Wellness and Alternative Medicine Lecture Series

Each semester, WAM offers a series of lectures and films, free and open to the public, on topics related to wellness and alternative medicine. Below are the fall 2008 offerings:

All events take place in the Ellsworth Room at JSC from 7 - 8:30 p.m.

First Do No Harm

September 2, 2008

This film, starring Meryl Streep, is based on a true story of one family's experience healing a tragic disease with allopathic and alternative medicine.

Meditation and Healing Disease

September 16, 2008

Nancy Records, Teacher, Consultant, Counselor, Spiritual Coach

Nancy Records can teach you a diversity of meditation techniques suited to your own wellness and healing needs. Nancy is the very first clinically reported case study to heal from Addison's Disease using multiple meditation techniques in the United States.

Herbalism: Holistic Health, Joyful Healing, and Wild Dining

September 23, 2008

Suzanna Gray Bliss, M.Ed., Clinical Herbalist / Nutritionist

Suzanna Gray Bliss will give an overview of her approach to holistic health and then will show luscious images of a wide range of medicinal and edible herbs. The safe, proper use of each herb will be discussed. This presentation will include a blend of folklore, research, and stories from Suzanna’s 18 years of hands-on work with herbs.

Healing With Ayureveda

September 30, 2008

Lorilee Schoenbeck, N.D.

Ayurveda is a 4,000-year-old system of medicine.  Ayurveda is also known as the Science of Life.  Learn how balancing your individual constitution can bring health and happiness for years to come.

Gentle Alignment for Health:  Chiropractic Care

October 14, 2008

Matthew Rushford, D.C.

Network Spinal Analysis, a form of chiropractic, does much more than just deal with a stiff neck or sore back.  Join Dr. Matthew Rushford to learn how chiropractic can help teach your spine how to return to a state of optimal health.

Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture

October 21, 2008

Kirk White, M.A., Lic Ac, Dipl Ac (NCAAOM)

Chinese Medicine is a centuries-old healing modality.  This evening, Kirk White, an Oriental Medical Physician, will discuss Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture.

Homeopathy

October 28, 2008

Judy Jarvis, DHHP

Homeopathy is based on the notion that like cures like.  Join Judy Jarvis to find out what homeopathy really is and how it can benefit you.

Geomancy and Healing Places

November 4, 2008

Patrick MacManaway, MBChB

Dr. Patrick MacManaway trained in holistic healing and natural therapies before studying medicine and working as a physician in his native Scotland. Following an interest in the environmental factors influencing health, his work with sick buildings has led him into a deep empathy with the Spirit of Place and an awareness of the profound influence upon people of disturbances or trauma held in the resonant field of our surroundings.

Naturopathy, Midwifery and Qi Gong

November 11, 2008

Gabriel Archdeacon, N.D.

Gabriel Archdeacon is a Naturopathic Doctor and Midwife.  He treats patients of all ages in his practice.  He also practices a form of martial arts called Qi Gong.  Join him to learn about how to identify and treat the underlying causes of illness.

Holistic Veterinary Medicine

November 18, 2008

Paul Alfarone, DVM

Join Dr. Paul Alfarone as he discusses how he blends traditional and alternative veterinary care to care for your animal companions.

The New Medicine, Part 1

December 2, 2008

Documentary on how medicine is incorporating alternatives into conventional healing by Dana Reeves (before she passed away from lung cancer) — wife of Superman Christopher Reeves.

The New Medicine, Part 2

December 9, 2008

 

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