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Chris Davis, a veterans job coach at Goodwill Manasota, stops at Springer Mountain, Ga., the southern starting point of the Appalachian Trail, in November.

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IN HIS PACK • First-aid kit with iodine tablets (to help clean water), adhesive bandages, a mosquito bite stick, sleeping pills and other medicine.

• Ear plugs “This is the most important item,” Chris Davis says. “People snore in the camps.”

• A ski jacket that breaks down into a pillow “Everything has to have a dual purpose,” Davis says. “My ski jacket can become a pillow.”

• A pair of socks only worn during sleep “You need that fluffy pair when the mosquitoes are out.”

• Purell handsanitizer “The most dangerous threat on the trail is Lyme disease and hand-tomouth disease.”

Other items in the pack include: Light raincoat, long Johns, a beanie hat, waterproof boots, a whistle, pants that turn into shorts, a bluetooth headset to listen to self-help books, survival kit with batteries, a fire starter, a tinfoil “survival blanket” to combat hyperthermia, a sleeping pad, a 1-pound sleeping bag and a device that sends out signals if Davis falls, among other items.

TRAILBLAZER Goodwill Manasota’s Chris Davis, a U.S. Army veteran, will take five months to hike the Appalachian Trail.

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Preparation and determination comes easy for Chris Davis, an Army veteran and veterans job coach at Goodwill Manasota, who will fulfill a lifelong dream beginning May 29.

BY JOSH SIEGEL To carry his soldiers with him — and the weight of unfulfilled dreams — veteran Chris Davis must pack lightly.

The first time he packed his pack, which Davis will carry when he hikes the 2,185-mile Appalachian Trail beginning May 29, it weighed 41 pounds.

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Today, the pack weighs 27 pounds, even with metal cuff bracelets dangling from it. Each bracelet is engraved with the name and unit of his fellow soldiers — and the date and place of their deaths.

“In the Army, you are always taught to have backup for everything,” says Davis, a veterans job coach at Goodwill

Manasota who served as a senior intelligence analyst in the U.S. Army for 14 years. “But backup isn’t good when you’re carrying it on your back for five months. I got my pack down to 27 pounds. It’s pretty exciting.”

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Dennis Blanchard, a Sarasota resident who hiked the Appalachian Trail in 2007 to 2008, has wisdom for Chris Davis: “Once you begin the walk, you have to start slowly. You have to get into a good relationship with walking. There will be blisters and shin splints, but then your body gets into a rhythm.” cause, Davis will spend five months hiking the Appalachian Trail to benefit Goodwill Manasota’s American Veterans and Their Families Initiative.

The program assists veterans and their families as they transition into civilian life.

For Davis, who ended his military career in November 2011 when he moved to Sarasota to reunite with his son, a completed fivemonth, 14-state hike of the Appalachian Trail will be the ultimate symbol of civilian success — and a test of physical and mental strength for which he’s prepared.

“Someone asked me once, ‘How do you deal with all of the friends you have lost and the people you killed?’” Davis says. “You have to live their lives for them. Some of my friends say you shouldn’t be happy and moving on.

But by doing your dreams and the things you’ve always wanted to do, you’re honoring them for what they died for.”

The Appalachian Trail extends from Georgia to Maine and begins just outside Davis’ hometown, Ellijay, Ga., so Davis didn’t have to look far to dream. As a child, he hiked portions of the trail.

After leaving home for military tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, Davis thought he would never hike the trail in its entirety.

When he came to Sarasota, he needed a job and a home.

Bucket-list fulfillment wasn’t a priority.

By fall 2012, Davis used his GI bill and disability money from the Veterans Administration to enroll at University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee to pursue a career in clinical or industrial psychology.

Davis graduated May 5, winning USFSM’s Most Outstanding Graduate award.

About six months after leaving the military, Davis began to venture to Myakka River State Park to hike.

Every other weekend, Davis hikes at the park for an average of 12 miles per day. He hones the art of his walk and escapes.

“Some can put their mind away when they run,” Davis says. “I do when I walk. In daily life, I am a lazy walker. If you go too fast, you get blisters. I walk comfortable.”

A year ago, Davis pitched the idea of linking a walk across the Appalachian Trail with benefiting veterans to

FOLLOWING CHRIS DAVIS Against the norm, Davis will start the trail where most hikers usually end, at the trail’s most difficult point.

He will begin in Maine — hiking through Mount Katahdin — and end in Georgia. Davis will write an online journal throughout his travels. Follow it at trailjournals.com/goodwillwalking/.

Support the walk and Goodwill Manasota at experiencegoodwill.org/events/goodwillwalking.

Manasota Goodwill President Bob Rosinsky.

Rosinsky, an avid track runner, scuba diver, tennis player and hiker, will meet Davis in West Virginia to complete a portion of the hike.

With Rosinsky on board, Davis ramped up his preparations starting in January.

