Upcoming Women’s Wellness seminar in Verona

Nov 24, 2011

Manijeh Moghisi, an experienced social worker with the K3C-Community Counselling Centres of Kingston, will be holding a Women’s Self Care Seminar titled “Practicing Wellness” at the Verona Medical Clinic on Tuesday, December 6 from 10AM-3:00 PM. The free seminar, which includes lunch, is designed to look at women’s self care in a holistic way, taking into account its physical, emotional and spiritual aspects. Participants will not only learn the importance of proper nutrition, proper sleep and regular exercise but will also study and learn the practice of mindfulness as a way of letting go of the past and living in the present.

Manijeh Moghisi aims to demonstrate how the cultivation of mindfulness, which is the ability to practice awareness from moment to moment, can “allow us to enter into a state of deep relaxation which can help us to see with greater clarity the way we actually live, and how best to make the necessary changes to enhance our health and well-being. With mindfulness comes the realization of the impermanence of things, the interdependence of everything and the development of compassion. Its practice allows us to be present in the moment and to gracefully accept what is, as opposed to always striving for what could or should be.”

Manijeh is living proof of the benefits of the practice of mindfulness. As a young woman and activist for human and women’s rights in her homeland in the Middle East, she arrived in Canada decades ago as a political refugee. She was a young teacher in her homeland at that time, and both she and her architect husband were forced to flee for their personal safety. They had no choice but to leave their entire lives behind, fleeing their homeland with just two suitcases in hand. “As a result I became seriously depressed, always asking, why did this happen - why me?’” Manijeh recalled. “It was then that I began to study mindfulness and it helped me to let go of the past and the loss I experienced. Now I live moment to moment and enjoy who I am, what I have.”

Interested participants can register for the seminar by calling 613-374-2077.