It’s the New Year! Make a resolution to become stress-free this year!

Join us for our free educational health fair in the Valley Natural Foods eating area this Saturday, January 8th from noon-3pm to learn how.

Eileen Johnson, Valley Natural Foods staff RN, has invited a team of practitioners to address alternative ways to better handle stress, relate to others and make healthy choices. We all face daily stressors in our lives, sometimes major ones. It isn’t the stressors that cause health problems, it is how we react to them. Think about how stress might be affecting your life and if you need assistance, consider coming on Saturday!

Come meet with these practitioners to get some ideas on how to deal with many different stressors in life:

Eileen Johnson, RN - will discuss Valley Natural Foods wellness products that help relieve stress. Come by to try a sample of Tusli tea!

Pamela King-Rediger -  will be present to read excerpts from her touching memoir, Loving Yourself Home that tells the story of how you can go from the point of losing everything to living a happy, new life.

Joel Ronningen - a Valley Natural Foods wellness employee and owner of Ametrine Bodyworks, will be available to talk about massage and craniosacral therapy techniques. Craniosacral Therapy (CST) is a gentle, relaxing method of releasing restrictions in connective tissues of the body.  The bones of the skull and spine are used as handles to release the connective tissues inside.

Lois Bergman – a homeopathic practitioner, will reveal natural, safe remedies that will help strengthen your body’s general vitality, improve emotional well-being, and work to heal your body from many types of pain and stress.

Bonnie West - a licensed acupuncturist from Karuna Acupuncture, will talk about how acupuncture can be used as a pain and stress reliever to distribute energy (or “qi”) and blood to every area of the body, nourishing and protecting it.

What do negative stress reactions influence?

This is a small part of a long list:

• Blood sugar
• Inflammation
• Cardiovascular health, including blood pressure and the rhythmic beat of your heart
• Cholesterol
• SLEEP
• Tendency toward auto-immune disease
• Brain chemistry and neuronal connections and firings
• pH of  the blood
• Bone and muscle strength

Tuesday April 6, 2010
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Cost: Introductory Class on April 6 is FREE
Full course: $300 per person/$400 for team of two

New Directions is a course to health. Come in for a free introductory class. Are you ready to begin making some changes to achieve a healthier lifestyle?

This is not a step by step answer to your health questions, but an all-inclusive look at your total health such as diet, exercise and stress relief. You’ll receive three personalized private consultations with the course instructor (scheduled outside of class time).

Eileen Johnson, RN, leads the course through a close look at food options, stress relief techniques and exercise habits. In a group setting you’ll have an opportunity to learn healthy lifestyle techniques through demonstrations and discussions.

Come in for a free sneak peak at this 12-week course on April 6. See what it’s like and decide if you’re up for it. (Ask about how partners can save $200.)

New Directions Class Schedule*:
Tuesday April 6 | 7-8:30 p.m. – Free introductory Class
Tuesdays April 20-May 18 | 6-7:30 p.m. – First Semester
Tuesdays June 1-June 22 | 6-7:30 p.m. – Second Semester
*Three private wellness consultations are included in this course. Consultations are scheduled in between semesters.