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Local Doctor Featured Speaker at Anti-Aging Conference
Tracie Leonhardt, DO, Peaks of Health Metabolic Medical Center, is a featured speaker and teacher at the upcoming American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) Endocrinology conference scheduled for August 13 to 15. Her subject and course of discussion will be “Oxytocin: The New Hormone on the Block with Novel Clinical Applications”. Oxytocin is one of the “happy hormones”, and to that end, Dr. Leonhardt will be presenting patient cases to other physicians. A4M trains and certifies physicians in this area of medicine with the conference featuring renowned scientists, researchers and clinicians.
An international speaker and innovative educator, Dr. Leonhardt has been published in medical journals. On a regular basis, she teaches at St. Petersburg General Hospital and at LECOM medical school; she has lectured at the American Osteopathic Association national conferences as well as PCOMS and PCMS conferences.
Location: 1120 Belcher Rd. S, Ste. 2, Largo. For more information on Dr. Leonhardt, visit PeaksOfHealth.com. For appointment, call 727-826-0838. See ad page 11.
Ayur-Thai Yoga Beginner Course at Living Room Yoga
Partake of a two-day Beginner Course in Ayur-Thai Yoga Bodywork, taking place August 21 to 22, at Living Room Yoga, in St. Petersburg. This course brings the wisdom of Thai hands-on therapy together with Ayurvedic philosophy.
Facilitated by Barry Cooper, LMT, AHC, RYT 500, participants will learn a 60 to 90-minute sequence done on a futon/mat, receive a manual and certificate, and earn 16 CECs through NCBTMB. Areas of study include proper body mechanics; how to apply rhythmic rocking and walking; underlying theory of Thai Yoga Bodywork; Ayurvedic 5-element theory and theory of three doshas; the 5 vayus of yoga and Ayurveda; supporting breathwork and meditation; and more.
Covid Safety Note: Masks can be worn or optional. Please do not attend if you have felt sick or have been exposed to someone with Covid in the last two weeks.
Cost: $295/by August 8; $325/after. Location: 8424 4th St. N, Ste. G, St. Petersburg. To register, call 727-826-4754 or 407-4684023 or visit Living-Room-Yoga-llc.square.site/product/ayurthai-yoga-bodywork-basics/36?cs=true&cst=custom. See ad page 18. MM#29887
Giving People a Better Life with Vivos at Breathe Well Sleep Well
Dr. Paul Rodeghero founded the clinic, Breathe Well Sleep Well, in 2019, in Clearwater, Florida, to assist people with sleep and breathing issues. An estimated 22 million Americans suffer from sleep apnea which means poor quality sleep that fails to heal body and brain and can lead to chronic heart failure, atrial fibrillation and stroke while being associated with type 2 diabetes and depression.*
Breathe Well Sleep Well delivers Vivos appliances and protocols offering a real solution to those with obstructive sleep apnea. While treatment is noninvasive, drug-free and successfully addresses the symptoms of sleep apnea, what makes it so unique and powerful is that it actually addresses the root cause.
“With good quality, restful sleep, the body can recuperate and eliminate stress and wake ready to take on the day,” Dr. Rodeghero explains. “We’ve seen tremendous improvements in blood pressure and weight loss. We’ve seen energy increase. We’ve seen people who could only get three to four hours of sleep before treatment now able to sleep for seven or eight hours and wake feeling refreshed for the first time in years.”
Location: 209 S. Myrtle Ave., Clearwater. For more information and an appointment, call 727-314-4045 or visit BreatheWellSleepWellClearwater.com. See ads, pages 3, 9 and 15. * SleepApnea.org/learn/sleep-apnea-information-clinicians
Rakhma Love & Harmony Holistic Center will celebrate their 2nd year anniversary, from 2 to 4 p.m., on August 29, having opened in the Brandon/Seffner area in September 2019. The word “rakhma” is of Aramaic origin and is synonymous with “unconditional love”— why we are all here!
Each week of the month, the center offers something different. They are currently offering a study in “A Course in Miracles”, Reiki Share with meditation, singing bowls and crystal energy, an Enoch Study Group and discussion of our cosmic family, Gentle Yoga, and Community Share. They have also hosted herbal tea classes, crystal sound bowl healing, numerology, Ho’oponopono, Pistas Sophia Ceremony, Oneness Meditation and Blessing, and a visiting monk (Bhantee) for a delicious meditation and discourse.
Rakhma Love & Harmony emphasizes that of utmost importance is what we individually as well as collectively offer and share with one another. This is an open invitation.
Location: 129 N. Moon Ave. (Brandon Junior Women’s Club House), Brandon. For more detailed information, visit RakhmaLoveAndHarmony.org. See them on Meetup and Facebook. See ad page 16.
