Health Calendar

SPECIAL

Exercise classes, low-cost, unlimited fitness classes, offered at various times, Monday through Friday, taught in the Wellness Center Auditorium, Castle Medical Center, Kailua; $25 a month, free for Windward YMCA members. Call for complete schedule: 263-5400.

Health Screening for Women, pap smears, mammograms and pelvic exams for women ages 50-64. By appointment only, at St. Francis Medical Center Liliha or the West Campus in 'Ewa Beach. Call for qualifying guidelines and appointment: 547-6798.

TODAY

"Lupus 101," learn about this disease and service provided by the Lupus Foundation with guest speaker Heidi Muller, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Paki Hale, mauka of Kapi'olani Park; free. 538-1522.

"Safe & Secure," presentation by Greg Marchildon on improving the environment for those with Alzheimer's or dementia, 10-11:30 a.m., Presidents' Room, Boy Scouts of America Aloha Chapter, 42 Pu'iwa Road; free. 591-2771.

Introduction to Reiki, learn the Usui system of natural healing, 1-2 p.m., Sun and Moon Yoga Studio, Kailua; free. 262-3700.

SUNDAY

HealThy Vegan Home-Style Cooking classes, series of seminars on improving your health through healthy cooking, 2-4 p.m., tomorrow and Aug. 25, Manoa Seventh-Day Adventist Church, sponsored by Castle Medical Center and the Vegetarian Society of Hawai'i; free. 263-5400.

FRIDAY

Workshop for the blind and visually impaired, discussions on latest information and technologies by expert speakers from the Department of Human Services, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Ho'opono Center for the Blind Auditorium; free. Register by calling 586-5269.

Full Moon Healing Circle, sponsored by Blue Sky Healing Arts and Chi-Lel Qigong, 6 p.m.; donations accepted. Call 396-9080 for location.

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