Practical Wellness Education
Learn one topic at a time with free, prerecorded wellness workshops created for adults over 40.
Each of our wellness workshops provides practical education and simple steps you can consider as you build a healthier foundation. Watch the videos at your own pace, then request and gain access to the accompanying workbook if you want additional help applying what you learn.
Each of our wellness workshops includes a free prerecorded video you can watch at your convenience, along with the opportunity to receive a companion workbook by email.
Available Free Wellness Workshops
Gut Health 101 Workshop
Understand Your Gut and Support Better Digestion
Learn how digestion, the foods you eat, your everyday habits, and how the gut-brain connection work together. You’ll receive a practical introduction to overall digestive wellness.
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
- How digestion and nutrient absorption work
- What healthy digestion may look like
- Why the gut microbiome matters
- How fiber and plant variety support the beneficial bacteria in the gut
- How stress and the gut-brain connection may influence digestion
- Practical habits that you can begin to do that support gut health
Watch the free workshop, and don’t forget to request the companion Gut Health 101 Workbook with reflection exercises, a meal planner, and a seven-day action plan.
Managing Stress Naturally Workshop
Build Stress Resilience and Support Your Nervous System
Stress is more than an emotion. When it’s ongoing, stress can influence your nervous system, digestion, sleep, energy, mood, eating habits, and even your pain perception. Learn how your stress response works and explore practical ways to intentionally respond to stress.
In this workshop, you’ll learn:
- The difference between acute and chronic stress
- How the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems work
- How ongoing stress may affect digestion, sleep, energy, and pain perception
- What stress resilience means
- How food and nutritional support may complement healthy stress-management habits
- Practical tools such as breathing, movement, mindfulness, meditation, herbs, and aromatherapy
Watch the workshop, and don’t forget to request the companion Managing Stress Workbook to identify your stressors and create a realistic plan for supporting greater balance.
More Free Wellness Workshops Coming Soon
Balancing Hormones After 40
Learn how stress, sleep, nutrition, digestion, movement, and other lifestyle factors may influence hormonal wellness after 40.
Healthy Skin From Within
Skin health is influenced by more than topical products. Nutrition, digestion, stress, sleep, and everyday habits may all play a role in how your skin looks and feels.
Reducing Everyday Toxic Exposures
Learn how to identify and reduce common exposures that may be present in food, water, household products, personal-care routines, and your everyday environment.
New workshops will be added as they become available.
Meet Your Wellness Workshops Instructor
Mara Gerke, CNHP
Gut Health Nutrition Specialist & Coach • Herbalist • Aromatherapist
I know what it feels like when your health affects nearly every part of your life. During my own journey with RSD/CRPS, improving my gut health, supporting my nervous system, and making consistent lifestyle changes became important parts of rebuilding my health.
Today, I combine my personal experience with more than 20 years in natural wellness to help adults over 40 better understand their bodies and build healthier habits without it being overwhelming.
These wellness workshops were created to give you practical education and help you choose one manageable step at a time.
Educational Disclaimer
These wellness workshops and companion workbooks are provided for educational and informational purposes only. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, mitigate, or prevent a medical condition or replace individualized care from a qualified healthcare professional.