IN Health for Life
Located in the Inland Northwest
Serving the region around Spokane, WA and
Coeur d'Alene, ID
We offer free and low-cost health classes designed to help you make informed choices to improve your physical and emotional health.
Upcoming Events
For personal reasons, I'm taking a break for a few months...
October 2024.
I'm taking a little break from organizing and presenting events - probably through fall of 2025. I LOVE getting together with each of you for cooking classes, health classes and plant potlucks. I miss seeing you and look forward to restarting as soon as possible. And in case you are wondering, it's not a health issue of mine or my family - thankfully!
If you have any suggestions for specific cooking or health classes that you would like us to consider, send us an email. Even if we don't have the expertise, we might be able to find a qualified presenter.
Recent Events
Asian
Cooking Class
Sunday September24, 2023, 5pm.
Otis Orchards, WA
Super excited over here! My friend John is a chef and cooks the most amazing food! He is going to surprise us with a Vegan Asian Cooking class. I have no idea what he is going to make, but I know it will be delicious!
This will be a demonstration class, and we will enjoy dinner together. We hope to see you!
Class: Sunday September 24, 2023, 5pm
Registration Deadline: Monday September 18 Please register online, or by email.
Class Location: 4308 N. Harvard Rd., Otis Orchards, WA 99027
Cost: Suggested $10 donation at the door will help cover the cost of food.
Instructor: John Goertzen
Finding Mental Health
Six Sundays,
October 1- November 5, 5pm.
Spokane, WA
Finding Mental Health
Are you overwhelmed or have symptoms of depression and/or anxiety? During this 6-week program you will develop a personalized mental health plan to: enhance physical and brain health, improve thoughts and emotions, increase meaning and purpose in your life, and aid in connections and relationship with your higher power, family, and community.
The class is taught by a counselor with over 17 years of experience.
Class: Meets as a group for six Sundays, October 1 through November 5. at 5pm The class is limited to 15 people.
Location: 4308 N. Harvard Rd., Otis Orchards, WA 99027
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, Sept 27
Cost: $5 per class - includes a light dinner
Breast Cancer Seminar and Dinner
One in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer, or around 250 sisters, mothers, wives and daughters in the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene region this year. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we are excited to team up with local cancer care experts to bring our community scientific information about how you can decrease your risk of breast cancer and breast cancer recurrence. You will learn practical, science-based lifestyle steps you can start taking today. This seminar includes presentations by medical experts, a three-course meal prepared by local chefs that incorporates the strongest cancer-fighting foods (no animal products), and a cooking demonstration. We hope you will join us! Please note that the location is different for this class.
- Presentation video links and presenter notes available by clicking the button on the left
Plant Potluck & Demonstration
Sunday November 12, 2023, 5pm.
Otis Orchards, WA
(This was originally planned for November 5)
Holiday Plant Potluck
With the holidays approaching, we thought it would be fun for everyone to bring their favorite holiday dish. Maybe you will discover a new star recipe to take to your family and friend get-togethers!
Please bring a whole-food, plant-based (or a plant-based / vegan) dish to share, AND the recipe
RECIPE DEMO! We will be doing a recipe demonstrations during the potluck. Katy and Alison are going to demonstrate a favorite holiday treat in the South - Banana Pudding. Alison is going to demo a vegan version, and Katy will demo a whole food plant based version! Hope you can join us!
Class: Sunday November 12, 2023 at 5pm (Re-Scheduled. This was originally planned for Nov 5)
Registration Deadline: None.
Location: 4308 N. Harvard Rd., Otis Orchards, WA 99027
Cost: No cost, just bring food to share
Cooking Class
Kids in the Kitchen
Sunday Dec 10, 2023, 3pm.
Otis Orchards, WA
COOOOKIES!
Cookie decorating just for kiddos! And kids-at-heart welcome too! We will decorate vegan 'sugar' cookies and have a few other cookies for you to taste or take home that are a little more whole-food and plant-based than sugar cookies. We had so much fun doing this last year, we thought we would do it again this year! If you came last year, we will fix the issues we had with bottles not squirting frosting fast enough :)
If your child has an apron, you might want to bring it.
Class: Sunday December 10, 2023, at 3pm
Registration Deadline Monday December 4: Please register online, or by email.
Class Location: 4308 N. Harvard Rd., Otis Orchards, WA 99027
Cost: Suggested $10 donation per person age 5 and older. Kids under 5 'free'.
Instructors: Alison Cover and Katy Bean
Cozy Cooking Class: Soups & Breads
Thursday January 11, 2024, 6pm.
Otis Orchards, WA
Cozy Cooking Class: Soups and Breads
One of my favorite things about winter cooking is making soups. Winter is the perfect time to make delicious soups and breads. We hope you will join us as we share some of our favorite plant-based soups and demystify making bread. We have some no-knead bread recipes that make it doable for anyone, even if you don't have a lot of time. This is a demonstration cooking class and includes dinner. Exact menu will be determined closer to the event (we are having a hard time choosing :) ) We will for sure have a no-knead, whole-grain bread that Sherry will demonstrate!
Please note that this class is on a Thursday, at 6pm
Class: THURSDAY January 11, 2024 at 6pm
Registration Deadline: Please register by Friday January 5. Please register online, or by email.
Location: 4308 N. Harvard Rd., Otis Orchards, WA 99027
Cost: $10 donation at the door will help cover the cost of food
Instructors: Sherry Robinson, Katy Bean, Alison Cover
Plant Potluck
Sunday February 11, 2024, 5pm.
Otis Orchards, WA
Plant Potluck
Please bring a whole-food, plant-based (or vegan) dish to share, AND the recipe
Class: Sunday Feb 11, 2024 at 5pm
Registration Deadline: None.
Location: 4308 N. Harvard Rd., Otis Orchards, WA 99027
Cost: No cost, just bring food to share
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