Upcoming Events and Conferences

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Ongoing fundraising event:

Mind-Body Yoga Study for Lipedema & Lymphedema

GoFundMe

The idea for this study began with Cindy Beers, a yoga educator and someone living with lipedema, and her years of working with individuals in the lipedema and lymphedema communities. Many participants reported that gentle yoga, breathing practices, and meditation seemed to help them feel better physically and emotionally, but there was very little scientific evidence available to support these observations.

Rather than relying solely on anecdotal experiences, a group of us wanted to investigate whether these benefits could be measured and documented through a formal research study to determine whether mind-body practices can serve as an effective complementary approach to care.  Your contribution will help fund ethical review and regulatory oversight, HIPAA-compliant technology, secure data collection and management, participant recruitment, statistical analysis, and dissemination of findings. Every contribution helps move this project from community observations to scientific evidence.

Click here to fund this research.

If you would like to be a participant in this research, check back on this site periodically for updates.  We project the clinical trial will commence in early 2027.

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World Nutrition Summit 2026

After the Guidelines:  Consequences, Costs, and Course Corrections

October 14-16, 2026

Cape Town, South Africa

In-person and virtual options

Click here to learn more and to register.

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National Lymphedema Network 2026 Summit

Whole Body Healthcare

November 6-8, 2026 in Mesa, Arizona

Click here for more information and to register.

Note:  I will be presenting the following topics:

Quality of Life Yoga for Lymphedema & Lipedema:  What we learned from Citizen Science

Individualized Carb Restriction for Lipedema

Metabolic Health:  The Key to Managing Lymphedema?

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Become a Perrin Technique Practitioner!

Dr. Perrin will be coming to Santa Barbara, California

November 13-15, 2026

Click here for more information and to register.

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Books by Leslyn Keith, OT

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Follow Leslyn Keith on YouTube!