Importance of Support, Compassion, and Joy in Maintaining Your Health with Sky
3—4pm
Group Hike through Lands End with Darren
Karine Brighten, “Learn how to stretch, warm-up / cool down, and foam roll”
Certified Personal Trainer Karine Brighten will show and teach you the best types of stretching and when to do them, how to stretch before and after a workout, and how to foam roll.
Chef Lisa, “Easy Breezy Salads”
Chef Lisa will show you how to make two delicious salads with an informative and engaging demo where all you need is a knife and fresh local ingredients. Learn how to prepare her Citrus Kale Salad and Kale with a “Kick” Salad. Be prepared to taste just how delicious, nutritious and easy kale salads can be!
Personal chef, caterer, instructor, and Professional Vegucator Chef Lisa Books-Williams has been sharing the joy of plant-based eating with the SF Bay Area since 2005. Lisa has released more than 100 lbs and regained her vitality through healthy eating. She won Vegan Iron Chef (San Francisco,2013), is an award-winning raw food chef (Best of Raw NYC 2010) and a certified Green Chef Instructor. Lisa developed the culinary portion of the Plant-Based Diet program for Kaiser Permanente and currently teaches patients plant-based cooking and Food Preparation classes at the Redwood City, Pleasanton and Vallejo Campuses. She has vegucated Kaiser employees,staff and physicians throughout the SF Bay Area.
Lora Silver, “Eating for Energy: a personalized approach for any fitness level”
Ready to get in shape, become healthier, or take your current fitness to the next level? How do you eat for sustained energy that puts an end to the afternoon slump? How can you tell what foods and other lifestyle habits uniquely work for you and your body? Bust the weak vegetarian/vegan stereotype and learn how plant-centered snacks and meals can improve your energy and fuel any active lifestyle. Join us for a fun and interactive discussion loaded with strategies and self-coaching tips to improve your own energy and vitality.
Lora Silver, H.C. is a board certified health coach with a background in holistic nutrition, healthy lifestyle coaching, and plant-based meal planning. She loves helping people boost their own productivity, health and happiness through wellness. Lora is an advocate of empowering, nonjudgmental nutrition counseling and a highly personalized, gentle and lasting approach to lifestyle change. www.lorasilver.com
Sky Chair, ”Getting Waisted: The Importance of Support, Compassion, and Joy in Maintaining Your Health”
Sky will talk about how community buoys our spirits and increases our resolve to stay connected to our goals. She will talk briefly about her own journey from junk food vegan to raw food vegan to happy medium and healthy, and about all the support she needed along the way. Sky will tie this in to the incredible amount of support available today, including the Get Waisted program.
“Sebastian’s Functional Fitness” Description: Sebastian is a certified Personal Trainer and Health Coach, emphasizing “whole moves and whole foods” as the basis for a healthy life. He has been helping people meet their fitness goals since 2006 and offers an outdoor workout class for all fitness levels. He will lead you through a fun hour of functional exercises that train the full body. Don’t be scared, be excited!
Katie Mae, “Whole Foods for Fitness”
Embracing a plant-based diet often means lots of new foods. We’re going to talk about which plant foods to eat for optimal performance and recovery; and the importance of calorie and nutrient density. You’ll learn the best foods to have before, during and after a workout or athletic event.
Linda Middlesworth, B.A., Certified Plant Nutrition, Cornell, Cancer Project/Nutrition and Cooking Instructor, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Certified Personal Trainer/Aerobic Instructor, AFAA, Organizer: Sacramento Vegan Society and Savvy Vegan Fitness Mentor
Darren Middlesworth, Personal Trainer with a focus on Location based Private and Corporate Fitness Coaching in San Francisco. He works with a broad range of clients, including the founder of about.me and the corporate team at LinkedIn, San Francisco. Darren also offers Plant-Fit Nutritional Coaching for peak performance.
In addition to training, I lead product development for V-Dog, Inc., 100% Healthy Dog Food, Bones and Treats.
Karen Cunningham, BS MFA - Foodie - Author,Health and Wellness is her passion!
