`RICE DIET EDUCATIONAL SERIES

July 2008

Tues	1^st	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div, Ord. Figuring Out Food Labels with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Hunter-Gatherer/ Farmer- ADHD Jeff Georgi, M. Div
Wed	2^nd	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Binge Eating Part I: What is Binge Eating? Patricia Esperon, MSW, LCSW Where is the Salt?  Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Thurs	3^rd	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Accountability Training with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Neelon
Fri	4^th	9:45 11:15	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Group with Dr. Rosati
Sat	5^th	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	7^th	9:45 11:15 1:30 6:15	Mindfulness Meditation Body Scan Journalizing Part I with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Going Home Talk with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Fireside Chat with Dr. Rosati
Tues	8^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati Going Home Workshop with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Biology of Dysregulated Eating with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Wed	9^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Binge Eating Part II:  How to Deal with Binge Eating Patricia Esperon, MSW, LCSW The Cortisol Story with Jeff Georgi, M. Div
Thurs	10^th	9:45 11:151:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati After Care with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Neelon
Friday	11^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Group with Dr. Rosati Your Brain and Relationships with Jeff Georgi, M. Div
Sat	12^th	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	14^th	9:45 11:15 1:30 6:15	T’ai Chi with Dr. Jay Dunbar Abundance and Beyond with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Menu Planning with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Fireside Chat with Dr. Rosati
Tues	15^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord The Recipe Experiment with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Psychology of Dysregulated Eating with Jeff Georgi, M. Div
Wed	16^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Dealing with High Risk Situations Dr. Ronnie Kolotkin, PhD Transforming a Day’s Intake with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Thurs	17^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati Accountability Training with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Neelon
Fri	18^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Group with Dr. Rosati Dream Boards with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN
Sat	19^th	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	21^st	9:45 11:15 1:30 6:15	T’ai Chi with Dr. Jay Dunbar, PhD Quantum Physics and Actualizing Your Health and Life Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Going Home Talk with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Monday Night Movie:  Quantum Physics and You
Tues	22^nd	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord. Biology, Brains and Aging with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord Surviving Your Social Life with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Wed	23^rd	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Healing at the Roots with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Difusing the Dining Out Dilemma Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Thurs	24^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati After Care with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Inner Healing with the 6^th Sense Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN
Fri	25^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Group with Dr. Rosati Cooking with Derek and Ryan
Sat	26^th	9:45 11:15	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Massage and Reflexology with Lydia Turrentine
Mon	28^th	9:45 11:15 1:30 6:15	T’ai Chi with Dr. Jay Dunbar Group with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Accountability with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Monday Night Movie:  Super Size Me
Tues	29^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord. Supermarket Sweep Part I with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Supermarket Sweep Part II with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Wed	30^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Positive Self Affirmations with Dr. Ronnie Kolotkin, PhD Weight loss for the long haul with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Thurs	31^st	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati After Care with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Organics and Beyond with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF GUEST SPEAKERS

Joy Anandi, CYT

Joy, a certified yoga teacher (CYT), has practiced and taught all levels of yoga for over 30 years. As a survivor of two bouts of cancer, using both traditional and alternative treatments, she has dedicated her life to sharing her experiences and knowledge to awaken the healing powers inside to heal body, mind and spirit. In 1989, Joy took a four year sabbatical study with Kali Ray, living the lifestyle of a yogini, using a vegan diet as medicine for prevention of cancer and other life threatening illnesses. Kali Ray is a world renowned yogini and founder of Kali TriYoga International. Joy has created FLOWING GENTLE PATH YOGA, a healing system for chair bound people, using pranayama (breath regulation) and hatha yoga (physical exercise). She is also a spokesperson for the Triangle Vegetarian Society

Lydia Turrentine

Lydia is a licensed massage therapist here in Durham, NC, and a nationally certified member of AMTA & IMA Group.  She graduated from the Carolina School of Massage in 1999, and specializes in Therapeutic Massage.  This includes Swedish, Deep Tissue, Reflexology, and hot stone therapy.  Contact her at #919-818-9264 to schedule an appointment.

Patricia Esperon, MSW, LCSW

Patricia Esperon is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Duke University. She received a Masters in Social Work from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991, where she received the Katherine Banham scholarship for her work in the area of mental health. Ms. Esperon was a therapist and lecturer at Duke from 1995 – 2002 and continues to address numerous topics associated with weight management.  Since opening her private practice, Ms. Esperon has continued working with clients who are struggling with weight disorders, as well as depression, anxiety, and trauma. In addition, Ms. Esperon has provided psychological evaluations for patients considering gastric bypass surgery at the Duke University’s Bariatric Clinic. Ms. Esperon has been quoted in such national magazines as Good Housekeeping, Shape, My Generation, and Real Simple and appeared on the television program 60 Minutes.

Ronnie Kolotkin, PhD

Dr. Ronette "Ronnie" Kolotkin is a psychologist specializing in weight and eating issues.  Ronnie’s interest in obesity began in childhood when, as a fat kid, she experienced teasing and ridicule from others.  In addition to working with clients for over 20 years, she is an internationally recognized obesity researcher who has published over 40 scientific articles and given numerous talks on obesity and quality of life at national and international meetings.  For over 15 years, Ronnie directed the psychological component (Behavioral Health Program) at Duke University’s Diet and Fitness Center. Dr. Kolotkin also developed the most widely used weight-related questionnaire used in clinical trials for overweight persons. She both practices and teaches a wide array of mind/body skills that facilitate maintenance of a healthy weight and lifestyle.

Susan Levy

Susan Levy has been teaching yoga with the RiceDiet program for over 5yrs.  The yoga practice she teaches at the Rice House is Tri-Yoga Basics ®.