Past Alive! Educational Presenters
Dr. Pardis Kelly
joined us on
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Hope for Heel Pain: Dealing with Plantar Fasciitis
- Has heel pain ended your workout career?
- Does the pain have you dreading getting out of bed in the morning?
- Would you like to know what you can do about this?
In this one hour seminar you will learn about:
- What plantar fasciitis is
- The cause of this painful condition, and
- Some options for getting you back on your feet again and enjoying your activities
Please join Dr. Pardis Kelly for an evening of education, information and options for dealing with your heel pain.
Dr. Kelly is a graduate of the California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco. She has held a Diabetic Fellowship at the California College of Podiatric Medicine, San Francisco and did Podiatric Surgical training at San Francisco VA Medical Center/Kaiser San Diego.
Suzanne Hughes, MFT
joined us on
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
From Roadblocks to Breakthrough:
Working Through Grief and Transforming the Pain
There is no deeper pain in life than losing someone you loved deeply. The grief process changes the way you see the world, yourself, and your friendships. It can be an incredibly difficult journey, but it can also be the most significant powerful tool to redefine yourself.
If grief overwhelms you and you want to find a way through, this hour will help get you to the next level of growth. If you have lost someone you love and you want to make sure that their life is not taken for granted, this is for you. If you recently experienced the death of a loved one and do not know how to make sense of it, this is for you.
Suzanne Hughes is a licensed marriage and family therapist and a Licensed Professional Counselor who has been in private practice for 20 years. She is dedicated to working with people recovering from traumatic loss, life transitions, adoption issues, depression, grief (specializing in absent mothers), anxiety and relationship issues. Suzanne works with couples, families, individuals, and teens. Her style is interactive and interpersonal utilizing various techniques from different schools of thought.
Charlie Pederson, Level III Fascial Stretch Therapist
joined us on
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Fascial Stretch Therapy and the Role of Stretching in your Health and Fitness
Charlie Pederson will cover topics on stretching and flexibility ranging from benefits and facts of stretching to when and what type of stretching techniques are appropriate.
You will learn:
- The role stretching plays in achieving Health and Fitness
- Types of stretching techniques: Who, When and Why
- Stretching and flexibility benefits
- What the Fascial Stretch Therapy technique is
- AND experience the “The Core Four”
As a bonus for attending the talk you will receive a 50% off certificate towards your first Fascial Stretch Therapy session with Charlie.
And, to show our appreciation for your attendance, a very special offer for attendees new to Alive!
There will be time for questions and answers during the class.
Charlie Pederson currently works at Bay Club Redwood Shores, private homes and corporate settings. He has been on the Foothill College Water Polo and Swim teams. He has a BA from San Francisco State in Physical Education and Human Movement Studies.
He has the following certifications:
- Fascial Stretch Therapist: Level III
- Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
- American College of Sports Medicine: Health & Fitness Instructor
- Titleist Performance Institute: Golf Fitness Instructor
Lori Krause, Certified SafeStrength® Trainer, NASM CPT
joined us on
Tuesday, June 10, 2014 for a Fee-based Foam Roller Class
Using Foam Rollers for Self-Myofascial Release
Why do you need to attend this class?
By performing Self-Myofascial Release techniques on a simple piece of foam, you can improve flexibility, function, performance, and reduce injuries. In a nutshell, you use their own body weight on the round foam roll, massaging away restrictions to normal soft-tissue extensibility. And you can perform this program at home as a warm up prior to exercise as well as maximizing your recovery time.
Benefits of Self-Myofascial Release
- Corrects muscle imbalances
- Improves joint range of motion
- Relieves muscle soreness and joint stress
- Decreases neuromuscular hypertonicity
- Increases extensibility of musculotendinous junction
- Improves neuromuscular efficiency
- Maintains normal functional muscular length
Lori will be taking the participants through approximately 10 foam rolling techniques. Come prepared with comfortable clothing to roll on our very clean floor as you experience the magic of foam rolling your pain away.
We’ll have some handouts so attendees will have something to take home with them. There will be ample time for your questions.
Lori Krause is both a Certified SafeStrength® Trainer and a certified Personal Trainer through National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM).
Dr. Cynthia Sholes, PhD. and Lisa St. John,
joined us on
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Got Willpower?
There is More to It than Just Do It!
If you had the willpower, energy, and control to “just do it”, wouldn’t you have already lost your muffin top, stuck to your meal plans and be fit?
What if there is more to it then “just do it”? (There is.) What if your willpower isn’t lost or broken? (It’s not.) What if THERE IS ANOTHER WAY? There is!
Join us for this FREE Workshop and find out how you can lose weight without having to “fix” your willpower!
In this workshop, you will learn:
- Why “Just do it!” doesn’t always work for you.
- What willpower actually is. (Hint – Willpower is not a virtue by the way)
- The difference between “I will”, “I won’t”, and “I want” power. And how to take advantage of it.
- Why willpower fails you (and everyone else too). And, what to do about it.
- How your internal systems sabotage your willpower unless you know how to make them work for you.
- Why being good can make you act “bad”.
- How to juice up your willpower, make it stronger, last longer.
- Easy, effective ways to change the most ingrained habits even when your willpower fails you.
