"FOUNTAIN OF HEALING"
with the Healthy Aging Pod Squad

Learn to Manage & Engage in Healthy Conflict with Emi Garzitto, PhD, MA, BEd. How do you manage conflict? Learn tips on how to manage yourself in order to manage others. Dr. Emi Garzitto has been developing, promoting and implementing positive communication practices and conflict support skills for over 27 years. Her Doctoral research focused on helping communities, “learn how to get along”. She is a published author of ‘Your Beautiful Trauma – a practical guide to help you convert crisis into full-scale transformation” and has coached and partnered with organizations such as BMO, TorontoStarts, and University of California. ***** Emi Garzitto (PhD, MA, BEd) Conflict Alchemist Website: www.creativeedgeconsulting.com Facebook:www.facebook.com/ConflictAlchemist Twitter: https://twitter.com/Egarzitto Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emigarzitto/ Youtube: youtube.emigarzitto Medium:https://medium.com/@emigarzitto ***** YOGA for Healthy Aging: https://www.avatarayoga.com/ INSTAGRAM: @kellyyeeyoga ***** Kelly Yee, MSc, BCom is a Health Advocate and Certified Yoga Instructor. She is creating a space to combine health and learning in a fun and casual format, that will help people lead a higher quality of life at any age and every stage in life.

Did you know that Naturopathic physicians specializing in oncology help cancer patients during their cancer treatments? Our guest today is Dr. Catherine Multari, a licensed Naturopathic Physician and Naturopathic Oncology Resident. practicing out of Port Moody Health - Integrative Medicine & Cancer Care. Dr. Multari is currently a member of the Oncology Association of Naturopathic Physicians (OncANP) and an active member of their Research Committee. In addition, to being a varsity athlete in rowing, she was recognized as an emerging leader who demonstrated exemplary skills in supporting the naturopathic medical profession and was awarded the Naturopathic Honour Award and NMSA President’s Award. Through her athletic endeavours, Dr. Multari gained exposure to naturopathic medicine and decided to pursue the path of becoming a naturopathic doctor. Dr. Catherine Multari is currently a licensed naturopathic physician in the province of British Columbia, specializing in integrative cancer care. ***** Dr. Catherine Multari, BSEd, ND, Naturopathic Oncology Resident www.portmoodyhealth.com ***** YOGA for Healthy Aging: https://www.avatarayoga.com/ INSTAGRAM: @kellyyeeyoga ***** Kelly Yee, MSc, BCom is a Health Advocate and Certified Yoga Instructor. She is creating a space to combine health and learning in a fun and casual format, that will help people lead a higher quality of life at any age and every stage in life.

Learn how the loss of hearing affects our balance and mobility. Sylwia Kolasa, PhD.c explains the use of Hearing Aids along with Balance and Posture Control can be improved with exercise modalities such as Vestibular Rehabilitation and Yoga. Our guest today is Sylwia Kolasa, a researcher at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. She specializes in Space Medicine and holds three master’s degrees in Physical Therapy, Audiology and Public Health. As well, Sylwia is a PhD candidate researching various projects relating to hearing loss, balance and mobility; cancer and regeneration medicine. With her business partner Nicolas Delgado, they strive to assist researchers to pursue their skills to materialize their ideas and knowledge into impactful solutions. ***** Sylwia K. Kolasa, MSc, MA, PhD.c Instagram: @doctor.sylwia LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sylwia-k-kolasa Website: www.sylwiakolasa.com Nicolás Delgado Instagram: @soynicolasdelgado_ ***** YOGA for Healthy Aging: https://www.avatarayoga.com/ INSTAGRAM: @kellyyeeyoga ***** Kelly Yee, MSc, BCom is a Healthy Aging Advocate and Certified Yoga Instructor. She is creating a space to combine health and learning in a fun and casual format, that will help people lead a higher quality of life at any age and every stage in life.

Are you wanting to age healthily? Do you have ailments and want to start a yoga practice? Listen to how anyone can begin a yoga practice at any age and living with any ailment. Yoga offers holistic health benefits including physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual. Our guest is Carol Krucoff, a certified Yoga Therapist and co-director of the Integrative Yoga for Seniors teacher training program offered at Duke Integrative Medicine and the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She is an author and co-author of several books AND HAS CONTRIBUTED TO NUMEROUS NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS INCLUDING [along with a contributor to] The Washington Post, Yoga Journal, and The New York Times. Carol has been practicing yoga for over 40 years and has a passion for “movement as medicine” with a deep personal commitment to the healing power of physical activity. ***** Carol Krucoff, C-IAYT, E-RYT 500 Certified Yoga Therapist Twitter: @CarolKrucoff Website: https://healingmoves.com/ https://www.yoga4seniors.com/ ***** YOGA for Healthy Aging: https://www.avatarayoga.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kellyyeeyoga/ ***** Kelly Yee, MSc, BCom is a Healthy Aging Advocate and Certified Yoga Instructor. She is creating a space to combine health and learning in a fun and casual format, that will help people lead a higher quality of life at any age and every stage in life.

Group Exercise: What does age have to do with it? Based on her research on "Exercise Instruction for Older Adults: Embodied Education and (in/ex)clusive Physical Cultures" we discuss the importance of instructing and teaching in a group setting to groups of various ages and abilities. Our guest is Dr. Kelsey Harvey, a Postdoctoral Fellow, and Researcher at McMaster University. She has been a certified group exercise instructor since 2013 in Canada and the US, with a specialization in working with older adults and individuals with Parkinson disease. Her experience inspired her to investigate how and what group exercise instructors teach their clients, especially in the context of age. ***** Dr. Kelsey Harvey, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow, Student Partners Program McMasters University Email: harvek1@mcmaster.ca Twitter @KelseyAHarvey Thesis: Exercise Instruction for Older Adults: Embodied Education and (In/Ex)clusive Physical Cultures http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26074 ***** YOGA for Healthy Aging: https://www.avatarayoga.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kellyyeeyoga/ ***** Kelly Yee, MSc, BCom is a Healthy Aging Advocate and Certified Yoga Instructor. She is creating a space to combine health and learning in a fun and casual format, that will help people lead a higher quality of life at any age and every stage in life.

