know someone who has suffered a heart attack or a stroke? Are you looking for ways to fight cardiovascular diseases? The American Heart Association needs the time and talent of volunteers like you to help us create a healthier world, free of heart disease and stroke. Whatever your capabilities and interests are, we can find a volunteer opportunity that's right for you. From supporting fundraising events to increasing awareness in your community to advocating for better health care, there are many ways you can help. To to learn more or to get involved, please contact our local office at 703-248-1700 or visit our website at www.heart.org. You may also email us at Joellen.Brassfield@heart.org to receive information on our current and upcoming volunteer opportunties. Thank you for your interest in supporting our lifesaving mission.

Georgetown Yoga, at 29 and P St NW, in conjunction with Dharma Life Coaching will be hosting two weekend workshops at the end of October. Discover Your Dharma (Life/Career Path) and Taste the Season! Read below for workshop descriptions. Saturday, October 27 at 12Noon, at Georgetown Yoga Register: http://gtowndiscoveryourdharma.eventbrite.com Uncover your life’s purpose. The Bhagavad Gita says that we can only do what we each were uniquely meant to do. Each of us has our own set of criteria or roadmap for what makes a fulfilling career or vocation. Come explore and create what makes up that path for you. Through yoga, meditation, goal setting, and coaching, you will create the purpose and career you want so as to have the life you were meant to have. (Complimentary mat avail at Georgetown Yoga, and wear comfortable clothes to move around in).What you’ll do in this workshop: Look at what you’ve done successfully in your past Write a new script for where you want to be Identify the gap between where you area and where you’re going Make a tangible plan to attain and accomplish your goals Sunday October 28 at 2:30PM, Georgetown Yoga Register: http://gtowntastetheseason.eventbrite.com The change we experience throughout the seasons of the year and the seasons of our lives can impact us dramatically. Knowing what foods, supplements, and healthy lifestyle choices we can make to temper the effects of change can be very powerful and can keep us on the road to a happy, healthy life–even when it seems that everything around us is changing. In this workshop you will learn to: Understand which foods support your mind and body during transitory times Learn how to set healthy priorities and goals for yourself Explore mindful eating habits Create a vision for the future Join us for an afternoon of demonstrations, interactive discussion, and coaching tools that will enable you to face the season change, and any change you experience, with ease and balance.