Natural Awakenings Boston Mind-Body Event Program

EVENT PROGRAM A Mind-Body Event Like No Other

MAY 31, 20159am - 4:30pm at Arlington High School869 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington, MA

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EVENT SCHEDULE 9-10:15am The Connection Film Screening

10:15 - 11am Panel Discussion

11am Cafeteria and Exhibit Hall Open

11:45am Workshops Begin (7 sessions per hour)

12pm Doors Open for Half-Day Participants

11:45am - 12:30pm Workshops: Session 1

12:45-1:30pm Workshops: Session 2





3MIND-BODY Experiential Event & Expo May 31, 2015

Alice Domar, Ph.D.

Alice D. Domar, Ph.D. is a pioneer in the application of mind/body medicine to various health conditions. Her research focuses on creating innovative programs to help decrease physical and psychological

symptoms associated with stress. She is the executive director of the Domar Center for Mind/Body Health and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. She is a practicing psychologist, specializing in cognitive-behavior therapy with individuals and couples. Dr. Domar has appeared on the Today Show, Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Dateline NBC, CNN, PBS, and the CBS and NBC Evening News, to name a few. She went on tour with Oprah in the spring of 2004 and 2005 with the Lluminari team. She is the author of six books; the most recent co-authored with Dr. Susan Love, is called Live a Little. She is also a featured expert on the online health network ShareCare.com.DomarCenter.com

PANELIST BIOGRAPHIES

Ann Salerno, MD

Ann Salerno was 33 years old, had been newly married and was ready to start a fam-ily, but after trying for six months to conceive she started to despair. She went to a fertility specialist who told her everything was normal

and there was no reason she couldn’t conceive a baby. As a specialist doctor who cares for children with kidney disease she was working with children every day, and with every month that passed and she wasn’t pregnant, her pain grew. About a year into her journey Ann realized her mind was playing a role in her infertility when her pet chickens stopped laying eggs after a coyote killed one of them. Before that, they had laid an egg every day. Gradually, each chicken took a different amount of time to start laying eggs again. “It was really just a wake-up call that this simple animal model of a chicken and how them feeling that there was dan-ger and feeling stressed or saddened by the loss of their friend had affected their fertility and their ability to ovulate.” By inte-grating a mind body program for infertility into her reproduc-tive care plan, she was able to cope better with her infertility and eventually had a successful pregnancy.

WORKSHOPS11:45 AM

ACTIVE ISOLATED STRETCHING: Healing Happens in Motion — ROOM 301Stefan Matte •Active Isolated Stretching is suitable for anyone wishing to rid their body of muscular issues, achy joints or wants to improve their posture. If you just want to feel lively and supple, then AIS is a must. TheAISInstitute.com

BREATHWORK: Retrain Your Breathing with the Buteyko Method — ROOM 302Ivan Pardo •A brief overview about breathing retraining, explaining why an optimal oxygenation by reducing hyperventilation, is the key to keep under control illnesses like asthma, sleep apnea, enlarged adenoids, anxiety, and much more, (including better performance in sports) by using the Buteyko Method, a total holistic drug-free therapy that has been proven for more than six decades in Russia and now is very well known in Australia, Great Britain and more Europeans countries. Respiratology.com

QIGONG: Natural Healing with Qigong — ROOM 303Rui Quinn •Relieve allergy, headache and joint stiffness with qigong. Lower high blood pressure, high cho-lesterol and diabetes with ancient Chinese mindfulness exercise. Qigong has been shown through scientific studies to improve mobility and balance in people with ALS, Parkinson’s, MS or other movement disorders. You are invited! Experience the healing power of qigong, learning gentle movement with visualization to build up your body’s own energy. ArlingtonQiWellness.com


