An entertaining, provocative, and sought-after public speaker,
Joan has a special ability to translate stories and discoveries
from her space research to our lives on Earth
Maria Cattaui, Emeritus Exec. Director,
  International Chamber of Commerce

Speaker

Joan Vernikos, founder of Third Age Health and former Director of Life Sciences at NASA, shows you how to use the power of Gravity, and manage Stress, to take control of your health and vigor. Dr. Joan motivates, coaches and trains individuals, businesses and organizations to grab the challenge, put a spark in their life and provide value to their customers.

Her message: Well-managed stress, with a wealth of gravity habits is the prescription for a life lived with health and vigor.
We can all make adjustments and learn How to Age Well in Modern Times.

Joan draws on deep organizational executive leadership experience, coupled with her own space and stress research, to deliver a powerful motivational message.

Currently Dr. Joan is offering talks based on her new book, the common-sense and science-supported Sitting Kills, Moving Heals: How Simple Everyday Movement Will Prevent Pain, Illness and Early Death - and Exercise Alone Won't. In this book Joan shows how astronauts suffered rapid aging in space. Sitting all day at a desk, or in front of the TV, and commuting long hours is like being in micro-gravity just like these astronauts. Her prescription is that the human body needs to move in gravity to stay healthy. She offers a common-sense plan of fun, everyday activity to keep you healthier, stronger and more independent your whole life long. This is the perfect talk for organizations who care about the health and productivity of its workers.

To inquire about having Joan speak for your organization, click here.

"Joan Vernikos gives practical recommendations on how we can best take charge of our health and maintain our independence."

"Joan engages the room and explains what stress is and how to deal with it in a fun and thoughtful way. You'll walk away with new ideas, practical stress management tools and tips for instant relief to use at home and in the workplace"

Bruce La Fetra, St. Jude’s Episcopal Church, CA

"Wonderful!...favorite tip was to relax my jaw when I feel stressed. I get instant relief every time!"

Kristy Dalrymple, aeronautical engineer, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, CA

• Harvard Business School Alumni, Washington DC: The Road to Active Living.
• Lockheed Martin Women’s Intrinsic Network, Sunnyvale, CA: Managing Stress in the Workplace (webinar transmitted throughout Lockheed nationally)
• Institute of Science and Technology, San Lorenzo, Brazil: Gravity, is the Great Sculptor – Ignore it at your Peril.
• Stanford Health Library, CA: Stress Fitness for Seniors
• Executive Womens’ Roundtable, Washington, DC: The G-Connection: The Road to Active Living.
• HAWC, Arlington, VA : Managing Stress in Today’s Uncertainty - A Half Day Workshop.
• University of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC: Space, Age, Health.
• Charlottesville Senior Center, VA: Managing Stress – Stress Fitness for Seniors.

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