November 9-12, 2023
Thursday, November 9 5 – 6 PM
Welcome & Cocktail Reception Maria Shriver & Shanon Smith WAM Video: “Women’s Health: Setting the Scene” MARAVILLA RESIDENCE
6:30 – 8 PM
Welcome Dinner & Conversation Pre-Dinner Introduction: “WAM at Work: What We Do“ Erin Stein & Sandy Gleysteen Conversation Topic: “Why We Are Here: Challenges to Women’s Health & Wellness” Maria Shriver, Dr. Pelin Batur, Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Dr. Annie Fenn, Diane Button & Liz Hernandez ECCO
8 – 8:30 PM
Intention Setting Devi Brown CLUB AMPHITHEATER
Friday, November 10 7 – 8:30 AM
Morning Hike Topic: “Connecting With Your Senses” MEET AT EL MERCADO
8:30 – 9:30 AM
Arroyo Breakfast & Conversation Topic: “Your Brain on Exercise” Dr. Wendy Suzuki & Liz Hernandez DOS ARROYOS CAMPSITE
10:15 – 12:30 PM
Personalized Itinerary | Fitness, Spa and/or Workshop
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Workshop “Anxiety as a Superpower: Channeling Anxiety to Improve Your Life” (Sign up Required) Dr. Wendy Suzuki
1 – 2:15 PM
Seaside Lunch & Conversation Topic: “Finding Meaning in Life, Peace in Death, and Joy in An Ordinary Day—Lessons from a Death Doula” Diane Button & Maria Shriver SANTA MARIA BEACH CLUB
3 – 5:30 PM
Personalized Itinerary | Rest, Rejuvenation, Activities and / or Workshop
3 – 4 PM
Workshop “Meditation & Romance: Creating a Daily Self-Care Practice That Inspires You” (Sign up Required) Devi Brown
6 – 7 PM
Dinner at the Beach “Musical Chairs—Experts at your Table” SANTA MARIA BEACH CLUB
7 – 10 PM
Poker Night Lena Evans & Liz Hernandez POKER TENT
Saturday, November 11 8:30 – 9:30 AM
Breakfast & Morning Conversation Topic: “Brain Healthy Eating For Life” Dr. Annie Fenn & Liz Hernandez EL JARDIN
9:30 – 10:30 AM
Cooking Demo “Easy Recipes for Cooking with Brain-Friendly Fats“ Dr. Annie Fenn EL JARDIN
10:30 – 12:30 PM
Personalized Itinerary | Fitness, Spa and/or Workshop
10:30 – 11:30 AM
Workshop: “A Death Doula’s Guide to Building A Life‘s Legacy” (Sign up Required) Diane Button
1 – 2:30 PM
Lunch & Conversation Topic: “The Big M: The Impact of Menopause on Health, Mood & Sexuality” Maria Shriver with Dr. Pelin Batur ECCO
2:30 – 4 PM
Organic Market CLUB AMPHITHEATER
4 – 6 PM
Personalized Itinerary | Rest, Rejuvenation, Activities and / or Workshop
4 – 5 PM
Workshop: “Surviving and Thriving the Caregiver Experience: The Critical Role of Self-Care“ (Sign up Required) Liz Hernandez
6:30 – 8 PM
Dinner & Conversation Topic: “Change Begins Within: Implementing Lessons Learned at Maravilla” Maria Shriver, Dr. Annie Fenn, Dr. Wendy Suzuki, Diane Button & Dr. Pelin Batur POOL DECK
8:30 – 10 PM
Evening of Enlightenment
Sunday, November 12 7 – 8 AM
Closing Meditation & Sound Bowls Devi Brown CLUB AMPHITHEATER
9 AM
Farewell Breakfast “Breaking the Fast” Maria Shriver TWIN DOLPHIN CLUB
Thank You & Goodbye – Departures DAILY SUNRISE | 6:30 AM DAILY SUNSET | 5:38 PM
Maria Shriver Maria Shriver is a mother of four, an Emmy and Peabody awardwinning journalist, seven-time New York Times best-selling author, NBC News Special anchor, the founder of Shriver Media, and co-founder of the mission-driven brain health and wellness brand, MOSH. She also founded the Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement (WAM), which in February 2022 joined forces with the Cleveland Clinic to become WAM at Cleveland Clinic, where Shriver now also serves as a Strategic Partner for Women’s Health and Alzheimer’s. A trailblazer for empowering women, Shriver uses her voice and her platforms to advance some of our nation’s most pressing issues affecting women and women’s health. Shriver’s latest books, New York Times bestseller I’ve Been Thinking and its companion I’ve Been Thinking… The Journal offer wisdom, guidance, encouragement, and inspiration for those seeking to create a meaningful life of their own.
Dr. Pelin Batur Dr. Pelin Batur is a widely regarded expert in menopause care and hormonal health who has dedicated over two decades to women's well-being. With a background in internal medicine and women's health, she excels in complex cases. Dr. Batur earned her medical degree from NEOMED in 1998 and completed her residency and fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, where she remains on staff. Her clinical passions encompass menopause, complex contraception, osteoporosis, sexual health, breast care, cardiology, and endocrinology. Dr. Batur's commitment to women's healthcare extends to education and international lectures. She's a Professor of Ob-Gyn & Reproductive Biology, Deputy Editor of the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine, and active with The Menopause Society. Dr. Batur leads innovative efforts at Cleveland Clinic to enhance women's care and formalize menopause support.
