The Eyes Wide Open Center, in Bonita Springs, has added massage therapist Ali Gardella to the staff. She will offer therapeutic massage and Reiki by appointment during office hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and other times via special arrangement, as well as teach private and group yoga sessions.

A certified yoga instructor and Reiki master, Gardella recently began a medical qigong practitioner program. She has assisted with yoga teacher trainings locally and abroad and developed a successful chair yoga class for seniors.

The Center will host Taking Charge of Your Life, a relationship workshop, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., October 11. Co-presented by Florida Adlerian Society (FAS) Executive Director Timothy Evans, Ph.D., and current FAS President Geri Carter, the workshop will focus on making wise choices and changing attitudes and behaviors to improve relationships, while encouraging others to do their part.

Using the idea that the life stories of individuals provides clues to relationship difficulties, Carter and Evans will help participants understand the many elements that can interfere with successful relationships; provide advice about how to prevent changes, stress and conflicts from becoming serious; and discuss how to create positive situations by taking personal responsibility without controlling or trying to change others.

Workshop fee: $89 if registered before Oct. 2. Location: 9200 Bonita Beach Rd., Ste. 204. For more information, to register for workshop or to make an appointment, call 239-948-9444 or visit EyesWideOpenC.com.