D-SHWA has been busy with many aspects of spa, health and wellness since its launch on June 18th. In keeping with the profile of events for members and the general public, on August 10th D-SHWA offered, “The First Root”, a two hour event geared to encourage new members and give to those present some “take-away tools” to enhance their lifestyle.
President Martha Cuffy presented a Power Point that reviewed the mission and vision of D-SHWA. This was followed by a Power Point on managing stress by Dr. Janet Taylor, PRO/marketing.
The interactive workshop entitled “Stress Management: How to take control” taught the participants three techniques to reduce stress in the body, mind and spirit. Other aspects of the presentation defined stressors in life, symptoms of a stress response and many of the ways Dominicans can utilize our wealth of natural healing resources locally. Finally, President Martha Cuffy engaged the audience in a brainstorming session geared toward D-SHWA’s role for the wellness month of September, areas of concern for professionals, service providers and product development. Creativity flowed and Strictly Itals, a local natural food restaurant, provided some “food for thought” of their own!
