Holistic Health
I have created a personalized wellness system that empowers you to take control of your life and live what you love. The system combines mind, body and spirit practices with principles of success in life and achieving your goals and dreams. Everything that nourishes your life including food, exercise, daily habits, relationships, family, career and more will be examined. The end result will be a balanced, healthy and happy life. I am your personal advocate for living an energized and passionate life. Whatever your concerns are, I will help you find which lifestyle choices and foods work best for the life you desire. Benefits of my programs include:
- Establish daily healthy habits
- Gain the knowledge to make healthy choices
- Learn to prepare healthy meals that taste good too
- Increased energy, vitality and daily productivity
- Stop cravings and binges
- Alleviate digestive disorders, chronic conditions, allergies, asthma, PMS and more
- Achieve your ideal weight and feel better in your body
- Experience an increase in overall satisfaction with your life
A true wellness approach to life incorporates things that nourish you other than food, including things like relationships, a fulfilling career, exercise, laughter and time with friends and family. I will work with you to help find balance in all of these areas. The goals of your personalized wellness program are to radically improve your life, resolve concerns specific to you and your body and provide you with tools for a lifetime of balance. We will work together on areas of your life that feed you on the deepest levels. This unique approach provides meaningful, lasting results.
Examples of topics that we may address at our individual sessions include:
- Setting Goals and Creating an Action Plan
- The Circle of Life
- Dealing with Cravings and Stopping the Caffeine and Sugar
- Vegetables, Greens, Grains and Fruit
- Fats: Good and Bad
- Protein Sources
- Making Simple Lifestyle Changes and Creating Healthy Habits
- Healthy On-The-Go
- Personal Relationships, Communication and Support
- Grocery Store Tour and Reading Labels
- Creating a Balanced Lifestyle
- Healthy Food Preparation and Organization
- Healthy Cooking Classes
- Awareness When Eating
- Menu Planning
- Wrap-Up Session
Like most people, you have probably tried a variety of diets, and may even have managed to do well on some for a few weeks or even months. However, the emphasis such diets place on willpower, deprivation and denial is both unnecessary and counter-productive. The reality is that, unless you have a plan that is practical, works with your lifestyle and takes your individuality into account, it will not last. We will help you to create such a plan.
Conventional dietary theories present you with food restrictions and limitations that are difficult to sustain over time. Such quick fixes do nothing to help you achieve life-long health and happiness nor do they bring out the body's natural inclination toward balance. Together, we will introduce new and healthful foods and activities, gently and slowly. As you start to feel better, these habits have a natural tendency to take hold and ease out the less helpful ones.
As you become more physically fit, other areas of your life such as relationships, career and creativity start to improve. You will naturally begin to crave those foods and activities that make you feel better, and to make time in your life for those things that are truly important to you.
One-on-One Programs
Your Holistic Health Program may include:
- Private counseling sessions
- Detailed recommendations
- Unlimited email support
- Food Shopping Lists
- Weekly Menu Development
- Recipes
- Kitchen Wellness Makeover
- Organic Market Tour
- Health Food Store Tour
- Healthy Grocery Shopping Assistance
- Education in reading Food Labels
- Hands on Cooking Classes
- Exercise / Movement Consultation and Sessions
- And more...
Choose from either my three or six month programs.
You will get the best results if you commit to either a three or six month program. This will help you be accountable for your actions for at least that period of time. At the end of the three or six month if you choose to continue you can extend your program at any time.
- Two, one hour sessions a month or four, thirty minute sessions
- Phone or in-person sessions
- Detailed Recommendations at Each Session
- Menu Planning, Grocery Lists and Recipes
- Email and Phone Support Between Sessions
- Monthly Newsletter
- All the motivation and support you need to be successful!
The first consultation
We will discuss your unique situation in depth and determine how I can help you reach your personal goals. We will be able to see if we are a good match and if this approach will work for you. Even this first session will demonstrate how an individualized approach can make a major difference in your life.
In-person or via phone
Sessions are done in-person or via telephone, or a combination of the two. Sessions are 55 minutes on average, depending on what is scheduled to be discussed and covered. For maximum benefit I recommend one session per week or every other week depending on issues and goals. In the first session, we will determine your goals and create an action plan. The length of counseling is typically 6 months however, it is different per person.
Phone sessions are beneficial for many reasons. You can be in the comfort of your own home receiving life-changing support and counseling. If you are on travel you don't have to miss a session. Instead of wasting time driving to your appointment you can commit 55 minutes each week to your phone session and improve your health and happiness. If you live across the country or in another country we can still work together.
Group Programs
Benefits of Group Counseling:
- lower cost
- group support
- build strong relationships
- support friends and family in their quest to live healthy
- unique programs to meet your needs
- fun and interactive atmosphere
Example Session Topics:
- Defining Initial Goals and Creating Connection
- Complex Carbohydrates and Primary Food Introduction
- Food and Mood
- Cravings
- Nurturing the Self
- Intuition and Digestion
- Understanding Your Body Type
- Protein
- Healthy On-the-Go and Relationships
- Relaxation and Connection
- Understanding Who You Are
Additional Topics:
- Glorious Greens
- Great Grains
- Primary Foods
- Secondary Foods
- Circle of Life
- Organic Foods
- Sugar Addictions
- Healthy Lifestyle
- Simple Living
- Caffeine Addiction
- Slow Food Movement
- Wellness Resources
- Health and Wellness Movies
- Exercise and Movement
- And more... Refer to Wellness Education Program topics for more life changing wellness topics.
Group Sessions may include:
- 60-90 minute sessions on various health and wellness topics
- Handouts and other materials
- Wellness Resources and Referrals
- Food Shopping Lists
- Weekly Menu Development
- Recipes
- Kitchen Wellness makeover
- Organic Market Tour
- Health Food Store Tour
- Healthy Grocery Shopping Assistance
- Hands on Cooking Classes
- Exercise / Movement demonstrations and consultations
- One-on-one counseling
- Special Events
- And more...
Create your own group and make it fun!!! Get a group of friends or family members together and I will develop a unique wellness program specifically to meet your group's goals. Examples of themes include:
- Health and Wellness Book Club
- Healthy Dinner Party or Potluck
- Organic Wine Tasting
- Organic Specialty Foods
- Healthy Desserts
- Healthy Brunch
- Healthy Foods for the Kids
- Healthy Play Dates for the Kids and Parents
- Sessions conducted at Healthy Restaurants
- Field Trips to Healthy Places: Restaurants, Markets, Nature
- Foods that go along with the session topic: Greens, Grains, Veggies
- Exercise sessions with experts in their field
The First Consultation
In the first consultation we will discuss your group's unique situation in depth and determine how I can help the group reach its goals. We will be able to see if we are a good match and if this approach will work for you. Even this first session will demonstrate how a group approach can make a major difference in your life.
