Monthly Health Seminars & Workshops
Seminars are free for members, 10 € for non-members. Space is limited. Please RSVP to: healthwiseparis@gmail.com or call 06 23 27 34 24.
Thursday September 23rd, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Do you want to quit smoking?
About 2 smokers out of 3 want to quit. Some people can do so easily, their willpower & determination being the keys to their success. But nicotine is a drug, it's highly addictive and many people struggle to give it up. Fortunately, there are plenty of ressources available to help you quit.
How can I help my spouse/child/friend/etc ... quit smoking ?
Words alone won't convince a smoker to break the habit. No matter what you do, you can't force a smoker to stop if she/he doesn't want to. But if your friend/partner/relative is one of the 2 out of 3 smokers who really want to quit, there are ways you can be supportive & make quitting a little easier for them.
We'll review the options, both the “evidence-based” ones & the others. We'll also discuss techniques to boost the motivation of “quitters.” There'll be plenty of time for questions and exchange of experiences. We hope by the end of the seminar you'll have found your solution!
Anne-Valérie Meyers is a Medical Doctor with nearly 20 years' experience, not only in France and the United States but also in several West African countries. In 2002, she opened her Family Practice in Paris and specialized in Smoking Cessation to respond to her patients' needs.
Thursday April 22nd, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Do you find yourself putting off projects or sabotaging your goals?
Every day you choose to do or not to do many things. Each choice, whether big or little, makes living your life more or less fulfilling, more or less balanced, more or less effective. There's probably a very good reason behind it: right objective, but wrong approach? lack of motivation? or maybe it doesn't fit in with your current identity of self?
We need to better understand ourselves & what drives us, so we can make the right decisions for ourselves. Life coaching is a process that helps you learn how to make choices that create the effective, balanced & fulfilling life your wish for.
Life Coach Andy King will share with you strategies to check if your current lifestyle is in balance & begin to make changes in the areas you want.
So stop making excuses for yourself. Remember that tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life. Join us to learn how to make your dreams come true !
Andy King is a certified Personal Trainer & Corporate Fitness Consultant. He regularly speaks on health & fitness topics. He has worked with hundreds of clients over the years in Canada, the United States & France. In 2001, he founded Chameleon, a Paris-based training company which offers private & group fitness classes, corporate gym management & Life Coaching.
Thursday May 6th, 2010, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
To a great extent, it is not external circumstances that cause stress, but the way we react to them. Without even realising it, we tend to react in habitual, unhealthy ways to all kinds of situations and provocations. We lose our natural poise and rhythm, and this becomes manifested in stress, back pain, exhaustion and a host of other problems
The Alexander Technique is a no-nonsense method of self-discovery. By becoming more aware of our habits and reactions and co-ordination on every level, we regain our natural poise and effortlessness.
The Alexander Technique is not an end in itself but a tool that helps us work and play more effortlessly and enjoyably, and remain balanced, integrated, and alert.
During the seminar, we will look at how the principles of the Alexander Technique can be applied to daily life.
Annie Edwards trained as a teacher of the Alexander Technique in Cologne and Paris, where she has been based for the past four years. She is a certified member of the Association of Alexander Technique Teachers (APTA) in France. In addition to teaching, she is a student of musicology and has a particular interest in the application of the Alexander Technique to music.
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Thursday March 25th, 2010
RSVP to : healthwiseparis@gmail.com
Did you know that there are 7,200 nerve endings in a single foot?
Archeologists have shown that the ancient Egyptians & Chinese used foot acupressure as part of their medicine. In the West, it's American physiotherapist Eunice Ingham who drew the first chart of the reflex zones in the feet in 1930.
By applying just the right pressure with thumbs and fingers, the Reflexologist can gently stimulate all the body's systems and improve organ function.
The workshop will be hands-on. You'll learn the important points to stimulate for health maintenance. The hand pressure points are especially useful because you can use them anywhere – even in a boring meeting – and no one will notice what you're up to.
Sofia Brignone is a certified Reflexologist using the Original Ingham Method and practising in Paris. Her youngest patient is 3 years old and her oldest patient 90. Every year she volunteers at a clinic in the Mexican jungle, bringing the benefits of Reflexology to all who are willing to try something new …
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Are you stressed, tired, anxious? Do you feel tense & tight all over? Are you having trouble digesting, sleeping, or just getting through the day?
