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UJIMA Health Expo

UJIMA Health Expo at the YMI

Join us on Saturday, December 28, from 2 PM – 6 PM at the YMI Cultural Center for the UJIMA Health Expo!

As we honor the Kwanzaa principle of collective work and responsibility, let’s nurture our minds and bodies together as we prepare for the new year.

Enjoy:

  • Health and wellness resources

  • Body-conscious food and beverages

  • Live DJ and family-friendly activities

Let’s celebrate community, wellness, and a fresh start for the year ahead! Don’t miss this meaningful event.

Thank you to our sponsor, the Community Foundation of WNC!

Salon A: Movement
Before You Go: wear comfortable clothing, bring a mat if you have one.

  • 2:30pm Dare to RiseYour Inner Diet: How Words Shape Your Well-Being” Group Conversation on how words impact our over all health w/ Tracy Hopkins

  • 3:20pm Irrum Shah, West Side Acupuncture & Pilates will teach an open pilates class, ~45 minutes

  • 4:10pm Line Dancing w/ Brenda Mills, ~45 minutes

  • 5:00pm Preventative Measures Talk with Kelly White, Executive Director for Community Health & Wellness, LLC

Salon B: Networking (2 PM – 5 PM)

  • 2-4pm Kelly White, healthcare equity informal walk-up conversation 

  • Sign up sheets for Health Practitioners to offer future classes (calendar of events w/ themes for 2025)

  • 2-4pm Simuel Enterprises, LLC DBA Change your Palate, Shaniqua Simuel will provide healthy drink and offer cooking demonstrations.

  • Music by Nex Millen, OGSynergy & Co

Noir Collective AVL, 2 - 5p 

  • Wellness products samples & giveaways

  • Traqoya Garrison - Wintress Daughter Soaps

Create your own wellness experience while supporting health equity in our community.

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