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The Art of Healthy Living is an interactive wellness module designed to help participants create sustainable habits that support physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Through a holistic approach, the course explores nutrition, movement, rest, stress management, relationships, and healthy habit formation.

This course is ideal for those who are looking for practical and sustainable tools to improve their lifestyle, build healthier routines, and develop a more mindful and balanced approach to everyday living.

Course Outline:

Week One
• Session 1: What Does “The Art of Healthy Living” Mean?
• Session 2: The Art of Nutrition
Week Two
• Session 3: The Art of Rest: Sleep, Rest & Recovery
• Session 4: The Art of Movement
Week Three
• Session 5: The Art of Stress Management
• Session 6: The Art of Healthy Habits
Week Four
• Session 7: The Art of Relationships
• Session 8: The Art of Creating a New Healthy Living Plan

The last story Tolkien ever published is one of the most curious stories he ever wrote, and provides rare insight into his final thoughts on storytelling and the world of Faerie he first explained in "On Fairy-Stories." This module will explore the ways in which Tolkien explored philosophy, mythology, and the nature of inspiration in his final adventure into the Perilous Realm.

The module will follow an 8-session structure as shown below:

Outline	8-Session Structure
Week 1	Session 1: Introduction and the Golden Key
	Session 2: Smith (Part I)
Week 2	Session 3: Smith(Part II)
	Session 4: Smith(Part III)
Week 3	Session 5: The Drafts (Part I)
	Session 6: The Drafts (Part II)
Week 4	Session 7: Essay on Faerie
	Session 8: Overview and Conclusion

This month-long module would teach students the art of juggling, from the absolute basics to some of the more advanced flourishes and tricks. Juggling is actually much easier than most people think, and as long as students put in the practice and repetitions necessary to learn, most people can start successfully doing a 3-ball fountain by the end of the first session.

Course Outline:

Week One
• Session 1: Basics, Concepts, Philosophy, 1/2/3-ball patterns
• Session 2: Review of 3-ball fountain, advanced 2-ball patterns
Week Two
• Session 3: Overhand and Underhand Patterns
• Session 4: Knees and Bounces
Week Three
• Session 5: Pillars, The Crane
• Session 6: Spins, Flourishes, and Back Patterns
Week Four
• Session 7: Mill's Mess and the Weave
• Session 7: Synchronizing and The Kick

How did a small, persecuted Jewish sect from a remote province transform the greatest empire the world had ever known? The Roman Empire's conversion to Christianity is one of history’s most influential moments that reshaped the very soul of the West. This eight-lecture journey traces the often turbulent process that turned a pagan empire into the foundation of medieval Europe. We’ll move beyond simple tales of conversion to explore a gripping story of clashing worldviews, political opportunism, spiritual fervor, and astonishing adaptability.

The module will follow an 8-session structure as shown below:

Outline	8-Session Structure
Week 1	Session 1: I A World of Many Gods: Pagan Rome Meets a Jewish Sect
	Session 2: The Offensive Faith: Why Christianity Was Different
Week 2	Session 3: Seeds in the Cracks: Growth and Adaptation in the Second and Third Centuries
	Session 4: The Imperial Convert: Constantine and the Cross of Victory
Week 3	Session 5: From Faith in Caesar to Caesar's Faith: The Christian Empire Takes Shape
	Session 6: City of God vs. City of Man: Collapse and Reinvention
Week 4	Session 7: The Christian Landscape: Rites, Rivalries, and the Erasure of Paganism
	Session 8: The Imperial Church: Justinian's Dream and the Legacy of a Baptized Rome

C.S. Lewis was not only the author of beloved classics, including The Chronicles of Narnia, The Screwtape Letters, and his science-fiction Space Trilogy; he was also a scholar of Medieval and Renaissance Literature.

Our text for this class is Lewis’s final masterpiece, The Discarded Image: An Introduction to Medieval and Renaissance Literature. In this book, Lewis shares his detailed knowledge of the medieval and renaissance worldview, editing and expanding the lectures he gave at Oxford and Cambridge universities. As such, it is an excellent overview of both a) The medieval and renaissance mind, and b) How Lewis himself thought about the period.

We will read through The Discarded Image week by week, taking our time to discuss and understand the ideas Lewis is describing and the places those ideas also appear in his own work.