“Fertility Boot Camp” is not only for people who are trying to get pregnant NOW, but for women who want to PRESERVE their fertility and someday conceive.
While we all know that fertility challenges are serious (and believe me, I know from personal experience), we at the Tiffani Kim Institute are again hosting what we playfully call “Fertility Boot Camp: Whip Your EGGS Into Shape!” on Saturday, Oct. 2. We hope that during this 9 a.m.-6 p.m. holistic retreat, women will learn what they need to know–and do–in order to boost their fertility and the possibility of getting pregnant and carrying to term.
The Boot Camp is purposely designed to be a small and intimate setting, with between 15 and 20 participants. Jeanie Lee Bussell, L.Ac. Dipl. OM., MSOM, is one of our wonderful staff acupuncturists and one of the Midwest’s top specialists in the treatment of infertility–and she leads our guests during the Boot Camp session! At our past two sessions, women from their late 20s to mid-40s have attended. Some are engaged and newly married; others have been coupled for awhile.
“It’s not only for people who are trying to conceive,” says Jeanie, “but for people want to preserve their fertility and are thinking of having children.”
Fertility issues can play a big role in a woman’s (and her partner’s) emotional and spiritual well-being, so “Fertility Boot Camp” takes a holistic approach to reproductive issues. We discuss everything from nutrition (”healing foods” and a “fertility-friendly” diet) to fitness to Reproductive Endocrinology. And we also incorporate yoga, meditation and other activities that help get women’s bodies, minds and spirits in shape for optimal fertility.
As many of you know, I am very passionate about the link between traditional Eastern and Oriental and Western medicine. It’s why the Tiffani Kim Institute takes an integrated approach to health and wellness–and why I insisted that Fertility Boot Camp do the same.
“I think that having that integration can work both ways,” says Jeanie, “whether you’re trying to conceive naturally or through assisted methods. The Boot Camp is a complement to whatever (couples) are already doing. That integration of East and West is like a yin/yang pair.”
But after the daylong Boot Camp is over, there’s still work to do. Each participant takes home a workbook full of exercises, recipes, and helpful reminders of what she learned that day. Eventually, Jeanie would like to organize a group of previous Boot Camp participants so they can keep in touch–and keep encouraging each other, as we women like to do.
And speaking of encouragement: We held the first Fertility Boot Camp last November, and one of our participants is about to give birth to a child! Several other “Boot Camp” women also have conceived since attending. As Jeanie says, we certainly can’t promise that you’ll get pregnant, but “in a way, it created a lot of awareness for them.
Think you–or someone who know who’s trying to conceive–might like to learn more? Visit our website or give us a call at 312.260.9020.
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