Many people have successfully turned to Shiatsu for relief. Shiatsu literally translates as "finger pressure". This 3,000-year-old oriental technique can be described as "acupuncture without needles". By freeing up the flow of energy, Shiatsu can bring you a feeling of well-being & restore all your lost confidence & zest for life !
Join us to learn all about Shiatsu, plus a simple 10mn routine you can use whenever you need to rev up your engine !
Emily Borel is a certified Shiatsu Therapist based in Paris. Emily works with a loyal French & foreign clientele of stressed executives, expats, children, mothers, all sorts of people... guiding them towards more serene lives. Check out www.emilyborel.com.
Please remember to RSVP to : healthwiseparis@gmail.com
With Barbara Hanke, MD, FACEP
Thursday, December 10, 2009
- what precautions should you and your family take to stay as healthy as possible?
- What materials should you have available at home?
- What about vaccinations? Antivirals?
- What should you look out for if you become ill?
- Where and when should you access medical care in Paris?
With Carole Finlay, Naturopath
Tuesday November 24, 2009
7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
RSVP to : healthwiseparis@gmail.com
Hippocrates, the father of modern medecine, said, "Let food be thy medicine, let medicine be thy food…"
But much of today's food has had many of the nutrients processed right out of it … and our cooking habits zap the rest !
In addition, more and more people are experiencing digestive challenges which reduce nutrient absorbtion.
So how DO you feed yourself and your family?
Join us tonight to rethink your approach to food. You'll learn how to preserve and boost the nutritional value of what you put on your plate.
Carole Finlay is a Naturopath, in other words a Natural Health Practitioner. She qualified in 2003 & since then she's been coaching people on how to adjust their eating habits and their lifestyle to become as healthy as they can be. She's the President of Health Wise Paris.➢ What is living food ?
➢ Why eat living food ?
➢ How to prepare living food.
Free for Health Wise Paris members, €10 for non-members
Please remember to RSVP to : healthwiseparis@gmail.com
Wednesday October 21st, 2009, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Here's the plan :
➢ What causes stress in kids ?
➢ How does stress manifest in kids ?
➢ When is 'normal' stress not so normal ?
➢ How can adults help kids manage stress ?
Deanna Canonge holds an MS in counseling. She worked for 15 years in the United States with children, teens, adults & families before bringing her skills to Paris in 2003. She specializes in AD/HD, anxiety, oppositional behavior & parenting education.
Ms. Canonge is currently the president of SPRINT, a group of English-speaking professionals in France who work with special needs children.
She is also the co-author of "Gérer un Enfant Difficile au Quotidien" ("Managing a Difficult Child on a Daily Basis").
Would you like to be fit, but don't know where to begin? Or is motivation your problem, so that you:
a) never get started, or
b) can't stick with a fitness program long enough to see results?
Fitness expert Andy King will demonstrate how to create the perfect exercise program based on your objectives, your needs & your availability. His easy 6-step process has been successfully used by hundreds of clients on both sides of the Atlantic.
Stop making excuses for yourself. Forget your lazy yesterdays. Remember that tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life …
Get off the couch & join us tonight to create a personal fitness routine you can really live with : a fitter, happier you is only 6 steps away!
Andy King is a certified Personal Trainer & Corporate Fitness Consultant. He regularly speaks on health & fitness topics. He has worked with hundreds of clients over the years in Canada, the United States & France. In 2001, he founded Chameleon, a Paris-based training company which offers private & group fitness classes, corporate gym management & Life Coaching.
We've all experienced how music can energize or soothe us …
Studies show that babies respond to sound even before they are born.
So join us to find out all about Music Therapy!
Here's the plan :
- What is Music Therapy? – the main principles of MT
- What do music therapists do? – MT settings with practical examples
- Who can benefit from Music Therapy?
- What is a typical Music Therapy session like?
- How to bring Music Therapy into your life.
Free for Health Wise Paris members, €10 for non-members
We'll talk about little habits that turn into big fitness problems & how small tweaks can create healthy habits. We'll stand up & sit down, practice stretches for the morning & muscle tone-ups to sneak in whenever you can.
You'll go home with a handy set of "fitness quickies" that you can easily fit into your day, whether you live in trainers or in heels.
