Speaker Schedule for Winter Wellness Weekend 2007

Saturday, February 3

10:00 a.m.
Robin Selznick Hoffman - Riverwood Naturals

'Where is the Science?' asked the Canary: A Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Saga & Teachings for a Safe and Non-toxic Environment
Learn to create safe and non-toxic environments in your home and surroundings. Discover how you can make a difference one project at a time, one bedroom at a time, one nursery at a time. Find out ways to use paints, flooring, beds, bedding, air cleaners, cleaners, shampoos, detergents and more to create safe and non-toxic spaces for the betterment of your being and of our planet.

Robin Selznick Hoffman enjoys living near the Chagrin River in the peace of the woods with her husband, five children and two pets. She received a Bachelor's degree and has participated in continued graduate studies at Cleveland State University focused on communication research. She is the owner of Riverwood Naturals, a company created from the experience gained by her chemical sensitivity saga. She hopes to become involved in future research endeavors and legislative change.

11:00 a.m.
Rebecca Bode, Ph.D. - Health Styles

Transforming Life for Busy People: It's Simple but Not Easy
Stress comes from many sources: at work, at home, just about anywhere.  Managing and balancing stress is an important part of living a healthy life. Learn the physical, emotional and behavioral signs of stress.  Learn strategies for taking care of self, strategies for managing your mind and basic strategies for life.

Rebecca Bode is a licensed and certified sports psychologist with more that 30 years of combined experience in public education and private practice. Her professional goal is to help others increase physical and mental health and general well-being by balancing one's mind and body for life.

11:30 a.m.
Liz Cavin, N.D. - Options Naturopathic Clinic

Creating your Holistic Medicine Cabinet
Discover the natural health care items to add to your medicine cabinet for a variety of acute conditions. Learn natural methods to avoid future illness while supporting health and wellness over a lifetime.

Liz Cavin has diverse background in natural health care including naturopathic medicine, homeopathy, Ayurveda and massage therapy. During her graduate education at National College, she studied 'Biotherapeutic Drainage,' also known as the Unda numbers or the European method of homeopathy. She has also studied with Tiearona LowDog, M.D., a well-known Native American herbalist.

12:30 p.m.
John Everard, L.M.T.

Benefits of Massage
Massage is an age-old health practice which enhances well-being in many ways.  Discover the ways massage can relieve common aches, pains and stresses that we may encounter as a part of daily living. 

John Everard is a Licensed Massage Therapist and operates JohnE's Massage Works at various Cleveland area locations.  John is skilled in chair and table massage, shiatsu, total body relaxation and trigger point release massage.

1:00 p.m.
Rose Marie Fantelli, M.A.

Discovering Your Personal Energy Field
The human body is a moving energy field in relationship to everything that is a part of it (all the systems, organs, cells, etc.) and to everything of which it is a part ( families, cities, continents, solar systems, etc). We exist at levels beyond the obvious, interacting energetically with everything else. We are aware of these relationships through our feelings and intuitions.  When we are ill, energy is not flowing easily to sustain balance in our systems. Learn to sense your energy field and discover approaches to balancing it.

Rose Marie Fantelli is a Professional Clinical Counselor, Energy Practitioner and Mind Body Coach. She holds an M.A. in community counseling from John Carroll University. She has studied many modalities of energy psychology and subtle energy practices with both traditional and nontraditional healers for more than 15 years. Her work is based on the belief that we can reach into the deepest parts of our consciousness to release natural healing.  She maintains a private practice in Beachwood.

1:30 p.m.
Michael Polsinelli, D.C. - Advanced Spinal Care Center

Overlooking the Fundamentals
In our quest for body mind integration we sometimes overlook basic questions. How to mind and body integrate? What pathways does integration take? What can physically interfere with that communication? How do we correct it? Yoga, meditation, nutrition, diet, massage, chiropractic care, emotional therapy and exercise are excellent intermediate steps toward mind body integration. But first we must make sure the essential pathways are clear.

Dr. Michael Polsinelli uses a little-known procedure developed by the National Upper Cervical Chiropractic Association (NUCCA) that simply unblocks the communication between body and mind at a very basic level. Unfortunately, less than 300 doctors worldwide perform this procedure. He operates a practice in Willoughby Hills and is the first NUCCA doctor in Ohio to attain level II certification.  He has experience practicing naturopathy as well as Orthobionomy, Applied Kinesiology, Homeopathy and Craniosacral Therapy. He has been a practitioner of the healing arts since 1990 when he attended the New Mexico Academy of Healing Arts in Santa Fe.

2:00 p.m.
Carol Baglia, R.R.T. - Correct Breathing Concepts

Breathing for Better Health
Could the way that you breathe make you ill? Did you ever wonder why one person has allergies, coughing, sinus problems, shortness of breath, etc. and the next person isn't bothered by these things? We all breathe the same air.  The way we breathe makes all the difference in the body's response.  Discover where in your body you breathe and how much you breathe.  Learn to use the 20,000 breaths you take each day to positively impact your health.

Breathing Coach Carol Baglia is certified by the international Buteyko Institute of Breathing and Health. She is passionate about sharing information on the natural options available to people to responsibly manage their respiratory health. She is a former asthmatic who credits learning how to breathe correctly for ending all asthma attacks as well as greatly improving her overall health.

2:30 p.m.
Marcia Camino, B.A., M.F.A., R.Y.T., R.C.Y.P.-L1 - Pink Lotus Yoga

Footsteps on the Yoga Path
Discover the more than 5,000 year old history of yoga, including its early traditions, philosophies, health benefits as well as its wide-ranging diversity as a health system.  Learn the reasons behind its amazingly widespread popularity throughout the world today.

