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Review Finding My Way in the Functional Medicine Community with Kira Witham, MA, MS

Are you wondering how to start a career in holistic nutrition but aren‘t too savvy with marketing? Listen as Kira Whitham, a graduate of Hawthorn University, shares how she was able to form a mutually beneficial partnership with a functional medicine MD. Kira's presentation is now available for review here:

http://hawthornuniversity.org/WEBINARS/All-About-Alumni-Archives/

In this alumni presentation, Kira will discuss the steps she took to build her practice and share some of the pitfalls and learning experiences she encountered along the way.

Kira Whitham MA, MS, graduated Summa Cum Laude from Hawthorn University’s Master of Science degree in Health and Nutrition Education program. After graduation, she launched her career working independently as a functional nutrition coach, counseling clients on nutrition and lifestyle choices. This past year, Kira has contracted with a local Functional Medicine MD and has expanded her clientele. She is passionate about helping people find wellness and getting to the root cause of their health issues.

Disclaimer: The webinars may present information that does not fully reflect Hawthorn University’s philosophy. Nonetheless, these presentations have been chosen because of their overall quality of information.

Kira Witham, MA, MS
MHNE program graduate

All About Alumni: SOARing Recovery - Driving Change in How We Heal In Allopathic Medicine with Dr. Carolyn Dolan, PT, DPT, MSHN

Hawthorn graduate Dr. Carolyn Dolan knows that a holistic lifestyle and supplementation will reduce pain and promote healing following orthopedic injury/surgery naturally while decreasing the need for opioids. Join Dr. Dolan as shares her experiences as a new graduate from Hawthorn getting started in her career as a Healing Specialist/Physical Therapy Consultant with her presentation SOARing Recovery: Driving Change in How We Heal In Allopathic Medicine, live and online Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 at 12 PM Pacific.

For more information and to RSVP please visit:

http://hawthornuniversity.org/WEBINARS/All-About-Alumni-Archives/

Carolyn completed Hawthorn’s Master of Science in Holistic Nutrition in June, 2017, graduating Summa Cum Laude. Soon after graduation, she turned her attention to promoting another way to reduce pain and heal from orthopedic injury to reduce the need for opioids and the risk of developing chronic pain conditions following orthopedic injury/surgery. Carolyn came to our industry through her own healing journey and her desire to improve the healing of her patients in her physical therapy practice. Her mission with her business is two-fold: 1) To serve as a resource for health care providers that seek to offer an alternative to their patients to reduce the need for addictive pain medications, 2) to provide a comprehensive and practical healing plan for patients recovering from painful conditions, injuries, or surgery seeking to avoid pharmaceutical pain medication.

Dr. Carolyn Dolan, PT, DPT, MSHN

View "Simplify Your Marketing" with Karin Rozell

What's the fastest way to fill your practice without tons of money, complicated web technology or advanced marketing skills? Author Karin Rozell is here to tell us! Join Hawthorn University and Karin Rozell for Simplify Your Marketing: How to Fill Your Practice With Ideal Clients by Giving Great, Little Local Talks. Karin's presentation is now available to review here:

http://hawthornuniversity.org/WEBINARS/Webinar-Archives/

Karin will teach us to get in front of a room of ideal clients and give them a great talk. The kind of great talk that:

• Requires low/no technology and minimal financial investment;

• Creates clients and opportunities, every single time you speak;

• Positions you as an expert in solving a specific problem for a specific group of people;

• Calls you to choose a message, get out there and test it right away;

• Sets you up to leverage your talk into a webinar, podcast, teleclass or book.

In this webinar, you’ll learn the essentials of what makes giving local talks work to fill your practice. You’ll leave this class with a very good idea of how this marketing strategy works for small practices, what common mistakes to avoid and what is essential for making this work for you, your practice and your family.

Karin Rozell is the author of two small business books, a 17-year marketing mentor and creator of the Happy Little Practice Method. She specializes in working with family oriented practitioners to simplify their message and marketing so that their practice does what it needs to do: make a great income, make a difference and make their family happy too. Learn more about Karin at KarinRozell.com, Bookin90Days.com and GreatLittleTalks.com.

Karin Rozell

All About Alumni: Conscious Playful Food - A Holistic Approach to Cooking Professionally with Kyra Bramble

Kyra Bramble is a “health food ninja”! A private chef with a catering business centering around special needs diets including raw, vegan, gluten-free, paleo, and traditional, diets. Now she travels the world cooking for retreats, leading workshops, and continuing her education.

Kyra credits her Hawthorn education as giving her an edge over other chefs and caterers and allows her to compete and thrive in a niche market. Tune in to hear more from Kyra Bramble as she presents Conscious Playful Food: A Holistic Approach to Cooking Professionally, live and online Wednesday, October 4th, 2017 at 12 PM Pacific.

