Excela Health Classes Can Lead to a Happier, Healthier Life

Excela Health offers a variety of options to help you counter stress and boost your energy. In collaboration with Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield, these informative, hands-on programs can help you enjoy a healthier, happier life.

Learn to relax and manage stress through Discover Relaxation Within I and II, an experiential class offered in four-week beginner and advanced sessions. This lifestyle-improvement program helps you identify and reduce stressors through learned relaxation techniques. Series I begins Feb. 7, 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Series II begins March 14, 9 to 10:30 a.m. and 6 to 7:30 p.m. Both series are at Westmoreland Hospital.

Eat Well for Life I and II promote wellness and long-term weight management. Food demonstrations, tastings and a grocery tour are included in the introductory four-week class. Exercise and stress management are featured during the advanced four-week class. Series I begins Jan. 18, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Series II begins March 1, 10 to 11:30 a.m. and 5 to 6:30 p.m. Both series are at Latrobe Hospital.

Contact the Excela Health Call Center, toll free, 1-877-771-1234 to enroll today. Classes are offered to Highmark members at no cost or at discounted rates. Scholarships may be available to the underinsured and the uninsured.