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Wellness Events May

Mindfulness for Busy People

Hosted by: Wellness Journeys

Description: 
Learn how to bring mindfulness into your daily routine to reduce stress, sharpen focus, and create a greater sense of calm and presence.
 
Learn:
  • Basics of Mindfulness that can be used during ordinary life
  • What research says about doing just 2 minutes of mindfulness 
  • The powerful Body Scan Technique that can help calm you in real time

Worshop Details: May 1st | 11am - 12:00pm | Zoom

Register Here

Registration closes April 30th

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*BOCC Employees: This workshop can earn points for Manatee Thrives/Emotional Wellbeing Pillar

 

Health Takes Guts*

Reset Your Microbiome, Nervous System & Metabolism
Hosted by: Natalia Garcia, Registered Dietitian
 
Learn: 
  • Session 1 – Rebuild Your Microbiome Learn how to nourish beneficial gut bacteria and create a microbiome that supports energy, immunity, metabolism, and overall wellbeing.
  • Session 2 – Your Second Brain Explore the powerful gut–brain connection and how stress, mood, and nervous system balance influence digestion, cravings, and eating behaviors.
  • Session 3 – Healing the Gut Identify common drivers of gut imbalance and leaky gut, and learn how to restore digestive integrity from the inside out.
  • Session 4 – Gut-Friendly Living Discover practical foods, probiotics, and daily habits that support long-term digestive health, weight balance, and immune resilience. 
Workshop Details:
4-Week Lunch & Learn Workshop
May 6, 13, 20, 27 | 12 - 1 pm | Zoom
*Sessions recorded for registrants only.
 
 
Registration closes May 5th at 12pm.
 
 
*BOCC Employees Only: This YourChoice workshop earns points the Physical Wellbeing Pillar for Manatee Thrives.

 

Skeletal Fitness*

Hosted by: Certified Health Coach, Mirabai Holland

Bones may look solid, but they’re living tissue influenced by genetics, age, diet, exercise, medications, and more. While osteoporosis has no cure, it is largely preventable and treatable through lifestyle and medical care. Are you at risk?

Learn:
  • Causes and risk factors
  • How to keep bones healthy
  • Calcium benefits and risks
  • Foods to eat and avoid
  • Common medications
  • How weight-bearing and resistance exercise support bone strength
Workshop Details (Choose your date and the time that works best for your schedule):
May 7 | 12 - 1pm or 5 - 6pm | Zoom
OR
May 21 | 12 - 1pm or 5 - 6pm | Zoom
 
 
 

*BOCC Employees: This workshop can earn points for the the Physical Wellbing Pillar for Manatee Thrives.

 

Lower the Pressure: Caring for Your Heart and Nervous System*

Hosted by: Certified Health Coach, Tracy Lightburne

Description:

Stress doesn't just live in your mind- it lives in your body. We will explore how the nervous system directly impacts stress levels, blood pressure and overall health. You'll learn how chronic stress keeps the body in a " fight or flight" state and how simple practical regulation tools can help shift your body into rest, calm and healing. This session will equip you with techniques that you can use daily to lower stress, support healthy blood pressure, and feel more grounded, resilient and in control of your health.

Workshop Details:
May 8 | 12 - 1pm | Zoom
 

Register Here

Registration closes May 7th at 12pm.

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Print prior to webinar:

Nervous System Handout

Nervous System Checklist

*BOCC Employees: This workshop can earn points for the the Physical Wellbing Pillar for Manatee Thrives.

 

Lose to Win ™ *

Hosted by: Certified Health Coach, Mirabai Holland

Description:
Lose to Win™ is designed to guide you through a weight management program, help you lose weight, address lifestyle factors, potential obstacles, and ways to address them, to finally keep the weight off for good! New Addition: What you need to know about the weight loss drugs!
 
  • Lose to Win™ is an interactive 4-week education and health coaching workshop with weekly group education seminars with a live Q&A forum.
  • YourChoice Medical Plan members are encouraged to pair their Give Me 5 health coaching sessions during or following this workshop.
  • A certificate of completion will be awarded to all employees who complete the workshop.
Workshop Details: 
4 Week-Workshop - May 12, 19, 26, June 2  | 12 - 1pm | Zoom
 
 

*BOCC Employees Only: This YourChoice workshop earns points the Physical Wellbeing Pillar for Manatee Thrives.

 

Stress Relief Self-Care Happy Hour*

Hosted by: Wellness Journeys

Description:
New research underlines the importance and benefits of self-kindness. Feel better fast by learning the “3-Step Self-Care Method.” This simple process leaves you feeling energized, balances your nervous system in “real time,” and shifts your body into its powerful stress reducing mode called, “Rest, Digest, and Heal.”
 
Learn:
  • Why self-kindness can reduce stress
  • How to balance your own nervous system in real time
  • The 3-Step Self-Care Method
Workshop Details:
May 14 | 11am - 12pm | Zoom
 
 
 
*BOCC Employees Only: This YourChoice workshop earns points in the Emotional Wellbeing Pillar for Manatee Thrives.