Wellness in the Woods – 10th annual conference
Wellness in our Everyday World
Saturday, September 17th, 2022 9:00am to 4:00pm – CDT
Join the WITW team for a day of tribute to Melinda Shamp, introduction to Qi gong, Mindfulness and Music, Humor with the Rez Reporter, and much more self care and connection with recovery minded people across Minnesota.
A little about our Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Tolulope Monisola Ola (She/Her/Hers) is the Founder and Executive Director of Restoration for All Inc; a nonprofit organization with the mission to nurture and empower individuals, organizations, and communities to renew, discover and restore their culture of well-being. She is a Mental Health Practitioner, African Storyteller, and an advocate for cultural healing through mind, body, and spirit practices. She is a Co-chair for the Mental Health and Wellness Action Team of Ramsey County Public Health. She is an entrepreneur and a social researcher with several journal articles, book chapters, and two books to her credit and has presented extensively on the role of culture in improving mental health and well-being at local, state, national, and international conferences. She has expertise in public health and rights-based responses to chronic diseases and their psychosocial impacts on immigrants and refugees from Africa. She is a public health expert with experience in empowering and mobilizing communities to bring about social change through health education, sensitization, and advocacy to create an environment that is physically, socially, and culturally inclusive.
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