Alison Benney has been a certified ACE Fitness Instructor in Paris for almost 25 years. She teaches community fitness classes at the American Church, manages a community fitness website, ParisFitness.com, & recently started fitness twittering. Her annual Spring Training programme includes emailing daily exercises & tips to participants, in English & French. She also coaches community CPR classes & has contributed fitness articles to a number of publications.
With Nijole Ladd, Integrated Energy Healer and Teacher
**PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN DAY AND TIME!!**
Do you lose sleep over the current economic turbulence?
Do you feel powerless when the hotspots of the world flare up?
Do you worry about your ability to cope with all that's going on today?
Are YOU going to be part of the problem, or part of the solution ?
Find out how you can stop struggling, get your feet back on the ground, retrieve your creative thinking and feel empowered again.
During this seminar, we will :
- Look at fear and its role in stopping the creative life force
- Become aware of the role each of us plays in the bigger picture
- Explore tools to subdue old negative programs and attitudes
- Experience a brief meditation on Joy
Nijole Ladd is a certified Brennan Healing Science Practitioner and Theta Healer. Since 1998, she has studied and trained in various holistic modalities including Reiki, Hakomi Body Centered Psychotherapy, and SahuKa Egyptian sound healing, epigenetics and regenetics. She was a teacher at the Barbara Brennan School of Healing, and a Brennan Workshop Leader. She conducts private sessions and enjoys speaking engagements that can help spread the word of conscious healing, both personal and global.
Wednesday, January 21st, 2009, 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
American Church in Paris, room G4
65 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris
For centuries, the seat of the emotions was held to be in the heart. Modern research has discovered that we actually "feel" with our brain!
The anatomy of emotion is a highly complex system of interconnected brain areas associated with such functions as:
recognizing body expressions
attributing intentions to others
reacting with fear
making decisions
avoiding danger
Join us to learn the biological secrets of our emotional life & find out how to apply these insights to manage your emotions in everyday life.
Eva Bonda is a certified Clinical Psychologist & holds a PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from UPMC & McGill Universities. She has pioneered work on the human brain, to visualize cognitive & emotional functions in vivo, using Functional NeuroImaging. Her research has been published in major journals in the field of Neuroscience. Her practice includes cognitive-analytical psychotherapy for mental health issues & neurocognitive treatments for learning & memory disabilities.
It's that time of year again. Are you looking forward to Christmas cheer & New Year festivities? Or do you secretly dread this time of year?
You might be suffering from the "Holiday Blues"!
Here are some of the questions that will be addressed :
- What are the "Holiday Blues"?
- Is it a real illness ? Has it always existed?
- Where does it come from ? What are its causes?
- Why do we feel so vulnerable at wintertime?
- How can it be treated?
Join us to find out everything you've always wanted to know about digestion – but were afraid to ask!
- how your digestive system is supposed to work
- identifying the troublemakers : mistakes people make
- figuring out how to cope : switches & quick fixes
- doing it right : long-term dietary management
Carole Finlay has had a long personal interest in holistic health care. She qualified as a Naturopath in 2003 & since then she's been coaching people on how to adjust their lifestyle to become as healthy as they can be. She is the President of Health Wise Paris.
Studies show that most people only use 20% of their lung capacity ! Learning to breathe right will give you an immediate boost of energy & optimism, as well as help you release toxins & deal with stress. Anyone can learn Healthy Breathing techniques, so why not start today?
We'll start by stretching upwards so that our lungs and diaphragm have room to 'do their stuff', then we'll practise three breathing techniques :
- deep rhythmic three-part breathing
- yogic 'alternate nostril breathing'
- a "centering breath" exercise
Jeane FREER has been using breathing exercises as part of her work with clients for over 20 years. Healthy Breathing is an important part of remaining healthy & happy. In addition to the physical benefits of more oxygen in the blood, deep regular breathing has a very calming effect on the body & mind, and is extremely helpful in dealing with stress, anxiety or fear. Visit Jane's website: www.freer.org.
******Yoga is a holistic practice that helps to reduce stress and boost overall well-being. Yoga includes body movements, breathing exercises, hand gestures, sound work & mind relaxation techniques.
Find out how to refresh your body & mind during a typical workday, using easy one-minute yoga techniques you can do right in the office.
The presentation includes:
> a daily routine of one-minute yoga techniques
> ample time for practice & interactive discussion
Magda Fletcher was introduced to Yoga in 2000, completed her initial training in 2003 & since then has obtained several other specialized certifications in yoga.
