CAPITOL WELLNESS EXPO 2013
Capitol Wellness Expo -- exhibits, speakers, networking -- February 7, 2013,
10:00a to 5:30p, Cannon House Office Building, Rooms 121 and 122.
Free Admission. All are welcome.
Plenary Agenda - Room 121
Personal Wellness
10 a.m.
Welcome – Judy Kosovich – Master of Ceremonies
Lifetime Fitness through Athletic Competition – Bob Weiner and Bruce McBarnette, Esq
(10 minutes with a discussion group in the exhibit room at 10:30)
One Practitioner's Path – Insights on Working with the Elderly, Biotensegrity, and More – Susan Lowell
A Path to Nursing and the Role that Nurses Play in Wellness – Barbara Dorsey, RN, PT, CMT
(demonstration of essential oils and otherwise available for questions in the exhibit room 11-12)
Helping Military and Former Military Be Happier and Enhance Performance – Ben King
Breathing: the Core of Wellness (with demonstration) – Steven Shafarman
11 ish
District Wellness – Herb Simmens
Obesity, Youth, and What’s Happening in Detroit – Dr. Keefa Lorraine Weatherspoon, N.D.
Detox – One Strategy for Surviving in Our Toxic Soup – Rita Campbell, N.D.
Chair Yoga Exercise Break – Laura Narayani Gubisch (longer class in the exhibit room)
12 ish
Diet and Wellness – Dr. Baruch (with a class in the exhibit room afterwards)
Reflexology – its History, Benefits, and Research – Sandra Sigur, LMT, CYI, SCS
Managing Emotional Disorders Holistically – Dr. Jennifer Duke (with an exercise class in the exhibit room at 3)
Dealing with Stress in Adults and Children – Dr. Jill Baron, M.D. (with materials in the exhibit room)
1 ish
The Mindfulness Center's Role in the DC Area – Dr. Deborah Norris, Ph.D
(with a meditation class in the exhibit room at 1:30)
The Electrical Nature of the Body, Reasons Why Various Products and Modalities Work, and
Why the Current Regulatory Structure Is Inadequate to Deal with This – Dr. Jim Oschman, Ph.D
A New Way of Thinking about Health – Consciousness and Quantum Effects – Karen Davis-Foulks
2 ish
Exercise break – Susan Lowell
Health Viewed Through a Financial Lens – Wayne Miller
Expanding the Wellness Economy in New Directions – Camille Leon (with a discussion group in the exhibit room afterwards)
Wellness Policy under Obamacare – Professor Sallyanne Payton
Health Freedom at the State and National level – Anne Tenner
3 ish
A simple, easy meditation – Ben King
The Wisdom (or Lack Thereof) of Smart Meters – Christopher Turner, Esq.
Why 1/3 of the Japanese Diet and 3 Prime Ministers Are Spiritual Wellness Practitioners – Ken Kitatani
Voice for HOPE and the Political Process – Jim Turner, Esq.
Discussion of Wellness Policies of the Future – discussion among speakers and the audience
(topics and speakers still subject to change)
See related Health on the Hill event.