In early April, Davis found the Celery Fields in Sarasota, the only hilly place in East County he could find, to build his leg strength.

Yen Reed, Goodwill Manasota’s director of communications, became Davis’ selfproclaimed “food and beverage director,” formulating recipes to fatten him immediately before the hike — and keep him energized during it.

During his preparation — which also included gym workouts and incline walks on the treadmill — Davis lost 35 pounds.

But, just before leaving, Davis hopes to gain 10 of those pounds back.

“You don’t want to shock the system,” Davis says.

While he hikes, Davis will carry a five-day supply of food.

One day’s allotment consists of three meals and four snacks — 5,000 calories in total.

Reed will mail a fresh pack of food every week. Its destination will depend upon Davis’ progress on the trail.

Reed has dry food at the ready, having ordered cartons of it from Bulk Nation.

“He can’t live on mashed potatoes for five months,” Reed says. “You have to keep it interesting.”

Because some of the trail traverses towns, Davis will pick up the food at various post offices along the way, as well.

Used to the precision of the military, preparation comes easy to Davis.

He tests his camping equipment and sleeps in a tent in his backyard to learn how to be efficient.

Davis can pitch his tent in 10 minutes and break it down in 14 minutes.

He connects often with Dennis Blanchard, a veteran Sarasota hiker and author of “Three Hundred Zeroes: Lessons of the Heart on the Appalachian Trail.”

FOOD FOR THOUGHT During the hike of the Appalachian Trail, Davis will eat a mix of high-calorie processed foods, such as Pop-Tarts, trail mix, candy bars and Goldfish crackers, as well as water-based foods, such as couscous and meat, prepared on a small stove.

Below is a recipe Davis will prepare on the trail:

MEXICAN BEEF AND RICE INGREDIENTS:

1/2 packet Spanish rice 1/4 cup dried ground beef 1/4 cup dried bell peppers, onions and tomatoes 1 tablespoon cheese-mix powder 1 tablespoon dried milk 1 1/4 cup water INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Cook ingredients in water until they are

hydrated and rice is fluffy.

Blanchard began hiking the trail in 2007 but finished in 2008.

With 600 miles left to walk, Blanchard experienced chest pains that required artery bypass surgery. After taking 300 days off, he completed the trail.

Blanchard’s advice to Davis: “It’s more mental than physical. You will see the big brawny hiker along the trail and then you’ll see a scrawny girl. The scrawny girl makes it through. It’s about how determined you are to finish it. How badly do you want it?”

Davis wants it badly.

He can’t quit.

As per tradition, Davis will use a code name when he hikes.

His will be “Goodwill Walking.”

“In the military, once the thought of quitting comes, it’s impossible to get rid of it,” Davis said. “I’m carrying my guys with me. If you put one step in front of another, you get through things.”

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+ Green Eating Early summer is a great time for leafy greens, which are significant sources of some antioxidants and low in calories.

Registered dietician and wellness coach Pam Mathis offers insight on the nutritional benefits of arugula, watercress, turnip greens, tatsoi and kale.

In general, these greens, which are versatile in daily cooking, boost bone and brain health, lower cholesterol and can decrease cancer risk, she says.

— Pam Mathis, MEd, RD, LD, CWC, is a registered dietitian/nutritionist and wellness coach in Lakewood Ranch. She can be reached at (941) 907-3757.

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8 ounces bag of arugula Navel orange, peeled and diced 3 yellow potatoes, sliced into 1/4-inch rounds 2 thin slices of red onion, quartered Red wine vinegar Olive oil Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Spray grill pan with cooking oil. Heat to

medium heat. Place potato slices on the pan to cook, about 7 minutes each side, or until tender.

2. In large bowl, toss arugula, orange slices and red onion.

3. Drizzle salad with equal parts olive oil and vinegar.

4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

5. Top salad with potatoes, once cooked through.

6. Toss salad and serve.

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Picked fresh, arugula’s sharp, spicy taste will add a kick to any salad or dish.

One serving contains 3.5 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids and 2.6 milligrams of omega-6 fatty acids.

Arugula contains vitamins C, A and K. It is also a good source of potassium and calcium.

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TURNIP GREENS

Also called spinach mustard, spoon mustard and rosette bok choy because of its dark, spoon-shaped leaves, tatsoi originated in China, but is becoming more popular in the U.S. Worden Farms grows it locally, and it is available at its stand at the Sarasota Farmers Market.

Tatsoi is a versatile green, equally suited to being served raw or lightly cooked. Use tatsoi anywhere you’d use spinach. Add it to salad mixes, an omelet, soup, stirfry or casseroles.

Lightly steam or sauté tatsoi, wilt the leaves with a warm dressing or add them to a soup at the end of cooking, Mathis says.

Nutritionally, tatsoi is a good source of vitamins and minerals including vitamins A, C and K, as well as potassium, calcium, phosphorous and iron. It is similar in taste to swiss chard or other mild-tasting greens.

