Celebrate National Library Week with Laughter Yoga and Exercise

Next week is National Library Week, and what better way to celebrate than by attending an event in the Healthy Living series put together by the St. Louis Public Library.  There are two options (go to both or either), both at the Library's Buder Branch:

• Tuesday April 14 at 6:30 p.m.
•  Marlene Chertok, founder of the St. Louis Laughter Club, and a Registered Nurse and certified laughter yoga leader, will lead Laughter Yoga – Laugh for the Health of it!  Developed by a physician from Mumbai, India, laughter yoga will help you to stay in high spirits when life throws you challenges. It will enhance your ability to laugh and smile when dealing with negative emotions, situations, and negative or difficult people. Instructor. This session is open to people of all ages and abilities and to anyone who wants to laugh!


• Thursday April 16 at 6:30 p.m. 
• OASIS will provide a free beginners exercise class to teach about the benefits of exercise and how to improve functional fitness.  Participants will learn basic exercises that are not only safe and effective, but energizing and fun! This is a low impact exercise program.

Need Help Enrolling in Obamacare? We've got a lot of events coming up!

Planning on enrolling in health insurance through the Health Insurance Marketplace, but unsure of how to do it? Certified application counselors from the Betty Jean Kerr People’s Health Centers will be at Central Library on multiple dates this winter to help you enroll online. Starting November 6 and continuing through January, counselors will be available on hand from 6-8 p.m. most Wednesday nights, and from 2-4 p.m. select Saturdays. Check our upcoming events to get the exact dates. 

Additionally, counselors will be at the Baden, Buder, Julia Davis, and Schlafly branches on various dates through November and December. A list of those enrollment events, as well as a handful at Connect Care locations in St. Louis, is available here.

Those who wish to enroll need to come prepared with the following information:

• Social Security Numbers (or documents numbers for legal immigrants)
• Employer and income information for everyone in your household who needs coverage. (Examples of this are pay stubs or W-2 forms.)
• Policy numbers for any current health insurance plans that cover you and the members of your household
• A completed Employer Coverage Tool, which is available on the second page of this document. This needs to be filled out for any coverage you’re eligible for, even if you aren’t enrolled in it.

As you prepare to enroll, remember that certified application counselors are the only outside parties that are legally allowed to help you enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace. For information on how to protect yourself from fraud during the enrollment process, check out this tipsheet. For more information on the Affordable Care Act, visit our dedicated page on this blog.