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12:45 PM

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION: How to Get Started with Mindfulness — ROOM 304 Sunada Takagi •Mindfulness isn’t just a relaxation technique. It’s a whole different way of being that can have far-reaching effects on overall health. But how does one get started? This workshop is a hands-on intro-duction to mindfulness. Try it out and see! There will also be information about the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program based on the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn and offered several times a year at The Arlington Center. MindfulPurpose.com

BODYMIND REPATTERNING: Discover the Hidden Messages within your Symptoms for Deeper Healing — ROOM 305Alison Shaw •Instead of fighting to “beat” our symptoms, if we’re willing to stop and listen on a deeper level to our “bodymind”, we can learn what’s needed to heal the root causes of our diseases. Participants will learn how the body-mind connection works and will be led on a guided visualization to explore the messages waiting to be heard within their own bodymind. They’ll receive tools and practices for continued discovery on their own. BodyMindResourcing.org

ART THERAPY: Creating Change - Active Meditation and Arts Therapies for Adult ADHD — ROOM 306Heidi Lack •Between knowing what to do and doing it, lies the mysterious chasm into which great inten-tions disappear. Dr. Heidi Lack will introduce simple, powerful techniques that function as bridges towards positive changes in attentional, emotional and sensory states. Grounded in the latest research, using tools of art and meditation, participants will get a taste of interventions that go beyond linear thinking and talk therapy, to experience the value of creating as catalysts and vehicles for change. DrHeidiLack.com

TAI CHI & CHI GONG MEDITATION — ROOM 307Charles DeVirgilio •Zhen Ren Chuan is a martial and healing arts system that offers a complete education in the study of the human mind and body. It encompasses correct and well balanced exercises, movements and forms that date back hundreds and thousands of years. The core of Zhen Ren Chuan’s movement and philosophy comes from the arts of Baguazhang, Chinese Shaolin/White Crane Gong Fu (Kung Fu), Taiji (Tai Chi) and Qi Gong (Chi Kung). ZhenRenChuan.com

YUEN METHOD: INTUITIVELY FINDING ANSWERS — ROOM 301Stephen Dupre •Experience immediate results. Discuss Yuen Method and aspects of the new book Delete Your Pain and Stress. Stephen will ask for audience volunteers so people can actually experience the real time changes and shift —on-the-spot—rather than just hear a lecture. NowEnergetics.com

OVERCOMING LYME DISEASE AND OTHER AUTOIMMUNE RESPONSES — ROOM 302Ruschelle Khanna •Do you or someone you love suffer from an autoimmune disease or systemic infection like MS, Lupus, or Lyme disease? In this workshop Ruschelle Khanna, LCSW will share her professional and personal experiences in healing utilizing both traditional and western approaches to address this increas-ing health crisis. Ruschelle will offer specific psychological tools for maintaining focus during a health cri-sis, building confidence in your ability to heal, using intuition to build a healthcare team and much more. 30DaysOfPrayer.org

TONG REN ENERGY HEALING — ROOM 303Aimee Poirier •Tong Ren is a powerful healing energy treatment used to help people restore their health. Com-bining Western medical science with ancient Eastern insights into life force or chi energy, Tong Ren employs the human body’s natural tendency toward harmony with its original healthy universal synchronistic energy pat-terns. Tong Ren seeks to release physical blockages that cause disease, restoring the body’s natural ability to heal itself, even when illnesses are chronic, debilitating or otherwise untreatable. CollectiveHealingCenter.com


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EMPOWERMENT: Break Through! The Art of Challenging Your “Reality” — ROOM 304Kerry Cudmore • Most of us have an idea of what “reality” means to us. What if it’s not the complete truth? What if you are more capable than you imagine and what you perceive as your “reality” is actually limited (and limiting)? In this engaging interactive talk we will do just that—identifying and confronting our limiting beliefs and fears of “reality” by using exploration and demonstrated physical experience to create a complete mind/body/spirit experience. KerryCudmore.com

