2nd Annual Women's Wellness Conference

A unique opportunity to gain insight from top Stanford experts about some of the stress and health issues that affect women today. Come discover the latest in mind and body health as we present a day of lectures, demonstrate stress reduction methods, and showcase a health fair, this Mother's Day weekend. Interact and share experiences with other women. Leave inspired to turn your stress into wellness!

Keynote address: Robert M. Sapolsky, Ph.D.

Robert M. Sapolsky has been called "one of the best scientist-writers of our time" and "the world's funniest neuroscientist." Dr. Sapolsky is professor of biology and neurology at Stanford University and a research associate with the Institute of Primate Research, National Museums of Kenya. He spends each summer in the Serengeti of East Africa to study the relationship between social hierarchy, personality, and stress-related diseases in baboons, leading to the discovery that sustained stress can damage the hippocampus, a region of the brain central to learning and memory. He is the author of The Trouble with Testosterone, Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers, and A Primate's Memoir. A regular contributor to Discover and The New Yorker, and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius grant, Dr. Sapolsky is a fascinating, lively, and engaging speaker.

Topics will include:

Stress and the heart

Abuse, stress, and health

Stress reduction, simplicity, and barriers to change

Qi gong

Massage

Mindfulness meditation

Forgiveness

Spirituality and wellness

Imagery for stress reduction

Door prizes from great local businesses to be given away. Lunch and refreshments will be served.

Career Closet Clothing Drive: Bring your donation of clean women's business clothing, on hangers, and receive $10 off your admission fee. See www.careercloset.org for details.

Admission fee payable at the door: $50. Space is limited, reservations are required. Please call Jill at (650) 724-1824 or email jlazear@stanford.edu to reserve your space.