2018 Wellness Workshops
- Thriving in the Prime of Life: Cultivating Holistic Wellness for LifeWellness, and the proactive pursuit of wellness take on new meaning in our senior years. Regardless of 20th century economic paradigms of healthcare in the US, wellness is not the absence of sickness; rather, sickness is the absence of health, and wellness is the synergistic result of healthy mind, healthy body & healthy spirit. Quality of life, our ability to continue doing the things that we love, and to find and love new things, becomes of paramount importance. Twenty-first century science gives us new promise for body & brain fitness, well into our senior and super-senior years. We hope you will join us for this discussion on well-ageing as we explore practical strategies for maintaining and improving wellness in retirement.
- Brain Health and MovementAerobic Fitness for the Brain? Who knew? It turns out that what’s good for the heart is also good for the brain. Aerobic, or cardio, fitness levels and fitness practices have been demonstrated to be related and causal to regeneration of nerve cells in the brain, and to increased size of the hippocampus, a key structure in memory health. This participative workshop invites attendees to create their own strategies for turning important scientific insights into everyday strategies for brain health at any age.
- All Pounds are Not Equal - Why Body Composition Matters More than WeightAll pounds are not equal! Lean tissue (bones, muscle, water) is roughly 20% denser than fat, meaning that pound for pound, lean tissue takes up less space; and lean muscle tissue is the source of our strength and driver of energy metabolism. Yet when we talk obesity, we almost always measure it by weight. Workshop participants will learn why this is important, and the implications this knowledge has on personal nutrition and exercise plans and decisions. The pros and cons of various body composition measurement techniques will be discussed, along with goal-setting methodology and theory. Participants will be invited for a private body composition analysis and goal-setting appointment.
- Motivation: Transforming Good Intentions into Well-Ageing HabitsIn this interactive workshop, we explore the mysterious subject of personal motivation. Participants will gain insights into the conscious and unconscious values that drive their behaviors and develop new skills for making consistently healthy choices in wellness behaviors. They will understand what it takes to successfully transform the unhealthy aspects of their lifestyles into a holistic, healthy, and sustainable lifestyle by linking motivational strategies to personal values.
- Fitness and Menopause: A Celebration of Womanhood and WisdomPerhaps the most profound of all life changes is the transition through menopause. In this youth driven society of ours, it has been whispered about, giggled about, snickered about, cried over, and yes, sometimes even celebrated. Yet even in this 21st century, it is mostly discussed in hushed tones, or as the punchline of a joke. This two-part interactive workshop changes the conversation around menopause to a celebration of womanhood and wisdom. Menopause is a landmark transition – the real passage into womanhood. In Part I we explore the physiology of the change, how our bodies change forever with menopause, and what that means to our physical wellness. In Part II, we open up a dialog on the potential that we as older women – the largest demographic in the world today – represent: the contributions that only women of substance, wisdom and authenticity can make.
- The Science of Physical and Spiritual Well-beingAs we age, aerobic exercise benefits the brain as much as the body, and spiritual exercise - meditation and prayer - benefit the body as much as the spirit. This discussion looks at some of the scientific evidence explaining why, and how. Perhaps more importantly it looks at the most effective strategies for developing an ever more satisfying sense of purpose, clarity and serenity – in short, our spiritual fitness – while simultaneously preserving and improving body and brain fitness as we age.
- Your MBTI Fitness Type (Based on Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator)Personality type influences everything we do – every relationship, new or old, how we think and how we feel about ourselves and about others, what motivates us and what turns us off. It influences our likes and dislikes, our successes and failures. Our type operates in every domain of life, including physical, mental and spiritual fitness. In this 4-part series, participants will gain in-depth understanding of their own personality type, how it interacts with other types, and how it can be harnessed to achieve ever higher levels of physical, mental and spiritual fitness. Key Learnings: 1) Understanding of personal MBTI type, as it applies to holistic wellness, leadership, relationship and learning styles. 2) Understanding of other personality types, how we interact with them, and what they have to teach us. 3) How personality type links to personal values, and why it matters. 4) How to leverage personal values and type preferences for self-sustaining motivation and transformational life change.
Post-menopausal Wellness: Diet, Exercise and Body Composition
This video contains excerpts from an educational program presented at the Jupiter Community Center in May of 2017. The discussion covered a scientific study (published by Mary Jansen) to identify controllable diet and exercise variables that could influence measures of post menopausal wellness. Some members of the audience had been study participants.
The study, conducted over an 18-month period ending in January of 2017, gathered data from over 100 pre- and post-menopausal women. After correlating body compositions across more than 200 dietary and exercise variables, four main factors were found predictive of lean & fat tissue after menopause:
- Amount and intensity of exercise
- Amount of dietary saturated fat
- Amount of alcohol consumed, and
- Number of years since menopause
The Science of Physical and Spiritual Well-being
As we age, aerobic exercise benefits the brain as much as the body, and spiritual exercise - meditation and prayer - benefit the body as much as the spirit. This discussion looks at some of the scientific evidence explaining why, and how. Perhaps more importantly it looks at the most effective strategies for preserving and improving body and brain fitness as we age, and developing an ever more satisfying sense of purpose, clarity and serenity.