The boom in mindfulness, the mind-body connection and meditation, coupled with a fast paced, hectic world, have many people wanting, or perhaps actively seeking, a “Zen state of mind”. Learn how to cultivate skills, tools and practices for managing stress and creating calm.

Everyday life can bring on a series of “stressors” and events that are challenging to deal with, causing feelings of being frazzled, overwhelmed, exhausted or even anxious. Our physiological response to stress—our “flight or fight” reaction—increases our heart rate, respiratory rate, perspiration and a host of other unwanted biological reactions. It affects our mood state, our energy levels and our ability to move forward with enthusiasm and zest. Learn the day-to-day triggers that press your stress alarm button and mind-body skills to manage your stress reaction.

A Whole Health model emphasizes the many aspects of our life that contribute to our well-being. Duke University’s Integrative Medicine Center mapped these aspects into what is referred to as the Wheel of Health. In this presentation, you will learn about the Wheel of Health and how to apply these concepts to your “overall health life”. The intent is to help you gain insight about your current health situation, clarify health desires and objectives and set attainable goals for success.

Metaphorically speaking, COVID-19 impacted many of us like a sudden tsunami that we didn’t see coming. We swirled in disbelief, experienced more confusion than certainty, felt more intense emotions than we were accustomed to and it impacted nearly every facet of our day-to-day life. Will this affect our mental, emotional and physical health? Absolutely. Learn how the pandemic affected our overall health and what steps you can take to secure your well-being.

We often talk about being “physically fit”, yet we rarely talk about being “psychologically fit”. Our psychological well-being is just as critical as our physical well-being, and our ability to function well in the world is dependent on both. Learn the elements that comprise being psychologically fit and well, and ways to strengthen your mind, balance your emotions and increase your mental capacity and emotional intelligence.

There are times when we sit down with ourselves and have a heart to heart talk about our health. We want to feel better, have more energy, be stronger, look better, or yet again fit into our clothes hanging on the other side of the closet. We may feel a surge of motivation and engage in “good health behaviors” for a few days or a week, and then something happens, and we begin to falter. In this presentation you will complete a self-health assessment, learn a comprehensive wellness model, identify your wellness goals and clarify specific behaviors for how to successfully reach your goals.

In every moment of our existence we are making a choice about our health. Whether we know it or not, we are either staying static with our health, moving towards illness and disease or moving towards optimal well-being. In this seminar you will learn where you are living on the spectrum of wellness, and principles and practices to support you moving forward towards optimal health. Dr. Nixon will introduce her unique model, “The Spectrum of Wellness” to help you understand your current health status.