When it comes to greens, watercress is a powerhouse for nutrition, with plenty of calcium (120 milligrams per 3.5 ounces) and more vitamin C than an orange (43 milligrams per 3.5 ounces compared with 40 milligrams per 3.5 ounces).

Watercress is high in iron, calcium, iodine, potassium and folic acid.

Research shows watercress may have anti-angiogenic cancer-suppressing properties and is believed to help prevent lung cancer and possibly breast cancer.

The plant is used to make medicine and treat ailments, such as swollen breathing passages, constipation and scurvy and to increase appetite and digestion. It’s also a diuretic, meaning it can increase the amount of urine the body produces.

One cup of cooked turnip greens has 220% the daily value of vitamin A and 662% the daily value of vitamin K, based on a 2,000-calorie diet.

Turnip greens also are a good source of calcium (20% of the daily requirement) and manganese (24%) and copper (18%). It also contains 42% the daily value of folate, which supports the production of red blood cells.

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Every variety of kale — curly, ornamental and dinosaur — packs a nutritional punch. One cup of chopped kale boasts 684% of the daily value of vitamin K, as well as 9% of calcium, 134% of vitamin C and 206% of vitamin A. It’s full of carotenoids and flavonoids, antioxidants associated with fighting cancer, and the compounds lutein and zeaxanthin, which promote eye health.

It’s also high in copper, potassium, iron, manganese and phosphorous.

The fiber content of uncooked kale, in particular, also helps lower blood cholesterol levels and reduces the risk of heart disease.

Kale belongs to the brassica family, which also includes vegetables such as cabbage, collards and broccoli, among others.

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REPORTS + East County school touts pilot program Students lined up for all things green May 2, at Braden River High School, as the Manatee County School District’s Food and Nutrition Services Department piloted a new salad-station concept in the school’s cafeteria during lunch — and used lettuce Braden River High students grew in the school garden to do it.

Testing of the salad-station concept, which normally will feature commercially grown lettuce, began April 30 and will last about four weeks.

Students can pick toppings such as broccoli, cucumber, black beans and corn for their salads.

“We brought the idea back here (from Hillsborough County) and modified it to make it work for us,” said Skye Grundy, dietician/nutrition coordinator for Manatee County Schools.

Grundy’s department will review pilot data this summer to determine if the district will open salad stations at any schools next school year.

Food Services staff member Darrell Falkowski adds toppings to a salad for Ijahnay Black.

Holcomb-Kreithen Plastic Surgery & MedSpa is offering complimentary radiation markremoval treatment for cancer patients through its New Beginnings: Radiation Mark Removal Program.

Treatments, available yearround, will consist of one or more sessions using a special Q-switched, tattoo-removal laser. These type of treatments typically are not covered by insurance.

“We have a deep respect for how courageous cancer patients

are and this is a way we can help them feel more in control of their journey without any cost or downtime,” Dr. J. David Holcomb says. “This is a treatment that can provide immediate improvement requiring little to no downtime for skin healing.”

Holcomb-Kreithen joins a group of more than 150 physicians volunteering their services through the newly launched national campaign coordinated by the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.

+ Center starts local health blog

The Aesthetic and Wellness Center has a new venue for promoting health: a blog.

The practice, located at 3825 State Road 64 E., Suite 300, Bradenton, has launched a new feature called “Blog for Your Health.” At the site, readers can browse through new wellness articles on healthy living, weight loss, nutrition and skin care. To view the blog, visit tawcenter.com/blog.

+ TPI Kids opens new office Therapeutic Potentials Inc. has opened a second location in Lakewood Ranch.

Business owners Ray and Jennifer Colombo this month celebrated the grand opening of their new location at 11047 Gateway Drive, Bradenton, in the Canterbury Commons office park.

The opening coincided with May as Better Speech and Hearing Month.

Throughout the month, TPI, a pediatric therapy

clinic that provides speech/ language and occupational therapies, among other services, will provide free speech/language and reading/writing screenings.

The Colombos moved in 2002 to the area to raise their family and start TPI. Their daughter, Sophia, attends McNeal Elementary School.

TPI’s other location is at 6911 Professional Parkway E., Sarasota.

For more information about TPI or to schedule a screening, call 758-3140 or visit tpikids.com.

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Periodontist Dr. Lindsay Eastman and his family welcomed the public May 1 to the opening of his Lakewood Ranch location, at 6310 Health Park Way, Suite 240.

More than 400 guests attended the event, held outside Lakewood Ranch Medical Office II. Eastman’s practice specializes in periodontics, implants and laser surgery. He and his team have more than 30 years of experience.

Eastman’s first location is at 1906-G 59th St. W., Bradenton.

For more information, call 357-1800.

+ Cancer Specialists joins network The Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute will join the Center for Building Hope’s Health Support Network, an initiative to provide free online programs for cancer patients and their families.

