Community News
Curious about Retirement Living?

Venvi Marian Chateau is a warm and inviting community, where seniors can maintain and build social connections while enjoying a curated selection of services and amenities tailored to meet their unique needs and lifestyle. Here, they can feel at home knowing that we’ll take care of the everyday tasks so they can focus on doing the things they love most. Want to know more? Come in for a personal tour, meet the residents that call Venvi Marian Chateau home, and learn firsthand what makes us so special. Call 306-584-3030 or visit venviliving.com/marianchateau

Wellness & Women’s Circles

Experience a transformative space where you can learn to navigate stress, emotions, and chronic pain with greater awareness and ease. In our circles, you’ll gain practical tools for nervous system regulation, enhance your body awareness, and connect with others in a supportive community. Each session is unique, offering a blend of FlowFusion, tapping, breathwork, energy healing, meditation, and optional sharing circles, all intuitively guided to meet the group’s needs. Whether you seek deep conversation, movement, or stillness, we embrace whatever arises. Come with an open heart and allow yourself to heal and grow alongside others. Tuesday Wellness Circle: 7 PM (Open to All) | Thursday Women’s Circle: 6:30 PM.

Control Your Blood Pressure Naturally 

Bell Lifestyle Products Blood Pressure Formulation Combo™ is one of the best-selling items within our product line. Expertly formulated using natural herbal extracts and more to help target blood pressure. The combination of garlic extract, green coffee bean extract and fish derived collagen peptides Naticol® 1000, is unlike any other blood pressure formulation. These ingredients work together to help reduce elevated blood lipids, maintain healthy blood pressure and support general cardiovascular health.Additional ingredients including berberine, pomegranate extract, celery extract, parsley and passionflower provide synergistic effects.Blood Pressure Formulation Combo™ is available in a 60 capsule and 120 capsule bottle.

Travel & Dance with Zoi

Discover yourself and your passion is very challenging for most of us. Because we tend to hide or not even open to options and possibilities out there. When you unlock your mind and access your own wisdom, great things start happening in your life. Trust me on that! I have been experiencing this in my own life over the last ten years. I have seen people change their thoughts and their lives change in an instant. Very Powerful! I invite you to allow yourself to connect, expand, and most importantly be aware of all the opportunities out there waiting for you to discover them. I invite you to create more experiences, travel places, create unforgettable experiences and memories because that is what we take when we go or transition from this reality. I believe in you.

What Is Halotherapy?

Halotherapy, or salt therapy, involves breathing in air with tiny salt particles to improve your breathing. Halotherapy is considered an alternative treatment for lung problems such as asthma, bronchitis, and cough.Halotherapy is often done in spa-like salt rooms. This therapy can also help you relax and may help with skin conditions and allergies.

February Events for Seniors at RDPL

Red Deer Cancer Connect (February 4 & 18). Bring, Brag, Break with the Alberta Genealogical Society (February 8). Readers’ Theatre (February 20). Sip n’ Stitch (February 20). Travel Memories (first Wednesday of each month). First Thursday Concert Series (first Thursday of each month). Book Clubs (various dates/times). Red Deer Reads 2025 (details at rdpl.org/reddeerreads). For full details, visit rdpl.org/events

Seniors & Heart Health

Maintaining heart health is crucial for seniors, as aging increases the risk of cardiovascular conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure, and arrhythmias. Lifestyle changes can significantly improve heart health in older adults. Regular physical activity, such as walking or swimming, strengthens the heart and lowers cholesterol. A heart-healthy diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins helps manage weight and blood pressure. Avoiding tobacco, limiting alcohol, and managing stress are essential. Seniors should monitor heart health through routine check-ups, addressing conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure promptly. Early detection and healthy habits promote longevity and overall well-being.

Book of the Month:

Sleep Drink Breathe: Simple Daily Habits for Profound Long-term Health by Michael Breus. Millions of people are suffering from the effects of poor sleep, hydration, and oxygenation – burnout, reduced immunity, cognitive issues and so much more. Dr. Breus reveals how fixing our poor sleeping, drinking, and breathing habits can immediately improve our health, lower our risk of disease, decrease stress hormones, and access new clarity and energy. Available to borrow from Red Deer Public Library at rdpl.org

February Trivia

1. Cupid has what name in Greek mythology? 2. What brain chemical is known as the “cuddle” or “love hormone?” 3. What tune did Billboard name as the top love song of all time?

Music Therapy And Stroke

The effects of TBIs, such as stroke, can be felt across many different areas, such as communication impairment, motor dysfunction, and emotional issues. Music and music therapy have the unique ability to help improve the ability to communicate, improve cognition and motor function, improve mood, and, depending on the severity and timing, accelerate neurological recovery through neuroplasticity. Through interventions such as using strong rhythms, singing, playing instruments, listening to music, and songwriting, music therapy can improve the quality of life and well-being for those who have suffered a TBI, as well as for their caregivers.