INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS COLLECTIVE

Tonight, we welcomed Ciara Shea, NTP, JD to the Collective. We addressed the issues about staying hydrated, understanding what stress does to our metabolism and how to deal with juggling life in chaos. Her "Tough As a Mother" course aligns with the recent journalism series published in the NY Times titled "Primal Scream". An expose about how hard mothers have been having it over the past 12months. Unfortunately, mothers have had it the roughest with staggering statistics on unemployment losses and mental health breakdowns. To find Ciara and join her "Tough As A Mother" course, find her at www.oranutrition.com or on IG @oranutrition

Who is the Artistic Athlete?
Tonight, week 7 on the Integrative Wellness Collective, we welcomed Michelle Rodriguez, MPT, founder and master clinician of Manhattan Physio Group in NYC. Michelle and Bianca met almost 20 years ago when they were both working together as young, up and coming physical therapists specializing in dance medicine.
Michelle spent her early life as a professional ballerina and evolved from being a performer herself to becoming the PT to ballet elite. She has traveled extensively with NYC Ballet, has been behind and in front of the camera set of “Black Swan” and is a recent published author for the Journal of Dance Medicine & Science.
To find Michelle online or to make your way to her private practice in NYC, go to www.mpgonewellness.com or on IG at @MPGONEWELLNESS

Do you know the difference between a traditional vs armchair advocate? Did you know that there is a potential end date to Telehealth services for the PT? What about knowing how Medicare’s rulings can domino to every other insurance carrier even if they make a mistake? Being an informed self-advocate is beyond important at this moment. Learn how you can have your voice heard! You can find Dr. Marko on IG @drtheresamarko or on her website www.markophysicaltherapy.com

Tonight we spoke with Sports Psychologist / Psychoanalyst, competitive age group Ironman and Ironman World Qualifier Patricia Szriftgiser. On this episode we covered:

- the concepts of the “comfort zone” vs the growth zone.
- What are the key qualities of the athletic mindset (which also applies to any motivationally minded individual)
- What a therapist does herself to mentally prepare for endurance training and racing
- What is the predatory vs prey aspect of being an athlete and how does this effect motivation and performance
- Why some people aren’t satisfied when they reach a goal and what this might mean
You can find Patricia Szriftgiser here @patriciaszrif or her website is www.cejel.com

Manual therapy or the use of manipulating tissue by way of hand techniques has been a medical art for hundreds of years. Some call it myofascial release, structural unwinding, soft tissue mobilization, etc. Fascia, the infrastructure of our entire architectural landscape holds the key to how we move our bodies. When it gets stuck, it can cause inflammation, restrictions, and backflow.
Tonight's conversation is how osteopathy and manual skills can help move stagnancies and improve circulation, lymph, fascial mobility, and overall speed up healing for anyone recovering from an illness, injury, or virus.
To follow Candida on IG go to @candida.iodice

Tonight’s collective conversation is about energy medicine for trauma. Cecelia is a Reiki Master, Certified Yoga Instructor, and founder of House of Rising Sun, a place of wellness for children that have been enslaved in the sex trafficking trade.
We are all made up of energy. It cannot be created or destroyed but can be shape-shifted and manipulated. Cecelia found her passion as an energy bodyworker and yogi to facilitate trauma healing for many young women of the sex slave industry.
50% of human trafficking are kids and the average age of these children are 12-14 year old.

News12 in Westchester County, NY did a 4 part expose called the “Slavery in Suburbia”. The more you know, the more aware you become.

Cecelia’s non-profit organization is known as House of Rising Sun and all donations can be made directly online at www.houseofrisingsun.org/donate

Tonight on the IWC, I spoke with Doro Erichsen of @dorobodyhealth about what overcoming mold exposure, chronic Lyme and a cascade of health issues looked like for this nutritional therapy counselor.

We got into talking about mycotoxins, Lyme, body pain and embracing FOOD AS MEDICINE.

Forgoing fad diet trends and the imbalances of one way of eating, the best way to nourish the self is through what works for you once you are in tune with your health and well being.

Embracing your ancestry and understanding what makes you thrive vs what depletes you is the key to your health. Food can work for you or against you. You have the choice and it’s your choice to make. You can find Doro at www.dorobodyhealth.com

Tonight the IWC proudly welcomed Jamie Surya Yoga and the “Love Your Brain” Yoga program she offers to her studio clients who have either suffered and are recovering from a Traumatic Brain injury or to offer support to their caregivers.

We dove deep into the “Love Your Brain” program, where it began, how it has progressed and what an incredible gift it is to give to patients recovering from at TBI.
We chatted about head traumas, concussions, strokes and what deficits patients deal with on their road to recovery.
For more information on the Love Your Brain program, go to @loveyourbrain If you are in the Greater New York or NY Metro area and would like to participate in the Love Your Brain program at Jamie’s yoga studio go to www.jamiesuryayoga.com

Tonight the IWC spoke with Michelle Gellis, Master Cosmetic Acupuncturist. Michelle has been on Faculty with the Maryland University of Integrative Health since 2004. She is one of the very few Acupuncturists in the country certified to teach facial rejuvenation certification classes on a national level to other Acupuncturists. In addition to Cosmetic Acupuncture, Michelle teaches classes on Gua Sha, Facial Cupping and successfully treats neuromuscular facial conditions like TMJ, Bell’s Palsy and Trigeminal Neuralgia. 

We are going in deep tonight to talk about natural ways to slow the aging process on the skin, how to properly Gua Sha, Cup and Jade Roll your face and she will talk with us about her newest course on the “Anatomy of Expression”.

You can find Michelle at www.michellegellis.com for treatments or if you are an Acupuncturist you can learn from her at www.facialacupunctureclasses.com

Aromatherapy: Harnessing the Herbal Powers of Essential Oils Tonight we spoke with my Aromatherapy teacher, mentor and Master, Dorene Petersen. She is the founder and president of American College of Healthcare Sciences. I spent 2 weeks at her home with her in Syros, Greece learning the Art of Distillation. Go to my reels to see the pictures. Tonight’s IG Live discussion encompasses: - What is an essential oil - What is aromatherapy - Can you tell the difference between natural and synthetic oils - What can they be used for? - How does a plant “give up its life force” - How to use an essential oil properly If you want more information on studying Aromatherapy, please go to www.achs.edu for more information and follow them on IG @achsedu

You can find programs at the college at www.achs.edu

IWC Week 16: Stacy Fields, Simple Vegan
Tonight we spoke to Stacy Fields @stacyfields_simplevegan about being the founder of her company Simple Vegan, an eating and lifestyle program dedicated to staying healthy through a vegan diet and Pilates inspired fitness program.
Stacy has been in the fitness industry for a long time after being a professional dancer.
Topics of tonights broadcast:
The difference between plant based, vegetarian and vegan.
Information on her vegan cooking and lifestyle platform
The easiest way to transition from eating meat to plant based.
If you are interested in transitioning to a meatless diet, you can go to Stacy’s website www.stacyfields.com and learn how to cook some great vegan recipes and be introduced to her SIMPLE VEGAN lifestyle platform.