Whole foods are now heralded by leading nutritional authorities as
the most effective dietary approach.
We try to open one's mind to the experience of life force
healing energy (Qi) and to the guidance by our highest intelligence
(Spirit), creating a sense of unity in all aspects of life. It is based on the assumption that to succeed in whole foods
nutrition, mindful awareness must merge with diet so that one's
attitude, desires, and emotions support quality food choices.
The Foundations of Nutrition
The value of a whole foods diet, including the latest science on
the remarkable action of glyco-nutrition for tonifying immunity and
overcoming virtually every type of degenerative disease
Understanding emotional demeanor and roots of responsible nutrition within a Ayurvedic Sattvic diet or from the point of view of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
Nutrition basics, including insights into fats and oils and the
fatty acids to use in therapy, proteins and whole-food sources of amino
acids, sweeteners and their impact on microbial and parasitic
infections, green super foods including how to utilize the substantial
healing benefits of micro-algae and cereal grasses, cooked and raw food
therapies that are client specific, fasting and cleansing protocols for
modern people, food combining made simple, food for children and
elders, overcoming modern stressors such as radiation at home and in
the workplace, medicinal use of herbs and spices in food preparation,
evaluations of various popular diets, and more
Quality versus Quantity: Consuming for the whole person and
planetary health; awareness of where our food comes from, how it is
grown, and the Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) approach to seasonal
diet
Food preparation such as: probiotic rich ferments, sprouted soymilk and soy yogurt, nut and
seed kefir, natural leaven bread, sprouted grain dishes, beans and
legumes, and congees.
Fundamentals of Chinese Medicine:
Assessment and Treatment
Law of the Five Elements and Five Flavors, the Six Pernicious
Influences, the Eight Principles, the Twelve Organ systems and their
major syndromes (e.g., spleen Qi deficiency, kidney Yin deficiency)
along with nutritional remedies for these syndromes
Techniques for proper assessment and recognition of
excesses, deficiencies and imbalances will include: the tongue, the
pulses, facial diagnosis and key acupoints.
Tai Ji and medical Qi Gong practices, essential for developing your
ability to experience, perceive and influence Qi flowing in the body.
Learn how to do these exercises to restore balance.
Acupuncture points and meridians; via touch
the qi vitality of these diagnostic areas give us clues to your emotional and physical health. Pulse and tongue diagnosis can assess the actual energetic condition of the organs, e.g.,
the precise degree of liver stagnation can often be sensed via skilled
touch better than any other method.
Ancient Chinese breathing practices and Dhyana-Zen meditation
methods for sparking regeneration, we can discuss the nature
of life and food, and East Asian Pure Land methods of mindful walking
and chanting.
These skills engender success in every facet of life
because they build, stabilize, and focus the mind and body and Shen.
