Breathe: Women’s Wellness Symposium
 
 
Thank you for attending Breathe, 2012! 
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For every daughter, mother, sister and friend who spends her days putting others first, this event is for you.
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Explore and celebrate your health and well-being at our 2nd annual Women’s Wellness Symposium. Experience new ways to nurture your body, mind and spirit in a relaxing and welcoming atmosphere for women of all ages. Join hundreds of women from across the Bay Area across various generations for a powerful, meaningful day to Breathe.

Start your morning with an exclusive Zumba® workshop in our fitness center –for women only! After you’re energized and ready to go, enjoy a continental breakfast and fresh coffee as you check in and browse the workshop selections. Choose two expert-led morning workshops from among an array of dynamic topics including caregiving, fitness, relationships, weight loss, beauty and happiness.

The day ends with a healthy catered lunch and keynote presentation by Professor Miri Amit of Ben-Gurion University.
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Keynote by Professor Miri Amit
Reversing the Ophelia Syndrome: Educating Women to be Independent Thinkers

Professor Miri Amit will talk about how to motivate girls and women of all Professor Miri Amit, keynote speaker for Breatheages express their intelligence and individual gifts rather than worry about being accepted and obedient.

Professor Amit is Dean of Ben-Gurion University’s Eilat campus. For more than ten years she served as the National Superintendent of Mathematics at the Israel Ministry of Education, overseeing school curricula, national testing and mathematics education policy for the entire State of Israel.

Professor Amit’s research has been published in highly acclaimed journals and she has written four books on math and science learning and teaching. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology, and her Ph.D. from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences at Ben-Gurion University. She is married and the mother of three grown children. She moved to the south of Israel, first to Eilat and then to Beer-Sheva for patriotic reasons, feeling the need to contribute to the development of these more remote regions of the country.
 
Date: Sunday, March 18
Time: Optional Zumba® Class: 8:00 AM
Symposium: 9:30 AM−2:30 PM
Location: OFJCC campus
Fee: $55 Members, $65 Non-Members.

Online registration for Breathe has closed. If you would like to attend or have questions, please contact Jen Landucci at jlanducci@paloaltojcc.org or (650) 223-8664.
Contact: Rebecca Y. Siegel
(650)223-8605
rsiegel@paloaltojcc.org 
 
Co-sponsored by: Crescent Capital, Moldaw Family Residences, Allergan, University Chiropractic and Stanford Hospital Health Library, Allergan, Women’s Health at Stanford, and Value Business Products.

Breathe is organized by a committee of incredible women including: Stephanie Oshman (Chair), Riki Dayan (Co-Chair), Sonny Hurst, Sheryl Klein, Hilary Luros, Barbara Oshman, Lana Portnov, Nancy Rossen, Orli Rinat, Carol Saal and Eta Somekh
A special gift was made by Nancy Rossen in honor of Breathe committee chair, Stephanie Oshman.

A special gift was made by Riki Dayan, in support of Breathe.





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