TELESEMINAR:  Nourish Our Bodies - Nourish Our Selves

As we grow and evolve, we recognize that who we truly are is ultimately a paradox, beyond this body, and yet of this body.  How do we honor our physicality and learn to steward this body and vehicle of our life journey?  How can we become deeply intimate with the needs of our physical self and learn how to most optimally serve those needs?  Using an integral framework, Dr. Deb Zucker brings light to our current paradigms and ways of relating with caring for our physical bodies, and helps us to expand and shift those perspectives to create sustainable life practices that can flex and evolve along with us.  

As your knowledge and awareness of your body expands, you become intimate with yourself in a way no one else can.  You become the expert in determining what nourishes you.

There will be two introductory calls to sample the program prior to committing to enroll in the entire course series: November 15 and December 6, 2011.

Tele-Course Outline & Format

There will be eight two-hour conference calls which will include audio discussion, experiential exercises, and written materials.  Each call will take place on Tuesdays 5:00-7:00pm Pacific time on the dates listed below. 

All calls will be recorded to accommodate absences and to allow participants to listen to the content again.  You do not need to be present on every call in order to participate in the program.

January 24: Introduction

Reframing and expanding our relationships with nourishment, vitality, and health.  Exploring what it means to be embodied and how we can bring greater consciousness to honor the gift and responsibility of our physicality.  

February 7: Digestion, Nutrition & Eating 

Understanding the digestive system and basic nutrition.  Investigating how we relate to and create meaning about food and eating.  Discovering what foods are nourishing for us and exploring the impact of how we choose to eat upon our digestion and assimilation.

February 21:  Elimination Pathways - How Our Bodies Release What We No Longer Need

Understanding the elimination pathways and how to nourish them.  Included in this exploration is not only discussion of our organ systems, yet also the interconnections of our physical bodies with the mental, emotional and spiritual aspects of ourselves.

March 6:  Understanding the Anatomy & Physiology of Our Breath 

An introduction and basic understanding of our respiratory system and how to retrain our breath (quality and pace) to optimize the nourishment of our body and being and heal/prevent many common chronic illnesses.  Includes an exploration of our relationship to our breath as a connection to our own mortality and life spirit. 

March 20:  Sleep, Relaxation, & Recreation 

Exploring our current paradigms of relating with sleep, relaxation, and recreation and how these correlate to our state of nourishment physically, particularly with respect to our nervous system and body’s regenerative capacity, and the interconnections with our psycho-emotional-spiritual well being. 

April 3:  The Anatomy & Physiology of Our Thoughts & Emotions

Awakening more of an understanding of how thoughts and emotions influence our body’s physical health and well being, both acutely and chronically.  Exploring the nature of stress, somatic intelligence, and how biofeedback tools can help us to consciously regulate our physical body and prevent many prevalent chronic health conditions.

April 17:  Structural Integrity, Exercise, & Flexibility

Understanding how the structural alignment of our bones and tissues influences all aspects of our health and well being.  Discovering how physically moving, strengthening and increasing the flexibility of our bodies corresponds with our psycho-emotional-spiritual strength and flexibility.

May 1:  Creating Sustainable Life Practices to Nourish Our Bodies - Nourish Our Selves

Exploring what it means to create sustainable change, looking with clear eyes at the paradox and complexity of that as we continue to grow and evolve.  Incorporating our learning from the course in a way which truly honors our capacity to nourish our bodies and our selves while grounding that learning in our current realities and life habits.

Each session will include:

• Anatomy and physiology of the associated body system
• Science relevant to the specific topic
• Guided awareness practices
• Group dialogue and question/answer period to engage the call participants with each other and Dr. Zucker.
• Homework assignments to integrate the new knowledge and awareness into your daily life.

Registration & Cost:

$125 for all 8 calls (16 hours of classes).  

Testimonials for this course:

Dr. Deb’s class was vital to expanding my understanding of nourishment in all realms of my life – physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual. Her approach of integrating lecture, group discussion, writing, and practice made each session uniquely engaging. Each session offered new information and ideas for personal practices – some easy to start immediately and others more challenging, requiring a deeper commitment. Dr. Deb is a knowledgeable and thoroughly delightful teacher. The class has inspired me to build pathways of nourishment for my body, mind, and spirit, opening to a life of vitality and joy.

~Kippy Messett

The vision of Vital Medicine - to advocate for nothing less than the pursuit of vitality and aliveness in all the domains of an individual's life - is cause for hope for the future of medicine. Dr. Deb is a passionate and dedicated healer, walking her own vital path while inspiring her students & patients to follow theirs. 

~Julia Smith, MD

Dr. Deb has a vision of how we might live our lives in vital and vibrant bodies, how we might take these gifts we inhabit for an engagement of wonder, deeply aware of the marvel we walk in and so much more in the world.  There's great value in being pointed in this direction rather than strictly toward the model of pathology, where you wait for and respond to the break down.  Beyond how she sees, Dr. Deb is a terrific teacher -- deeply knowledgeable, well-organized, abundantly clear, engaged and embracing in interaction.

~Russell Graham

The content was very engaging and useful, and I was so impressed with the energy and quality of the experience that Dr. Deb created through her presence.  She is a wonderful teacher, presenter, and I'm certain, empathic gifted healer.

~Dan Caine

Out of mild curiosity, I attended Dr. Deb's introductory workshop for her upcoming "Nourishing Our Bodies - Nourishing Our Selves" series.  I thought I might pick up a pointer or two.  To my surprise, I left with a whole new way of thinking about my health and well being.  Dr. Deb's skillful way of teaching and facilitating experiential and group exercises gently shifted my perspective on health and well being away from the dominant view of prognosis and "fixing" my body and towards a more vibrant and motivating perspective of unleashing my innate "vitality".  I found this new perspective both energizing and very refreshing, so much so that I am seriously considering enrolling in the series though I live 60 miles away.

~David Ketter