July 26, 2018

Employee yoga classes for back pain and insomnia offered

The Osher Center for Integrative Medicine at Vanderbilt will begin offering a third round of yoga classes for employees suffering from back pain or insomnia.

There is a one-time copay of $20 for the six-week courses. Employees seeking to enroll in the back pain classes will need a documented diagnosis.

The yoga program for employees was launched in January. Anyone interested in taking a class should email OsherCenter.IntegrativeMedicine@vanderbilt.edu. Please provide your full name and date of birth in your email along with the session schedule you would like to enroll.

Yoga classes for back pain will be offered:

• 7 to 8 a.m. on Mondays (except for Labor Day), Aug. 6 to Sept. 17, at the Osher Center, 3401 West End Ave., Suite 380

• 7 to 8 a.m. on Wednesdays, Aug. 8 to Sept. 12 at Osher Center, 3401 West End Ave., Suite 380

• Noon to 1 p.m. on Aug. 10, Aug. 17, Aug. 24, Aug, 29, Sept. 5 and Sept. 14 at One Hundred Oaks, 719 Thompson Lane

Yoga classes for insomnia will be offered:

• 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Mondays (except for Labor Day, Aug. 13 to Sept. 24 at the Osher Center, 3401 West End Ave., Suite 380

• Noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays, Aug. 15 to Sept. 19, at Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Institute, Medical Center East, 1215 21st Ave. South, Suite 4300

• 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., Thursdays, Aug. 16 to Sept 20 at Osher Center, 3401 West End Ave., Suite 380

Anyone with questions about the classes can contact Diane Sussman, program and events coordinator for Osher Center, at 615-343-1170.