Group Exercise: What does age have to do with it? Based on her research on "Exercise Instruction for Older Adults: Embodied Education and (in/ex)clusive Physical Cultures" we discuss the importance of instructing and teaching in a group setting to groups of various ages and abilities. Our guest is Dr. Kelsey Harvey, a Postdoctoral Fellow, and Researcher at McMaster University. She has been a certified group exercise instructor since 2013 in Canada and the US, with a specialization in working with older adults and individuals with Parkinson disease. Her experience inspired her to investigate how and what group exercise instructors teach their clients, especially in the context of age. ***** Dr. Kelsey Harvey, PhD Post-doctoral Fellow, Student Partners Program McMasters University Email: harvek1@mcmaster.ca Twitter @KelseyAHarvey Thesis: Exercise Instruction for Older Adults: Embodied Education and (In/Ex)clusive Physical Cultures http://hdl.handle.net/11375/26074 ***** YOGA for Healthy Aging: https://www.avatarayoga.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kellyyeeyoga/ ***** Kelly Yee, MSc, BCom is a Healthy Aging Advocate and Certified Yoga Instructor. She is creating a space to combine health and learning in a fun and casual format, that will help people lead a higher quality of life at any age and every stage in life.

My discussion with Brenda Dineen is to Embrace Aging rather than Fear it...Our society tends to focus on youth and staying young rather than admire the beauty and wisdom of getting older. Listen as Brenda helps to address potential fears surrounding aging and better understand your purpose as it changes with the stages of your life. Brenda Dineen is a Registered Clinical Counsellor with over 30 years of experience in both the public and private sectors working with both individuals and couples. She has a deep understanding and insights into the process of aging. She helps people overcome their fears of getting older and helps them to create a vision for their life, including having good health, creating social connections, and living with a purpose. ***** Brenda Dineen Registered Clinical Counsellor Email: Brenda@brendadineen.com Website: www.brendadineen.com ***** YOGA for Healthy Aging: https://www.avatarayoga.com/​ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kellyyeeyoga/​ ***** Kelly Yee, MSc, BCom is a Healthy Aging Advocate and Certified Yoga Instructor. She is creating a space to combine health and learning in a fun and casual format, that will help people lead a higher quality of life at any age and every stage in life.

What is Mental Health? It is important for us to learn how to foster mental health especially during these challenging times of the pandemic. COVID-19 and social distancing have created a big change in our daily lives causing greater stress to ourselves. Learn some coping strategies along with the importance of physical activity and social connection to help maintain healthy mental well-being. Our guest is Dr. Theodore Cosco, an Assistant Professor of Mental Health & Aging at Simon Fraser University and Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Dr. Cosco is a Chartered Psychologist trained in applied social research methods and epidemiology. Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, Dr. Cosco examines a range of factors that promote healthy aging and resilience in older adults, from digital interventions to physical activity. Favourite moment of Part 2 What are the post-effects of the pandemic on mental well-being... like agoraphobia or social ineptitude? 1. "Positive Impacts... connecting in ways previously have not..." 2. "Might be awkward when we go back, but..." 3. "Secondary outcomes are uncertain..."" – Dr. Theodore D Cosco, PhD (Cantab) CPsychol ***** Dr. Theodore D Cosco, PhD (Cantab) CPsychol Assistant Professor | Undergraduate Program Chair Associate Director | Gerontology Research Center https://www.sfu.ca/gerontology/about/people/theodore-cosco.html ***** YOGA for Healthy Aging: https://www.avatarayoga.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kellyyeeyoga/ ***** Kelly Yee, MSc, BCom is a Healthy Aging Advocate and Certified Yoga Instructor. She is creating a space to combine health and learning in a fun and casual format, that will help people lead a higher quality of life at any age and every stage in life.

What is Mental Health? It is important for us to learn how to foster mental health especially during these challenging times of the pandemic. COVID-19 and social distancing have created a big change in our daily lives causing greater stress to ourselves. Learn some coping strategies along with the importance of physical activity and social connection to help maintain healthy mental well-being. Our guest is Dr. Theodore Cosco, an Assistant Professor of Mental Health & Aging at Simon Fraser University and Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. Dr. Cosco is a Chartered Psychologist trained in applied social research methods and epidemiology. Using both qualitative and quantitative approaches, Dr. Cosco examines a range of factors that promote healthy aging and resilience in older adults, from digital interventions to physical activity. Favourite moment of Part 1 “challenges or factors to fostering mental health... having access to services and resources... and the UPTAKE... need both..." – Dr. Theodore D Cosco, PhD (Cantab) CPsychol ***** Dr. Theodore D Cosco, PhD (Cantab) CPsychol Assistant Professor | Undergraduate Program Chair Associate Director | Gerontology Research Center https://www.sfu.ca/gerontology/about/people/theodore-cosco.html ***** YOGA for Healthy Aging: https://www.avatarayoga.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kellyyeeyoga/ ***** Kelly Yee, MSc, BCom is a Healthy Aging Advocate and Certified Yoga Instructor. She is creating a space to combine health and learning in a fun and casual format, that will help people lead a higher quality of life at any age and every stage in life.