Integrative Family Medicine of Asheville

Heart-Centered Meditation with Dr. Aneela Cox
2021-11-04 12:30 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
In most spiritual practices, the heart center is the key to diving into deeper states of consciousness. The heart-centered meditation (HCM) is different from most meditation practices (mindfulness based, Zen meditations, etc). It uses 4 attributes: compassion, innate harmony, healing presence and unconditional love to connect to the heart space. This meditation also uses the Karunesh Heart Chakra Meditation soundtrack to deepen the practice.
Dr. Cox will be offering this HCM every Thursday between November 4, 2021 to February 3, 2022, with the exception of holidays. This is offered exclusively to Integrative Life and Employee Health Plan members, free of charge. To register, simply email ariana@integrativeasheville.org. You will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom link for joining.
The HCM was given to Aneela by her teacher, Dr. Ann Marie Chiasson, the fellowship director at the Andrew Weil Center of Integrative Medicine. Her teacher states that “We must windex the heart everyday,” which the HCM allows Aneela to do. Aneela has practiced and taught various styles of meditations over the past decade and she feels called to share the HCM with the Asheville community through Integrative Family Medicine of Asheville.

Qigong with Lara Ferguson Diaz, L.Ac.
2019-06-04 09:00 - 10:00 | May–September, as weather permits, Qigong class is held outside at the park on the corner of Charlotte St. and Macon St., adjacent to St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Otherwise, class it at Budo Mountain Martial Arts at 640 Merrimon Ave., Suite 207
Medical Qigong classes are taught each Tuesday from 9:00 am-10:00 am at Dragon Phoenix in Reynolds Village at 2 Weaverville Rd, Unit 102, across from Baked Pie Company. Cost is $15, and classes are taught by Lara Ferguson Diaz, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M.

Join Lara’s email list for updates on summer classes in the park and fire gatherings by emailing a request to lara@luteaherbs. Updated information also available at www.luteaherbs.com/Qigong.

Lara Ferguson Diaz, L.Ac., Dipl.O.M. (NCCAOM) offers acupuncture at Suite 20, adjacent to the main Integrative Family Medicine clinic. She has studied Qigong since 2005 in the Jade Purity tradition and draws from her studies with Jeffrey Yuen, Tracey Peck, Alex Feng, David Coon, and others. Each class explores the forms in slow, gentle movements while focusing on breath, intention, and posture.
For more information or up-to-date information on classes, please call or text Lara at (828) 582-5403.

Building Health Book Club: November 2021
2021-11-01 08:00 - 17:00
Integrative Family Medicine of Asheville presents our November book club selection: Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson. This book club is free to Integrative Life and Employee Health Plan Members.
The book club will start on November 1st, and includes four weekly emails offering questions and tips for taking the strategies from the book and incorporating them into your life. To conclude, there will be a one hour virtual book club discussion on December 2, 2021!
The book discussion time will be decided with the participants so as to best accommodate everyone (5:00 pm – 6:00 pm is an approximation). To register please email ariana@integrativeasheville.org.

Resilience Support Group
2021-10-18 11:30 - 12:00
Join our health coach, Ariana Figueroa, for a four week support group geared to share strategies and tips for stress resilience and re-filling your tank. Offered between Monday, October 18 and November 8, 2021. This is free to Integrative Life and Employee Health Plan Members! For more details, read our flyer below. To register email ariana@integrativeasheville.org.
