Eastern Exploration: Let's Explore Acupuncture, Shiatsu and More!

Pictured left to right: Wellness Rising founding members: Jenel Zafer/Safer with Zafer, Konni Sullivan Vulkelic/Three Bees, Lisa Rising/Rising Apothecary.

This month, Wellness Rising will help interested individuals take a look at what benefits can be derive from eastern medicines and methods at an event on Monday, November 27, 2017 from 5:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. at the Elgin American Legion, 820 N Liberty Street in Elgin.

Wellness Rising events are designed around real healthcare with a focus on prevention, and teaches those who attend how to take health and wellness back - while connecting individuals with valuable community resources. This event will include a variety of wellness practitioners and a variety of vendors with farm fresh whole food and chemical free products.

Registered Yoga Instructor and Certified Whole Foods Nutrition Coach, Cathy Pisano will offer an interactive presentation on taking yoga off the mat and into one's life. Using breath, postures and mindfulness, she will offer techniques to reduce holiday stress and fatigue, especially while spending extra hours in your kitchen at this time of year. Cathy delights in dispelling the myth of “pretzel yoga” and proclaims that everybody can practice yoga! No prior experience is necessary. Those who attend are asked to dress comfortably if they plan to participate in the yoga demonstration, and bring your questions.

Participating Community Resources Will Include:

Casting Whimsy, Milk & Honey Farmstead, Arlington Crest Farms, Idle Hour Maple, Spartan Gourmet Foods, Smart Cooking with Mel, Smart Cookie Baker, Three Bees, Rising Apothecary, Safer with Zafer, Freed Spirit Wellness Coaching & Bodywork by Carolina, Mother's Arms Wellness, Passionette Palate, Just Rita Real Talk LIVE, Ben Shen HealthChiro One Wellness Centers, Thrive supplements, Dennanne Apiaries and Microlife Nutritional.

Register for this event here. Learn more about Wellness Rising here.