SEPTEMBER 29 -OCTOBER 6
PALM SPRINGS
WOMEN'S WEEK
A WEEK OF LESBIAN CULTURE
WEDNESDAY, October 2nd
BODY AND SOUL.
Day 4. BODY AND SOUL - Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2019, 9am - 1pm
A day devoted to discussing the relationship between body and mind and how maintaining both a healthy body and frame of mind leads to a lifestyle that brings you the best life has to offer. Topics include: Suppressing the Urge to Kill - Managing Stress. Controlling Your Diet without Losing your Mind, Spirituality as a Cure for What Ails You. In the late morning there will be workshops with hands-on demonstrations of massage, meditation, yoga, reiki, chiropractic, acupuncture and other techniques designed for relaxation and improving physical health.
LOCATION: Palm Springs Women’s Club,314 S. Cahuilla, Palm Springs
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TICKETS: $25 (new price)
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Dr. Vinita Verghese
Keynote Speaker
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Internal Medicine
Vinita Verghese, MD, Board Certified in Internal Medicine earned her medical degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. She currently has a practice with Eisenhower Health.
Dr. Stephanie Armstrong
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Specialist - Food Disorders
Author of "Not All Black Girls Know How to Eat" will discuss the relationship between food and women's lives.
Dr. Donna Fletman
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Retired Physician
Dr. Donna Fletman is a retired radiologist from Eisenhower Health. She will discuss taking small steps to make big strides in improving your health.
Shawnta Valdes
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Meditation Instructor
Suppressing the urge kill...a conversation on managing stress with Buddhist meditation. She will demonstrate several simple relaxation techniques.
Dale Olansky
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Spiritual Living Mentor
A well-known Religious Science practitioner - from the Center for Spiritual Living in Palm Desert - will talk about how to use spiritual tools to develop a healthy body and mind.
Speakers
Susan Brennan
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Chiropractor
"Over the years, using a holistic approach I have developed, I have particular expertise treating neck pain, backache, knee stiffness and jaw problems. I have always been amazed by the human body—its vulnerabilities and its incredible ability to heal itself."
Gitte Europa
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Reiki
Europa Gitte is an Evolutionary Midwife - a Soul Connector and Life Master, a
Reiki Master / Teacher.
Gitte will discuss and demonstrate Reiki, the
hands-on Universal Life Force healing energy. Reiki helps you center and balance your
body, mind, spirit and emotions. It ignites your inner light, and connects you deeper
to yourself to your journey to health and wholeness.
Ariella Moon
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Chakra Healing
What wounds and seeds for illness are embedded in your chakras?
Discover the deep connection between your body's energy centers (chakras) and
your mental, physical, and spiritual well-being.
Shaman Ariella Moon is an ordained Rev. Priestess of Avalon, holding Center with the Goddess Temple of Palm Springs. She is also an initiated Wiccan Priestess, Reiki Master, and a Path of Light Level Four, Shaman Master Healer. To learn more, please visit http://www.shamanariellamoon.com
Practitioners
Sharon Siegel
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Walking the Labyrinth
Sharon Siegel is a psychotherapist. She has studied the Divine Feminine for more than 25 years. Ordained by the Abbey of Avalon as the High Priestess of the Goddess Temple of Palm Springs, she is a Reiki Master, an Oracle.
Ruby Carter-Pikes
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Fitness for Aging
"I know firsthand that fitness plays a huge part in the aging gracefully process. Many diseases can be managed by simply making small changes in what one eats and with daily physical activity."