Lecture Topics
"Dr. Lori inspires and educates through visual examples and true-to-life stories. Peppered with down-to-earth practical wisdom and humor, the lectures evolve into lively discussion. Dr. Lori does a fine job engaging students, helping them to truly absorb and apply the subject matter at hand." Gaile Ivaska, PTA, LMT
"I highly recommend Dr. Monaco. She is a wealth of knowledge on many topics. Her presentations are insightful and motivating with a bit of humor and levity sprinkled in. You leave with information that you can incorporate in your life with ease. If you haven't heard her speak, I highly recommend that you sign up for an upcoming talk, you won't be disappointed." Dr. Eileen Denny, owner of Denny Chiropractic and Acupuncture
"I highly recommend Dr. Monaco. She is a wealth of knowledge on many topics. Her presentations are insightful and motivating with a bit of humor and levity sprinkled in. You leave with information that you can incorporate in your life with ease. If you haven't heard her speak, I highly recommend that you sign up for an upcoming talk, you won't be disappointed." Dr. Eileen Denny, owner of Denny Chiropractic and Acupuncture
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All lectures can be tailored to your groups needs including content, length and format of session.
All lectures include handouts, longer lectures include interactive exercises and skill building techniques.
Transformation/Motivation/Personal Development
- The Law of Attraction
Description: If you read or saw “The Secret”, you have heard of the Law of Attraction. The Law of Attraction is a way of thinking…a way of manifesting abundance in your life. In this course, you will learn how to unlock your unlimited potential. This course will give you a brief overview of the structures and functions of the brain. We will discuss how thoughts and emotions can work for or against us and you will learn how to change your thought process to create positive changes in all aspects of your life. This workshop is the ultimate in motivation and empowerment! - Transformation at ANY age!
Description: Imagine yourself achieving greatness...creating an abundant life...being the person you always knew you could be. Achieving greatness...achieving abundance...is not age restricted. It is never too late to try new things, create new memories, live your life to the fullest, to become the person you were meant to be! This course is for everyone! Can be adapted for children and teens. - Know Your Power!
Description: This workshop is for teens and kids! This is about empowerment, unlimited potential, breaking stereotypes, throwing out insecurities and understanding just how powerful you really are! It's fun, exciting and heartwarming. This workshop can be adapted to include bullying and social media challenges. The time and content will vary depending on the ages of the participants. - The Mindful Leader
Description: This workshop is for businesses. whether you are a manager, supervisor, administrator, executive, or have the goal to be one, this is a leadership workshop teaching the new mindset of today's successful leaders. This is an empowerment and transformational workshop. You will learn to break habits, let go of vulnerabilities and insecurities and release your unlimited potential. Not only will you learn how to be a great leader, you will learn how to be a great human which will have a positive impact on not just your professional life, but your personal one as well. You will learn how to create abundance in your life! - Mindfulness Workshop for Businesses
Description: This workshop teaches employees at all levels, the art of Mindfulness practice. This will enable the individual to decrease stress levels and become more creative and more productive at work. This is done by teaching employees about the effects of stress on the mind and body and how daily Mindfulness practice can reduce this to create a happier and more grounded individual. The techniques taught can be done at home and at work and it explains the benefits to an individual's overall well-being and health. The employee will learn about how Mindfulness works and how to incorporate it into their everyday life. - Get Your Sexy On!– Unleash Your Sexiness!
- Beyond Motivation
- Mindfulness
Description: Mindfulness is the practice of being fully present at given moments in time. It's an ancient practice, dating back 3,000 years, but yet so relevant to today. Did you know that 1 out of 6 people are taking anti-depressive medication? Our world is stressful and ever changing, but our ability to adapt has not evolved. You will learn how to take this ancient practice and apply it to your daily life. You will learn how mindfulness effects the brain and body. What it can do for health and disease. And how it can decrease or help you manage your stress levels. You will learn how to mindfulness techniques to use every day and you will learn how to transform your brain into a mindfulness mindset. - Learning By Example – How to Motivate Children
Description: You will learn simple techniques to motivate your children and yourself. Topics will include a basic understanding of the child/adolescent/teen brain and how it compares to the adult brain, understanding habits and behaviors, as well as verbal, physical, and social communication. - Letting Go To Calm Your Soul
Description: What happens to the brain...to the body...to the soul...when we just can't let go? Emotions, thoughts, perceptions and stress can affect behavior and cognitive function AND it can prevent us from growing. Learn why it's so important to let go and how to help yourself move on. Discussion includes brain physiology and quantum theory. - Teaching with Passion!
