
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, November 5, 1995                   TAG: 9511030006
SECTION: EXTRA                    PAGE: 4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: SANDRA BROWN KELLY
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MIND-BODY LINK IS TOPIC OF TALKS

Research shows that a good attitude can aid in healing, and that a well-tuned body and mind encourage wellness. But some of the ways to promote that relationship fall outside the traditional health-care area.

Southwest Virginia residents have two upcoming opportunities to explore the nontraditional ways. A workshop is scheduled Thursday at the downtown Roanoke Jefferson Center, and Radford University will host a similar gathering on Nov. 18. Both are half-day events.

The Roanoke workshop will focus on the mind-body connection and give participants a chance to sample healing practices such as yoga, humor, biofeedback and t'ai chi. The event is sponsored by Mental Health Association of Roanoke Valley Inc.

The meeting opens at 9 a.m. with the key address - ``Exploring the Mind-Body Connection'' - to be given by Judy Fulop, former wellness consultant for St. Joseph Health Center in Kansas City, Mo.

Fulop's role at St. Joseph was to integrate complementary wellness practices into the hospital departments. She has since left the hospital to attend medical school.

Following her talk, there will be a series of workshops. The topics and leaders are: Yoga, Julie Lusk, director of the Health Management Center, Lewis-Gale Clinic; ``Laugh ... for the Health of It,'' Ann Harman, executive for Student Services and Alternative Programs, Roanoke City Schools; ``Biofeedback: A Psychophysiological Approach to Health,'' MarLane Knuppel, licensed professional counselor with The Manassas Group in Roanoke; ``Therapeutic Touch,'' Ann Kite, physical therapist with Affiliated Rehab, Roanoke; ``Seeking the Inner Light,'' the Rev. Maurita Wiggins, minister of Valley Community Church; and ``T'ai Chi,'' by Jade Daniels, licensed massage therapist.

The fee for the event is $30. It includes continental breakfast and conference handouts. For registration materials, call 344-0931. The deadline for signing up is Monday.

``High Level Wellness for Your Body, Mind and Spirit,'' is the title of the Nov. 18 workshop in Radford. The featured speaker will be Dr. Donald Ardell, director of the Campus Wellness Center and professor at the University of Central Florida in Orlando. He recently completed his twelfth book, ``The Meaning of Life & A Life of Meaning: Tips and Insights from 100 Wellness Experts & Practitioners for the National Wellness Association.''

He also is the author of ``High Level Wellness: An Alternative to Doctors, Drugs and Disease.''

To Ardell, a wellness lifestyle is not just physical, but one that brings the body, mind and spirit together.

Registration for the workshop costs $59 and the deadline for registering is Nov. 13. Agencies that register three or more staff members receive a 15 percent discount. Continuing education credits can be received for the event, but there is an additional fee. For information, contact Christi Leftwich, 831-5845, or FAX: 831-6119, or at cleftwicrunet.edu.

Treatments for bed-wetting

New treatments for children who wet the bed will be discussed by Dr. Luthur Beazley III Tuesday at the Lewis-Gale Foundation auditorium in the Lewis-Gale Hospital complex. His 7 p.m. talk will review the probable causes of bedwetting and what parents and physicians can do to determine the causes.

The event is sponsored by Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals, which makes a drug used in treatment of bed-wetting.

- 981-3393, or sandrakinfi.net.

by CNB