One of my favorite sessions took place on Friday morning at the general session. The topic title was "Guided Imagery and the New Mind-Body Breakthroughs in Diabetes Care" The speaker was a psychotherapist and author, Belleruth Naparstek, LSW, BCD. She reviewed the latest research related mind-body resources with a focus on program ideas and practice solutions for stress, fitness and sleep. Later, the suthor was available at the AADE Bookstore for a book signing and dialogue with members. Her ideas are very practical and can be found in her book and Guided Imagery CD. I had the opportunity to purchase the book and CD followed by a personal meeting with the author! I plan to use some of her solutions at my Metabolic Syndrome Bootcamp during the stress management discussion. This was just one example of how we can take home so many resources from the AADE Annual Conferences.
Please share your own experiences and take home Annual Meeting messages, resources and materials. Other members will certainly appreciate your efforts.