09:30-10:45AM WELCOME/WAKEUP STRETCH/GENTLE PILATES ~ Ease into the day with a series of passive and dynamic exercises designed to improve range-of-motion, flexibility and body awareness. Wake up the core to promote increased stability and control, and find yourself ready to start the day with better physical function, better balance and better focus.
Tonray Ho, Be Studio Pilates ~ Tonray is a certified instructor in both Pilates and Yamuna Body Rolling and has been teaching for over 29 years. She is the owner of Be Studio Pilates, which will turn the ripe old age of 21 next year. Feel free to explore this website to learn more about her and this Studio. She is excited to bring the practioners listed below to share their many talents in a Wellness Day at her studio.
10:45-11:00AM BREAK
11:00-12:00PM HOW TO GROW A HEALTHY GUT ~ What is the microbiome and its connection to inflammation, muscle mass, aging and the brain? Examining that connection through food and nutrition. This will include a food demonstration on fermentation as it relates to gut health, followed by a Q&A.
Nadia Khambati, RDN, LDN; Nutrition Solutions, LLC; Integrative Medicine, Endeavor Hospitals ~ Nadia Khambati is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with over 2 decades of experience in targeted nutrition therapy and preventive education for chronic metabolic disease. Nadia's passion is the promotion of wellness through science based nutrition advice and helping people find a path to health through lifestyle medicine. She believes in food as medicine and that understanding the whole individual is key to empowering her clients toward lifelong, sustainable change. She is the founder of Nutrition Solutions, LLC - offering individual and group coaching to meet a variety of needs.
12:00-01:00PM LIGHT VEGETARIAN LUNCH PROVIDED
01:00-02:00PM TAI CHI CHUAN AND QIGONG ~ Tai Chi, an internal martial art, intertwines breath and moving meditation. Qigong is the practice of guiding our natural life force, Qi. This class combines the ancient practices of Qigong and Tai Chi with purposeful and mindful movements, cultivating body awareness and engaging the mind in meditative art.
Master ZhongQin Shi, Shaolin Kung Fu Universal ~ Master ZhongQin Shi was raised in the Henan China Shaolin Temple as a child, following Grandmaster Shi De Yang. Master Shi is the 34th generation, disciple of the Shaolin Temple Abbott, Shi YongXin. He has traveled and performed around the world as part of the Shaolin Warrior Monks Reserve Force. As a Shaolin certified coach and expert in the many Shaolin hand and weapon forms, soft and hard styles, as well as qigong, he has been teaching kung fu, qigong, and tai chi for over 15 years to students of all ages both in China and the U.S.
02:00-02:15PM BREAK
02:15-04:15PM COMBINATION SOUNDBATH & VIBRATIONAL THERAPY WITH 10 MINUTE ONE-ON-ONE REIKI ~
Soundbath & Vibrational Therapy ~ Sound healing is based on the scientific principles that all matter, and most importantly, the cells in your body vibrate to a precise frequency when healthy and a dissonant frequency when in dis-ease/dis-harmony. Experience vibrations, rhythms and tones that clear trapped energy in the body fields and system, and re-balance your mind, body and soul.
Jillian Francis, Sunflower Sounds: Intuitive Healing Services ~ Jillian Francis is a certified sound and vibrational therapy practitioner, certified meditation teacher, and psychic medium who has spent the last 5 years honing her craft and helping both national and international clients move through emotional, mental, and physical dis-ease, making a habit of harmony in their daily lives. Through her customized and channeled soundscapes, you will be transported into a world of deep relaxation - giving your mind, body, and spirit the space it needs to find healing, gain clarity, and resonate with true harmony.
10 Minute One-on-One Reiki Session ~ Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation utilizing universal, life force energy. It helps restore balance and harmony, supporting our own healing mechanisms on physical, emotional and spiritual levels. Experience a powerful, individualized 10-minute session at the hands of the practitioner while soothed by healing sounds and rhythms. Everything is energy. Anything is possible.
Heather McCutcheon, Here’s the Rub ~ Heather McCutcheon is a licensed massage therapist, author, and Reiki Master. In addition to her private practice, Here’s the Rub, she is the founder/executive director of the Reiki Brigrade. Since 2011 she and her team have offered more than 7,500, ten minute Reiki sessions to Chicago police and fire fighters, homeless veterans, incarcerated individuals, medical students and faculty, etc. Heather has also been both a speaker and co-host of the Reiki Rays Global Healing Summit, featuring dozens of Reiki experts and thought leaders from around the world. Her book, Connecting the Dots: from ad exec to energy practitioner, is a compelling blend of autobiography, research, humor, and instruction, offering credible explanations for some of life’s greatest mysteries.
04:15-04:30PM WRAP UP