For more information and to RSVP please visit:
http://hawthornuniversity.org/WEBINARS/All-About-Alumni-Archives/

Kyra Bramble is a plant-based chef, wild crafter, holistic nutritionist in training, and all around lover of all things edible. She sees food as a way to share her soul with the world as she believes that through food we learn about science, history, spirituality, and our own unique bodies. Her goal is to inspire others to respect and LOVE the food they put inside of themselves, and to diminish the dogmatic judgement attached to health food advocates. Her workshops present and break down original recipes that ANYONE — regardless of culinary experience and dietary habits — can make at home and enjoy. She is the owner and founder of More Pleaze and works as a holistic natural food chef food chef, yoga teacher, and special events caterer. She currently lives in the jungle on Maui. She has a Le Cordon Bleu degree from California Culinary Academy, a 1000+ hour SFHN certification from Hawthorn University, and a Wildcrafter Certification from Earth Medicine Institute.

Disclaimer: The webinars may present information that does not fully reflect Hawthorn University’s philosophy. Nonetheless, these presentations have been chosen because of their overall quality of information.

Kyra Bramble, Le Cordon Bleu Chef, SFHN, RYT

SFHN program graduate, 2016

Revisit Combining Essential Oils and Herbs with David Crow, L.Ac.

Certain essential oils can be combined with herbs for specific therapeutic benefits. In this presentation, David Crow returns and explores how essential oils and aromatherapy can be integrated with herbal treatments. The presentation will explore which essential oils can be safely combined, and how, with herbs according to therapeutic functions. The recording of David's presentation is now available here: http://hawthornuniversity.org/WEBINARS/Webinar-Archives/.

David will help us to understand when and how essential oils and aromatherapy are a primary, adjunct or contraindicated treatment, to understand the compatibility or lack of compatibility of specific groups and species of essential oils and specific groups and species of herbs, and simple combinations of herbs and essential oils for specific therapeutic benefits.

David Crow is an acupuncturist and herbalist with over thirty years experience. He is the author of several books, including In Search of the Medicine Buddha, a book about his studies of Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine in the Himalayas. A well-known lecturer in the field of natural medicine, Mr. Crow’s work is largely focused on the synthesis of botanical medicine, ecology and spirituality. He is the founder of Floracopeia, a company that supports ecologically sustainable agriculture through the production of essential oils and aromatic treasures. For more information about David or Floracopeia visit their website: http://www.floracopeia.com.

Disclaimer: The webinars may present information that does not fully reflect Hawthorn University’s philosophy. Nonetheless, these presentations have been chosen because of their overall quality of information.

David Crow, L.Ac.

5 Key Legal Steps to Protect Your Holistic Business with Lisa Fraley, JD, CHHC, AADP

As a holistic nutrition professional, it is important to protect yourself and your business. Learn the ins and outs of applicable law with Lisa Fraley, a Holistic Lawyer who will share her five easy legal steps to keeping your income, website and content safe, to secure your finances, keep away copycats and protect your programs, products and courses.

Join Lisa Fraley for 5 Key Legal Steps to Protect Your Holistic Business, live on Tuesday, September 5th, 2017 at 4 PM Pacific.

Register for this webinar at:

http://hawthornuniversity.org/WEBINARS/Webinar-Archives/

In this webinar, you'll learn effective (and inexpensive) ways to get legal coverage, one step at a time, so you can focus on changing the world and improving others' health, one client at a time.

Lisa Fraley, JD, CHHC, AADP, is an Attorney, Legal Coach®, Speaker, and #1 Best Selling Author of Easy Legal Steps...That are Also Good for Your Soul. With her unique blend of coaching, legal expertise, and spirituality, Lisa has supported thousands of heart-centered entrepreneurs and small business owners to protect themselves, their businesses and their brands.

Lisa earned her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University, B.A. with honors from Miami University (Ohio), and became certified as a Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, Life Coach through Coach U, and Fitness Instructor through ACE. She is also a Transformational Coaching Method Master Coach through HCI/Holistic MBA, accredited by the AADP, and the former President of the Junior League of Portland, Maine.

Disclaimer: Webinars may present information that does not fully reflect Hawthorn University’s philosophy. Nonetheless, these presentations have been chosen because of their overall quality of information.

Lisa Fraley, JD, CHHC, AADP

Toxins and Detoxification: Application of Nutrition and Lifestyle with Dr. Deanna Minich

Detoxification is a popular subject, and it is important to know the context of its practices as they relate to health and disease, and also their general view and acceptance in the medical arena today. Dr. Deanna Minich, a health educator and author with more than twenty years of experience in nutrition, mind-body health, and functional medicine, joins us to help us understand the many facets of detoxification. Join Dr. Minich for Toxins and Detoxification: Application of Nutrition and Lifestyle, now available for review: http://hawthornuniversity.org/WEBINARS/Webinar-Archives/.

Dr. Deanna Minich’s presentation will also help us to:
• Identify biochemical and genetic pathways involved in detoxification processes: ARE gene upregulation biotransformative enzyme induction or inhibition, and heavy metal metabolism.
• Understand the role of nutrition, nutrient actives, and botanicals in modulating detoxification processes.

Dr. Minich holds Master’s and Doctorate degrees in nutrition and has lectured extensively throughout the world on health topics, teaching patients and health professionals about health. She is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition, a Certified Nutrition Specialist, and a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner. Her passion is bringing forth a colorful whole-self approach to nourishment called Whole Detox and bridging the gaps between science, soul, and art in medicine.

Disclaimer: Webinars may present information that does not fully reflect Hawthorn University’s philosophy. Nonetheless, these presentations have been chosen because of their overall quality of information.

Dr. Deanna Minich