Aloha Response and Health: Rest, Digest, and Recover

December 12, 10:00am - 11:00am
Mānoa Campus, Online Add to Calendar

Advocacy for Social Justice Talk Story Series--- Explore organized efforts and mechanisms for social change--- "Aloha Response and Health: Rest, Digest, and Recover" with Carmela Tafoya, and moderated by José Barzola --- Session: --- Why does our body need more than exercise and healthy eating, yoga or Tai Chi. How does our Aloha Response to daily life bring peace to our sympathetic nervous system and it's fight or flight signals putting the body’s systems on alert/stress become balanced by our parasympathetic (rest, digest, recover) system which signals and relaxes our system. Learn how the two systems work together! --- About Carmela Tafoya: --- Carmela Tafoya is a 36-year veteran Personal Trainer, ACSM and NCEP certified. Her clients include individuals from all walks of life, including seniors, professional athletes, executives to new moms, keiki, the LBGTQ community and most recently a addiction recovery program. Moving to Hawaii in 2009 only deepened her commitment, adding “Foundations of Aloha and Ho’oponopono” to her focus.


Event Sponsor
Conflict and Peace Specialist, Mānoa Campus

More Information
Jose Barzola, 8089562690, caring@hawaii.edu, https://go.hawaii.edu/boe

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