HSN and its partners, including Moffitt Cancer Center and Ringling College of Art and Design, are producing video programs on fitness, nutrition, caregiver support, the latest in cancer treatments and other quality-of-life topics.

“This service is perfectly aligned with our mission as a community-based oncology practice to provide the most advanced and personalized care to our patients in local communities, both large and small, close to where our patients live,” Brad Prechtle, CEO of Florida Cancer Specialists, said.

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Alive Sciences launches life-saving index for patients Ten years after his mother’s death while recovering from surgery in a hospital, Steven Rothman returns to Sarasota with the Rothman Index to transform health care, one patient at a time.

BY HARRIET SOKMENSUER For 10 years, Steven Rothman has been charting a new course for health care.

What started as a way to help doctors and nurses monitor a patient’s health is now known as the Florence Rothman Patient Monitor Index (Rothman Index).

And, soon, it will be available to the public.

The index, named after Rothman’s late mother, allows doctors to visualize an overview of how their patient is faring; the index is created based on electronic medical records that measure a patient’s condition.

Rothman was spurred by the death of his mother, who died in 2003 while recovering in a hospital after an operation. After their mother’s death, Rothman and his brother, Michael, wanted to create a better monitoring system for patients. The two created the index.

The index is an algorithm that displays each patient’s condition on a continuous line graph by extracting information from electronic medical records and using health indicators to form an easy-to-use composite score.

In addition to data from existing

standard medical assessments, vital signs and lab results, the index uses information garnered from 13 questions that medical staff can enter into a system.

Questions include whether a patient has a regular pulse, whether the patient verbalizes “no,”has difficulty eating, chewing or swallowing and whether a patient is oriented.

The index displays longitudinal trend lines of a patient’s

condition and includes customized alarms based on change of points on the index.

“By analyzing the electronic medical records, we can improve the patient’s outcome,” he says.

In layman’s terms, the Rothmans created a line graph doctors can use to assess a patient’s health from the time he walks in to the hospital to the time he leaves.

Duncan Finlay, chief medical officer with Alive Sciences and past SMH CEO, Darlene Arbeit, chief operating officer for Alive Sciences, and Steven Rothman, president and CEO of Alive Sciences Courtesy photo

The graph was originally designed for general medical and surgical patients but is becoming part of a long-term monitoring system.

Doctors are able to sign in to their collection of patient indexes, called a “quilt,” which nurses update throughout the day, before they see their patients. They can see an overview of multiple patients at one time.

“I wanted to take the data nurses were entering and make it useful by drawing a simple image of the patient’s condition,” says Rothman, a former MIT think-tank analyst.

The index, which was piloted at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, has been implemented in more than 30 hospitals nationwide, including Yale-New Haven Hospital and University of Florida Shands Hospital.

This year, Rothman joined forces with Alive Sciences, the company behind introducing the index to non-acute practices, such as assisted-living communities, general practitioners and consumers.

Darlene Arbeit serves as chief operating officer of Alive Sciences, and Duncan Finlay, past Sarasota Memorial Hospital CEO, is chief medical officer.

The company is working with retirement centers, nursing homes and home-health care agencies to close the communication gap between hospitals, practices and homes. That way, doctors can track a patient after he is discharged from the hospital.

“We want to create a continuum of information,” says Rothman.

The index is currently in development at Sunnyside Village, The Pines of Sarasota and Plymouth Harbor, although it is not yet available to the public.

“We are excited about it,” says Diane Marcello, administrator at Sunnyside. “It’s going to be extremely helpful to our staff, and it’s going to make a difference in long-term care.”

Rothman wants to expand the index outside of hospitals so individuals can track their health for themselves.

By taking a four-and-a-halfminute questionnaire over the phone — answering questions regarding food intake and respiratory patterns as well as psychosocial responses— participants update their index as many times per day as suggested.

The information then becomes accessible to family members, doctors and participants online or via a smartphone.

“It’s just a line graph. Anyone can understand it,” Rothman says.

Self-monitoring allows participants to remain independent while loved ones and doctors have access to an up-todate gauge of their health.

“We’re not just delivering a graph, we’re changing the system of providing medical care,” Albeit says.

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LOVE OF LIFE

BY JOSH SIEGEL

EAST COUNTY — Libbie Kaplan, 87, and Dr. Bernard Farber, 100, live independently at Kobernick-AnchinBenderson, a senior community in East County. On a day in early May, Kaplan,

the 2008 volunteer of the year at Alta Vista Elementary School, drove herself for a manicure and pedicure. She had her toenails painted blue.

Farber, a retired college professor, is still professorial. He always looks sharp.

He slicks his thin gray hair and he wears

Libbie Kaplan, 87, and Dr. Bernard Farber, 100, share the secrets to their longevity.

a sports coat to dinner.

