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A new book by Yueh-Ching Chung, One Body, One Life Within your Control: A Symbolic Approach to Wellness, shares her symbiotic approach to total body wellness using Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western medicine in her Purposeful Exercise System. Chung has been involved with movement-based activities such as sports and dance from a young age and knows how important it is to move her body with purpose.

The system comprises three programs; breath, nutrition and exercise, designed to help rebuild the fundamental focus on anatomy and kinesiology that may have been missed when they started participating in their chosen exercise or sport. Chung hopes that with this new-found knowledge and awareness, readers will understand how to use the right muscles and improve proper alignment using the correct technique. Chung says, “This program can be applied to any physical activity. Mastering these skills is a gratifying growing process that produces confidence and improved health.”

For more information, visit OneBodyOneLifeWithChing.com. Here Come the Brides

The Bridal Extravaganza Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., January 21, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., January 22, at the George R. Brown Convention Center. The largest bridal planning showcase in the U.S. features the most fashion shows ever, cakes, gowns and local vendors. Brides, bridesmaids, mothers of the bride, grooms, family and wedding planners can meet with more than 200 vendors that cater exclusively to the wedding industry.

The show will feature 12 fashion shows on a 60-foot runway, cake samples, décor, flowers, multiple Instagram walls for selfies, speaker presentations on the latest bridal fashion and trends, and entertainment from Houston’s top wedding professionals. In addition, attendees can try their luck at a new casino gaming area to play mock Vegas-style games. New vendors include Make Me a Comic to create custom a comic book about the bride, groom and how they met; and a Wed Pro Talk seminar for VIP brides at noon on both days.

Admission is $7.50 to $15 online and $25 at the door, VIP admission is $49. Location: 1001 Avenida De Las Americas, Houston. Get tickets at Tinyurl.com/BridalExtravaganza2023.

Professor Dan Cohan, of Rice University, will present a talk, Confronting Climate Gridlock, a 6 p.m., January 29, online. He says, “Confronting climate change will require interconnected efforts to improve technologies, policy and diplomacy.” Cohan will explore the interconnections between domestic and international efforts and market-based and policy approaches to accelerate the pursuit of clean energy and slow global warming.

Drawing on lessons from his recent book, Confronting Climate Gridlock: How Diplomacy, Technology and Policy Can Unlock a Clean Energy Future, this talk will show how efforts to confront climate change can help make clean energy more abundant and affordable around the world. Time for interactive Q&A will be provided.

Register free at Tinyurl.com/ClimateGridlock. For more information, email Lisa Brenskelle at gcs.lrc@gmail.com.