CELEBRATE WELLNESS 2008

SATURDAY CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FOR MAY 10, 2008

The theme of the conference this year is Physical Activity! We're also featuring sessions on other topics such as nutrition, stress reduction, and emergency preparedness.

The goal of the conference is to provide a venue where attendees can:

learn about the importance of physical activity
get involved and participate in a variety of physical activities
set personal, physical activity goals
create a support network with each other and work toward achieving their goals after the conference

MORNING KEYNOTE PRESENTATION(s)

Why be physically active? Jerry Ryan, Ph.D

No healthy lifestyle is complete without regular physical activity. Jerry will discuss the advantages to your health that result from being physically active. He'll cover the benefits of eight major areas - your heart, lungs, bones, muscles, hormone function, immune system, emotional balance, and weight management.

How to start being more physically active? Bob Rose

Being more physically active means changing your current behaviors or habits and developing new ones. Developing new habits in order to be more physically active can be easy if you set fitness goals. Bob will take you through the goal setting process so you can develop your own fitness goals and lead a healthier lifestyle!

Are you ready to get moving? Karen Gaffney, Karen Gaffney Foundation

Karen Gaffney will share with you her fitness goals and how she accomplished them. She will talk about her open water swims including her relay swim across the English Channel, her relay triathlons from Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, and her 9-mile swim across Lake Tahoe. Karen's exciting stories will help keep you excited and motivated about your fitness goals!

Special Keynote Lunch Presentation--Emergency Preparedness

Rounding out the conference theme this year, CW has invited Glen W. White, Ph.D with the University of Kansas, to present a special lunch keynote from 12pm - 1:15pm, on Emergency Preparedness and meeting the needs of people with disabilities. Glen will provide a national perspective on what is currently taking place around Emergency Preparedness and disability issues. He will provide insight on how communities in Oregon can begin to look at ways to ensure that the needs and priorities of people with a wide range of physical and cognitive disabilities are met in the process of planning for and responding to natural and man-made disasters.

Conference Schedule	EVENT
8:00 - 9:00 am	Breakfast
8:45 - 9:00 am	Drumming Demo
9:00 - 9:15 am	Welcome
9:15 - 10:30 am	Keynote(s): GET MOVING! Jerry Ryan, PhD; Karen Gaffney and Bob Rose
10:30 - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 -11:45 am	Breakout Sessions: Tools for Play/Triathalon Strength training you can do in your home Drumming
11:45 - 12:15 pm	Break
12:15 - 1:15 pm	Lunch
	Keynote: Emergency Preparedness Glen White, Ph.D
1:15 - 1:30 pm	Break
1:30 - 2:30 pm	Breakout Sessions: Strength training you can do in your home Getting Started on an Exercise Program Fact or Fiction? The Truth behind the Food Ads. Yoga For Everyone
2:30 - 2:45 pm	Break
2:45 - 3:45pm	Breakout Sessions: Celebrate Your Body Through Movement Emerging Leaders NW Hosts: Healthy Lifestyles Jeopardy! Fact or Fiction? The Truth behind the Food Ads. Yoga For Everyone
4:00 - 5:00 pm	Closing w/Prize Giveaways!

BREAKOUT SESSION DESCRIPTIONS

Beginning Hand Drumming for Recreation and Wellness: 8:45 - 9am (Demo) & 10:45 - 11:45am

Group rhythm-making continues to gain national attention as an accessible, fun, and inspiring activity that offers numerous benefits (some scientifically documented) from building community to stress reduction. Through drumming and lecture, you too will gain insight about this popular activity, experience the benefits first hand, and learn how to bring this joyous program into your communities. Instructor, Jill Sager is a disabled drummer and author of the instructional DVD/Book: Beginning Hand Drumming: A Guide to Recreation and Wellness. She is a TOCA Percussion endorsed artist and founder of the highly acclaimed Hands On Rhythm and Drum School based in Eugene Oregon.

Tools for Play Instructional Video and Triathalon Information: 10:45 - 11:45am

This session will start with the video 'Tools for Play', a visual presentation of a variety of adapted equipment and recreation opportunities. A brief discussion will follow the video and then Karen Gaffney will present Triathlons- are you ready for the challenge? A presentation by relay tri-athlete Karen Gaffney, a famous swimmer who found a way to compete with friends!

Strength Training you can do in your home: 10:45 - 11:45am or 1:30 - 2:30pm

Strength training is one of the quickest and least expensive ways to improve fitness. The good news is it can be done in the privacy of your own home with little or no equipment. All abilities can improve their fitness with a guided weight training program. This session will provide hands on instruction with small weights and bands that can be performed in chairs. Each attendee will receive an exercise band to use in the session and to use at home! (one band per attendee)

Fact or Fiction? The Truth Behind the Food Ads: 1:30 - 2:30pm or 2:45 - 3:45pm

They said it on TV so it must be true. However, that's not always the case. Find out who is not giving you the full story when they claim healthy benefits from their products. Discover how healthy labeling is part of the marketing campaign to sell the most products. Learn what to look for in food ads and on food labels. Facilitator, Jerry D. Ryan, PhD.

Yoga for Everyone: 1:30 - 2:30pm or 2:45 - 3:45pm

Yoga is great for calming and focusing your mind and strengthening your body. It is a form of physical activity that is devoted to stretching and strengthening to achieve balance, with special attention on the breath. Each attendee will receive an exercise band to use in the session and to use at home! (one band per attendee) So if you want to learn relaxation skills and strengthen your body, join Gail for an hour of yoga!

Celebrate Your Body and Choices Through Movement: 2:45 - 3:45pm

As people with disabilities, we often have not had opportunities to celebrate the beauty of our own bodies. In this workshop we will honor and respect our bodies by saying no and yes to the ways we choose to move and participate. We will ask our bodies, What feels good to you? and respond in movement that nurtures and honors the response. We will practice the suspension of judgment of how we move and think; and allow ourselves to celebrate our differences. Facilitator: Kathy Coleman, MSW, Dart Advocate.

Emerging Leaders NW Host Healthy Lifestyles Jeopardy: 2:45 - 3:45pm
Join the Emerging Leaders and your friends and test your knowledge about physical activity and nutrition by playing an exciting game of Jeopardy! Emerging Leaders NW is a state wide organization run by, and dedicated to, developing leaders among individuals with disabilities ages 17-30. Join their network and make new friends. There will lots of fun and prizes too!!

Lisa Voltilina
707 SW Gaines Street
Portland, OR 97239
(voice) 503.494.3331
7.1.1 Relay Service
(fax) 503.494.6868
voltilin@ohsu.edu