“If you look sloppy, you go down hill,” Farber says.

Kaplan and Farber make aging gracefully look easy. Here’s a look at how they’ve stayed well and plan to keep living well in the future.

Libbie Kaplan, 87 After spending the early part of her adult life as a homemaker and volunteer, Kaplan became a career woman. She taught special education for 25 years.

Today, she volunteers at Alta Vista Elementary School, where she teaches reading to second-grade students.

“Teaching is the most important thing I’m doing now,” she says.

This is what keeps me going. Everything else is frou frou. (In 10 years), I’ll still be kicking it. I’ll be giving them hell if they (students) don’t learn.”

To stay active, Kaplan meets friends for lunch, participates in physical therapy and takes bus trips to shows and performances.

“I’m at the stage of my life where I don’t want to be depressed. I want to be up. I want to laugh. I want to remember.”

Kaplan is not overly concerned with nutrition. She prefers dark meat chicken, not white, and she skips lunch.

“But I watch my weight. I don’t want to get fat and sassy.”

Kaplan left her home in Palmer Ranch with her husband, Albert, to live at

Dr. Bernard Farber, 100 Farber spent his career in education. He taught special education and later became a principal and college professor. When he retired at 65 years old, Farber published two books. Both were compilations of his favorite quotes. But his biggest hobby is music.

He took violin lessons as a teenager and taught himself saxophone and clarinet, before playing in a jazz band in college. On Sunday nights, he attends a classical music program at Kobernick.

“Once you love music, you love it all your life,” he says.

“That’s what’s beautiful about it.”

Farber is the ninth of 10

children and the first of the siblings to be born in the United States. His parents were from Russia. All of his siblings have died.

“People say I must have good genes. If I depended on genes, why them? All of my friends are gone. I lived a fairly moderate life. There are plenty who do that and die young.”

But Farber can’t only credit his longevity to luck.

“It’s important to live moderately. Don’t lose your sense of humor. I never smoked. I’m not a drinker. To this day, I take no pills. I put drops in my eyes, that’s it. My doctor tells me, ‘Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it.’”

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To stay busy, Libbie Kaplan needlepoints. She crafted the pillows on her couch.

Kobernick in March 2013. Albert Kaplan died in August.

“Albert said to me one day, ‘Libbie, you need to be safe.’ So, we went to Kobernick. He must have had a premonition. When you’ve spent threefourths of your life with a person, you don’t expect they’d ever die on you.

We did the world. I had a wonderful life with him. I had the best of everything.”

Kaplan’s mother, Florence Walner, died in 2010 at 106 years old. Kaplan’s daughter, Janis Lynn, died of breast cancer at 38 years old. Kaplan already has made arrangements for her own death and plans to be buried in her family plot in Norfolk, Va. “I shall go and do as I’ve been doing.

I don’t anticipate death. Death doesn’t distress me.”

Dr. Bernard Farber, although funny and lighthearted, maintains a professorial demeanor. He wrote two books post retirement.

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Mindfulness Institute offers a peace of mind The Sarasota Mindfulness Institute offers visitors a clean slate in which to learn how to quiet the mind and focus on awareness.

BY HARRIET SOKMENSUER Six or seven men and women sit on colorful pillows in a clean white room lit by natural light. The room is quiet and calming. Although some may see Sarasota Mindfulness Institute’s space as bare, others view it as a room of opportunity.

“This is a clean and open environment,” says Nancy Saum, a teacher at the Burns Court-based institute. “Our mission is to improve the emotional health of the community one person at a time.”

Licensed social worker Betsy Nelson founded Sarasota Mindfulness Institute. Classes taught at the institute range from free instructed meditation sessions, which are open to drop-ins, to instructed courses in laughter yoga and qigong and MindfulnessBased Stress Reduction (MBSR) for a fee.

Through movement and non-movement classes, the Mindfulness Institute aims to help participants cultivate awareness of the mind, or mindfulness.

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Nancy Saum instructs MBSR and qigong.

The classes teach participants that the mind is busy and provides them with tools to help them tame their mind, bring the mind back to the focus of the

moment and take advantage of a few moments of peace.

MBSR, a combination of mindfulness meditation and yoga, is the institute’s most popular course. The course

runs for eight weeks and helps participants reduce anxiety, improve general physiology and learn how to be more present.

“Our bodies are always in the present,” says Saum. “It’s our mind that wonders.”

It’s the ability to learn how to draw your mind to the present that gives people a way to release stress and become aware of their mind’s habits.

“It’s like magic,” says Saum.

The Chinese practice of qigong helps participants cultivate one’s life force energy. The slow-moving class leaves participants feeling restful and refreshed.

Motions, which are similar to tai chi but slower, can be practiced in nearly any position: sitting, standing, lying down or walking.

Saum suggests anyone interested in meditation should sit in on one of the free guided meditation classes held at 6 p.m.

