Topics
Take a moment and browse these presentation topics.
There are four areas: Brain Health, Stress Reduction, Movement, Nutrition.
There is also a series of group Team Challenges and Activities.
Each session is one hour (including Q&A) and half day sessions are three hours. Click on interested to connect with me and we can have a conversation that suits your needs. These topics can be modified for online webinars or in-person events.
Activating Your Brain Health with Nutrition, Fitness and Mindfulness
In this session, we will look at how the brain relies on other body systems to make it function, what are the best foods for memory, focus and stimulation and how fitness stimulates brain function and mindfulness keeps the brain in check.
Transform Stress Into Strength
This session in an introduction to the benefits of mindfulness and meditation practices to relieve stress. It is part of an eight-week program Heal to Health, which leads participants in a sequence of practices to explore their patterns of stress and how best to manage them in everyday life.
Being Present: Managing Anxiety in the Workplace
In our world today, there is a new awareness about personal anxiety and emotional stress. This session informs participants about the differences between mental wellness, mental illness, and the various types of anxiety individuals experience. Participants will learn about methods and strategies for reducing anxiety in the workplace and why establishing a calm and safe environment makes a difference for staff, clients and community.
Handling Stressful Communications
This session delves deeper into the definitions of stress, exploring the internal and external stressors that we experience daily. Using the foundation of mindfulness, listening, centering and Akido martial arts, strategies are applied for handling stressful communication in the workplace with peers, clients, and personal relationships.
Five Life Wellness Principles to Live By
This session is a selection of five principles taken from the 21 Life Wellness Principles program that investigates habits, nutrition, mindset, goal setting, fitness, appreciative communication and more that are all part of the wellness puzzle of life.
MOVEMENT
Using Movement to Relieve Stress
All living things hold stress in the body. Animals can stretch and shake it out. Humans hold onto their stress which seep into our tissues and cells leading to long term chronic illness. Understanding the differences between intensive exercise to gentle movement changes the way the body perceives stress.
Movement - Sitting is the New Smoking
We sit on our butts for 14 to 16 hours a day. Science studies have confirmed that long-term sitting has the same effect as smoking! Sitting for hours shuts down the body’s natural biological functions that can lead to disease. Your body is designed to move! Learn seven movements you can do at your desk!
Nutrition - Sugar, The Good, Bad, and Ugly?
What comes to mind when you think about sweet foods? They make you feel happy, right? Sugar triggers the feel-good hormone dopamine but it can also wreak havoc on your body when over-consumed daily. In this session, you’ll discover how your body processes sugar, the damage that occurs and healthier options with some cooking tips.
Nutrition - How Much Protein Do You Really Need?
We need protein in our diet daily for muscle movement and building strength. There are many pros and cons about how much and types of protein to eat. In this session we explore what foods make up proteins and how to calculate the portion of protein you need for best nutritional absorption.
How to know which diet-type (vegan. vegetarian, paleo, keto, omnivore) is best for you!
Fundamentally, we are all unique beings. Your bio-individuality is paramount to choosing the right path for your wellness journey. What foods to eat and diet to follow that will fuel your brain and body for best functional health.
Nutrition - The Power of Healthy Fats?
For decades, fats have had a bad wrap as being detrimental to your health causing heart attacks and high cholesterol levels. This has resulted in the production of products containing 0% fat foods that do nothing for you. Learn why your brain and body require quality fats, daily!