Each April we begin our Healthy Aging Series with a focus on
brain health, and encourage you to Believe in Yourself. We know that believing
in yourself has a positive effect on your mental health, but did you know that
self-confidence influences your physical health as well? Recent studies show
people who exhibit self-confidence are generally healthier and tend to live
longer. That's because confidence is a positive emotion and positive emotions have
countless health benefits for your mind, body and spirit. In nurturing
wellbeing by encouraging an active body, an engaged mind and a fulfilled
spirit, Juniper is also building self-confidence. The link between health and
confidence also may be related to the ability of positive emotions to boost our
brain's power to hold attention, be aware and remember things. We are better
able to learn, build new skills and relate with others when we are feeling
optimistic. Also confident people are better able to handle chaotic situations
in a positive manner. This helps to reduce or avoid excessive stress, high
blood pressure, anger, confusion – all the negative side effects of feeling
powerless, overwhelmed and out of control.
If you need to kick start your confidence, here are a few
things to try: smile; count your blessings; surround yourself with confident
people; learn how others have found their confidence and follow their lead;
challenge negative or inaccurate thinking and replace with accurate,
constructive thoughts; and encourage yourself. You can also plan to join us
this month for uplifting discussions and a focus on brain health with offerings
such as Daily Brain Builders, Wii games, and a Brain Healthy Luncheon.
Our fabulous April 2017 events in Williamstown, NJ at
Juniper Village at Williamstown include our:
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Red Hatter’s Spring Fling as with this month’s
focus on Brain Health in mind, we invite you to join in an afternoon filled
with fun brain-challenging games, brain-healthy refreshments and lots more, and
ladies, don’t forget to wear your traditional red and purple with pride while
joining us for this festive occasion on April 5th at 3:00 pm.
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Annual Community and Family Easter Celebration
as we are calling all family and friends to join us for a morning of fun as we
celebrate Easter Juniper Village style, so bring the kids for our annual Easter
egg hunt, pictures with The Easter Bunny and most of all good old-fashioned fun
with our family and yours on April 8th at 10:00 am.
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First Annual Karaoke Idol Night to find out if
you are the next Juniper Villager Karaoke Idol, let your brain take over, brush
off your vocal chords, unleash your inner Rock Star and show us what you’ve
got, as we enjoy a night of fun, friendship, food, networking and what’s sure
to be the talk of the town, and of course, bring your business cards to
exchange with your fellow rock stars on April 24th at 6:30 pm.
We look forward to sharing our April 2017 events in Williamstown,
NJ at Juniper Village at Williamstown with you as you Believe in Yourself.
