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 2009 offerings:

All events take place in the Ellsworth Room in the Library and Learning Center at JSC from 7 - 8:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

First Do No Harm

September 1, 2009

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.

 

Herbalism: Medicinal and Edible Herbs Along the Way

September 8, 2009

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 19 years of working with herbs.

 

Meditation and Healing Disease

September 15, 2009

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.

THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE IN THE STEARNS STAGE SPACE, STEARNS STUDENT CENTER

Sound Healing: A Therapeutic Tool for the Future?

September 22, 2009

Zacciah Blackburn

Sound Healing is the new buzzword in complementary therapy. Sound  healing therapies are being incorporated into traditional and  non-traditional healing practices, from one's own meditation room to practitioners utilizing traditional massage, Reiki, acupuncture, shamanism, nutrition, psychology, and standard medical practices.
Some say 'sound healing is the new yoga.' What is it?

Join Zacciah Blackburn, Director of Education for The International Sound Healing Network, and founder and Director of The Center of Light Institute of Sound Healing and Shamanic Studies in Ascutney VT, as we explore the nature, science, and use of sound for personal or
professional therapies.

Healing With Ayureveda

September 29, 2009

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 13, 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.

The Healing Powers of Sound

October 20, 2009

Eileen McCusick

Eileen Day McKusick, originator of the Harmonic Balancing Sound Therapy technique, discusses the science of sound in healing and demonstrates how tuning forks can be used both diagnostically and therapeutically in treating imbalances and resolving discord in the human energy field.

Naturopathic Medicine and Homeopathy

October 27, 2009

Donna Powell, N.D.

Naturopathic medicine is based on utilizing nutrition, botanical medicines, and other therapeutic techniques including hypnosis and manipulation of the spine. Homeopathy is based on the notion that "like cures like" and utilizes dilutions of natural substances to treat physical and emotional imbalance. Join Dr. Donna Powell, a licensed naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist, to find out what naturopathy and homeopathy really are and how they can benefit you.

 

Geomancy and Healing Places

November 3, 2009

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.

 

Traditional Chinese Medicine

November 10, 2009

Holly Thompson, L.Ac.


Chinese medicine is a centuries old modality that is becoming widely used in clinics and hospitals in the USA. Join Holly Thompson, Licensed Acupuncturist, as she discusses the basics of Chinese medicine and acupuncture. Demonstrations of acupuncture treatment will be included.

The Beneficial Effects of Massage Therapy

November 17, 2009

Andrea Altman, NCBTMB

Come learn about the basic strokes involved in Swedish massage. Andrea Altman, a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, will share how massage therapy can enhance your body's own natural healing process. This will be an interactive presentation, with an opportunity to experience components of a Swedish massage through giving and receiving various stroke techniques.

The New Medicine, Part 1

December 1, 2009

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 8, 2009