Seniors Invited To Free Mind,Body Classes At Palm Desert Center

From the Fountains at the Carlotta: If the New Year has you resolved to engage in more opportunities for lifelong mind and body fitness, The Fountains at The Carlotta, 41-505 Carlotta Drive, has just released its spring catalog of Watermark University classes open to area seniors at no charge. Following is just a sampling of classes offered. To attend, RSVP to 760-346-5420two days prior. To download a complete course catalog, please visit http://carlotta.watermarkcommunities.com/plenty-to-do/activities-outings-and-watermark-university-classes/.

Total Brain Health, Mondays at 11:00 a.m. Koerner Lounge
The Total Brain Health (TBH) Toolkit offers brain training through hands-on, socially engaging classes and programs that teach the interventions shown to keep you sharp and maintain brain vitality over your lifetime. The current science suggests that to achieve sharper thinking and ward off dementia, you must practice better health habits across the three main dimensions of wellness: physical, intellectual and socioemotional health. Pursuing activities that promote engagement in all these areas – such as getting regular exercise, playing games that test our ability to “think fast,” stretching our minds with new intellectual pursuits, and staying socially connected – are all paths to better brain fitness. Every week will be a different program so please check the calendar at above link for topics.

The History of Polo Fri, Jan 19 at 2:30 p.m. Springs Activity Room
While the sport of polo is older than recorded history, we know that its origins are in the inspirational relationship between humans and horses. This special bond and the unique blending of athletic talents between horse and rider have helped polo evolve into The Sport of Kings. Come and learn about this great sport and join Fountains residents on their monthly trips to the Empire Polo Grounds starting Sunday, January 21st.

Greatest Love Stories of All Time, Every Sunday in February at 3:00 p.m. Koerner Lounge
Just in time for Valentines Day, instructor Zina Zarco takes a spin through history's greatest lovers—star crossed, cursed, life-long, and everything in between.

The End of the Silent Era and Censorship in Hollywood, Tues. Feb. 13 at 11:00 a.m. Town Center Auditorium

Silent movies were just that – movies that did not have any talking or music in them. To provide drama and excitement to movies, live music was played in sync with the action on the screen, by pianos, organs, and other instruments. The era also brought us many silent movie stars, such as Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, Harold Lloyd and Pearl White. Some actors and actresses continued their careers in film when talking pictures started in 1929, others did not. To learn more about this fascinating time in the history of the theater, please attend this class.

“We encourage people to join our residents for any or all of these fun, educational and entertaining classes and thrive with us,” said Vanessa Villalobos, Community Life Director.

About The Fountains at The Carlotta

Offering independent living apartments and casitas, assisted living and Medicare-certified skilled nursing and rehabilitation care at 41-501 Carlotta Drive in Palm Desert, Calif., The Fountains at The Carlotta has been providing extraordinary housing, services, care and support to Coachella Valley seniors for more than two decades. The Fountains is one of more than 50 communities proudly managed by Watermark Retirement Communities, Inc., a company committed to creating extraordinary communities where people thrive. www.watermarkcommunities.com.

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