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No dia 11 de Janeiro, o grupo Wingcoimbra reuniu na Guesthouse Casa de Pombal para dar as boas vindas a 2013. Ao grupo das habituais juntaram-se novos membros, o que tornou o primeiro encontro do ano muito gratificante, já que nada melhor do que começar o ano novo fazendo novas amigas.

Contrastando com o tempo frio e cinza, o ambiente na acolhedora sala de jantar foi aquecendo com conversas, a excelente comida preparada por Else e Anja e o espumante rosé da Filipa Pato, aberto como é tradição, pela nossa “perita” Antoinet, quem recebeu da Anja o título de “Opperplopper”. E de repente a sala encheu-se de vozes alegres e gargalhadas. Que melhor maneira de começar o ano e fazer face à famigerada crise!

On January 11th, Wingcoimbra got together at the guesthouse Casa de Pombal to welcome 2013 . New members have joined “the regulars”, which made the first meeting of the year gratifying and exciting . Nothing better than start the new year being with old friends and meeting new ones.

Contrasting with the cold grey weather outside, the atmosphere in the cosy dining room got warmer and warmer with conversation, excellent food prepared by Else and Anja and Filipa Pato’s rosé, opened, as per usual by our “expert” Antoinet! Anja gave her the title of “Opperplopper”. And suddenly the room was filled with happiness and laughter . What better way to start the year and face the overused word “crisis”.

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We were 21 women form several countries, as usual. This year’s presentation was held by Nicole Felicité. Nicole graduated in Medicine at The Medicine Faculty from Nice, and has a DIU (Inter University Diploma) in Morphologic and Anti ageing Medicine (“Body image and ageing prevention”) from the medicine Faculty Paris 13. She also holds an International Diploma in Mesotherapy from the Medicine Faculty from Bordeaux.

Nicole Félicité

Nicole talked aboutintegrative holistic medicine and anti-ageing. This kind of medicine treats image, both through aesthetic and cosmetic care, as well as form, thanks to nutrition therapy and supplements, biotherapy and sound advice on healthy life styles. After her interesting presentation, there were a lot of questions. But nobody asked about the effects of alcohol on the aging process. Probably we were all too scared to hear the answer…

For the first time the presentation was held in the small room next to the dining room. It felt very cosy. The big advantage of this change was that the dinner table could be prepared in advance.

Dinner was wonderful, as usual. As dessert, Eduardo surprised us with a recently developed local sweet from Coimbra. I They are called Crúzios and they are lovely.

Dia 8 de Março de 2012: Dia Internacional da Mulher. Éramos 21 mulheres de vários países, como costume. A apresentação deste ano foi feita por Nicole Felicite. É médica, licenciada pela Faculdade de Medicina de Nice, tem o DIU (Diploma Interuniversitário) de Medicina Morfológica e Anti Idade «Imagem corporal e prevenção do envelhecimento» pela Faculdade de Medicina Paris 13 e o Diploma Internacional de Mesoterapia pela Faculdade de Medicina de Bordéus.

Falou sobre a medicina integral anti envelhecimento que engloba todas as especialidades. É uma medicina que trata a imagem, não só graças aos cuidados estéticos e cosméticos, mas também a forma, graças à nutriterapia (complementos alimentares), às bioterapias e aos conselhos de modo de viver.

Depois a sua interessante apresentação, houve muitas perguntas. Ninguém, no entanto, teve coragem de perguntar qual o efeito de álcool no processo de envelhecimento. Provavelmente, estávamos todas com medo da resposta…

Pela primeira vez, a apresentação foi feita na sala pequena, ao lado da sala de jantar. Criou-se assim um ambiente agradável, com a grande vantagem que a mesa do jantar já podia ser preparada anteriormente.

O jantar estava maravilhosa, com tem sido hábito. A sobremesa era uma novidade: um doce local inventado recentemente em Coimbra. Chamam-se Crúzios e são uma delícia

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On Sunday, November 13th, WINGcoimbra met to celebrate San Martinho das Mulheres in our usual place, Flôr de Coimbra.
We were very pleased to have some new members attending, as well as the ‘regulars’.

Sandra Naranjo, our speaker, gave a workshop entitled “A Healthy balance from our body posture”. After a brief theorectical introduction, she suggested, in her gentle manner, some useful exercises and activities for strengthening and stretching our muscles, raising awareness about the importance of good posture. We did try to do some of the exercises, which was really fun.

Ahmy, our photographer, took a few snapshots, which might be a bit blurred, though, since it’s not easy photographing moving subjects.

The workshop was followed by a delicious meal, prepared with creativity as ever by Eduardo. This was our last meeting this year. We look forward to seeing you all next year at the Casa Pombal on January 13th to welcome in the new year.

Amélia Tellechea

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Wing celebrated Women International day with a special Carnival touch this year (take a look at the photos and you will see what I mean) in our customary meeting place, Flôr de Coimbra. Around sixteen women from a variety of different countries, including Columbia, England, the Netherlands, Spain, and The Philippines, to name but a few, got together  to learn, exchange ideas, socialize and have fun.

Unexpectedly our guest speaker, Anja  Masteling, had to fly to the Netherlands due to family matters, but her colleague Regina Azevedo volunteered to give the presentation herself, as they have been working together  for 20 years in Assol.

The title “Walking slowly” refers metaphorically to the long, slow itinerary they have followed working with disabled people. Quoting Regina they have to be approached in a very gentle way, “as light as an angel’s feather.”

And art is indeed the best therapy! The presentation was very moving and Regina conveyed all the energy and dedication required to perform such a noble task.

Eduardo cooked excellent food, as ever, prepared with creativity and a lot of care. All in all, a very warm meeting in an otherwise cold Carnival day!

Amélia Tellechea

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On November 21st we celebrated S. Martinho das mulheres in our customary meeting place, Flôr de Coimbra.

Around twenty women from a variety of different countries , including Switzerland, England, the Netherlands, Spain, and The Philippines, to name but a few, got together to learn, exchange ideas, socialize and “eat, drink and be merry.”

Our guest speaker was Cathelijne, a Dutch PHD research student who is currently investigating the impact of fire on the landscape. Her presentation was on fire, by which I mean she gave her talk with the sparkle of the young research student who loves what she is doing.

Although we usually associate fires with destruction and soil degradation, Cathelijne explained how fires actually have their benefits. Fire can be used to fight fire and “queimadas” are still used to clean the soil and fertilize it. We do hope Cathelijne’s “experimental fire” will contribute to implementing better fire-prevention practices.

Eduardo cooked excellent food, as ever, prepared with creativity with ingredients which reflected the season – plenty of chestnuts and delicious “Míscaros”, a kind of mushroom that grows in the wild in Portugal.

All in all, a very warm meeting in an otherwise cold November Sunday.

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