Wednesdays, and at noon Fridays, at 1530 Dolphin St., Sarasota.

The institute also offers an uninstructed, completely silent class at 6 p.m.

Mondays.

Beginners should avoid Monday classes.

For at-home instructions and more information, go to Wildmind.org.

The next eight-week program of MBSR begins the second week of June.

For more information, go to SarasotaMindfulness.org.

Mindfulness Mantras Attendees of the Guided Mindfulness Meditation sessions share what they love about their time at the institute.

JAY POINDEXTER,

volunteer and meditation facilitator How long have you been meditating?

I have been coming to the Mindfulness Institute for four years but have been meditating on and off since 2003.

What’s your favorite part about meditation?

It’s difficult to push aside the outside world. This is a great time to step away and focus on yourself.

What do you focus on while meditating?

I focus on breath. It’s important to come back to whatever your focus concentration point is; mine is my breath.

What do you enjoy most about this session?

The group atmosphere is my favorite part; it helps make it more connected. Groups are set up to support each other.

Any tips for beginners?

I’d say you can look online and find a lot of guided meditations, but the best thing is to come (meditate) in a group.

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What do you like about this session?

We actually meditate and then explore different topics, and it’s always interesting when you have a whole group of people.

How do you feel when you walk in before a class at the institute?

Walking in, you know you’re going to treat yourself to something special.

What have you gotten from this experience?

I like to pause for brief periods throughout the day. I do two long pauses at the beginning and end of each day.

What is the first thing you do when you enter the institute?

I take off my shoes.

What is your focus point while meditating?

The breath is a big thing; it’s real and reminds you of what is real and what is not.

What do you like about the meditation sessions?

Meditation is a different discipline, so this place is a little haven. The energy is really helpful. It’s wonderful.

How long have you been coming to the institute?

This is my first year, but I’ve been in and out of meditating for years.

What is your favorite part about meditation?

You learn more about yourself and the world around you.

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Caregiver Connection — runs from 9:30 to 11 a.m. every second Wednesday of each month, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital Institute for Advanced Medicine, 5880 Rand Blvd., Sarasota. Caregiver Connection focuses on the mental health of caretakers by providing local resources and support available to caregivers.

The event is free; no registration required. Call 917-4156.

HealthSquare — runs from 1 to 2:30 p.m. May 21 and at 1 p.m.

May 28, at Westfield Sarasota Square Mall, 8201 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. Join the Sarasota Memorial staff for free heath presentations, health-education discussions and other activities. Brian Weiss will discuss relaxation techniques May 21. Miriam Lacher will host “The Power of Resiliency” May 28. For more information, call 302-4271.

Medicare Counseling — runs from 1:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, at Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s Institute for Advanced Medicine, 5880 Rand Blvd., Sarasota. Sarasota Memorial and Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders (SHINE) are providing a place to receive free consultations that compare Medicare plans and prescription coverage to fit the participants’ needs. Call 1-800-9635337 and ask for a SHINE counselor.

Medicine Cabinet Makeover — runs from 10 to 11 a.m. and 6 to 7 p.m. May 20, at the Women’s Resource Center of Manatee, 1926 Manatee Ave. W., Bradenton. Participants will learn how to reinvent their medicine cabinets by using 100% pure essential oils. The hands-on event costs $5. Each new guest will receive a free essential oil. Registration is requested. For more information, call 747-6797.

EVENTS Dakin Dairy Walk 4 Life — event starts at 9 a.m. June 7, at Dakin Dairy Farms, 30771 Betts Road, Myakka City. Registration starts at 8 a.m. The event will support two ministries — Harvest House and Live the Life. Participants can stay after the run and enjoy the Dairy Day Festival, which celebrates National Dairy Month. For more

National Cancer Survivors’ Day — runs from 1 to 3 p.m. June 1, at Michael’s On East, 1212 East Ave., Sarasota. Local cancer survivors are invited to an afternoon of laughter and music to celebrate life. The annual event is free, but space is limited. For reservations, call 917-7777.

School Sports Physicals — runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily throughout the summer, at Sarasota Memorial

Hospital’s five urgent care centers in Bradenton, Sarasota and Venice. Locations include: 1040 River Heritage Blvd., Bradenton; 5350 University Parkway, Sarasota; 5590 Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota; 6331 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota; and 997 U.S. 41, Venice. Sarasota Memorial will offer school sports physicals for $20.

No appointments are necessary. For more information, call 917-7777.

FITNESS Belly Dancing for Oncology Patients — runs from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesdays, at Blake Medical Center, 2010 59th St. W., Bradenton. Belly dancing improves circulation, complexion and reflexes. It also helps combat fatigue by boosting energy levels, which could also lead to stress relief. For more information, visit blakemedicalcenter.com.

Healthy Hearts — runs from 11 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Thursdays, at HealthFit, 5880 Rand Blvd., Sarasota.

