RICE DIET EDUCATIONAL SERIES

March 2008

Sat	1^st	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	3^rd	9:45 11:15 1:30 6:15	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Writing for your Health with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Supermarket Sweep with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Fireside Chat with Dr. Rosati
Tues	4^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati Figuring Out Food Labels with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Organics: Is it worth the Cost? Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN
Wed	5^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Where’s the Salt? Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Hunter Gatherer/ Farmer ADHD with Jeff Georgi, M. Div
Thurs	6^th	9:45 9:45 11:15 1:30 7pm	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati Weekly Orientation [for new pts] with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN After Care with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Neelon Mark Castel from the Cornucopia Institute Discussion: Who Really Owns the Organic Label?
Friday	7^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Group with Dr. Rosati Cooking with Derek and Ryan
Sat	8^th	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	10^th	9:45 11:15 1:30 6:15	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Recovery from Relapse with Dr. Ronnie Kolotkin, PhD Going Home Talk with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Monday Night Movie: Super Size Me
Tues	11^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord Reframing Your Life with Carolyn Craft, BA, Div/Ord. Surviving Your Social Life with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Wed	12^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Responding to Relapse with Patricia Esperon, MSW, LCSW Difusing the Dining Out Dilemma Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Thurs	13^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Keeping a Food Journal with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Taste of the Rice Diet Store with Susan Levy
Fri	14^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Weight Loss for the Long Haul with Ryan Cooking with Derek and Ryan
Sat	15^th	9:45 11:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Intro to Massage with Lydia Turrentine
Mon	17^th	9:45 11:15 1:30 6:15	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Inner Healing with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Going Home Talk with Ryan Dr. Rosati’s Fireside Chat
Tues	18^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati Exercise Essentials with Lonnie Defelice, BA, ACE, CSCS Transforming a Day’s Intake with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Wed	19^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy Multi-sensorial Experiential with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Spirituality of Dysregulated Eating with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Thurs	20^th	9:45 11:151:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati After Care with Bobbie Stanford, RD, LDN Lecture/Discussion with Dr. Neelon
Friday	21^st	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Group with Dr. Rosati Dream Boards with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN
Sat	22^nd	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	24^th	9:45 11:15 1:30 6:15	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Healing at the Roots with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Going Home Workshop with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Movie Premier: The Secret
Tues	25^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Mindfulness Meditation with Dr. Rosati Actualizing Your Health & Life Goals Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Menu Planning with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN
Wed	26^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Susan Levy The Recipe Experiment with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN Psychology of Dysregulated Eating with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Thurs	27^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	28^th	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Group with Dr. Rosati What Gets in the Way with Jeff Georgi, M. Div.
Sat	29^th	9:45	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT
Mon	31^st	9:45 11:15 1:30	Yoga with Joy Anandi, CYT Abundance and Beyond with Kitty Rosati, MS, RD, LDN Going Home Talk with Ryan Sobus, MPH, RD, LDN

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF GUEST SPEAKERS

Carolyn Craft BA/ Div. Ord

As Life Coach and Spiritual Therapist, Television/Radio Host, and Corporate Executive, Carolyn Craft has been sharing her insights in the field of healthier living, personal growth, and social consciousness for over 35 years. She challenges her audiences and clients to make positive changes in their lives. As a native of Chapel Hill, NC, her career began with a degree in Communications from UNC. In addition to her private counseling practice in the Triangle area, she is showcased nationally through her radio show ‘Waking Up with Carolyn Craft’ on Sirius Satellite ch114 & www.lime.com. She has blended her broadcast and business experience with her 17-year career as an ordained Unity Minister to bring about transformational shifts for persons worldwide.

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 clinical psychologist in private practice who for over 20 years has specialized in the treatment of obesity, binge eating, and issues related to improving the quality of life of persons with obesity. She is the former director of the Behavioral Program at the Duke University Diet and Fitness Center, co-author of a book on obesity treatment, developer of an audio CD for weight loss, and developer of a questionnaire that assesses the impact of weight on quality of life.