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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
