Maintaining a Healthy Relationship with our Bodies and Spirits

Week of April 22, 2023

Maintaining a Healthy Relationship with our Bodies and Spirits
A physiatrist brain injury specialist’s experience and perspective on neuroplasticity and the need to constantly get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

Graceful Approaches to Weekend Warrior and Common Overuse Injuries
Top ten sports injuries and ways to prevent and treat them, with a focus on women’s bodies and injuries.  Feel free to bring your phone/camera to this talk if you want to take guided pics/videos for when you get home.

How Bird Watching Can Save Your Life
Birding as a form of meditation and pet therapy. We will discuss some benefits of birding, then go for a short walk to look for birds.

Pain Free Gardening and Wellness
Studies show gardeners live longer and healthier lives.  What are the secrets? How can you garden
pain free for life? We will review some exercises then walk the property and do a bit of hands-on practice.

 

Your brain will thrive from challenge. It is Mechel Henry‘s passion to show you how to engage with simple acts such as bird watching, gardening, playing a musical instrument, to train your brain for the complex medical changes you and your loved ones will inevitably face—and hopefully maneuver with grace. I have spent decades helping thousands of people around the world transform challenge into growth opportunity by enhancing their neuroplasticity. As a consultant, teacher, facilitator, and speaker, I have worked with Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Spine, Botox and as consultant for the California Medical Board.  I have lectured at Stanford Hospital, UCLA, the California Bar Association, as a Master Gardener and for their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force.

Born in Vietnam, moving from Indiana, Texas, Philadelphia and eventually, California, I ended up a Stanford-trained, Double Board-Certified Physician in Pain Management and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.  My goal is to share the transformative wisdom of pain and stretching yourself.  Trust me, I competed in an Ironman Triathlon for fun—it only took 13 hours and 36 minutes.  I am passionate about helping people through and beyond their pain and life transitions, both as a physician, and fellow journeyer.  During my talks we will be both practical and reflective.