NEUROTHERAPY: Natural Solutions for Executive Function Struggles and ADHD For All Ages — ROOM 305Dr. Jolene Ross, Ph.D. •An educational seminar by Dr. Jolene Ross concerning a new, effective, drug-free and researched method for improving Executive Functioning, ADHD and other neurological disorders. AdvancedNeurotherapy.com

ENERGY-BASED PSYCHOTHERAPY: The Journey from Soul-Loss to Soul-Recovery — ROOM 306Grace Ramsey-Coolidge •Sometimes the one missing piece that is blocking the ultimate resolution of one’s illness or disorder is this little-known trauma structure—soul-loss from a traumatic past-life death. Working with past-life trauma and lost soul parts lifts people out of ordinary reality, challenging them to hold a larger un-derstanding of healing. While it is widely known that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can occur at the psychological, mental, emotional and physical levels, many people don’t realize that souls can traumatize too. GrotonWellness.com

NIA: A Sensory-Based Movement Practice — ROOM 307Alice Heller •Come try out Nia, a holistic fitness class led by Alice Heller. Nia is a fusion of dance, martial arts and healing art forms set to soul stirring music. Nia stimulates physical emotional and spiritual expression. It is usually done barefoot or with indoor dance shoes if need be. Tailored to embrace all levels of movers. AliceHellerDance.com


1:45 PM

BIOFEEDBACK: Gaining Greater Control Over Symptoms — ROOM 301Kim Larsson, RN, CS, Ph.D. • Biofeedback is a mind-body intervention that provides information about specific physiological reactions (e.g., muscle tension, temperature, heart rate, respiration, skin conductance, etc.) in response to stress to help you better understand how stress affects your health. Through this therapeutic technique individu-als learn self-regulation to gain greater control over their symptoms to improve their health and general well-being. BostonBMed.com

NATURAL VISION IMPROVEMENT: Yoga for Better Vision — ROOM 302Ree Coleman •Natural Vision Improvement is a powerfully holistic system of self-care for your eyes. Join Ree Coleman for a Kundalini Yoga set to deeply relax your eyes, engage all the muscles of eyes and face for better flexibility, and increase circulation to neck, head and eyes. All these lead to healthier eyes and vision. It’s easy and fun! BetterVision.guru

HYPNOTHERAPY: Hypnosis – The Power To Change Your Life Today — ROOM 303Rose Siple •Are you stuck in a rut? Trying to understand this mind-body connection? Intrigued by hypnosis, but a little afraid of it? Allow Rose Siple, Certified Hypnotherapist and Consciousness Transformation Teacher, to explain the power behind hypnosis and why it is one of the most powerful tools for transforming your life today. In a simple, easy-to-understand manner, she will explain your subconscious mind and the role it plays in creating your reality. ThoughtAlchemy.guru

YOGA THERAPY — ROOM 304Alaine Amaral •Yoga Therapy is the bridge between health care and yoga. It is a highly individualized, self-empowering process. Our Integrative Yoga Therapist, Alaine Amaral, BFA, RYT, PYT, works with you to activate your body’s natural ability to heal. She does this by employing traditional yoga techniques such as movement, stretching, breathwork, meditation, mantras, etc., and modifying them according to your individual needs and medical conditions.VisionsHealthcare.com

BRAIN COACHING: From Anxious to Awesome: Mind Hacks to Rein in Your Brain and Unleash Your Life — ROOM 305Bambi Thompson, OTR/L • Do you ever wish you had a mute button for your mind or an acceleration switch for your success? Come learn how to rein in your brain so it works FOR you and supports your health, your happiness and your inner peace. Simple tricks can silence your saboteurs, unleash your power and help you get where you want to go with greater ease, grace and vitality. It’s time you became a Mind Whisperer. BambiThompson.com

