FREE Speaker Series during 1st Annual Hot Sand Volleyball Tournament and Wellness Day at Pere Marquette Beach in
Muskegon.
1st Annual Hot Sand Volleyball Tournament & Wellness Day- Speaker Series: Purpose
According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) State Cancer Profiles, Muskegon County is the only county in Michigan for which incidence rates of all cancers (both sexes, all cancer sites, all ages) increased for the latest available reporting period (2007-2011) [1].
There are many possible explanations for geographic variations in cancer rates including differences in lifestyles, medical care availability and delivery systems, screening practices, reporting practices, and environmental exposures.
We thought we create this event to draw attention to this undesirable, rising trend of cancer incidence in Muskegon County, by showcasing the importance of lifestyle changes for cancer prevention and in survivorship with, fun, educational activities.
What are Surfer Mick and The Absenger Cancer Education Foundation Educating You About?
Mind-body modalities such as yoga, qigong, thaichiwa, dance & movement can help control weight, build lean muscle, promote strong bone, muscle and joint maintenance, decrease the risk of obesity, and help you manage stress effectively.
In combination with healthy eating, physical activity can help prevent a range of chronic diseases, including heart disease, cancer, and stroke, which are the three leading causes of death. Physical activity can also be an essential part of cancer outcomes.
If you have cancer or chronic disease, yoga, qigong, and meditation, among other mind-body medicine modalities, can help you manage symptoms more effectively.
We hope you will join us for a perfect day at the beach to learn more about the mounting evidence for these ancient practices in 21st-century health care.
Please check back often for important tournament and wellness day updates.
Three Exciting Move, Eat, and Live Wellness Day Activities
- Beach Street Hot Sand Volleyball Tournament
- FREE Yoga, Thaichiwa, Qigong, Dance & Movement Classes
- FREE Health, Wellness & Integrative Medicine Expo Speaker Series
Health, Wellness & Integrative Medicine Expo Speaker Series
(All sessions are FREE) | Area 2
08:00 am: Meditation for Relaxation and Stress Reduction
Speaker: Werner Absenger, PhD, Msc | ACEF
Werner is going to speak about a meditation, a mind-body medicine practice that has been used throughout history to increase calmness and physical relaxation. It is important to know that mind-body medicine modalities focus on the interaction between your brain, mind, body, and behavior. Thus, meditation can help you manage stress, improve psychological balance, help you cope with illness, and help you enhance your overall health and well-being.
09:00 am: Music Therapy in Cancer Survivorship
Speaker: Lisa Ziemelis, MT-BC, NMT | Soundwaves Music Therapy
Lisa joined the team at the Absenger Cancer Education Foundation because of her interest in exploring the effects that music-assisted relaxation has on anxiety levels in cancer survivors. Lisa’s talk will focus on some of the benefits music therapy can provide for cancer survivors.
10:00 am: The Experience of Being Diagnosed with Cancer
Speakers: Author Kathy Blough Psy.S & Mark Blough, Psy.D | Sagepoint Institute for Integrative Health | Kathy’s Book
Although thankful she has never been diagnosed with cancer, as a wife, daughter, granddaughter, niece, friend and therapist of those diagnosed, Kathy has come to learn that treatment is far more than what is happening in the body. Kathy believes that successful treatment must encompass the whole person, including the mind and spirit. The Blough’s are going to elaborate on Kathy’s research, mini-monograph, and Dr. Blough’s cancer diagnosis and approach to care.
11:00 am: Laughter Circle
Speaker: Cheryl Schneider, RN-BC, BA, CWC, CLL, AE-C, CDE | Access Health
Cheryl’s presentation introduces participants to the benefits of laughter as an adjunctive approach to working with individuals throughout the human services spectrum. Once you let go of the resistance and embrace laughing, life becomes more positive creative, and lighter. Laughter is highly beneficial for everyone, irrespective of physical condition or background.
12:00 pm: Clean Sky, Clean Water, Clean Food
Speaker: Surfer Mick | Holistic Health Chef | Entrepreneur | Surfer Mick’s
Please join holistic health chef Mick Von Doxtater aka Surfer Mick as he talks about his lifelong clean food philosophy and about using the correct foods when beginning a new workout program.
As the owner of a bodybuilding gym in the early 80’s Mick started his culinary journey with a blender and a portable grill. These two simple yet important tools were all that was needed to make protein drinks and grilled chicken breast which were and still are the foundation of a bodybuilder’s diet. Simply put, the main point of this lecture is to remind people that we are all bodybuilders!
The Tao of Prevention – PUSH ON program was created by Mick to give people a tool they could put to work immediately if and when the decided to pursue a new healthy lifestyle and workout routine. PUSH ON is a simple and quick mind map that can keep you on course the rest of your life. Save the date and join the talk. Surfer Mick.
01:00 pm: Transformational Leadership and High-Intensity Interval Training
Speaker: Author Dr. Carol Himelhoch, PhD | Siena Heights University | Dr. Carol’s Book
Carol Himelhoch, PhD, (The University of Michigan) is Professor of Management and Organizational Behavior at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. Her management experience spans Tier 1 automotive manufacturing operations, marketing, advertising, and retail management. Dr. Himelhoch will speak about her research, which according to Miki Carey, owner of Gardens CrossFit, is “A new way to think about fitness, health, and occupation.”
02:00 pm: Optimizing Wellness in Cancer Survivorship
Speaker: Lorraine J. Pearl-Kraus, PhD, CS, FNP-BC Network Program Director, Betty Bloomer Ford Cancer Rehabilitation Program, Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital
Dr. Pearl-Kraus is going to give a brief overview of Mary Free Bed’s brand new facility in Grand Rapids, as well as, the Yoga, Food & Friends study currently underway.
Dr. Pearl-Kraus joined Mary Free Bed in 2012 as Coordinator of the Betty Bloomer Ford Cancer Rehabilitation Program. A board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, she has more than 30 years of advanced-nursing-practice clinical experience in the areas of oncology clinical research trials, neurosurgery/ trauma and primary care. Dr. Pearl-Kraus also has taught graduate-level clinical and research courses for more than 20 years.
03:00 pm: Nutritional Support for Cancer Care & Beyond
Speaker: Wendy Borden, MSc, MSc | The Revive and Thrive Project
Wendy will be speaking about the important role of nutrition both during and after cancer treatment. Selecting healthy foods will supply the body with the nutrients to nourish, repair and heal the body along with reducing the risk of a reoccurrence.
Wendy is the Executive Director of the Revive & Thrive Project in Grand Rapids, a nonprofit that provides cancer patients with nourishing meals during the healing and recovery process. The meals are prepared by teens who engage in culinary and gardening opportunities.
Three Exciting Move, Eat, and Live Wellness Day Activities
- Beach Street Hot Sand Volleyball Tournament
- FREE Yoga, Thaichiwa, Qigong, Dance & Movement Classes
- FREE Health, Wellness & Integrative Medicine Expo Speaker Series
It’s Gonna be A Perfect Day at the Beach!
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The 1st Annual Hot Sand Wellness Day and Speaker Series events are freely available to anyone because of The Absenger Cancer Education Foundation (ACEF) a small, local nonprofit that survives on donations.
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[1]: Source: National Program of Cancer Registries Cancer Surveillance System (NPCR-CSS) January 2014 data submission. State rates include rates from metropolitan areas funded by SEER.
This page last updated Sunday, August 7, 2015 at 12:16.