DrRic Creating a Spa at Your Workstation/Intro to Meditation

Bringing your Spa to Work

+Intro to Meditation

We didn’t invent the practice of medicine…. we’re just changing the way it’s provided.

Enrique Saguil, MDFirst Health Associates

Our goals:

• Staying focused during times of stress (work)

• Wealth, success

• Learning to elicit the relaxation response daily

• Health, prosperity

Why bother?

• 12 hour shift load• 40+ hour work weeks

(1/4)• Job cut backs (> load)• No medical insurance

• Better feeling wellness• Lower blood pressure• Better sleep• Better concentration

How we currently manage:

• Take a break• Ask for help• Inferior work• Delayed projects• Just do it (sac health)

• Nature• “Me time” (step away)• “Cardio”• Prescription medicines• Alcohol, tobacco

My Doctor: Listens to my concerns Cares what I have to say Doesn’t Keep Me Waiting Gives Me Options

We didn’t invent the practice of medicine…. we’re just changing the way it’s provided.

First Health Associates

2010 S. Arlington Heights RdLL Suites

Arlington Heights, IL

The First Health Approach

We didn’t invent the practice of medicine…. we’re just changing the way it’s provided.

Your Community of Care

Ric Saguil, MDJason Gruss, MDTom Jordan, RD

Katrina Christie, LCPCJennifer Green, NDJoe Musolino, DCAmy Iaquinta, DCNick Nowicki, DC

Emery Paredes, PTCourtney Day, EPYu Zhu, MD China

Mike Blumberg, LCPC

You

Components of a spa

• Sound• Sight• Smell• Water• Touch

Soothing musicLow light, blue, reflectiveLemon, lavender, cedarFlowing waterMassage

Destination Wellness Spas

Andrew Weil Deepak Chopra

First Health - 2013?

Bringing it to the office

• Music• Light• Water• Smell • Touch

• Mozart, flute, drums, bowls• Back lights, highlights, shade or spots• Small fountain, glass vase, picture• Aromatherapy oil, incense, glade• Massage, back rub, foot roll, theracane tennis ball, hot pack, same sex coworker

Music-

Mozart effect

Mood lightingTurn it down, add it in Go to the light!

Feng shui

Water

Smell (aroma therapy)

Essential (therapeutic) oils

Aura Cacia Young Living

Herbal blenders

Touch

Self Friend?

Healing massage

Thau yoga massage

Chiropractic care

propsacupuncture

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Bringing it Home(¼ of your life is spent at work) -it will effect your health

Changing the “inside”

• To balance the stress response

• To cultivate calm in stress• To effect the immune sys• To effect the cardiovasc sys• To effect the reproductive…• To increase serotonin• To help sleep• To enhance creativity

• 10-30 minutes twice a day• Quiet place• Comfort • Nature • Guided imagery• Mantra • Prayer • Breath • Yoga!

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QUESTIONS?

COMMENTS?CONCERNS?

Thanks for listening and stay healthy!

First Health Associates

2010 South Arlington Heights RoadArlington Heights, IL

Phone: 847-593-3330www.FirstHealthAssociates.com