ChaiConnect South Asian Women’s Health Conference

August 21 - August 23, 2020

Our South Asian Women's Health Conference will provide culturally relevant information for South Asian women by South Asian women. It’s so important to have conversations about South Asian women’s health & it’s so vital that South Asian female voices are centered in these conversations.

We love the "mirrors & windows" concept popularly used in literature & this term applies to ChaiConnect programs as well. While the content is designed for South Asian women, this is a "mirrors & windows" event. It will serve as a "mirror" for South Asian women to "see" themselves in the program & a "window" into South Asian women's health for non-South Asian healthcare professionals + friends & family of South Asian women.

Conference Sessions:

• Women's Cardiovascular Disease

  Dr. Purvi Parwani, MBBS MPH FACC, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Attending Cardiologist

• Body Positivity in the South Asian Community: Meeting at the Crossroads of Body Image and Cultural Identity

  Kimmie Singh, MS, RD, CDN

• Setting Boundaries and Saying No as Self-Care

  Dr. Pooja Lakshmin, Perinatal Psychiatrist Specializing in Women's Mental Health

• Driving Conversations & Collaborations for Women’s Health

  Dr. Michelle Frank, Director of Women's Health at SHEROES

  Dr. Suchi Gaur, Lead for Global Engagement and Strategic Communications at World YWCA

• Pranayama and Meditation, Wisdom from the Classical Yoga Tradition

  Aarti Inamdar, MScBMC RYT 500

• Virtual Food Demo: Healthy Recipes with a South Asian Touch

  Nazima Qureshi, Registered Dietitian & Nutritionist

• Individual Health As Community Health

  Mallika Khanna, Writer

• Problem Periods? Navigating the Reproductive Journey

  Neelam Heera, Founder of Cysters

• Reclaiming Ancestral Wisdom & Prioritizing Self Care for Liberation

  Navdeep Kaur Gill, Ayurveda Practitioner & Educator