October 9, 2017

Ruslan Kleytman, the founder of Akhila Yoga, will be offering an Akhila Yoga teacher training Dec.1-14 through the Arkansas Yoga Collective.

Kleytman has taught yoga trainings throughout the world, including India, Russia, Peru, Mexico, and South Korea. He currently resides in Miami, and has taught many workshops at the Arkansas Yoga Collective.

The trainings are for individuals who want to lead yoga classes, and for those who want to delve deeper into their own practice. 

October 9, 2017

The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Arkansas held a fundraiser on Oct. 6 called "Mixing it Up for Mental Health: A Mocktail Event."

The mixer, held at Fletcher Library in Little Rock, was preceded by an informational presentation on managing the holidays effectively.

Members of the board of directors were present for the event, visiting with guests, and focusing on the topic of mental health.

For more information about NAMI, call (800) 844-0381. 

October 9, 2017

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Schmieding Caregiver Training Program and Walgreens are working together to provide adult vaccinations Oct. 20 at the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging.

From 9-11 a.m., on the second floor of the Reynolds Institute, 629 Jack Stephens Drive, adult vaccinations will be administered for flu and pneumonia. A TDap (tetanus, diphtheria and whooping cough) booster vaccine will be offered, as well. Educational information on the importance of vaccinations will be distributed to patients.

October 9, 2017

Tickets are now on sale for the 41st annual CARTI Auxiliary Festival of Trees, a four-day series of holiday events, which are scheduled for Nov. 15-18 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.

October 9, 2017

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin  join the Arkansas Children’s community to launch the Laboratory for Active Kids & Families at the Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center, 15 Children's Way on Arkansas Children's campus. The launch event takes place at 9 a.m., today, at the center.

Only the second of its kind in the nation, the child-focused lab will help researchers better understand the science of exercise, and how physical activity promotes health by observing children and pregnant mothers in fitness and physiology tests.