The program features individualized workouts to promote balance, cardio health and stability. HealthFit members exercise for free. HealthFit also offers customized fitness activities, such as aquatic exercises, indoor cycling, dancing and yoga, for individuals with Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and progressive neurological disorders. For information, call 917-7000, or visit smhfit.com.

Quickest Quacky 5K Race for Pace — race starts at 5 p.m. May 17, at Tarpon Point Grill, 801 Riverside Drive E., Bradenton. Same-day registration begins at 2 p.m. The Fit2Run event benefits Pace Center for Girls. Cost is $45. All 5K runners receive one automatic entry into the Lucky Duck Race for PACE, which enables participants to win prizes if their rubber duck crosses the finish line first. Prizes include $5,000 to Publix. To register, visit active.com.

Team Tony Dirty Duo — race starts at 8 a.m. for adults and 10 a.m. for children May 18, at the Celery Fields, 736 Center Road, Sarasota. Teams of two will race through a 6-mile off-road obstacle course, during which teammates will complete five to eight challenges along the way. One member will run, and the other will ride a bike. The children’s run will require participants to race through a short obstacle course before crawling through a mud pit. Children ages 6 and under must have a parent

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The Great Father’s Day Race 2014 Run/Walk Sarasota — starts at 8 a.m. June 8, at Siesta Key Beach, 948 Beach Road, Sarasota. Registration starts at 7 a.m. Cost is $35 for adults (or $40 on race day); $20 for children 8 to 14; and free for children 7 and younger. Preregistered participants will receive a race T-shirt. For more information, visit greatfathersdayrace. com. Register at active.com.

Yoga for Cancer Patients — runs from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Mondays, in the Cancer Resource Room, Suite 3400, of Blake Medical Center, 2010 59th St. W., Bradenton.

The class will promote circulation and will teach participants how to exercise muscles and joints. For more information, call Ann Silverman, at 46515990.

Zumba Class — runs from 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, at Waldemere Medical Plaza, in the Magnolia Room, 1921 Waldemere St., Sarasota. The class combines music, dancing and muscle toning. Cost is $5.

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Childbirth and Parenting Classes — times and dates vary for the classes designed for families before, during and after children are born at both Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and Sarasota Memorial Hospital. For more information, visit lakewoodranchmedicalcenter.com or smh.com.

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The Power of

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Ron Richards’‘Dodging Dandelions’ chronicles the emotions and trials he and his wife faced during her four battles with cancer and how they maintained a positive attitude throughout it all.

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Author Ron Richards credits his wife, Lisa, for encouraging him to follow through with writing a book about his first wife’s battle with cancer.

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As Sara Richards’ eight-month treatment neared completion, doctors diagnosed Richards with a cancerous tumor in his left kidney; it was removed.

A few months into recovery, in late 2001, Sara Richards’ cancer returned — this time, doctors found tumors on her brain.

“We knew it was just a matter of time,” Richards said. “Being positive — that’s really what kept me going.

And, I learned a lot of that from Sara.”

Although facing a dismal prognosis, Sara Richards met her illness headon. Richards recalls how when Sara Richards learned of her cancer, she told the oncologist her job was to be the most cooperative patient possible.

“She used to say, ‘I only have so much energy; I can’t spend it on negativity,’” Richards said.

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to become the primary caretaker for his wife for the last three years of her life. The financial strains made life difficult, as did the condition of the Richardses’ daughter, who battled bipolar disorder and had to be institutionalized.

Ultimately, surgeons removed the tumor on Sara Richards’ brain, but, as a consequence, she lost her ability to swallow. Richards fed her four times a day through a stomach tube for the last 11 months of her life. “(The book) focuses on the journey,” Richards said. “I’m open about my feelings while going through it.

“I just hope the book helps people when they’re faced with difficult times in their lives,” Richards said.

“We’re going to have loss. We’re going to have things come up. In that way, (this book) is for everyone.”

“Dodging Dandelions,” published by Mitchell Canyon Communications, is available on Amazon.com.

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on his family’s ability to stay positive despite the challenges that revolved EAST COUNTY — Ron Richards around his wife’s cancer diagnosis — would never forget when his first and his own — and the struggles of wife, Sara, was diagnosed with breast raising a mentally ill child. cancer.

“It’s a book anybody whose gone She was only 30 years old. through a circumstance can take When the couple sat down with nuggets from — or people who her doctor to talk about treatments, have lost someone or are grieving,” the physician compared treating the Richards said. “We all fall into that disease to treating a category at some yard for dandelions point.”

— it likely would By the numbers: Doctors diagnosed return.

Sara Richards with 1 — Number of times Ron Sara Richards’ breast cancer in Richards was diagnosed cancer did — three with cancer 1983. times.

