April
This class is open to Greater Minnesota residents only.
In this virtual class, you will learn how our comprehensive program of dietary counseling, behavior modification, exercise, medication and surgery can lead to a healthier life.
We'll answer these and other questions:
- What weight-loss options are available?
- What are the benefits and risks of surgery?
- What can I expect if I decide to have weight-loss surgery?
- How do I get started?
You must have a patient portal account to participate.
Registration for each session is limited. We'll contact you with alternative dates if your preferred session is full.
This support group provides those affected by a brain injury the help, support and resources to resume their everyday lives, including:
- Opportunities to share experiences and resources for support.
- Guidance on living with or supporting a loved one living with a brain injury, such as strategies for adjusting and adapting to symptoms.
- Interactive activities (e.g., bike riding) and activities that promote better brain health.
- Support for family and friends.
- Virtual and in-person options.
Call Rehabilitation Services at 715-838-6190 for more information.
This virtual multiweek exercise class is for people with chronic pain conditions. Participants will learn a basic exercise routine and get education about living with chronic pain. Attend classes as desired.
The class is hosted by Mayo Clinic Health System Rehabilitation Services staff.
Do not participate in this class if you have any of these conditions:
- Uncontrolled hypertension
- Uncontrolled diabetes
- Uncontrolled heart rhythms (arrhythmia)
- Difficulty breathing
- New neurologic symptoms that you have not discussed with your physician, such as dizziness, blurry vision, change in taste or smell
If you have any of the above conditions, but your symptoms are controlled well with medication or inhalers and your provider has cleared you to exercise, it is safe for you to participate.
This in-person monthly gathering is for informal conversation, camaraderie and support for women after the death of a spouse or significant other.
No food or drink is allowed in the conference room.
This ongoing, in-person class includes a gentle movement practice, relaxation techniques and breathing practices to reduce pain, improve sleep, increase energy, restore balance, and improve your attitude and overall quality of life. The class is personalized to meet participant needs. For these yoga poses, participants will sit in a chair and stand using a chair for balance. This class may help people with chronic health conditions, such as pain, diabetes, anxiety, depression, fibromyalgia, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and arthritis.
Michele Hoffman, a Mayo Clinic Health System Integrative Medicine & Health certified yoga therapist, will teach the class.
Start your six sessions anytime. You can continue attending for an additional $55 for six more classes.
Classes will not be held on holidays.
This group is for new mothers and mothers-to-be interested in breastfeeding. Baby Cafe is a national network of breastfeeding drop-ins, combining breastfeeding information in a relaxed, informal environment where mothers can chat and learn about breastfeeding from skilled practitioners and each other. Registration is not required, this is a drop-in offering.
Class Cancellations
If a class is canceled, Mayo Clinic Health System will make every attempt to reach you by phone or email. Mayo Clinic Health System reserves the right to cancel any class that does not meet minimum size requirements. If local schools are cancelled, so are prenatal education offerings. Alternative classes will be offered whenever possible. Call 507-594-4607 for cancellation or postponement information.
Tours are open to current patients and nonpatients wanting to learn more about Mayo Clinic Health System.
Meet staff by the fountain, located in the hospital lobby. Enter through the main hospital entrance or the parking ramp hallway.
This group is designed to help with any postpartum concerns and aims to provide support with life transitions and adjustments, managing mental health concerns, and postpartum wellness and mood.
During each session, we will:
- Check in with each other
- Navigate through a different topic
- Learn about new coping strategies related to that topic
Your co-facilitators are Kylie Godfrey, LCSW, PMH-C, and Lexi Noble-Meraz, APSW.
To register, call 715-838-3616 or 715-727-5872.
This class is recommended to take in your sixth or seventh month of pregnancy.
Topics include:
- Breastfeeding during the first year of life
- Breastfeeding success when going back to work
- How the benefits of breastfeeding can affect the health of mom and baby
- Initiating breastfeeding
If there is inclement weather, cancellations will be announced on KCUE, the local radio station. You can also call Mayo Clinic Health System's switchboard at 651-267-5000. If a class is canceled for non-weather reasons, Mayo Clinic Health System will make every attempt to reach you by phone or email.
This class is open to current Mayo Clinic Health System OB-GYN patients. It is ideal to attend a class from the location you plan to deliver so you will be prepared with local birth center processes. If you are not a Mayo Clinic Health System OB patient, view Mayo Clinic prenatal class offerings.
Teens attending this full-day program will safely experience real-world driving and accident‑avoidance scenarios, learning how to respond and correct them with confidence. This course is not designed to teach basic driving skill.
Trained professionals will coach teens on how to become safer, more aware drivers by guiding them through a specially designed road course that demonstrates exactly how their vehicle responds in challenging conditions.
Situations they will encounter include:
- Emergency and wet braking
- Bringing a car out of a skid
- Recovering when a tire goes off the road
- Shifting lanes – accident avoidance – emergency lane changes
- Side-to-side weight transfer
This class is open to teens ages 16 to 19 years who currently have a valid driver's license. Parent or guardian MUST attend the entire class with the teen.
Contact Jessica Goulet at Goulet.jessica@mayo.edu with further questions.
This one-session class is designed for women in their third trimester of pregnancy. A support person is welcome. It includes a facility tour and information on labor, delivery, cesarean birth and pain management.
Contact WellnessClinic@mayo.edu with questions related to prenatal education classes and registration.
This class is open to current Mayo Clinic Health System OB-GYN patients in the Northwest Wisconsin Region. It is ideal to attend a class from the location you plan to deliver so you will be prepared with local birth center processes. If you are not a Mayo Clinic Health System OB patient, view Mayo Clinic prenatal class offerings.
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