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BODY WORLDS & The Brain

To enhance your experience with the BODY WORLDS & The Brain exhibit, TELUS World of Science is proud to partner with other local organizations to offer special events related to the human body.

Most special events are included with admission to the BODY WORLDS & The Brain exhibit.

Check back often for new events!

July’s Special Evening Events

Friday, July 9, 2010, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
SPEAKER SERIES
Chiropractic: The Amazing Healing Body
Speaker: Dr. Seth Shiu, BPE DC, Calgary Chiropractic Society
The human body heals and regulates itself by design. Learn how to easily and effectively enhance your body’s natural ability to be healthy.

Thursday, July 15
Get Down!
Evening event, check www.calgaryscience.ca for details
This showcase event will feature live demonstrations of the human body in beautiful motion.  Performers will include acro-yoga artists, and jazz dancers, appearing live on our Discovery Dome Theatre stage.

Friday, July 16, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
SPEAKER SERIES
Music Therapy Across the Lifespan
Speaker: Krista Hewson, BMT, MTA and Sheila Killoran, BMT, MTA
Music can impact our health from the beginning to the end of life.  The soothing sound of a lullaby, the tempo of a resting heartbeat or the full sound of a symphony.  As alternative medicine practitioners, music therapists use peoples' responses to music to enhance their health.   

Thursday, July 22, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Body Sketching Class
Learn how to sketch the human body, using the BODY WORLDS & The Brain exhibition specimens as your subject matter.  Classes will be lead by local artist Nicole Gruszecki, and will conclude with a Visual Artist Night and the opportunity to sketch live nude models on August 5th.

Friday, July 23, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
SPEAKER SERIES
Whole Foods Eating: How to Digest the Best
Speaker: Chef Barb Thomas, Holistic Nutritionist, RHN, Owner, Love2Eat Nutrition
Based on the principles of Whole Foods Eating, this talk will focus on the best tips and tricks you need to know to be able to get the most out of your food, and therefore, the most out of your health.  Holistic Nutritionist Barb Thomas will take you through the "ins and outs" of digestion, and will discuss with you how to relieve common digestive health issues, increase your energy and improve your immunity and longevity.

Thursday, July 29, 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Body Sketching Class
Learn how to sketch the human body, using the BODY WORLDS & The Brain exhibition specimens as your subject matter.  Classes will be lead by local artist Nicole Gruszecki, and will conclude with a Visual Artist Night and the opportunity to sketch live nude models on August 5th.

Friday, July 30, 2010, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
SPEAKER SERIES
Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine
Speaker: Dr. Xia Cheng, R. Ac. Doctor of TCM, Ph. D. in medicine.
Join Dr. Xia Cheng, Director of the Canadian Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), to learn about acupuncture and TCM – where they come from, how they can affect our bodies, and how they are regulated and practiced in Alberta.  Also discover how these medical practices view the connection between body, mind, spirit, and health.