BRATTLEBORO — Michael Finkelstein, MD, also known as the “Slow Medicine Doctor,” will present his approach to healthy living at the Robert H. Gibson River Garden in downtown Brattleboro on Thursday, April 30, at 6:30 p.m.
The session, entitled “Slow Living is Healthy Living,” is sponsored by Strolling of the Heifers.
Finkelstein will be joined by Orly Munzing, founder and executive director of Strolling of the Heifers, and Linda McInerney, founder and artistic director of Old Deerfield Productions.
Finkelstein teaches that most health challenges are the result of an imbalance in our bodies and lives, and that most quick-fix solutions actually exacerbate these imbalances.
To achieve and sustain optimal health, he said, we need a perspective that goes beyond the obvious symptoms. That's because everything is inter-dependent - muscles and nerves, bodies and minds, people and planet - and each connecting thread has a domino effect on the other.
“We all have the capacity to understand the interconnected web of our health,” Finkelstein said, “and to channel the domino effect in a positive direction. This individualized process requires exploration and experimentation - which take time and require patience and perseverance, but ultimately allow us to cultivate lasting wellness."
Following the presentation, there will be a discussion and question-and-answer period, and Finkelstein will sign copies of his book, Slow Medicine: Hope and Healing for Chronic Illness. The event is free and open to the public.
Finkelstein will return to Brattleboro in June as a keynote speaker at the Slow Living Summit on June 3-5. For more information, visit www.slowmedicinedoctor.com or www.slowlivingsummit.org.