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Finding Your Calm

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Tuesday June 5, 6 – 7:30pm     Fee: $65, including take-home materials Renee Zambo, RYT & Christine Savas, LPC Are you looking for ways to wind down amidst a hectic schedule?  Do you want to learn how to deal with ongoing stress?  Do you need tools to help you relax, but aren’t sure how or where to start? Join WholeHealth Chicago’s Clinical Psychotherapist Christine Savas and Read More

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Yoga Therapy for Digestive Health

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I’m no yoga expert, so this week’s Health Tip comes from Renee Zambo, WholeHealth Chicago’s yoga therapist. Dr E The belly is one of the most sensitive areas of our bodies. Situated at the center of our being, literally forming our core, it’s lined with hundreds of millions of nerve endings and affects everything from immune system to mood. So it’s no surprise that bloating, Read More

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Infertility and Traditional Chinese Medicine

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I don’t care much for the infertility industry, though I know some of you are deeply grateful to it for helping you create your precious child. I love kids too. I simply don’t care for the business that infertility has become. In this two-part Health Tip, we’ll explore Western medicine’s approach to infertility treatment and, next week, the path taken by Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).  Read More

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Trump, Stress, And Your Body

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Every time I’ve written a politically oriented Health Tip, a few people become upset by my Lefty opinions, tell me to stick with what I know (I assume they mean medicine), and unsubscribe to this newsletter. Some have snarled, “I’m transferring my records out of WholeHealth Chicago” and off they go.  So, here I go again.  As you read this, please keep in mind that Read More

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The Benefits of Mindfulness

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More than ever before, researchers and scientists are studying the health benefits of mindfulness practices for a wide variety of conditions. And they’re discovering overwhelmingly similar results: mindfulness decreases mood disturbances, enhances coping skills, and promotes wellbeing. Enter “benefits of mindfulness meditation” into your search engine and you’ll find dozens of articles and studies published in The New York Times, Forbes Magazine, and Psychology Today, Read More

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Healing Adrenal Fatigue

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In last week’s Health Tip I described the exhausted state of Patricia, dragging herself through the day and crashing completely in the afternoon. At first, Patricia was oddly supercharged in the evening, unable to relax or sleep. Later, this energy burst vanished and she simply couldn’t sleep. She was tired all the time. Before her visit with us at WholeHealth Chicago, Patricia had had quite Read More

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“Every Afternoon At About Four I’m So Tired I Could Sleep At My Desk”

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“Exhaustion is my reality. At four o’clock, I’m wiped, totally wiped.” Patricia is 33, happily married as far as marriages go, one kid, steadily employed in the usual American less-­than-­satisfying corporate job, good eating habits, and, until recently, a health club goer a couple/three times a week. Now she’s too tired for that. Just looking at her, you can tell she’s dragging. Circles under her Read More

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Monthly Mindfulness Group – Ongoing

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The challenges of contemporary life make it all too easy to accumulate stress. Without the proper attention, stress builds until we feel overwhelmed and as if we are living “in our heads” too much. Stress has become such a widespread issue that scientists and medical experts from around the world study how stress affects health, healing, it’s impact on disease, and conditions such as chronic Read More

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Stress Reduction for the Holidays-December 2014

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Wednesday, December 10th (6:30 – 8:30 pm) or Sunday, December 14th (12:00 – 2:00 pm) The Holiday Season can mean time spent with family and friends, work parties, social gatherings, and the closing of a year. Joyous occasions can also be stressful as to-do lists are longer and anticipation is greater. The closing of the year brings many deadlines, either professional ones that must be Read More

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Coping With Work Stress in Today’s Uncertain Job Market

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Everyone has experienced some level of work-related stress. Dubbed the “21st century equivalent of the Black Death, stress is the top cause of workplace sickness. While some workplace pressures can be stimulating and motivating, when they become stressful, it means you are struggling to cope. The tension and anxiety resulting from stress plays out on your health and well-being. Its negative impact transcends the office Read More

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**Finding Your Calm
Tuesday June 5, 6:00 – 7:30pm
Christine Savas, LPC & Renee Zambo, RYT
Fee: $65 (including take-home materials)

Are you looking for ways to wind down amidst a hectic schedule?  Do you want to learn how to deal with ongoing stress?  Do you need tools to help you relax, but aren’t sure how or where to start? Join WholeHealth Chicago’s Clinical Psychotherapist Christine Savas and Yoga Therapist Renee Zambo for an evening of education on the importance of slowing down.

Space is limited and registration is required.
Please register online or by calling (773) 296-6700
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**Shamanic Healing Clinic
Monday, June 11, 2018
with Katie Oberlin, HTCP
30-Minute Sessions ~ $40.00 (regularly $55.00)

Summer is just around the corner with the Solstice approaching on June 21st. Shamanically speaking, this is a great time to harness the power of the Earth element to ground your intentions and welcome it as a container for taking action in positive ways.

Experience a shamanic healing session.
Have you been thinking about new ways to address your health? Or build new relationships? Or be more authentically present in your work?

Take this opportunity to support this time of transition from Spring into Summer with an individual 30-minute session.

Registration
By appointment only, June 11, 12 – 5 pm
Half-hour session for $40 (regular price $55)
Please call 773-296-6700 to register.
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***Vaginal Rejuvenation Workshop
Thursday, June 14, 2018;  6:00 – 8:00 PM
Mari Stecker, LAc & Renee Zambo, RYT
Fee: $65

Are you experiencing vaginal dryness? Or pain with intercourse? Have you been told you have vaginal atrophy due to menopause?  Are you frustrated because you believe your sex life is over?  Well, it doesn’t have to be!

Come learn easy, non-pharmaceutical, non-hormonal, low cost techniques that you can do at home to help alleviate vaginal dryness, atrophy, thinning of vaginal skin and/or painful intercourse.

Space is limited and registration is required.
Please register online or by calling (773) 296-6700
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