Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy!

How to stay calm when you know you’ll be stressed

You’re not at your best when you’re stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin thinks there’s a way to avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations, when your thinking becomes clouded — the pre-mortem.
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How to Make Roasted Butternut Squash with
The Stay At Home Chef

Enjoy the aromatic, sweet flavor of roasted butternut squash with this simple recipe that even includes help for cutting and peeling in addition to four different flavor options.
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7 Exercises That Strengthen Your Hips

This hip workout for older adults helps prevent and relieve pain.
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What is an Equinox?

What are equinoxes? What causes these astronomical events? Find out how they influence the seasons and hours of daylight on each planet.
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Upcoming Alexandria Library and Other Events

Pop-Up Archaeology – Buried Ships of Robinson Landing Exhibit
Corner of The Strand and Pioneer Mill Way (near BARCA) – Friday, October 4 – 4:30 – 7 p.m. – Free

Step inside the temporary Buried Ships of Robinson Landing window-front exhibit on Friday, October 4 between 4:30 and 7 p.m. for a special chance to see scale models of three 18th century vessel remnants excavated in 2018 on the same block. Talk with archaeologists and learn how these ships were used to create new land along the waterfront. For more information about the free exhibit located at the Strand and Pioneer Mill Way,
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Plant Wisdom – Herbal Medicine in Our Times – Saturday, September 28: 1:00pm – 3:00pm – James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library – Beth Patridge Meeting Room

Join Clinical Herbalists Kay Sidahmed and Amy Talcott for an afternoon of exploring the world of medicinal plants and how to apply them in everyday life without harming humans, plants, and planet.
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Senior Living in Alexandria October 16 Event on Smart Aging – Wednesday, October 16, 10 am – Westminster Presbyterian Church, 2701 Cameron Mills Road

On Wednesday, October 16, Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) is having its first event of the 2024/25 Speaker Series on the topic of “Smart Aging” – Readying Your Home and Finances. This is an important issue for older adults as they begin to think about whether they can continue to live in their own homes. Local experts will discuss a variety of topics geared to preparing your home for aging in place or for sale by clearing out the clutter and making helpful modifications as well as getting finances ready for the next stage of life, and community services available to older adults. The event is free and open to the public. Please register by sending an
e-mail to events@seniorservicesalex.org or calling SSA at 703 836 4414 ext. 110.

 

 

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