Motivation for Life - Healthy Talks

A Guide to Health talks are fun, interesting, interactive and delicious! You will enjoy the experience and learn a lot along the way about yourself and your world around you.

Your facilitator, Tania Smith, is a passionate and entertaining educator. Tania is dedicated to helping people help themselves. Her studies led her to the importance of nutrition and the power of thought processes.

Since May, 2005, Tania has been teaching Relaxation and Meditation courses through the St George & Sutherland Shire Community College, Schools in the Shire and the Older Women’s Network. Tania has researched, written and presented public health talks on Menopause, Healthy for Adolescence, Nutrition for Women and Caring for the Carer.

Evaluations have shown that the children and adults have benefited from the simple messages of self-esteem, respect and awareness of how we look at the world.

Qualifications include a Diploma in Nutrition, a Meditation Facilitator’s Certificate and Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment and Training.

Healthy Body Health Mind

A 2 hour lecture and food tasting aimed for parents/carers and children (8 – 18 years) to achieve:

• an understanding of what goes on during the time of puberty;
• ways to better communicate (from perspectives of both adult and child);
• stress management (understanding what stress actually is and learning to work with it);
• an understanding of food and eating habits and how they affect the mind and body; and
• coping mechanisms during “hormonal” times

Healthy Body Healthy Mind Outline PDF (68kb)

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Caring for the Carer

Children and adolescents learn and behave primarily through observation and imitation. As adults, we all have a very important role of nurturing the children of our community. We are role model, mentor and guide of this community’s most precious asset – our future.

You may be a carer by way of parent, guardian of others, coach and role model. The children around you pick up on your good habits and behaviours as well as your not so good habits and behaviours.

With this in mind . . .
How do you look after yourself?
Do you eat properly?
Do you sleep well?
How do you handle stress?

This topic has been presented to Teachers at Staff Development Days and is now being extended to a 6 week course incorporating the importance of caring for yourself to help you become a better carer of others.

• An honest self-assessment/recognition on current health and well being status
• Better habits to kick-start a happy and energetic day (every day)
• Awareness of your ability to recognise your own stress response and techniques to balance this.

Caring for the Carer Outline PDF (68kb)

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Understanding Menopause

For any woman 40 and up, this seminar covers:

• What happens physically and emotionally.
• Diet and lifestyle tips to enhance health and wellbeing.
• Food tasting, nutrition tips and recipes.

“Understanding Menopause” more information

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