| | | PRACTICE - EDUCATION - SCIENCE [KJW #089] Activating Peace, Better Quality of Life, Better Health and Good Energy... that's how we began the events of World Elder Peace Month on Friday, September 21st, UN International Day of Peace. Annual Therapeutic Recreation Conference, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada CONVIVENCIA , a wellness retreat with elders and caregivers, Washington, USA Title: Clinical Therapeutic Recreation For Elders and Caregivers (curriculum written by Kathy J. Ward) Evidence-based medicine, research and practice.
Telehealth from Spokane, Washington to Brandon, Manitoba - Co-creating healing communities by nurturing a culture of integrated process improvement where everyone is invited.
- Beyond leisure, how therapeutic recreation (TR) interventions can better whole-person-centered wellness and the quality of life of our communities.
- Beyond leisure, how (TR) interventions can influence and better neuroplasticity, cognitive reserve and brain health.
- Beyond leisure, how (TR) interventions can nurture; patient-care, social, emotional, physical, intellectual and vocational wellness, sensory and motor skills.
E-mails from the participants: 1. Hi Kathy - Thank-you so much for the awesome session on Friday! The feedback was very favorable.
2. Dear Kathy, A million thanks for making your two hours with us so memorable. The extent to which you practice what you teach was evident throughout the program. You spoke from the heart, which it is seldom incorporated in health care presentations, I think. Susan 3. Hi Kathy, your presentation has made a profound change in the way I do my job. Thank you. "You're good! You were not only humorous, but entertaining and creative in your approach" Where can I purchase your books? Louis TOMORROW IS TODAY! CONVIVENCIA , a wholistic health and wellness retreat with elders and caregivers. A meaningful and transformational experience for everyone. Our participants, elders and caregivers, enjoyed sessions of Reiki, Tai-Chi, Whole-Person-Centered Wellness, Vegetarian Supper, Spirituality and Aging, Energy and Color Meditation, Soul Collage, Healing Massage, Detox Juices to build up body's immunity and much more... (1) participants during energy meditation. (2) Sarah explaining the soul collage. (3) some of the participants wearing a crazy hat at dinner time. (4) at our whole-person-wellness class Some of our participants experienced these healing and good energy practices for the first time. Wearing crazy hats, enjoying a cup of hot tea made by one of our participants... during our social hour getting ready to watch an inspirational movie.  Want to know when is our next wholistic wellness retreat? write to: connection@kathyjward.com  Everyone is invited... Peace be with you! * * * * * * Please send inquiries, requests for programs, speaker and consulting services with WEL, World Elder Land or Kathy J. Ward to connection@kathyjward.com Peace be with you!
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