Desire, Disclosure, Protection and Pleasure

The Ins and Outs of Sero-Adaptation

Click the title slide below for the full PowerPoint presentation [in PDF format] by Dr. Will Wong and Jim Pickett looking at sero-adapation... The presentation was part of the ManAlive 07 gay men's health summit in Chicago held this past Saturday, November 3.

The slides - and so much more - can be found on www.LifeLube.org in the Tricks de la Trade section of the site, which covers harm reduction around sex and substances.

Also visit LifeLube for info on holistic health, spiritual health and emotional health as well.

Nude Yoga at ManAlive 07

Per Erez- is the director of First Person Healing Arts Studio, a private practice studio for Integrative Yoga Therapy.

Per will be conducting the ManAlive 07 workshop - "Bare Essentials Yoga - A Return to the Naked Self." Click here to learn more about ManAlive and to register.

The session is intended to create an atmosphere of mutual trust, body-acceptance, and a comprehensive return to the senses. While nudity is an intrinsic part of the session, the goal is not specifically the creation of erotic energy. We encourage you “to come home” to all aspects of being- erotic or otherwise- while practicing yoga. We practice this by watching the flow of energy in our bodies & minds rather than reacting or responding. The session will include the basic elements of a complete practice using examples and stories from yogic mythology to look closely at the nature of the naked Self.

Teaching in traditional yoga centers, corporations, health clubs, hospitals and social service agencies throughout Chicagoland for over 18 years, Per brings to his practice a background in yoga teacher education having directed yoga teacher training programs locally at Eight Limbs Yoga Center, supported teacher trainings at Global Yoga Center, and Kripalu Yoga Center for Health back in the late 1990’s.

Per's work has been documented locally on the WGN Chicago channel 9 news as well as the Oprah Winfrey show. He had the pleasure of working with Oprah Winfrey as her personal yoga instructor both at Harpo Studios and while on vacation in the Bahamas. Per is an E-RYT 500 member of the National Yoga alliance, a member of the International Association of Yoga Therapist, the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association, and a core council member of Chicago’s Rainbow Mandala Group for GLBT yoga teachers.

ManAlive 07 Features Mark McLaurin

Mark Jason McLaurin is the Executive Director of the New York State Black Gay Network, the nation’s only staffed statewide policy and advocacy coalition dedicated to improving the overall health and wellbeing of black gay men.

He is one of the featured keynote speakers at ManAlive 07 - the annual Chicago gay men's health summit being held this Saturday, November 3, at the Center on Halsted.

Click here for more info and to register.

Mark has been working in the field of HIV/AIDS Prevention Policy for nearly ten years and serves on the Board of Directors of CHAMP (Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project), is a board officer of the National Black Gay Mens Advocacy Coalition and serves as Chairman of the Board of the House of Manolo Blahnik (an entity which seeks to target the ballroom community with effective HIV prevention messaging).

Mark is a graduate of the Catholic University of America, Human Rights Campaign’s Youth College for Campaign Training and the Black AIDS Institute’s African American HIV University. Previous stints include service as Policy Advisor to United States Senator Barbara A. Mikulski (D-MD), Midwest Regional Director for National AIDS Education and Services for Minorities and Director of HIV Prevention Policy for Gay Men's Health Crisis.

He dedicates his work to the memory of countless loved ones gone much too soon.

Click here to read about the other keynote speaker, Tony Mills.

Hey sexy! Have you registered for ManAlive 07 yet?

Chicago's very own gay men's health summit is
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ManAlive 07 Features Tony Mills

Los Angeles-based physician Tony Mills is a leading clinician in the fields of men’s health and HIV disease and serves as the primary care provide for 1500 patients including over 700 living with HIV. He is one of the featured keynote speakers at ManAlive 07 - the annual Chicago gay men's health summit being held this Saturday, November 3, at the Center on Halsted.

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Tony is a member in many professional societies including the American Medical Association, the American Academy of HIV Medicine, Infectious Disease Society of America, American Society of Microbiology, the International AIDS Society and the HIV Medical Association. He is also a nationally recognized speaker on a variety of healthcare issues including HIV treatment and care, men’s health, substance abuse and addictive disease. He speaks to a wide range of audiences including physician groups, educational seminars, and community forums.

As an Editorial Advisory Board Member at Muscle and Fitness Magazine, Tony combines his own passion for health and physical fitness with his medical expertise to advise and educate competition athletes and fitness enthusiasts. And yes, he is also a HOT LEATHER DADDY. He won the title of International Mister Leather in 1998, is featured in the documentary "Beyond Vanilla" and is a cast member of Mr. Leather, a documentary that had a limited theater release in December 2006

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ManAlive '07 - November 3 is getting close Chicago boys!

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Chicago Gay Men's Health Summit

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Honest and Open Talk at ManAlive '07

ManAlive '07 - November 3 in Chicago

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ManAlive '07 - please join us

Test Positive Aware Network is facilitating MANALIVE, a gay men's health summit for the fourth year. This year the day-long conference will be held Saturday, November 3, at the new LGBT Center on Halsted. MANALIVE '07 is truly a Chicago community effort and will bring together over 200 gay men to network and communicate about a range of gay men's health issues.

Eighteen workshops, a community resource fair, lunch and a closing reception will all be held. Highlighting the event are two guest key note speakers, Mark Mclaurin from the New York State Gay Men's Black Caucus and Tony Mills, MD from Los Angeles. Co-sponsors of this years event include Chicago Department of Public Health, Center on Halsted, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, Howard Brown Health Center.

Chicago's Gay Men's Health Summit - MANALIVE - November!

Test Positive Aware Network is facilitating MANALIVE, a gay men's health summit for the fourth year. This year, the day-long conference will be held Saturday, November 3, at the new Center on Halsted. The event includes a continental breakfast and full lunch. Click here to register.

MANALIVE for 2007 is truly a Chicago community effort and will bring together over 200 gay men to network and discuss a variety of gay men's health issues. Eighteen workshops, a community resource fair, lunch and a closing reception will be held. Highlighting the event are two guest key note speakers, Mark McLaurin from the New York State Gay Men's Black Caucus and Tony Mills, MD from Los Angeles.

Hosting sponsor for Manalive is the Center on Halsted. Co-sponsors of this year's event include Chicago Department of Public Health, Better Existence with HIV (BEHIV), Chicago House, the Chicago Black Gay Men's Caucus, AIDS Foundation of Chicago, A Church 4 Me/Metropolitan Community Church and Howard Brown Health Center.

Manalive is generously supported by the following: Abbott Laboratories, Boehringer Ingelheim, EMD Serono, Steamworks and the Chicago Department of Public Health.

And LifeLube is delighted to help get the word out! And we hope to see you pretties there too!