Rolf VanAnders, a fitness coordinator and yoga instructor, will present "Willing Your Wellness - An Introduction to Mindfulness Techniques That Can Help You Throughout the Day."

VanAnders says that bringing mindfulness to any activity transforms it into a kind of meditation. He says that mindfulness dramatically amplifies the probability that any activity in which you are engaged will result in an expansion of your perspective and of your understanding of who you are. Much of the practice is simply a remembering, a reminding yourself to be fully awake, not lost in the complications of the thought process.

VanAnders says that posture is very important and that positioning your body in certain ways can have immediate effects on your mental and emotional state. Being aware of body language and what it reveals about one’s attitudes and feelings can help one change attitudes and feelings just by changing physical posture.