Following 3 — Number of years Ron As her battle treatment, remission Richards served as the priwith the disease lasted six years, mary caretaker for his wife neared its end, Sara before she was 4 — Number of times Sara Richards told her diagnosed and Richards was diagnosed husband to share treated for breast with cancer what they’d learned. cancer again. This 11 — Number of months Richards’ new time, remission Ron Richards fed his wife book, “Dodging lasted 11 years. through a stomach tube Dandelions: But, then, the 22 — Number of years, a Memoir of cancer returned; including remission, the Loss, Love and this time, tumors Richardses battled cancer Acceptance,” shares filled her liver and a male perspective doctors said she may

Author Ron Richards, a parttime Lakewood Ranch resident, has spent his career in the communication realm.

He worked in the early part of his career as sports writer and editor for the Star Journal and Chieftain newspapers in Pueblo, Colo. He spent much of his career in the sports and entertainment industries, working with the National Football League, the PGA Tour and other organizations, including Championship Auto Racing Teams, for which he served as vice president of communication for more than five years.

Richards also held positions with top consumer companies, such as Coors and Miller.

He also works with communication and public relation clients through his business, Mitchell Canyon Communications, which he started in 2009.

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+Picture of Health:

CORAL PLEAS

BY AMANDA SEBASTIANO

As she helped transform customers’ hair color, length and style, she At 8 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, when never paid much attention to her she rolls out her rubber mat, Coral Pleas own posture. officially starts her day.

After she started exercising her When she sits down, stretches and exerabdominal muscles and focused on cises during her Pilates classes each week, sitting up straight in her Pilates class, she feels quiet, at peace. The feeling is Pleas noticed a definite improvesomething she has grown to ment in how she felt. need after a lifetime of a ca“When I think back to AGE: 52 reer of being on her feet. how I stood before, it’s Pleas, a hairstylist for more REGIMEN: Pilates terrible,” Pleas said. “But, than 30 years, never takes it twice a week, 1-mile standing for 30 years easy at work. walks every day. really takes a toll on your The Colorado native owns body. Pilates involves Cutting Loose Salon, which a lot of core work and has three locations in Brastrengthening your muscles, which denton and Sarasota. has helped me immensely.”

When she started experiencing back pain from her hours bent over sinks to wash cus- EARLY BIRD: By the end of a workday, tomers’ hair, the mother of two — Taelor when she leaves her salon on Univerand Travis Scheuer — and proud owner of sity Parkway — the location in which she two chocolate Labrador retrievers, Moose spends most of her time — Pleas feels exand Rocky — decided she needed a change. hausted.

Pleas started taking her dogs for 1-mile Had she attempted to exercise after rushwalks each evening and pushed herself to ing around the salon all day, Pleas admits attend a local Pilates class at Dynamic Fitshe probably wouldn’t still be working out. ness seven years ago.

“One of my keys to success is doing it Today, the class and the dog walks are before I start my day,” Pleas said. “I could staples in her exercise routine. never workout in the afternoon.”

Although the businesswoman spends most of her time traveling to her three DINE IN, NOT OUT: Each month, Pleas stores and and styling customers’ hair, she invites a staff member to her home for a reserves two mornings a week for herself. celebratory dinner for a birthday or anniversary of when the stylist started working BEHIND THE CHAIR: Pleas realized her at Cutting Loose. She and her husband, passion for hairstyling when she was about Michael, cook seafood and vegetable dishes 20 years old; she still remembers the first for guests. haircut she performed in 1982.

The couple avoids carbohydrates, such as

bread, pasta and other heavy foods. They also color their plates with as many green leafy vegetables as they can fit.

For some of the Pleases’ guests, the meal is the healthiest they have eaten in a while.

“Some of these girls are 21, 22 years old, and they eat McDonald’s cheeseburgers and French fries,” Pleas said. “I’m getting them to eat calamari.”

Pleas’ team consists mostly of women in their 20s and 30s, who don’t pack a lunch to bring to work, which can lead to eating out and eating unhealthy food.

Cooking at home the night before and bringing the leftovers to work the following day saves Pleas money and extra calories, she said.

EXERCISE ANYWHERE: Pleas recently returned from a trip to Napa Valley, Calif., during which she tried new food and wines.

Healthy eating wasn’t heavy on her mind.

Being less strict with her diet, however,

meant staying active, even away from home.

Pleas has been known to practice her Pilates on the floor of her hotel room.

“You can still do mat exercises when you’re traveling,” Pleas said. “Just bring (the mat) with you. It’s so easy to do stomach exercises in hotels. It’s the only way you can eat and drink what you want on vacation without paying for it.”

A FIT FUTURE: As the 20-year Sarasota resident focuses not only on expanding her salon’s reach from Venice to Bradenton, Pleas remains committed to living a healthy lifestyle.

Besides hairstyling, no other activity or hobby has captured her interest as much as Pilates and her determination to stay in shape have.

“I’ve never stayed with anything this long,” Pleas said. “I feel just so much better after I exercise.”

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