She teaches yoga to office workers, children & young families, inspiring her students to live in harmony with their vital intelligence, physical needs & core feelings. Her personal mission is to enhance a person's awareness of what is vital & fun, using the perennial wisdom gleaned from yoga.
Check out her site www.magdafletcher.com
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Psychologist Annabel Courage will discuss:
What is "normal" ageing?
• the physical signs
• the psychological changes
• depression
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Parkinson's Disease
How to stay young
€10 for non-members
Find out if your child/teenager is gifted & learn how to understand and support him & help reach his full potential.
Psychologist Katy Bogin will address the following points :
- What's an IQ ?
- How the I.Q. is tested
- How the brain of a gifted child works
- What's a gifted child like to live with?
- What a gifted child needs to develop his talents
- What a gifted child doesn't get from school
- How to give a gifted child the challenge he needs
Katy Bogin is a bilingual psychologist licensed to practice in France. She specializes in children, teenagers (especially : gifted &/or hyperactive), women's issues & psychosomatics. She holds a PhD in France & is currently working on a PhD in the States (Harvard, Department of Public Health). She has a practice in Paris.
Free for Health Wise Paris members
€10 for non-members
With Environmental Health Specialist Nita Chaudhuri, M.Sc., Phd (cand.)
Be Health Wise! Be Environment Wise!
Learn how to make your home a healthier place for your family, your friends
& your clients.
Environmental Health Specialist Nita Chaudhuri will be on hand to facilitate an
interactive discussion addressing a broad range of topics :
- cleaning products,
- environmentally-conscious furnishings,
- healthier food options
- safe personal care products...
environments.
Nita Chaudhuri will give us the benefit of her extensive experience in environmental health : she’s developed programs at the community level as well as worked internationally for WHO, Veolia and Women in Europe for a Common Future. She’s particularly keen on interactive education techniques to collectively solve environment and health issues.
Free for Health Wise Paris members
€10 for non-members
With Transformational Life Coach Serenah Curran
American Church in Paris, room G7
65 Quai d'Orsay, 75007 Paris
RSVP to: healthwiseparis@gmail.com
The human body is full of pulsing, life-giving and life-enhancing energy. Research conducted in the last decade suggests touch therapy can reduce in half the pain and recovery time from surgery and other medical interventions.
Among the emotional benefits of Energy Therapy are stress reduction, calming of anxiety and relief of depression, strengthening of the immune system, deepening spiritual connection and creating a sense of well-being. It is useful in both acute and chronic conditions as well as supportive during transformational processes.
Program includes:
- Brief Introduction to the Energy System
- The impact of emotions on the Energy Field
- The connection between the Energy Field and Health
- Healing Touch as a CAM therapy in hospitals
- Learn Energetic Self-care techniques
Serenah Curran, MS, MBA, CHTP is a Transformational Life Coach, Workshop Leader, Facilitator of Mastery Circles and Founder of The Quantum Advantage. She has extensive training and experience as an Energy Healer (Certified by Healing Touch International) and has studied with a wide range of accomplished teachers including Barbara Brennan, Rosalind Bruyere, Jerry Jampolsky, Serge Kahlili King, Gary Zukav and Anthony Robbins.
Free for HWP members
€10 for non-members
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Overcome Your Cravings Using Relaxation and Visualization Techniques
With Stella Strugnell, Creative Thinking Coach
January 30, 2008 7:00-9:00
Do you have a habit which you would like to break, such as smoking, drinking a little too much French wine, eating a little too much dessert, or biting your nails? Then joins us for this practical workshop with Stella Strugnell, Creative Thinking Coach, NLP Practitioner and Psychology B.Sc.
Using visualization, motivational exercises, and other techniques, Stella will teach us how to test our resolve, embrace change, tap into our personal inner sanctuary, and overcome the persistent negative thoughts which induce our weaknesses.
Participants will be guided through the entire process, so there will be no need for writing tools or note taking. Just come along, relax and enjoy!
Stella Strugnell has previously provided workshops for the Southampton Well Women Center in the U.K. and for WICE and ALORA, the Leisure Association of the International Organization OECD, in Paris. Visit Stella's website: www.stopsmokingsupportgroup.com (under construction)
Free for HWP members
€10 for non-members
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