WAYNESBORO, Pa. – Your Wellness Connection: A Community Health Expo will bring dozens of holistic health practitioners, wellness providers and community partners to the Waynesboro Area YMCA on March 28 for a free day of education and hands-on activities focused on mind-body wellness.
The expo will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 28, at the YMCA and is open to everyone in the community. Attendees can explore interactive demonstrations, connect with local holistic practitioners and services and enter wellness-themed raffles and giveaways while sampling health-forward food truck options. Organizers say the event is designed to offer tools, resources and inspiration for whole-person health in one accessible setting.
Local holistic providers will showcase services such as massage, nutrition, acupuncture, energy work and coaching, many with interactive demonstrations so visitors can see techniques in action. About 30 practitioners, business owners and alternative providers will lead mini breakout sessions throughout the day, giving guests opportunities to learn about specialized topics in short, focused presentations.
The schedule features two breakout tracks, one in the Community Room and one in the gym breakout area, each running in 20-minute segments. In the Community Room, the day begins at 10 a.m. with Awake Spa owner Tiffany Shindledecker presenting “The Missing Pieces of Wellness Your Blood Tests Don’t Show,” followed at 10:20 a.m. by Brenda from Burns Valley Herbals & Retreat with “Boost Your Health with Herbs.” At 10:40 a.m., Cheryl Hade, RN, BSN, from Norland Ave Pharmacy, will discuss “Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy & Its Benefits,” and at 11 a.m., Josh Hull, CRNP, of Virtus Men’s Health will present “Men’s Hormones & Optimization.”
The Community Room sessions continue at 11:20 a.m. with Karissa Kelley of Karissa J. Kelley Counseling offering “EMDR & IFS: An Educational Overview,” followed at 11:40 a.m. by Heather Tillman, CRNP, of Functional Healing with “What Functional Medicine Really Is.” From noon to 12:30 p.m., motivational guest speaker Laura Aura will deliver a keynote address. At 12:30 p.m., Bec Hollar, PT, from Drayer Physical Therapy will speak on “Pelvic Health,” followed at 12:50 p.m. by FitMinded Living’s Christina Fraley with a “Mindfulness Awareness Workshop.”
Later Community Room sessions include “Frequency Healing” with Dr. Melody Stouder of On the Move Integrative Health from 1:10 to 1:30 p.m. and “Art as Therapy” with Louise Kemper of The Center of Balance from 1:30 to 1:50 p.m. At 1:50 p.m., Amy Miller, CPM, of Red House Holistic Health will present “Holistic Health for Pregnancy & Beyond,” followed at 2:10 p.m. by Linda Potts, RN, of Healing Waters Wellness Center with “3 Keys to Creating a Healthy Holistic Lifestyle.” The final Community Room talk, from 2:30 to 2:50 p.m., will feature Coleen Schaefer of Sweet Life Community presenting “PEMF & Longevity.”
In the gym breakout area, hands-on, bodywork-focused and movement-oriented sessions will run alongside the talks in the Community Room. The gym schedule opens at 10 a.m. with Bhakti Spirit Foundation’s Gita Kali Natarajan presenting “Benefits of Acupuncture,” followed at 10:20 a.m. by Chuck Gibbs of Structural Elements with an “Acupuncture Overview.” At 10:40 a.m., Gaia Women’s Physical Therapy will provide “Basic Pelvic Floor Education,” and at 11 a.m., Nova Alternative Therapy will introduce “Craniosacral Therapy.”
The gym sessions continue at 11:20 a.m. with Pilates on the Mountain presenting “History of Pilates & Its Benefits,” followed at 11:40 a.m. by Paradigm Pelvic Health’s “Quick Self-Screen for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction.” There will be no gym breakout from noon to 12:30 p.m. so attendees can join the keynote address in the Community Room. Afternoon gym presentations resume at 12:30 p.m. with Hagerstown Holistic Wellness offering “Strategies for Survival,” followed at 12:50 p.m. by Root Cause Wellness with Kayla Mayes, RN, who will give an “Overview of Toxin Removal, BioScan & Nutrients.”
From 1:10 to 1:30 p.m., Julie Eckels of Spirit of Success Coaching, a certified holistic health coach, will lead “THIS or THAT Foods and Why.” The final gym session, from 1:30 to 1:50 p.m., will feature Lorrie Freeser of So Fresh Spa presenting “The Power of Having Hydrated Skin.” Organizers encourage residents of all ages and interests to stop by for any portion of the day to discover new approaches to wellness, learn practical strategies and build connections with local providers
