What's Up in Lansing: Teen Self-Care Club

Have you heard about the recent spike in self-care? It is taking millennials by storm and according to Pew Research Center, more millennials are taking steps to commit to self-improvement than any other generation preceding them. Self-Care is an idea that revolves around improving one’s own well-being by attempting to improve health from the outside in.

For instance, people who engage in Self-Care can resolve to exercise more, eat better, spend more time resting or relaxing or engaging in meditative acts. This concept has been around long before this current generation however. The Ancient Greeks used it as a “way to make people more honest citizens who were more likely to care for others,” NPR reports.

See for yourself at the Teen Self-Care Club at the East Lansing Public Library what the buzz is all about.

Teen Self-Care Club. Relaxing environment with crafts, activities and hot tea. 3:30-5:30 p.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Rd., East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. elpl.org.

CLASSES AND SEMINARS

A Course in Love. Weekly group dedicated to the study of the spiritual pyschology. 1-2 p.m. Unity Spiritual Center of Lansing, 230 S. Holmes, Lansing. (517) 371-3010. unitylansing.org.

My Cub & I: Nature for Toddlers. Kids 3 and under explore nature. 10:30-1:30 a.m. $35/child for a 6 week class. Harris Nature Center, 3998 Van Atta Road, Meridian Township. (517) 349-3866.

Support Group. For those experiencing separation and divorce. 7:30 p.m. St. Davids Episcopal Church, 1519 Elmwood Road, Lansing. (517) 323-2272.

Timber Tots: Nature for Preschoolers. Introduce toddler to nature. 9-10 a.m. $35/child for 6-week class. Harris Nature Center, 3998Van Atta Road Meridian Township. (517) 349-3866.

LITERATURE AND POETRY

BabyTime. Rhymes and finger plays. Ages 0-2 years with adult. 10:30-11 a.m. FREE. East Lansing Public Library, 950 Abbot Rd., East Lansing. (517) 351-2420. elpl.org.

MUSIC

Music in the Greek Orthodox Church. Greater Lansing Chapter of American Guild of Organists. Takis family presents. 7:30-8 p.m. St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 955 Alton Road, East Lansing.

New Horizons Community Band. Learn a new instrument or dust off an old one. 6-8 p.m. MSU Community Music School, 4930 Hagadorn Rd. East Lansing. (517) 355-7661.

EVENTS

Minecraft Game Night (Ages 8-15). Get your game on. 5-6:30 p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Libraries Aurelius Branch, 1939 S. Aurelius Road, Mason. (517) 628-3743.

Chess, Cribbage, Hand & Foot. Weekly activities at the senior center. 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. FREE. Meridian Senior Center, 4406 Okemos Road, Okemos.

Kids Reading to Dogs (All ages). Practice your skills by reading to our specially trained dogs. 4-5 p.m. FREE. Capital Area District Libraries Okemos Branch, 4321 Okemos Road, Okemos.

Social Bridge. Weekly activities at the senior center. 1-4 p.m. $1.50. Delta Township Enrichment Center, 4538 Elizabeth Road, Lansing.

ARTS

Monday Night Life Drawing. From 7-9 p.m. $10 per session ($5 for students) to cover the model and studio. O'Day Studios, Suite 115 1650 Kendale Blvd. East Lansing.