John Wotring – Alzheimer’s and the Future of Treatment

John Wotring Video of this presentation will be posted soon… John Wotring has been specializing in the care for the elderly for 20 years, the last 18, specifically for elderly with memory loss. In working with Alzheimer’s patients, John has gathered research and experience to educate the community about aging successfully. Come and learn what you can do to make…

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Betti Conder – Senior Advocacy Services

Betti Conder, HICAP Community Outreach Coordinator and Counselor, began working with the Senior Advocacy Services, HICAP (Health Insurance Counseling & Advocacy Program), as the Community Outreach Coordinator and Counselor in 2013. Betti has extensive experience as a liaison working with Medicare and Medicare supplemental insurance. Prior to 2013, she served as a state-certified volunteer HICAP counselor for 3 years. Her…

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Lanie Abrams – Visualization and Imagery as Earliest Forms of Healing

Lanie has been an Art Therapist since 1969, one of the first to practice in San Francisco and then Sonoma County. She has worked with many populations: psychiatric, rehab, brain injury, convalescent, and trauma including Ritual Abuse and Sexual Abuse.

Yoga and Japanese Acupressure Self Healing Practices

This presentation will include gentle stretches, chair yoga, a couple of “golden oldie” songs, an introduction to self-healing practices from Japanese acupressure, and perhaps a bit of flute music as you relax! Years ago, Hannah had a yoga student named Faye who engaged Hannah for private lessons at the age of 88… Hannah continued to visit her each week until…

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Visualization and Imagery as Earliest Forms of Healing

This talk presents the essential features of using visual imagery for healing Mind/Body/Spirit. In addition to the benefits art-making brings to all age groups, I will highlight the effect involvement imagery has specifically for helping heal the Physical Body. Many examples will be shown and techniques given to access imagery and strengthen the mind’s ability to interact with the body….

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Sound and Light Healing Arts – Jan Cercone

Jan Cercone RN, MA, CMP Vibrational Specialist and Sacred Singer. Jan offers Events, Personal and Group Sessions for Awakening to your Divine essence. Becoming Light Membership Circle – Portacle Sessions and Sound Circles at Open Secret.

Movement as Medicine, Cultivating Greater Body Awareness – Barbara Aman

Having worked for Sutter for 10 years, educating the medical and general public community about end of life care, I will always have roots in health care here in Sonoma County. With many more years spent in the corporate world in the SF bay area, I became keenly aware of the disconnect between our work/business world and our personal lives….

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Health At Your Fingertips – Deborah Myers

Do you have clients and patients who are experiencing loss of clarity and focus? Do you know someone who has feelings of loss and who often feels isolated? Both of those groups may also be experiencing low self-worth, low self-esteem and loss of vitality and productivity. All of these challenges can be proactively dealt with!

Laughter Yoga – Sheila Alquist

“Life can be challenging but everything is better with laughter!” Sheila Almquist, President of Sonoma County Section on Aging, a college graduate with an emphasis on education, has worked in hotel management and has held real estate licenses in multiple states. As well, she also spent four years as a personal banker with Wells Fargo, and for the last seven…

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SHARE – Utilizing Existing Housing to Help Seniors Age In Place

Amy Appleton, Executive Director of SHARE of Sonoma County. Sonoma County is in the throes of a housing crisis with rental vacancies at an all-time low, seniors living in their cars, hotels or if they are lucky enough, with friends or family. Neither the Federal or local government is addressing this problem and grassroots efforts are happening all over the…

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