Ever get an upset stomach or uneasy feeling in your gut when you’re nervous? Suffer from IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) or suffer from constipation when you’re stressed? Ever wonder why you suffer from depressive episodes or anxiety when you’re “doing all the right things?”

Join Dr. Rabindra Watson, Gastroenterologist and Director of Bariatric and Interventional Endoscopy at UCSF & CPMC and Kristi Nakayama, Reiki Master of Nori Reiki, to unravel the mysteries of the mind-gut connection. Dr. Watson and Kristi will talk about how mental health, negative self-talk and limiting beliefs impact your mood, energetic, physical and gut health, . They'll also dive into how breakthroughs in your gut health and management of GI diseases can affect your mental health and even the choices you make in your diet, personal and professional life.

You'll learn about your energetic body and how traumas that get stored in your energetic body can impact your overall health, including your gut health. To close, you'll be led through a guided meditation + Reiki and visualization to promote deep relaxation and help open blockages to promote an optimal healing environment within your body.