Description: This lecture is specifically geared towards those in education, whether primary, secondary, post-secondary and beyond. This lecture is inspirational and funny and designed to grow your current passion or rekindle something that might have been lost. - Mindfulness Teaching
Description: This lecture is specifically geared towards those in education, whether primary, secondary, post-secondary and beyond. This lecture teaches how to be mindful and apply this thought/philosophy to teaching and to personal life. When practicing mindfulness regularly, it calms the body, decreases anxiety, releases stress and opens the mind to infinite possibilities. - Getting Out of Your Own Way
Description: Why is it so hard to achieve the things we desire or to find success or to just be happy every day? This lecture will discuss how thoughts, emotions, beliefs and habits can dictate how successful or happy we are and can be. We will discuss why this happens, how this behavior has been instilled in many of us for years, and how to alter our brain connections to achieve what we desire to enjoy and live the life we were meant to live. - The Power of a Smile
Description: Learn how your every day attitude can shape your day, those around you, and your world. It's simple and easy to be happy...and it starts with a smile.
Brain/Nervous System
- Your Amazing Brain!
Description: General anatomy of the brain and what it is capable of. - The Brain/Gut Connection
Description: Learn how gut health affects brain health. Basic understanding of gut and brain anatomy and physiology and why the two are so linked together. - The Child Brain
Description: Basic understanding of how the brain develops from infancy to age 10 - The Teenage and Young Adult Brain
Description: Basic understanding of how the brain develops from adolescence to young adulthood (10 - 25) - The Adult Brain
Description: Basic understanding of how the adult brain functions and issues that can arise - The Senior Brain
Description: Basic understanding of how the senior brain functions and issues that can arise - Technology and the Developing Brain
Description: How technology can help and interfere with brain development in children and adolescent. - Social Media and Our Children
Description: Discussion on how children and teens handle social media based on their brain development.
- The Stressed Out Brain
Description: Discussion on how the brain chemicals deal with a stressful, threatening situation. Topics include brain anatomy and physiology and demonstrations on how the brain functions with and without stress.
Fitness and Health Topics
- Stress, Hormones, Mental Well-being and Health
Description: A basic discussion on human physiology and how what we think, say or do can affect our overall health and happiness. - Understanding the Relationship Between Stress and Disease
Discussion: A basic discussion on how stress can affect basic body functions like hormones, digestion, brain function, etc. leasing to imbalance in the body which can set us up for disease. - Pain and Your Brain
Description: What is pain? How does the body handle pain? Can we get rid of pain? Learn how the power of your brain can ease your pain. You will learn techniques that can help you relax, decrease your pain, and a possibly get rid of it entirely!
- Unplug!
Description: a plan to get you and your family to “turn off” technology a little every day. How does the brain handle technology and what is too much? Do we need a break from it for our health and if so, why? Learn about the power and the challenges of technology to the human brain and our emotional well being. - JUST MOVE!
Description: We are designed to be moving creatures. Basic discussion on how the body works, metabolism, muscle, bone, fat and the best types of exercises with consideration of age and health/injury. learn how to get moving and feel good. Comfortable clothes are required as this will be a mildly physical lecture for adults of all health levels. - Play Like a Kid!
Description: Sometimes the kids have the best idea…just be silly and have fun…don’t put thought into it. Let’s learn how to be silly, spontaneous and play like we did when we were kids! - The Touch Workshop
Description: How touch and lack of touch affects our body, mind and spirit. Topics include defining touch, good touch, bad touch and how important touch is to us starting in the uterus!