Wellness Event: Lifestyle as Medicine
The 2022 Wellness Event brings Dr. Jacob Mirsky (Harvard University) back for a presentation on "Lifestyle as Medicine", a functional movement segment with Stacie Barber, OTR/L (owner, Mindful Body Pilates), a breath meditation with Dr. Nancey Trevanian Tsai (MUSC), with light refreshments to follow.
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- Congregation Dor Tikvah
- 1645 Raoul Wallenberg Blvd.
- Charleston, South Carolina
- United States 29407
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- Co-sponsored by Dor Tikvah, Mindful Body Pilates, Stuart Feldman Attorney-at-Law
- Starts 04 October 2022 09:00 PM UTC
- Ends 17 November 2022 11:00 PM UTC
- No Admission Charge
Speakers
Jacob Mirsky, M.D. of Harvard University
Lifestyle as Medicine
Dr. Mirsky will discuss:
- Rise of chronic disease related to lifestyle factors
- Health inequities associated with chronic disease
- Promise of Lifestyle Medicine to prevent and treat chronic disease
- National guidelines supporting Lifestyle Medicine
- Strategies for bringing Lifestyle Medicine into clinical medical care
- Stories from Mass General Hospital: the Healthy Lifestyle Program
- What you can do to take a step in the direction of health: SMART goals
Biography:
Dr. Jacob Mirsky is the Medical Director of the Division of General Internal Medicine Health Lifestyle Program at Mass General Hospital. He is the Assistant Course Director at Harvard Medical School’s Course in Mind Body Medicine. He has published on various topics in integrative health for which he has received multiple awards.
Stacie Barber, OTR/L of Mindful Body Pilates
Functional Movement
Stacie Barber will take us through a brief session of functional movement
Biography:
Stacie Barber OTR/L is the owner of The Mindful Body Pilates Studio, Licensed Occupational Therapist and Integrative Lifestyle coach. She has extensive experience working in clinical and community settings. Her passion is improving quality of lives through movement, awareness, and integration.