PERSPECTIVE REBOOT® STRATEGIES: Exceptional Living, Exceptional You... Respond To & Living Life with Love — ROOM 306Kristi Borst • Our reality is shaped by the biases and filters WE hold as observers. Together we’ll strip away some of these layers. Kristi’s Perspective Reboot® strategies shifted her from workaholic to remembering and reconnecting with a gift which allows her to support others’ profound and permanent physical, mental, emo-tional and spiritual healing. Come reshape your past, present and future. Together we can unlock your joy, wellness, and peace. Why not be happy and thrive! HealingBoston.us

FELDENKRAIS METHOD®: Awareness Through Movement® — ROOM 307Lauri Weinstein • The Feldenkrais Method, based on the work of the late Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, is a unique system of mind and body re-education that improves both physical and mental functioning through the exploration of specific movements and the use of attention. The FM is for anyone who wants to recon-nect with their natural abilities to heal and function with ease or elegance. Lessons are gentle; you can ben-efit regardless of your age or physical condition. EasyDoesItMovements.com

LAUGHTER YOGA: Let’s Laugh Together — TEACHER’S DINING AREADeborah Bennett •Want to have fun? Want to be playful? Join us for a new approach to laughter—laughter for the sake of laughing. We use playful exercises while spontaneously laughing walking around looking at others who are also laughing. Can you believe that sustained laugher, like yoga asanas improves your diaphragmatic breathing while, at the same time, exercising the body and relaxing the mind? Lighten up. Live, laugh and love through laughter. It’s contagious.


2:45 PM

PSYCHOTHERAPY: ‘Living Whole’ - ‘Body’ — ROOM 301Jane Ayres, MA, LMHC • “Living Whole” by Jane Ayres, MA, LMHC, will discuss the physiology of our mental health—the mineral balance in our body. These toxicities and deficiencies are the underlying cause of depres-sion, anxiety, OCD, ADD, ADHD, learning disabilities, addictions, etc. These imbalances are easily identified through hair analysis. Detoxifying and rebuilding these minerals will bring us back into balance emotionally, thus avoiding dependence on pharmaceuticals. Awareness will be raised concerning the sources of these mineral imbalances.

CROSSINOLOGY BIT: Release Patterns of Stress Permanently — ROOM 302Liz Elia • Discover how Crossinology Brain Integration Technique (BIT) works to release patterns of stress permanently and easily, enabling you and your children to learn and thrive in any situation. BIT practitioner Liz will demonstrate how this technique pinpoints the source of stress or imbalance in the brain and corrects it within minutes. In addition, Liz will share simple breathing and meditation exercises that you can use on your own to combat stress and focus the mind. WholeMindedHealth.com

ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE: Strain-Free Neck and Back with the Alexander Technique — ROOM 303Cecile Raynor •A proven approach to self-care, the Alexander Technique teaches how to unlearn habitual patterns that cause unnecessary tension in everything we do. It’s used by people of all ages and abilities to enhance the performance of every activity and relieve the pain and stress caused by everyday misuse of the body. AlexanderTec.com

MEDITATION: A Way to Growing Love, Peace & Spirituality — ROOM 304Bhavna Srivastava •Learn about a unique style of meditation and understand how this helps in grow-ing love, peace in your life and helps your path of spirituality grow. Also, experience the meditation. BHWellnessGroup.com

MINDFULNESS AND EDUCATION: Calmer Choice, A Story and Creation — ROOM 305Fiona Jensen •In this workshop, participants will learn about how a nonprofit was created to bring mindful-ness education into local schools. Participants will learn about mindfulness and education, why it is more im-portant than ever to bring this into schools, the mental health challenges facing today’s youth and how mind-fulness has been found to assist with some of these issues. Participants will learn some exercises done with both students and teachers and will leave with an idea possible next steps to bring this into their communities. CalmerChoice.org

CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY: Its Role in Healing from Trauma — ROOM 306Barbara Gosselin • Healing from trauma is often thought of as a mental health issue, but recent research is showing that it is vital to include the body in order to fully heal. Come learn about how the body re-sponds to and holds onto trauma, and how bodywork is an important part of deep and lasting healing. HolisticHealingPT.com