Dr. Wendy Suzuki Dr. Wendy Suzuki is the Dean of the College of Arts and Science at New York University and Professor of Neural Science and Psychology. She is a celebrated international authority on neuroplasticity, was recently named one of the top ten women changing the way we see the world by Good Housekeeping. She regularly serves as a sought-after expert for publications including The Wall Street Journal, Shape, and Health. Her TED talk has more than 60 million views and was the 2nd most viewed TED talk of 2018. She is the author of Good Anxiety and Healthy Brain, Happy Life.
Diane Button Diane Button is the author of the bestselling new release, Dear Death: Finding Meaning in Life, Peace in Death, and Joy in an Ordinary Day and the Dear Death Companion Guide. She is a practicing end-of-life doula and a founding partner of the Bay Area End of Life Doula Alliance in Northern California. She is a Lead Instructor with the University of Vermont’s End-of-Life Doula Program at the Larner College of Medicine. Diane has been working with the dying for over 16 years, is a former National End of Life Doula Alliance (NEDA) board member, and has a Master’s in Counseling Psychology from Goddard College in Vermont. Her master’s thesis, The Components of a Meaningful Life, became the genesis for her life’s work of supporting people to find meaning in life and peace in death. In addition to her work with the dying, Diane is the Director of Dream of a Better World, a 501(c)3 non-profit. She is the author of several other books and trainings, including The Letter Box, a legacy project that has been translated into several languages. Her work has been featured in numerous publications, podcasts, and other media venues. She also leads retreats focused on the Four Pillars of a Meaningful Life.
Dr. Annie Fenn Dr. Annie Fenn is a physician, chef, and author of The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Food, a science-based cookbook and care manual for the brain. She founded the Brain Health Kitchen, the only cooking school of its kind focused exclusively on helping people prevent cognitive decline through food and lifestyle. After twenty years as a board-certified ob-gyn, she traded in her stethoscope for an apron to pursue her passion for the culinary arts. But it was her mother's diagnosis with dementia that helped Fenn find her path and her new calling, one that enabled her to not only help her mother but also create significant and meaningful impact for others. Fenn lives in Jackson, Wyoming. She writes a twice-weekly newsletter at brainhealthkitchen.substack.com and posts on Instagram at @brainhealthkitchen.
Liz Hernandez Liz Hernandez is a Mexican American Emmy-nominated television personality, journalist, and Morning Show Radio Host on Los Angeles' 94.7 The Wave. As a former entertainment reporter for Access Hollywood, E! News, and MTV, her career has been built on words, but no chapter is more meaningful than the one she is currently living with WORDAFUL, a video and live event series that focuses on the importance of how people communicate with others and themselves. Through WORDAFUL, she has created a new form of storytelling that she hopes will encourage and connect people to the power of words. She believes they can create new realities for themselves by changing their internal and external dialogue, ones that support more meaningful relationships and lives.
Devi Brown Devi Brown is a master well-being educator and healer, advisor, storyteller and founder of Devi Brown Well-Being. The celebrated voice of daily meditation on the Chopra App and host of the iHeart media podcast, Deeply Well, Brown’s teachings have reached millions of seekers globally and counting. She serves as a well-being advisor for private, high-impact clientele and for Fortune 500 companies, including Chase, Microsoft, Chopra Global, and Overtime. With teachings rooted in spiritual psychology, advanced meditation, metaphysics, energy healing and trauma-informed facilitation, Brown’s mission is centered in the process of individual liberation that leads to community impact and an elevation of consciousness for all beings.
Lena Evans Lena Evans is a two-time World Series of Poker Circuit Champion, a TEDx speaker, an award-winning philanthropist and social activist. She trailblazed as one of the few female CEOs in the gaming industry, founding Helix Poker and Poker League of Nations, the world’s largest women’s poker organization. She has been recognized for her philanthropic work with both national and international awards. In her soon-to-be released book, Poker for Life: Play the Game, Train Your Brain, based on her 2021 TEDx talk, A Sport for the Mind: Why Poker is Good for You and Your Brain, Lena has invited 14 renowned poker professionals to collaborate with her to explore and reveal how mental acuity, focus, patience, emotional discipline, and knowledge can slow brain aging. Lena believes poker is a sport for the active mind, and to this end, she speaks often at conferences on how poker can improve cognitive skills by enhancing decision making, critical and strategic thinking, and create deeper intuition.
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Tickets are individual and non-refundable. A tax-deductible donation receipt will be provided. WAM at Cleveland Clinic is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness about women’s increased risk for developing Alzheimer’s, funding gender-based research, and educating women about lifestyle interventions to help prevent neurological disease. WAM at Cleveland Clinic is also the home of the nation’s only Alzheimer’s prevention center designed for women. Your charitable contribution will support and build on this groundbreaking work.