Holistic Aging with Barbara Kolonay on Aging GreatFULLy!

29/07/2016 55 min
Holistic Aging with Barbara Kolonay on Aging GreatFULLy!

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BOBBI HAS NO DOUBT THE MIND, BODY, AND SPIRIT ARE CONNECTED AND WHEN ONE OF THESE CONNECTIONS BREAK DOWN IS WHEN DISEASE CAN HAPPEN. SHE BELIEVES THE MIND HAS THE POWER TO HEAL!Barbara (Bobbi) Kolonay RN is the President of Holistic Aging . Options For Elder Care, a Holistic Life Care Management Practice in Pittsburgh, PA. Families that are in need of expert advice, advocacy and management of a loved one contract with Holistic Aging to complete a multifaceted assessment, concluding with a customized written LIFECARE plan & typically continued Life Care Management. Bobbi has no doubt that the mind, body, and spirit are connected and when one of these connections are broken is when disease happens. She believes the mind has the power to heal and treatment needs aimed with consideration at the Whole Person as the goal.Her small personalized staff consist of highly educated and experienced Life Care Manager’s licensed as Registered Nurses or Social Worker’s and a few Senior Care Consultants to assist in implementation of the Life Care Plan.Every service offered through Holistic Aging - Practice Options For Elder Care is based upon this belief which integrates the use of conventional (Western or Allopathic) and complementary (Alternative, Eastern) therapies to prevent and heal, but most importantly promote Optimal Health.For instance, she offers Acupuncture for pain management and many other disorders, RN certified as a nutritional counselor to allow food to be your medicine, Herbs and herbal mixtures to allow for a gentler method to manage symptoms, Essential Oil concoctions, Reiki, Massage, Infra Ray saunas and Amethyst Bio Mats, to mention a few services offered at her office.Bobbi obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh PA and Master of Science in Human Resource Management from La Roche College in Pittsburgh PA. She is a Certified Case Manager (CCM) by the Commission for Care Manager serving on the board for the Pittsburgh Branch of CMSA for 4 years. She is a current BOARD MEMBER of The Aging Life Care Association (ALCA) and held previous local and national positions. Additionally Bobbi is a Certified Holistic Nurse (HNB-BC), belonging to the American Holistic Nursing Association and the President of the Pittsburgh North Chapter. Bobbi's holistic pursuits include a Second Degree Reiki Practitioner, Certified Clinical Aroma Therapist, she studied Traditional Chinese Medicine in China and loves everything about herbs, growing her own medicinal herbs and creating many homemade remedies for healing that are available through her on-line store. Bobbi has presented at numerous national and regional conferences on varying aging issues.She most recently was interviewed on KDKA’s TV’s Eye On Aging series. Although buried under a strong modern medical education and experience, Bobbi has come to recognize you need to provide a less invasive and more autonomous method to heal and acquired additional education in alternative medical practices so that she now promotes the use of complementary medicine in conjunction with Modern medicine.