TURNERS FALLS — Deanna DeMarchis is a nurse practitioner at Connecticut River Internists in Turners Falls and is now accepting new patients. She started there in January 2015 after graduating from Massachusetts General Hospital Institute of Health Professions in Boston with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in nursing. Her master’s degree has a concentration in adult primary care and women’s health.
More information can be found online at: ctriverinternists.com or by calling 413-774-3751 or 413-774-5554.
GREENFIELD — It is said that music is a universal language. Sometimes it is the only language left for certain people, such as those who suffer from Alzheimer’s and other dementia.
Buckley HealthCare Center will host a showing of the full length Music and Memory Inc. documentary, “Alive Inside” at the center, 95 Laurel Drive in Greenfield, on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
The showing is open to the public. For more information, call Sue Lahoski, activities director, at 413-774-3143.
SOUTH DEERFIELD — In honor of Lupus Awareness Month, the Pioneer Valley Lupus Support Group will host its first “The Purple Butterfly Project” at Magic Wings Butterfly Conservatory, 281 Greenfield Road, from May 14 to 20.
Medical organizations use the butterfly as a symbol of hope for sufferers of Lupus, an autoimmune disease that causes a person’s immune system to attack the body’s own healthy tissues and organs.
The exhibit at Magic Wings will feature purple paper butterfliers stitiched together by support group participants. There will also be educational materials on lupus, information on support groups, and an album called “Stories of Hope,” featuring stories by patients of all ages, courtesy of Molly’s Fund Fighting Lupus.
For more information about the support group, contact Lynn at 413-788-0352 or 413-265-8942 or by email at: lupus.springfieldma@gmail.com
More information about lupus can be found at: mollysfund.org
GREENFIELD — Joyce Landau will be offering a new yoga series called “Yoga for Well-being” at Green River Yoga & Movement, 158 Main St., second floor (above World Eye Books).
The class will run on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m., June 1 to July 6 (no class June 15), starting with a free introductory class on Wednesday, May 18.
According to Landau, “Yoga for Well-being” is for everyone, from beginners to experienced yoga practitioners. Her intention is to create an “oasis of peace” at the end of the workday that includes soothing warm-ups, energizing movements linked to breath, and a guided Yoga Nidra meditation to lead students gently into deep relaxation. The cost for the five-week series (June 1 to July 8, no class June 15) is $60. Space is limited, so pre-registration is requested.
For more information about Yoga for Well-being, contact Joyce Landau at 617-921-8217 or: joyce.landau@gmail.com
For more info about Green River Yoga & Movement Arts, visit: GreenRiverYoga.com