MESSA Wellness Archive
2022 Spring Worksite Wellness Conference: Recharge to Take Charge
MESSA members learned how to Recharge to Take Charge during MESSA’s 2022 Spring Worksite Wellness Conference on April 8. MESSA Health Promotion Consultant Rhonda Jones shared tips and strategies for starting a worksite wellness program and explained how MESSA benefits support your good health. Special guest Melissa VanBrocklin, a human resources manager at Bay College, shared a success story, highlighting the successful worksite wellness program at Bay College.
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Sessions and speakers include:
The Power of Purpose
Presenter: Sean Foy, award-winning author, behavioral coach and motivational speaker
Happiness and social connection benefit health. New research suggests that having a greater sense of meaning and purpose may enhance one’s health and motivation to change for good. This session is designed to empower you to live a healthier, happier and more purpose-filled life.
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Gut Check: How a Healthy Gut Supports Wellness
Presenter: Raquel Garzon, president and founder of Revitalize Project
Bacteria in the gut impact health, weight, brain performance, emotions and sleep. Simple, everyday strategies can influence those bacteria to get positive results. This session will explain how the gut connects to wellness, and provide strategies to promote a healthy gut.
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Recharge Your Nutrition
Presenter: Celines Martinez, registered dietitian at Hebni Nutrition Consultants
An essential part of eating healthfully is knowing how to prepare nutrient-dense foods that promote high energy. During this session, Martinez will share dietitian-approved tips for preparing delicious meals that will help recharge your body while bringing balance to your meal planning and preparation.
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2021 Worksite Wellness Conference:
Mindfulness, Movement and Nutrition for Mental Wellness and Resilience
MESSA’s 2021 Worksite Wellness Conference brought together experts to share their knowledge and insight about how to maintain mental wellness and build resilience.
MESSA Health Promotion Consultant Rhonda Jones shared an overview of MESSA’s health and wellness benefits, as well as the tools needed to create a positive work culture by starting a worksite wellness program or jumpstarting an existing program. Guest speakers Glenda Hayden and Anjalon Edwards from Grand Rapids Public Schools shared their wellness journey and their experience on the GRPS Wellness Team.
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Sessions included:
Mindful Mental Health: Moving through challenges and enriching your life
Richard Sears, a psychologist and mindfulness expert, discussed the principles of mindfulness and “Acceptance and Commitment Training.”
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Fitness That Works: Proven steps to boost your mood and put joy back in your step
Sean Foy, a fitness, weight management and healthy living expert, shared the latest research on how to improve physical and mental fitness, no matter how jam-packed your schedule.
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Mood, Food, & Renewed
Kristen Johnson Brogan — executive superfood chef, author of Target to Table, and On Target Living’s registered dietitian — shared the principles of mindful eating and two of her famous snack recipes: Superfood Salad and Simple Smoothie Bowl.
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2021 Spring Worksite Wellness Conference
MESSA Health Promotion Consultant Rhonda Jones brought together experts to share insight and resources for mental and physical wellness during MESSA’s Spring Worksite Wellness Conference: Springing Forward in 2021 on April 30.
Attendees learned techniques and strategies to move forward in a healthy and positive way using the key elements of mindfulness, movement and nutrition as a spring board. Jones also shared information on how to create a successful worksite wellness program and how to rejuvenate an existing program.
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Sessions include:
Maximizing Mindfulness
Jim Porter, president and founder of StressStop.com, shared techniques that help build resilience and effectively manage stress. He also demonstrated the powerful tools available at mystresstools.com.
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You Are What You Think: Creating a Mindset of Movement
Raquel Garzon, founder of Revitalize Project, explained how mindset is the foundation for decisions and behaviors. Attendees learned common mindset barriers that get in the way of movement, action steps to help overcome them and strategies to train the mind to align with the mindset of movement.
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Good Salads vs. Bad Salads
Fabiola Gaines, founding partner and director of nutrition services for Hebni Nutrition Consultants, explained the difference between “good” and “bad” salads; how to create great tasting salads that are high in nutrition; and the secret to making a spinach vinaigrette dressing that is naturally sweet and lower in calories.
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