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Show Nelson Keeps Her Balance opportunity," she said. Her decision was-mad- e even easier when she learned of Westminster's high percentage of students. In addition to her personal success, she also excells in the performing arts. As a member of the Westminster Players, she has appeared in the theatrical groups non-tradition- al ? b i Esther Nelson balances her career, college and children gracefully. By Karen Niedermeyer productions of Tffeifers People," "Brighton Beach Memoirs," and the "Great Nebula in Orion." In the future she plans to delve even further into theatrics. She hopes that her future will include the opportunity to perform In a musical. Despite her busy schedule she still has time to pursue other outside interests such as writing. She has already submitted some of her work to the Westminster student to publication, "Ellipsis" and she plans freelance continue writing. During the summer months you can find her working In her yard, camping, hiking or rafting down the Green River because she loves to participate in outdoor activities. A native of San Diego, Calif., she came to Utah 16 years ago. Her reasons for of coming to the state are reminiscent another era. "In the '60s I was a flower child. I hitchhiked from Southern California to see the Great Tetons in Wyoming, and ended up in Utah," she said. During that period she participated in a lot of minor peace movement activities, lived in a commune with her husband, and frequently went on hitchhiking trips. Reminiscent about her past stirs many happy memories for her from the late '60s and early 70s. "I look back and I think it is wonderful. There is just a certain feeling of trust from that period I wish my children could have, but that feeling is kind of lost in this decade," she added. Balancing a career and pursuing a college degree, while Independently raising three children Isnt an easy task. But for Esther Nelson, the Administrative Assistant In the Center for Professional Development, It Is a challenge she enjoys. Her position in the center involves a Esthers future as a major in diverse set of activities such as maintaining not In the financial records, directing the payment of psychology seems bright. Perhaps sense of the but the of sense '80s, bills and assisting Dean Kadesch and the monetary "It own probably her personal happiness. other directors in the program. days, but I see Her decision to enroll at stems back to my hippie it situation Westminster was based on her desire to myself working in a non-profshe said. I am where people," really helping receive a better education and to be able to the that In feeling is Now she thinking wrong support her children and herself better in from the '60s like because is people, gone, the future. "I had always regretted not going to college, and I didn't want to pass up the her, keep it existing today. A Lifetime of Enthusiasm r ? Guadalupe Center, a position because of the richness of the Dean of the Ctr. for Professional Development, Margot Kadesch. ' slows down .to reduce energy expended during digestion. The heart beats faster, and blood pressure rises." There is strong belief today that there is a direct link between the mind, the brain and the body. A magazine article, "Can The formative years, were trained to alter brain Mind Heal?" authored by Michael Winn said activity, blood pressure, heart rate and other that the basic concept of holistic health has bodily functions that normally are not gained support through medical research at controlled voluntarily. the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kan., which showed that the mind can order the body to overcome Involuntary functions. According to Dr. Ron France, certified they anticipated the ability to "will" changes In brain wave patterns, make drug treatment obsolete and "stimulate creativeness." "Plain Talk Series," a brochure from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) said that research subjects, during those "The practice... is a technique of improving one's health, by reading body signals." biobehavioral therapist, "The principal objective of biofeedback is to assist persons to achieve a medically recommended level of or physiological functioning. The goal is to make it possible for the individual to decrease medication that has been administered to regulate that same The practice of biofeedback, as it is physiological process." Now biofeedback techniques are known today, is a technique of improving one's own health by reading bodily signals. widely used to overcome the following: It is used to regain movement in paralyzed migraine headaches, tension headaches and muscles; it is used to cope 'with pain as well many other types of pain, digestive as help control tension and anxiety. Using a disorders, high blood pressure, cardiac thermometer to take a temperature or using arrhythmias, Raynaud's disease (a is a bathroom scale to monitor a weight gain circulatory disorder), epilepsy and movement disorders. Biofeedback of a perfect example feedback. from range The NJMH article said that the "flight pecialists psychiatrists, or fight" responses, appropriately experienced by our original cave men, were nervous system responses which helped the body prepare to meet physical emergencies. "Although the 'threats' we now live with are seldom physical, the body reacts in the same manner. The pupils dilate to let in more Issue 21 "April 4, 1989 bio-chemic- monitor attention deficit disorder, epilepsy Blood pressure and peak performance. biofeedback equipment can record systolic, diastolic, arterial pressure and heart rate. A study published in the "American Journal of Psychotherapy" said, "Placebos can have profound effects on organic illness, "Can the mind heal? What is the real power held by the mind? " al "The mind can to overcome functions" including Incurable malignancies which speak strongly to the