12:00 - 12:45 - Bridget Oland - Greening Your Diet
Bridget Oland is extremely active in the community, writing a weekly column for the KV Style on living green, and orgnaizing a local food co-op are just some of the community activities she has taken on to educate the local community.
Greening-up your diet
Eating a more eco-friendly diet is healthier for you and the planet. We all know that but where do you begin? In this 45 minute session Bridget Oland (green living columnist and blogger) will help you green-up your diet with advice on: stocking a whole food cupboard, what fruits and vegetables it’s important to buy organic, buying non-toxic cookware, tips for getting back to basics with you cooking and more. She’ll show how weaning your family off processed, packaged foods is do-able and that preparing speedy home-cooked meals from scratch can be easier than you think.
1:15 - 2:00 - Woody Thompson - Four Renewable Energy Technologies
The Presentation will be by Woody Thompson, Co-Owner and Founder of Fundy Solar Ltd. Woody Thompson has been working in the field of Renewable energy since 2001, first with a company out of the States, then he worked on solar water pumping and rural electrification projects in Nigeria, Africa. In 2003 Woody founded Fundy Solar Ltd.
Woody Thompson has also completed courses with CANSIA on both solar water heating systems and solar power systems. Today, as the manager of Fundy Solar Woody continues to install, service and support solar electric power system, solar water heating systems and residential or small commercial wind turbines both locally and internationally.
Today Woody will be talking about four renewable energy technologies, passive solar heat, solar water heating systems, solar power and wind turbines.
2:15 - 2:45 - Manon Pelletier - Intro to Ayurveda
Manon Pelletier is a holistic health workshop facilitator. She speaks about her personal experience with a chronic disorder that could not be treated through conventional medicine but able to find a cure with the science of Ayurveda. Manon has undertaken a profound self-healing journey that has led her to study the principles of Ayurvedic medicine and other alternative healing modalities that she now shares with others seeking a natural and holistic approach to health.
Manon will introduce you to Ayurveda and her teaching curriculum. Ayurveda, the sister science of Yoga, is the oldest holistic and preventative oriented health-care system in the world. More than 5,000 years old, Ayurvedic wisdom is rooted in India’s ancient Vedic texts. The translation of the Sanskrit word, “Ayurveda,” is “the science of life.” Ayurveda is gaining tremendous popularity in North America due to its natural approach to health. It teaches us to live in harmony with the basic laws of nature.
The first requirement for healing is a clear understanding of the three doshas. The concept of Vata-Pitta-Kapha is unique to Ayurveda and it holds the potential for revolutionizing the health care systems in Canada and the United States. During this lecture, you will learn about the three doshas, their unique properties, and your susceptibility to certain disorders. According to Ayurveda, disease is the result of living out of harmony with our natural state of balance and health is restored through conscious choices that nurture our individual make-up.
Manon is a certified Chopra Center Ayurvedic Lifestyle Instructor. Her wellness program, entitled Perfect Health, is designed by Deepak Chopra, M.D. and David Simon, M.D., co-founders of the Chopra Center for Wellbeing in Carlsbad, California. Both are internationally-acclaimed authors and leaders in the field of mind-body medicine, quantum healing, and personal transformation.
The state of our health and the health care system are prompting us toward a self-care culture. Medical experts today are recognizing the growing demands on the health care system, the need for a more holistic approach to prevention, the ‘epidemic’ of chronic disorders, and the prevalence of adverse side-effects. These deficiencies have created a pressing need to establish a complementary approach that will address the current and future challenges facing our society.
Learn more about Manon, Ayurveda and the ONLY holistic lifestyle program in New Brunswick by attending her lecture or visiting her website at www.wayofwellness.ca.
3:00 - 3:45 - Kevin Matthews - Conservation Council; Conservation Before Renewables
BIO:
Kevin Matthews has worked on energy conservation issues since the early 1980’s and today is the renewable energy advisor for the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. The Conservation Council renewable energy program cover the south east of the province and works jointly with the Cape Jourimain Nature Centre and the Falls Brook Centre to document examples where renewable energy technologies are being used in everyday applications.
Seminar: Conservation Before Renewables.
This seminar discusses the importance of conserving energy before investing in renewable energy technologies. Discussion will then focus on the new ‘Renewables NB’ website and many documented examples throughout New Brunswick where renewable energy technologies are being used.
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