Dr. Cindy Sholes is a UCSF trained Neuroscientist and Lisa St. John is a Stanford and Harvard trained Health Educator. They have developed a dynamic and thoughtful system of addressing these issues we all have.
Lori Krause, Certified SafeStrength® Trainer, NASM CPT
joined us on
Wednesday, April 8 and 30, 2014
Using Foam Rollers for Self-Myofascial Release
Why do you need to attend this free event?
By performing Self-Myofascial Release techniques on a simple piece of foam, you can improve flexibility, function, performance, and reduce injuries. In a nutshell, you use their own body weight on the round foam roll, massaging away restrictions to normal soft-tissue extensibility. And you can perform this program at home as a warm up prior to exercise as well as maximizing your recovery time.
Benefits of Self-Myofascial Release
- Corrects muscle imbalances
- Improves joint range of motion
- Relieves muscle soreness and joint stress
- Decreases neuromuscular hypertonicity
- Increases extensibility of musculotendinous junction
- Improves neuromuscular efficiency
- Maintains normal functional muscular length
Lori will demonstrate approximately 10 foam rolling techniques and participants will also get to actually get down on the floor and roll!
We’ll have some handouts so attendees will have something to take home with them. There will be ample time for your questions.
Lori Krause is both a Certified SafeStrength® Trainer and a certified Personal Trainer through National Association of Sports Medicine (NASM).
Attendees will also be given an informative paper, “Ten Tips for Powerful Aging”, as well as a special offer just for those in attendance!
Attendees are Talking:
“I had never used a foam roller before Lori Krause’s class. She knew her material well and she was fun. My husband and I had a blast! If Lori taught a regular class I would attend it.”
– Gigi Carunungan, Young Outliers
“I thought Lori Krause knew her material very well. I liked the whole class. I have problems with my IT band and in this class I learned how to use a foam roller to help this problem. I wish Alive! offered a class every week.”
– Patty Connolly
“Lori teaches an excellent class on the foam roller. She explained why we should do this painful maneuver, the important role it plays in healing painful muscles and then demonstrated how to do it including how not to do it. We were all rolling on the studio’s very clean floor. At the end of class, we all walked out smarter and with happier muscles.”
– Linda Watanabe
Jenny Bisset, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), MSTCM
joined us on
Wednesday, April 22, 2014
Is this you?
- Do you have trouble falling asleep?
- Do you have trouble staying asleep?
- Do you wake up too early?
- Do you fall asleep too early?
- Do you wish you could wake up feeling rested and bursting with energy?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you probably have less than optimal sleep. Restorative, deep sleep is essential for health prevention, body repair, weight control and anti-aging.
Did you know that acupuncture can treat insomnia and sleep disorders? A good night’s sleep is within reach, and it can be drug-free.
In this one-hour seminar, you will learn:
- the 3 biggest sleep myths
- the root causes of sleep problems according to Western and Chinese medicine
- how acupuncture can rebalance the body to address these root causes
- the most effective lifestyle resets to improve sleep
- your mindset and its role in getting you to sleep
Please join Jenny Bisset L.Ac. for an evening of education, information and inspiration on getting that good night of sleep!
There will be time for Q & A, a short demonstration of an acupuncture treatment, a handout of the notes, and a special offer for those in attendance.
Jenny Bisset, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), MSTCM, received her Masters Degree from the University of East West Medicine in California. She is licensed by the state of California and certified by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Following her 4-year Masters program, Jenny traveled to China to complete an externship through the Beijing School of Chinese Medicine.
In addition to her private practice, Jenny volunteers at the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Center, serving low-income women for the side effects of their cancer therapies. She is also a volunteer with Acupuncture Without Borders, specializing in community style auricular acupuncture to treat stress and trauma. Jenny enjoys practicing Tai Chi and yoga, hikes in the great outdoors, and downtime with friends over a cup of tea.
Attendees are Talking:
“I could tell Jenny Bisset was very passionate about her subject; she spoke from her heart and she knew her material extremely well. Based on the suggestions in her talk, I’ve changed some small things in my sleeping routine and have definitely improved my sleep.”
– Berhane Brooks
Dr. Damon Miller, M.D., N.D.
joined us on
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
How to Prevent and Avoid Diabetes and How to Reverse It If You Already Have It.
Hint — This “How To” does not involve any drug, it does not require any supplements, and it certainly has nothing surgical required.
Most adults and children have what is called Type 2 Diabetes, and the core problem is insulin resistance. They are still making insulin, but it is not working for them to keep their blood sugar under control.
- Why would a person become resistant to insulin?
- Is this insulin resistance reversible?
- How do you reverse insulin resistance?
These are the questions we will be answering in the talk.
Diabetes preventable. Type 2 Diabetes is reversible, possibly even ‘curable’. Come find out more.
About Dr. Damon Miller:
In private practice in California since 1995, Dr. Damon Miller is a board-certified medical doctor and certified by the American Naturopathic Certification Board with a broad and extensive medical background. However, Dr. Miller does not practice traditional medicine. Instead, he follows a natural, drugless therapy approach to healthcare and his practice is limited to safe, non-surgical medicine.
