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Date: Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Time: 7 to 9 p.m.
Reservation deadline: Saturday, February 18, 2012
Strategies to strengthen your personal balance: 3 spotlights on women’s health
Most of us live lives of duty and routine. Too much responsibility and too many demands can lead to stress. Women cope by stretching their strength to the limit—ignoring mental and physical exhaustion and running the risk of burnout or depression. But how can we assess our risks and find a way out when we’re right in the middle of it all?
The AWC Bern welcomes three professionals who will provide three strategies for strengthening our personal balance: Mary Kay Zumbach, neurofeedback therapist; Christian Mehr, inventor of the Bouncolin, and Pascale Sahli-Friederich, owner and manager of the REVITAL Women’s Center in Les Rasses.
Learn more about the power of your mind and body
Neurofeedback and biofeedback trainings are used to reduce the effects of stress, which helps regain inner balance and strength. Mary Kay Zumbach will introduce us to QEEG (quantitative electroencephalography) analysis and will explain how it is used to identify warning signals of burnout and stress in our central nervous system. The combination of QEEG and neurofeedback training can give our mind, body and spirit extra power to master the challenges of daily life.
Bouncolins are a new kind of hyper-elastic mini-trampoline that exposes your body to an intense, rhythmic and harmonious change in the forces of gravity. Learn how to strengthen your bladder control, relax and strengthen your back, minimize lymphatic problems, and enhance your overall ability to relax and bounce off stress. Bouncing will help you produce and release more happiness hormones (endorphins, serotonin, dopamine, cannabinoid). It’s also great fun. Enjoy a practical introduction session with Christian Mehr, the creator of this Swiss innovation. Come dressed to bounce!
Take time to revitalize
Revital—the renowned Swiss women’s oasis in Les Rasses—offers a unique program for women who want to get their bearings, strength, and beauty back. The resort offers a panoramic view from the high plains of the Jura across Lake Neuchatel and Lake Geneva over to the Alps—a splendid setting to relax. Pascale Sahli will give an overview of the therapies, treatments, diet, exercise, discussions, and solitude that help more than 1200 women each year unwind and re-discover their own sources of power, creativity, and calm.
Refreshments
A light snack (Flammkuchen, vegetable platter, and mineral water) will be available before the presentations begin, and is included in your entry fee. Additional beverages will be available for purchase throughout the evening.
Reservations
Send reservations by email to programs@awcbern.org or sign up via the AWC Bern website: www.awcbern.org.
Contributed by Tick
On the gray, cold morning of September 17, a cheerful group of 12 of us met for a Zumba lesson at the studio Tanz Atelier Nivo near the Wylerbad in Bern. For many of us it was the first time to take a Zumba lesson. We came armed with our towel, gym wear, and water bottle for an energetic workout. Our instructor, Alicia Egli, explained how Zumba was invented in the early 1990s by a Columbian dancer and choreographer, Alberto Perez. Each lesson combines a variety of Latin dance music and international rhythms. The movements are basic and the idea is to keep moving with the music as you work out different parts of your body.
We all looked fresh and full of energy at the beginning, and the music really did keep us going at a good pace. We all laughed a lot as we followed the dance steps for tango, salsa, samba, flamenco reggae and more. Alicia led us through the steps and the beat of the music got us wiggling and giggling. By the end of the class, we were a group of happy, sweaty, Zumba dancers! We all felt it was an excellent workout and also a chance to see friends at the same time. By the time we left, the sun was coming out and we all left with a healthy glow in our cheeks.
Alicia Egli gives Zumba dance classes at several locations around the Bern area. If you are interested see her website: www.swisszumbafitness.com.
Contributed by Nancy
AWC Bern had its opening program at the Rose Garden on September 15th. It was a chance for your fellow members to catch up on how the summer was spent, and to meet new members. With 24 members in attendance, there was a lot of catching up to do.
While we ordered our respective coffees and teas, our quiet conversation quickly turned into a roar of talk and laughter. At my end of the table, we talked about connections to the US, how it seems like every weekend is claimed as the last weekend of summer, swimming in the river, and touring Bern.
Ramona, the AWC President, made some announcements at tea. She plans on having the AWC Bern Constitution updated, so expect to hear about that soon. Also, this year will be a year of more programs to allow members to socialize more and have the chance to get to know one another.
All in all, I enjoyed the event and look forward to meeting more members in the program to come.
Lovely Memories of Marrakesh
On the FAWCO Facebook page Leslie has posted some great photo videos from our super conference in Marrakesh.
Go the FAWCO Facebook page – and” like it” – and enjoy impressions put together by Leslie and wonderful music by Robin. Don’t miss it! Great to see wonderful memories. Here come the GIRLS! (see part 6)