Marcia Camino teaches yoga in the Cleveland area and in her first year of certification taught over 300 classes.  She has practiced and studied many types of yoga and devotes herself to sharing yoga with people of all ages and fitness levels.  She lives with her husband Joseph in Lakewood , has a beautiful dog named Harper and enjoys taking art classes and writing for children.

3:00 p.m.
Yvonka Hall - American Heart Association

Power to End Stroke
Learn more about this aggressive education and awareness campaign to reach individuals, such as African Americans, who are at particularly high risk for stroke with empowering information to help reduce this risk.

Yvonka Hall is the Northeast Ohio Director of Cultural Initiatives for the American Heart Association.

Sunday, February 4

Winter Wellness Weekend Keynote Speaker

12:30 p.m.
Todd J. Pesek, M.D. - Earth Healers, Naturaleza, and Cleveland State University

Healing from the Earth - Healing to the Earth
Indigenous peoples worldwide have long lived closely with nature. This integral relationship with our planet spawned deep reverence and understanding of our natural world. Traditional healers and their age-old knowledge hold some of our Earth's countless secrets for our health and wellness. These secrets, along with our rainforests and planetary ecological integrity, are disappearing. Learn more about traditional healing, ethnobotany (the plant lore and agricultural customs of a people) and herbalism in the context of planetary wellness. Discover models for the tethering of economic benefits to these native regions through traditional healers and healing plants.

Todd J. Pesek is a practicing holistic physician, ethnobotanist and ecologist.  He is the President and Chairman of the not-for-profit Naturaleza Foundation, whose mission is to assist in the generation of fresh revenue streams for the continued preservation of our world's natural places and deep cultural traditions therin.  He is also the founder, President, & CEO Earth Healers, a group of holistic doctors, scientists, traditional healers and family farmers from across the globe whose purpose is to share traditional healing and wellness with the world. Dr. Pesek is an Assistant Professor of Health Sciences at Cleveland State University where he founded and serves as Director of the Center for Healing Across Cultures.  Working at the cutting edge intersection of academia, medicine and business for global health and wellness, Dr. Pesek has studied across America as well as in Canada, Belize, Guatemala, Peru, Equador, Bolivia, India and Japan.

1:30 p.m.
Nan Decker, D.V.M. - Wellness Path Holistic Veterinary Care

Your Pet's Immune System and It's Role in Disease
Learn more about common diseases and disorders that burden our pets and how these problems relate to imbalances, dysfunctions and deregulation of the immune system. Discover how breeding, diet, vaccinations and environmental factors play a role in your pet's immune system and what you can do to improve you pet's health.

Nan Decker graduated with a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State University in 1979.  She is certified to practice veterinary acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine and has studied at the Chi Institute of Chinese Medicine.

2:00 p.m.
Karen Raven - Womanspirit

Living, Thriving, Becoming Emotionally Robust
Discover ways to increase your psychological robustness through this informative and interactive program. Life outside yourself may be deoressed or in turmoil but you don't have to be. Learn to identify when you are stuck in the doldrums, how to find ways out and revitalize your zest for life.

Karen Raven is a licensed professional clinical counselor with 15 years experience helping individuals, families and groups transform their lives. Through the skilled use of talk therapy, dream analysis and movement, she helps to catalyze positive changes in the minds and hearts of her clients. She has also studied ballet for 10 years and integrates the concepts inherent in dance to the inner growth process of her clients.

2:30 p.m.
Carol Byler - Pharmanex

The Importance of Antioxidants
Learn more about the body's defense system and ways to protect the health of your body. Discover your BODY DEFENSE SCORE and its connection to the aging process and your body's defense against degenerate diseases. Find out more about nutritional supplements to add to your diet and their importance for your health.
 
Carol Byler resides in Chardon, Ohio. CANCER DOESN'T SCARE HER ANYMORE. She is cancer free after battling the disease 2 1/2 years ago. She believes that properly feeding the body leads to increased internal healing and her goal is to share information about the link between nutritional and healing with others.

3:00 p.m.
Judi Bar - Heart Light Yoga

Therapeutic Yoga and Yoga Therapy
Develop a greater understanding of the many styles and systems of yoga by learning more about the beneficial aspects of yoga and yoga therapy. Take this opportunity to learn ways yoga therapy can help relieve the discomfort of chronic pain, migraines, fibromyaligia, heart disease and others. Experience the curative and restorative properties of yoga.

Judi Bar is a Certified Yoga Therapist, Advanced Yoga Teacher, Reiki Master, Intuitive Healer and Certified Angel Therapy Practitioner. She has over 25 years of teaching experience with both private clients and group classes.  After healing herself from a degenerative back disease, she specializes in chronic pain issues and is focused on helping others to find the soul's message in pain. She teaches anatomy, philosophy and intuition at TRY4Life Institute and has yoga teaching certification under Jan Hauenstein. She works with Orthopedic surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic and coordinates yoga programs for the Cleveland Clinic Center for Integrated Medicine. 

3:30 p.m.
Erica Gedeon

Supporting Body Systems through Herbs
Learn to care for your well-being through the healing power of herbs. Discover various herbs and supplements that benefit your body through the nine-body-system approach.

Erica Gedeon is a Certified Herbalist and wellness consultant. After a struggle with personal illness in 2002, she is focused on sharing her story of healing and helps others to attain wellness according to their needs.  She is also a Medical Assistant.