COLTON -- A 6-week class on meditation and mindful attention, Finding Peace in the Midst of Chaos: Meditation and Mindful Attention, will be offered at Five Elements Living on Mondays, from 6-8 p.m., from May 20 to June 24.

Each week this class, led by Ginger Storey-Welch, offers different practical strategies for cultivating peace even in the midst of chaos.

This approach to mental wellness will give you tools to use for day-to-day upsets anywhere, anytime.

This class is a mixture of both sitting and walking meditation, breath-work, and the use of an "emotional toolbox." This "toolbox" is a collection of practical strategies for self-calming; replacing obsessive, negative or self-critical thought patterns with alternate and more positive ones; and maintaining or quickly returning to a calm state even when "the flat tire" happens at just the wrong time.

While these strategies are helpful on their own, a meditation practice goes hand-in-hand with them and helps make them a way of life, said a press release from Storey-Welch. Each week you can look forward to developing a kinder inner voice and a deepening sense of peace that comes as your mind learns to live with calm instead of stress -- even in chaotic moments, Storey-Welch said.

Across 20 years, Storey-Welch has introduced meditation to many people and has a wide range of suggestions on how to utilize various meditation supplies and techniques to best suit your needs.

Both those new to meditation and those wishing to deepen or renew a meditation practice will find this class helpful.

The class costs $75 for the 6 weeks; no drop-ins are allowed after the first two classes.

Five Elements Living is located at 46 State HWY 68, Colton, 0.3 miles west of the Kunoco Station on Route 56 in Colton.

Register at fiveelementsliving.com.