YOGA/T’AI CHI: Energy to Relax — ROOM 307Danielle Swanson • Experience simple and effective tools to feel more relaxed, and have more energy when you need it. A lot of times it feels like there’s not enough time in the day to just relax. Here’s your chance to learn how to use your body to calm your mind. Through energy principles and gentle move-ment you can change your constitution and leave feeling refreshed. BodyNBrain.com/Arlington


3:45 PM

ENERGY-BASED PSYCHOTHERAPY: The Journey from Soul-Loss to Soul-Recovery — ROOM 301 Grace Ramsey-Coolidge •Sometimes the one missing piece that is blocking the ultimate resolution of one’s illness or disorder is this little-known trauma structure—soul-loss from a traumatic past-life death. Working with past-life trauma and lost soul parts lifts people out of ordinary reality, challenging them to hold a larger un-derstanding of healing. While it is widely known that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can occur at the psychological, mental, emotional and physical levels, many people don’t realize that souls can traumatize too. GrotonWellness.com

BREATHWORK: Transformational Breath® — ROOM 302Judith Kravitz •Transformational Breath® is a self-empowering healing process that creates great transfor-mation in one’s life. The Transformational Breath® is a dynamically powerful technique that utilizes a high vibrational energy force created by a specific breathing pattern. The three levels of Transformational Breathing allow us to breathe better, have more energy, feel more peaceful and loving and ultimately attain higher levels of consciousness. Breathe2000.com

SELF-HYPNOSIS: Awaken to Bliss – Three Simple Ways to Awaken to Your Spiritual Self — ROOM 303Kathryn McGlynn • You are a spiritual being and accessing your Divine Self through self-hypnosis helps you begin to increase your capacity for bliss by developing spiritual qualities in every area of your everyday life. Learn three spiritual virtues and experience a group hypnosis session. Hypnosis.ws

MINDFULNESS-BASED STRESS REDUCTION: Mindfulness & Meditation Workshop — ROOM 304Patricia Howard •Join in for a guided meditation session that is aimed at focusing on mindfulness. Mind-fulness is practice of bringing awareness to your breath as it flows in and out of your body. This is ac-companied with coaching on how to recognize your thoughts. The effect is rejuvenation and relaxation. VisionsHealthcare.com

MOVEMENT: Welcome to The Hip Joint — ROOM 305Deborah Elizabeth Lotus •Of all our joints, the hip joint is often the most problematic. In this Bones for Life® mini-workshop, you will find out exactly: Where is your hip joint? What is its func-tion? Why is it often the first joint to go? How can you prevent (and possibly reverse) osteoarthritis and osteoporosis? Learn how to improve your hip joint in one 45-minute class through Movement Intelli-gence – a further development of the Feldenkrais® Method, whether needed for prevention or rehab. MovementIntelligence.org

MEDITATION: Experience the No Mind State — ROOM 306Shailesh Kumar •Reiki Raja Yoga Grandmaster Shailesh takes you on a meditative journey to increase cheer-fulness, improve positive will power and go deeper to find your true self. Receptive attendees will also experi-ence the “no mind” awareness where the maximum healing happens. Be ready to meditate deep even if you have never meditated before. DivineHeartCenter.com



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A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to Calmer Choice.

Our Vision, Calmer Choice envisions a world in which young people lead lives of kindness and compassion towards themselves and others.

Our Mission - Calmer Choice is a uni-versal prevention program committed to teaching young people how to effectively and safely manage stress and resolve conflict so that they live happy, healthy and successful lives. Our goal is to pro-vide skills that will diminish the risk of violence, substance abuse, and other self-destructive behaviors.

Calmer Choice programs bring mindful-ness training to schools for children and adolescents incorporating the work of Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of UMASS Med-ical Center’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program.

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