Six lessons I learned in 30 days of biking
Riding every day in April reminded me of all the benefits of cycling as a healthy activity – especially the pure joy of doing it.
Lou Cohen has a passion for learning
Lou Cohen and the children he tutors are discovering new worlds together. New tutors are needed to help kids with reading and build their confidence.
Veteran tutor puts his own spin on helping kids succeed
Woody Woodard shows what can happen when older adults connect with kids. Generation to Generation will connect more caring adults with children who need support.
Making better choices for health
Emelda Harris lost weight and improved her health with help from her peers in a diabetes workshop. A new study shows the program is effective at improving diabetes management.
Making Oasis a giving priority
“Oasis adds a lot of good to the community, and there are many who need these vital programs,” says Dick Priest. He and his wife Karen are including St. Louis Oasis in their wills.
Fraud prevention works best with a little help from our friends
“We’ve all had one kind of experience or another, an attempt at fraud that we recognized for what it was,” says Dick Waits. Dick was a facilitator for a pilot project aimed at helping older adults stop scammers.
Get the Skinny on Sugar
Our Healthy Habits for Adults volunteers Joyce Rollins and Mary McFerson show where sugar is hiding out in your food, and how to eat less sugar while keeping things tasty in this video.
New Learning Opportunities in Webster Groves
Oasis members can now participate in life-long learning classes at Eden Seminary. Eden Theological Seminary, Webster University and The Oasis Institute developed this partnership with the goal of creating high-level learning opportunities for adults age 50+ in the Webster Groves community.
Snow Day Wednesday, Jan 20
St. Louis oasis will be closed today, Wednesday, January 20, due to inclement weather. All classes will be suspended for the day.
What does the “selfie” obsession say about us?
What's with all the selfies? Julie Blow's observations about why we're taking so many pictures of ourselves might make us pause before we aim that camera inward.