Fall Classes for Older Teens
Knowledge and Habits to prepare for the long term
Materials for each week include a chapter to read, suggestions for articles, videos or podcasts relating to the topic, and short online surveys or writing assignments. Class cost is $180 and we work with some charter schools.
Week 1 - Mind
What is most important to you?
Imagining your own funeral - what would you like them to say, what would they probably say?
Fear and Anxiety, accepting help gifts and compliments, ADD in different forms
Mindsight and its effect on you and others
Addictions and the brain - how they happen, how to recognize them
Visualizing your future, making choices to get there
Understanding that results are not guaranteed, examples of people deciding to switch directions
Goal setting/ experiment discussion - what do you feel like trying for the next month or two?
Week 2 - Community
School, relationships, dating, safety
Judgement and empathy - assessing the actions, not the person
Teaming - the good and the bad
Building people up and focusing on strengths
Rebels and attachment theory
Realistic expectations for relationship
Addictions and relationships - why they compromise personal and relationship growth
Serious conversations- drugs, abuse, pregnancy - and how to help
Week 3 - Body
Body image, weight, modesty and respect
What Boys notice about girls
Candid comments from guys
why modesty is respectful and saves a lot of time and energy
Thyroid health and dysregulation
Hormones to recognize -Cortisol, Progesterone, Estrogen
Week 4 - Food
Emotional eating, night time snacking - good and bad
Elvia, Mika, snacking, breakfast and metabolism
Minerals and nutrients to keep in mind
Carbohydrate tolerance, and dairy threshold
Evaluating trendy diets and fasting
Glucose and Fructose metabolism and weight gain
Week 5 - Sleep
Choosing class times and work times for chronotype
Chronotype survey and lifetime big picture
Case studies of morning and night types working best
Sleep and mood disorders
What if you’re “tired all the time”? Possible causes
Week 6 - Exercise
Body type, glycogen, carb cycling, lymphatic movement, BDNF
Finessing macros for performance and strength
Zone 2 training for mitochondria and long term metabolic resilience
Week 7 - Goals Check-in/ Discussion and Question Day
How to measure progress - quality and quantity
What is your change-making style?
Habit stacking and context
Week 8 - Cycles
Immune function, Asian medicine perspective on periods,
Blood deficiency signs, Inflammation and its causes, tracking ovulation
Herbs to manage periods
PCOS, Endometriosis, dairy
Week 9 -Immune Function
Surprising lessons in immune susceptibility
Stress, diet, sleep and autoimmunity
Building resilience, overcoming seasonal allergies, reducing reactivity
Week 10 - Habits and Wrapping Up
Habits and change through timelines, visualization, and just showing up every day
Who do you like to be accountable to? What kind of framework do you need to succeed?
Lifetime perspective on Habits, using your strengths as leverage
Why some things are hard for you and easy for others
