Ruscombe Speaker Series
Come Learn and Grow with us!
The Ruscombe Speaker Series features writers, practitioners and thinkers on wellness-related topics.
Tickets:
$25 for professional health practitioners
$35 for the general public
Evening includes informal Q&A and discussion, with light refreshments provided by Onyx Chef Collective, currently in residence at the Ruscombe Co-op Café.
For information on sliding scale or how to save 30% by subscribing to the complete 2025 series, please Email Wellness@ruscombe.org.
Susan Weis-Bohlen
November 18, 2024
6:00 to 7:30 pm
In the Community Hall
Ayurvedic Home Remedies: Ancient Healing for Modern Life
Susan Weis-Bolen, the owner of the legendary Breathe Books (Hampden 2004-2014), joins us with an engaging visual presentation on Ayurveda, self-care and seasonal rituals to boost and support health and wellbeing. Her latest book, The Beginner’s Guide to Ayurvedic Home Remedies: Ancient Healing for Modern Life offers practical advice that you can begin to add into your daily routine right away through food, lifestyle, rituals and remedies. Designed for your individual mind-body combination, Ayurveda offers a wide variety of easy methods to increase stamina, support wellbeing, heal chronic issues and more. Susan Weis-Bolen has been a practitioner for over 15 years and has spoken around the world on Ayurveda. Come with curiosity and leave with a sense of empowerment – plus an easy to-do list to begin your journey.
You can find her on Instagram: @susanweisbohlen
February 2025 (tentative)
Advances in Environmental Sustainability Efforts in Baltimore City
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
May 2025
Girls on the Brink: Neuroscience-based Practices to Rewire your Brain from Trauma
Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning science journalist and author of seven books whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience and emotion. Her latest book, Girls on the Brink: Helping Our Daughters Thrive in an Era of Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Social Media, was named “a best book of 2022” by The Washington Post. The Angel and the Assassin: The Tiny Brain Cell That Changed the Course of Medicine,is a thrilling story of scientific detective work revealing the tiny microglia cells in the brain that when triggered by trauma can contribute to memory problems, anxiety, depression, and Alzheimer’s, but also, are able to repair the brain in ways that help alleviate symptoms. Donna is also the creator and founder of the narrative writing-to-heal programs Breaking Free From Trauma, and Your Healing Narrative, which help participants to create a powerful, inner healing narrative that calms the body, brain, and nervous system.
You can find her on Instagram: @DonnaJacksonNakazawa
August 2025 Wayne Jonas, MD (tentative)
How Healing Works: Get Well and Stay Well Using Your Hidden Power to Heal
November 2025 (tentative)
The Black Women’s Journey Toward Self-Healing
This event is sponsored by the Ruscombe Community, Inc, a mission-driven 501(c)(3) working to create more equitable access to holistic health services and education in the Greater Baltimore region.