Teton Wellness Festival
Mimi Guarneri, MD
The Heart of Healing: A Cardiologist Looks Beyond the Body to Heal
Friday, October 9, 2009, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM - Jackson Hole Center for the Arts Theater
Our heart is a complex organ which possesses its own intelligence, memory and vulnerability to emotional as well as physical stressors. World-renowned cardiologist, Dr. Mimi Guarneri will explore all aspects of the whole heart: the mental heart, affected by hostility, stress and depression; the emotional heart, able to be crushed by loss; the intelligent heart, with a nervous system all its own; the spiritual heart, which yearns for a higher purpose; and the universal heart, which communicates with others.
Participants will gain a greater understanding of risk factors associated with cardiovascular disease; the role of emotions in health and illness; the use of nutritional supplements and nutraceutricals in cardiovascular disease; specific risk factors that pertain to women; and the role of integrative medicine in mainstream healthcare.
In addition to sharing stories of her own personal journeys, Dr. Guarneri will talk about how her patients helped her unravel the mysteries of the heart, and lead a group exercise to help the audience develop their own road maps for healing.
Erminia “Mimi” Guarneri, MD, FACC is founder and medical director of the Scripps Center for Integrative Medicine, and is board-certified in cardiology, internal medicine, nuclear medicine and holistic medicine. Her medical degree is from SUNY Medical Center in New York where she graduated first in her class.
Dr Guarneri was nominated for the Bravewell Award in IM Leadership, honored by the American Heart Association, and was recently awarded ARCS Scientist of the Year for her outstanding achievement in the scientific arena of medicine. She has written several peer-reviewed articles and is the author of
The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing, a poignant collection of stories from heart patients who have benefited from integrative medicine approaches. The Heart Speaks and her clinical work have been featured on ABC’s The Today Show.
“Each heart has its own biography, language and method of revealing its truth.”
www.scrippsintegrativemedicine.org
Sponsored by St John’s Medical Center