Inspire Wellness is a 6 part series of lectures exploring the effects of lifestyle on our health and what we can do to slow down aging. Experts from some of Hong Kong's largest institutions in health and wellness will be sharing their research and knowledge in the areas of sleep, stress management, brain health, movement, beauty, nutrition, mental and physical well being. You will be leaving with practical tips to gain control over your health now and prevent aging diseases in the future.

SCHEDULE (2 sessions are repeated per day. Choose one time that suits you best):

Thursday 19 April: 10am-12pm OR 6:30pm-8:30pm

TO EAT OR NOT TO EAT?

Clear the confusion on intermittent fasting and time restricted feeding. Learn what to eat and how best to nourish your body to slow aging. Experience shifts in your mental patterns that encourage healthier choices to rid the struggle with diet and sabotaging behaviours, become your own support system as you are mentally and physically more connected.

Featured Guest Speaker:

Dr. Joëlle Bradford, Naturopathic Doctor (Canada), BSc. Clinical Nutrition (Canada)

Dr. Bradford treats acute and chronic conditions in adults, children and infants, by addressing the root causes of the health concern. She offers a unique mix of botanical medicine, homeopathy, clinical nutrition and lifestyle counseling in her treatment. Dr. Bradford’s areas of expertise include but are not limited to: immunity boosting, food allergies/intolerances, hormonal imbalances, diabetes, depression and anxiety.

Thursday 3 May : 10am-12pm OR 6:30pm-8:30pm

IS STRESS MAKING YOU SICK? SECRETS TO LIVING STRESS FREE

Understand the mechanisms of both physical and mental stress and how integrating a state of relaxation can heal illness and optimize your healthspan according to the latest research. Experience breathing techniques to release stress, reduce brain fog and bring mental calm and clarity to improve decision making.

Featured Guest Speaker:

Angie Tourani - Adv CBP, CBI, MS Instructor, PaRama BP

Angie Tourani is Hong Kong’s only Advanced Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, BodyTalk Instructor and
MindScape Trainer. She specializes in working with emotional issues, anxiety, depression, insomnia,
immune system weaknesses, and sensory integration disorder with both adults and children.

Thursday 10 May: 10am-12pm OR 6:30pm-8:30pm

MOVEMENTS TO LAST A LIFETIME

Appreciate the importance of movement from a biochemical, hormonal and neural perspective. Understand the latest scientific research exposing the type of training proven to turn back the body clock. Learn which movements are the quickest and most effective ways to improve strength, tone and funcionality to live a life free from tension and stiffness for now and the future.

Featured Guest Speaker:

Dr. Aaron Anderson, Osteopath, Sports Therapist - B. App. Sci. (Sport Science), B. App. Sci. B. Clin. Sci. (Osteopathy)

Dr. Aaron Anderson is an Australian trained Sport Scientist and Osteopath. Prior to being based in Hong Kong he worked in private practice in Melbourne and he still maintains this clinic. In addition to his University studies, Aaron has also worked and studied in South Korea, England, USA, Mexico, Singapore, New Zealand, and Fiji. Aaron’s prior experience includes working with the Australian Olympic team. In Hong Kong Aaron creates Strength and Conditioning programs for athletes and the general public and he works at the Integrated Medical Institute in Central Hong Kong.

Thursday 24 May : 10am-12pm OR 6:30pm-8:30pm

SLEEP BETTER. LIVE LONGER.

Learn factors that contribute to the quality of sleep and why deep restful sleep slows aging. We will examine thought patterns and explore techniques to get your body and mind in a state of deep relaxation and to promote positive thinking.

Featured Guest Speaker:

Kate Bridle, RPSGT Registered Polysomnographer and Behavioural Sleep Specialist and founder of Sleep-HQ.com

Kate Bridle is an internationally Board Certified Sleep Physiologist and Sleep Coach, trained and worked at the UK's largest Sleep Disorder Clinic - Guys and St Thomas' Hospital in London. She has a particular interest in treating individuals with Chronic Insomnia using holistic, non-medicinal based therapy, focusing on CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) techniques. "Successfully treating Insomnia is about understanding the underlying causes rather than just recommending sleeping pills to cover up the issue".

Thursday 7 June: 10am-12pm OR 6:30pm-8:30pm

SLOW TIME TO SHARPEN THE MIND

Discover how our brains age and what we can do to combat the signs of dementia. Understand the role mental health plays in aging. Discover a self care system and learn holistic health promoting techniques to use now that our future self with thank us for.

Featured Guest Speaker:

Sebastian Droesler MCouns, Dipl-Psych, B.B.A. is a Counselling Psychologist, Life Coach and Mindfulness Trainer, who promotes stress-reduction, counselling, coaching, psychotherapy, personal growth and leadership development.

Graeme Bradshaw B.Sc, Dip. Nutr., Dip. Hom., Dip. Herb., N.D., Homeopath, Naturopath, Founding Director at IMI Hong Kong With over 26 years in clinical practice, Graeme specializes in identifying and correcting food intolerances and related digestive and mood problems. Other focal issues for Graeme are ADHD and brain health as related to Alzheimer's and other neurological disorders.

Thursday 14 June: 10am-12pm OR 6:30pm-8:30pm

BEAUTY AND THE BRAIN

Learn how to present your best self, inside and out. Understand how to decipher which beauty products and techniques are best for aging skin following Traditional Chinese Medicine wisdom and protocol to understand how beauty from within can radiate outward . Discover natural remedies and breath-work techniques to cleanse toxins from your system.

Featured Guest Speaker:

Clara Chan - Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine – acupuncture and Moxibustion and Bachelor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

As a registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner, Clara believes that mind and body are deeply connected. A Masters of Traditional Chinese Medicine with a focus on Acupuncture and Moxibustion from the University of Hong Kong has brought her a deep understanding of holistic health and how to use your own energy to self-heal.

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**Tickets at the door = $300.

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