RICE DIET EDUCATIONAL SERIES

June 2008

Mon	2^nd	9:45 11:15 1:30 6:15	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Journalizing Part I with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Going Home Talk with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Fireside Chat with Dr. Rosati
Tues	3^rd	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div, Ord. Journalizing Part II with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Surviving Your Social Life with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Wed	4^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Difusing the Dining Out Dilemma Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Spirituality of Dysregulated Eating with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Thurs	5^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati Accountability Training with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN How to Sustain Change with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Fri	6^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord. Living on Purpose/Group Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord. Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Neelon
Sat	7^th	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	9^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	T’ai Chi with Dr. Jay Dunbar Finding Support with Patricia Esperon, MSW, LCSW Menu Planning with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Tues	10^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord Figuring Out Food Labels with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Neelon
Wed	11^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Where’s the Salt? Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Biology of Dysregulated Eating with Jeff Georgi, M. Div
Thurs	12^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT After Care with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN The Cortisol Story with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Friday	13^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Accountability with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Cooking with Derek and Ryan
Sat	14^th	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	16^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation Body Scan Binge Eating Part I: What is Binge Eating?  Patricia Esperon, MSW, LCSW Going Home Talk with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Tues	17^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord Going Home Workshop with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Lecture/ Discussion with Dr. Neelon
Wed	18^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Binge Eating II:  How to deal with Binge Eating Patricia Esperon, MSW, LCSW Psychology of Dysregulated Eating with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Thurs	19^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Accountability Training with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Mindfulness with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Fri	20^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Taste of the Rice Diet Store with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Cooking with Derek and Ryan
Sat	21^st	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	23^rd	9:45 11:15 1:30	T’ai Chi with Dr. Jay Dunbar, PhD Exploring Long Term Motivation with Dr. Ronnie Kolotkin, PhD Going Home Talk with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Tues	24^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord The Recipe Experiment with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Neelon
Wed	25^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Recovering from Relapse with Dr. Ronnie Kolotkin, PhD Transforming a Day’s Intake with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Thurs	26^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT After Care with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Craving Management with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Fri	27^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Weight Loss for the Long Haul with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Reframing Your Life/Group with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord.
Sat	28^th	9:45 11:15	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Massage and Reflexology with Lydia Turrentine
Mon	30^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT What is a Lifestyle Change? Dr. Ronnie Kolotkin, PhD Supermarket Sweep with Ryan Sobus, MPH, 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 ®.