This workshop is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

Participants will bring unwanted clothing and learn a variety of upcycling techniques, including no-sew alterations, surface design, and creative reuse of textiles. Projects may include T-shirt transformations, denim repurposing, and simple embellishment methods. The workshop will culminate at 7 pm with a community clothing swap and fashion showcase featuring participants’ redesigned garments.

This class is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

In collaboration with local wellness practitioners, this workshop will introduce somatic movement and body-based healing practices designed to support artists, caregivers, and community members. Participants will explore techniques for self-care, stress reduction, and creative renewal.

This class is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

Bring your used plastic shopping bags and learn how to transform them into “plarn” (plastic yarn)! Together with our summer artist in residence, Erin Renee Roberts, participants will create woven or crocheted mats while exploring themes of environmental stewardship, community care, and art as a healing practice.

This class is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

Learn about volunteering in hospice and make handmade, no-sew fleece blankets for BJC Hospice patients. No experience necessary, just an open heart and a desire to help out! 

This class is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

Join Dianna Walters-Hartley for a half-day mindfulness mini-retreat that blends neuroscience, lived human experience, and contemplative wisdom from a variety of faith traditions. Contemplative Wisdom for Creative Renewal is designed to help you slow down, reconnect inward, and build steady, compassionate presence – especially in stressful or uncertain times.

This class is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

Join Dianna Walters-Hartley for a half-day mindfulness mini-retreat that blends neuroscience, lived human experience, and contemplative wisdom from a variety of faith traditions. Contemplative Wisdom for Creative Renewal is designed to help you slow down, reconnect inward, and build steady, compassionate presence – especially in stressful or uncertain times.

This class is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

Join Christy Lin of Yoga in DeMun for a yoga class intended for all levels. This session is an invitation to slow down so you can be present. Through gentle movement, breathing, and guided inner awareness, we will work together to release tension held in the body, quiet the thinking mind, and reconnect with the spaciousness that already lives within you. No experience necessary, Just you, your breath, and an hour to come home to yourself. Sign up for one or as many classes as you’d like!

Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat!

This class is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

Join Christy Lin of Yoga in DeMun for a yoga class intended for all levels. This session is an invitation to slow down so you can be present. Through gentle movement, breathing, and guided inner awareness, we will work together to release tension held in the body, quiet the thinking mind, and reconnect with the spaciousness that already lives within you. No experience necessary, Just you, your breath, and an hour to come home to yourself. Sign up for one or as many classes as you’d like!

Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat!

This class is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

Meditation Mondays

Join Jordan Geiger in meditation workshops designed to quiet the mind and center the self. You may register for any or all of the Meditation Mondays. Jordan is a visual and performance artist based in St. Louis.

Mondays, 6 PM
July 6 Meditation – Speaking to Ourselves
July 13 Meditation – Quieting the Hypermind
July 20 Beginning Quilting/Meditation – Quilt as Mandala

This class is part of the Community Health and Wellness Program at Wydown United Church. Classes have a $10 suggested donation and are free to WUC members.

Meditation Mondays

Join Jordan Geiger in meditation workshops designed to quiet the mind and center the self. You may register for any or all of the Meditation Mondays. Jordan is a visual and performance artist based in St. Louis.

Mondays, 6 PM
July 6 Meditation – Speaking to Ourselves
 July 13 Meditation – Quieting the Hypermind
July 20 Beginning Quilting/Meditation – Quilt as Mandala