power of the brain." The primary aim of biofeedback is to alter habitual reactions to stress, pain and disease. Each patient examines his or her own lifestyle to identify what is the most They must then commit distressing. themselves to special daily exercises to remedy the ailments. Biofeedback is unexplainable by scientists, but they believe the key component is relaxation. The question regarding this whole biofeedback topic is: can the mind heal? What is the real power held by the order body mind? "Biofeedback is trying to develop a blend into clinically practiced medicine with involuntary a knowledge of both die mind and body," said M. Winn Joseph Sargent, M.D., Menninger Foundation. the including the history, structure and sounds the of language, as well as the how is in of shaped language study social setting. Kadesch's father and her sister are linguists, so she was always comfortable with languages, and discovered early that "her mind worked that way." Shortly after completing her graduate work, Kadesch was hired by Academic Vice President Steve Barr to teach English as a Second Language at Westminster College. Not satisfied with merely teaching classes in writing, she began to work with the whole learnlri'g experience of the student, socio-linguistic- This is the experience one has when encountering Margot Kadesch, dean of the Center for Professional Development at BIOFEEDBACK - the word is still so light. Sweat pours out, reducing chances for psychologists and dentists to internists, new it is only found in some- - dictionaries! skin cuts. Blood vessels near the skin nurses and physical therapists, The word first evolved in experimental contract to reduce bleeding, while those In Sophisticated monitoring equipment research laboratories in the 60s.' Scientific the brain and muscles dilate to increase the is used to chart and record progress, laboratory expectations fell short. because oxygen supply. The gastrointestinal tract Computerized EEG equipment is used to over-poweri- ng study of language, multi-dimension- al Have you ever had the delightful experience of opening a box to find another box within it, and another, and another? Westminster College. The center includes Prior Learning Experience, Legal Assistance, the Midtown Center and a program for Utah Department of Transportation. This year, Kadesch has seen many changes taking place with the closing of the Midtown Center, but she enjoys change, and she Is1 looking forward to continuing an exciting career at Westminster College. Her enthusiasm for Westminster has al experience. When Kadesch three children were older, she returned to the University of Utah to finish her degree in Linguistics, a By Dot Archibald ' By Carol Dixon T 4 she loved multi-cultur- Biofeedback Links Mind, Body , been sustained during the difficult times of financial insecurity, which she calls "awful." She sees positive development emerge and is grateful that the college now has the ability to choose its direction. Kadcschs beginnings arc in Salt Lake , where she took her B.A in English City, Literature and her Master's in Linguistics at the University of Utah. During her undergraduate years, she spent two years at Mills College in Oakland, Calif., where she inhaled the experience of San Francisco during the beatnik period. Margo hated the restricted friendships with men Mills is a women's college. Work on her master's degree began as soon as she graduated from college, however the demands of real life entered in, and Margo quit school to go to work. She married and lived in Seattle for a returned to Salt Lake City to work then time, for the Guadalupe Center, which has an extensive program in English as a second language. Eventually she became Director of the . s, recruiting, advising and interpreting the democratic experience. She established the Foreign Student's Club and initiated elections, which she compares with "Alice in Wonderland." The first International Night was held with Kadesch as sponsor. (If you have not yet attended an International Night at Westminster, don't miss it. It is the social experience of the college year !) In 1981 Kadesch was the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to Yugoslavia. There she taught writing at the University in historic Sarajevo, where the Austrian prince, Franz Ferdinand, was shot, an event that set off World War I. In and in more modem times, the Olympics were held. The Yugoslavian setting was beautiful. Having been occupied by the Turks for five , hundred years, Sarajevo boasts the architecture and flavor of the Turkish, including marvelous open markets. The political flavor provided a rich learning experience. d Yugoslavia is one of the and with and India, countries, together Egypt considers itself to have a pure Marxian non-aligne- political structure. The political system uses a rotating presidency, with the State as the capitalizing agency for factories that are worker-operated. Small businesses, such as restaurants and bakeries, with less eight . workers, are often privately owned. Kadesch was one of five Americans in residence in Sarajevo, and there were perhaps fifteen Brits. Except for these twenty people, everyone spoke the Slavic language. She observes that the political system appeared to be working well, although her view of it was somewhat limited by the language barrier. Returning to Westminster, Kadesch was the Foreign Student Advisor untill 1983, at which time the ESL labs were turned over to an outside firm. This talented individual viewed the change in status of the adult student at Westminster from being "special" to being an essential part of the college population. Kadesch also helped implement the growth of the ESL department until it was channeled into other hands, while the college population grew from 1100 students to a projected 2200. Kadesch sees her life as a "page-turneand can hardly wait for the next chapter. r" Forum 7 |