Inner IDEA Inspire

The 2008 Inner IDEA® Conference is quickly approaching. We are looking forward to the time we will spend together and the experience we will all collectively create.

Inner IDEA is dedicated to Inspiring the World to Fitness through Body, Mind and Spirit. We see Inner IDEA as a community of like-minded people coming together to share mindful insight, education and perspective on all things related to wellness. New this year, we have encouraged professional attendees to invite their students and friends to come with them and experience the inner IDEA journey.

As a presenter, you play an important role in providing attendees with new experiences and information. You help them and their clients feel more connected with the body, mind and spirit tools you educate them on. You have the “power of the platform” to encourage instructors to integrate these tools into their practices and to help them expand their programming potential.

Below are suggestions to facilitate discussion and encourage Inner IDEA attendees to integrate some mindful tools into their practice. Please feel free to modify these or add your own.

Ideas for Integration:

• Open your session with a Centering Exercise and highlight the importance of this practice. Please refer to Notes for a Mindful Presentation.
• Emphasize and come back to Deep Breathing or Breath Awareness periodically throughout your program. Encourage attendees to do the same with their clients.
• Suggest attendees introduce Integrative Exercises into their mindful practices or programs.
• Complete your session by offering a Beautiful Closure as a way of honoring the experience and the time spent together.

We encourage attendees to combine some of these new tools and develop them as a part of their practice with the hopes of increasing awareness and quality of experience.

Namasté,

Marcia Hayes
Inner IDEA Program Director
IDEA Health & Fitness Association
10455 Pacific Center Court
San Diego, CA 92121-4339
(858) 535-8979 ext. 226 (ph)
(800) 999-4332 ext. 226 (ph)
mhayes@inneridea.com
www.inneridea.com