I wanted to let everyone know that Donna Gates is doing an exclusive, small training in Malibu, CA on October 16 – 19. This training is going to be held “retreat-style” in a private residence in Malibu and will include breakfast, lunch and dinner made by Body Ecology chefs. This is a rare opportunity to get trained as a Certified Body Ecologist on the West coast, since Donna typically teaches on the East coast.
Worth Every Penny
While the price of the training is a bit high, it’s worth every penny. Especially if you want to improve your health or start/add to a business in nutritional or health coaching/consulting. On top of that, Dr. Leonard Smith, a well-known General, Gastrointestinal and Vascular Surgeon will be there to teach and answer questions. The cool thing is, both Donna and Leonard understand eating disorders, how to help them nutritionally and how to work with the symptoms we often complain about (constipation, slow gastric emptying, IBS, abdominal pain, gas, bloating, hormonal issues, etc.). You will learn a lot about these things — even if you don’t ask questions specifically. As someone who talked to a whole room of participants about my story, I got a lot of support from everyone — because they completely understood the underlying health issues that contribute to an eating disorder. Everyone is there to heal themselves, a loved one — or others (if they are starting or expanding a healing business).
If You Are Considering A Healing Business
For those of you with a business that provides related healing services, this certification offers several streams of income — they teach you how to use your new skills in your business. I have found it to be very helpful in my coaching business — and it’s not that I do much Body Ecology coaching for my clients who come to me to recover from eating disorders. For those who want to try the Body Ecology Diet, I coach them on how to create a specific protocol for their situation. But with most of my clients, we discuss the whole mind, body, spirit continuum — and since you can’t separate them — it helps to know some of the nutritional & lifestyle things that could be contributing to my client’s situation. After taking Donna’s training, you start to get what happens to hormones, digestion, metabolism, energy levels, cravings, moods, etc. You get what your body is doing — and you learn to work with your body in a way that is healing — rather than continuing a vicious cycle.
Learn To Celebrate Your Body
I also learned to celebrate my body more. After the training, I learned to really listen to the signals of my body so that I could trust it. I picked up some books on hormones and realized why my body was doing what it did in recovery — which was a blessing. I’ll write more about this over the next couple of weeks — since I’m going to see a well-known endocrinologist who specializes in eating disorders, metabolic and blood sugar issues.
Staying Grounded & Trusting Through Recovery
After attending Donna’s training, I learned enough to help me really understand what happens to the body. It inspired me to want to learn as much as I can about how people recover — and I’m going through a really interesting time in my recovery — so I can use myself as an experiment. I’ll share all of my test results with you — so far, I’m experiencing the whole spectrum of healing my thyroid and adrenals. I have a lot of serotonin flowing through my system, which was brought up as a “negative” thing that happens for people with mood disorders — and yet, I feel awesome — happier than ever! So it’s going to be fun to find out how all of this stuff is stirring up and what it all means. I’ve been reading a book lately that describes the healing of one’s metabolism and I’m noticing that this kind of thing is normal in the healing process. More soon on all of this!
I feel like I owe all of this knowledge, trust and patience with my body to Donna, along with Rhonda Lenair. So I’m also going to have a consult with Rhonda to see what she has to say. In this way, I can experiment with how she’s reading my system, along with what the medical tests are saying. I am grateful to have developed a new relationship with my body — feeling grounded and strong. No longer depressed, scared and boxed in. It’s incredible to feel the power of healthy food, creating a high vibration of energy in my body — and knowing how to heal my body in my own way. My favorite part about how Donna teaches is her big-picture view of health — she honors the mind, body, spirit connection and teaches the principle of uniqueness — not everything works for everyone, but you learn how to modify as needed.
Amazing People
The people you meet at Donna’s training are amazing — all people with great compassion — fun, kind and supportive. I have kept in touch with many of them since my certification training in April — I will see one of my new friends in Washington, D.C. next week — along with several others in the next few months. People from all walks of life attend these trainings — health professionals, doctors, people in some type of recovery, people who want to help an ill spouse or child, colon hydrotherapists and other business people who want to add healing services, etc.
Nourishing Your Body
My favorite part was trying all of the Body Ecology products — and the incredible meals. The meals felt like we were eating at an upscale restaurant — delicious! If you ever thought healthy food didn’t taste good, you’d change your mind after this training. Donna’s Body Ecology chefs spend hours experimenting with recipes, perfecting the taste so that we can heal and still enjoy our food. There is no deprivation here — it’s all incredible, energizing and beautiful to look at.
Only 15 Spots — Sign Up Now If You’re Tempted!
I highly recommend the training to anyone who is tempted to go! There are only 15 spots in this exclusive training, so they will fill up fast. If you have questions, my friend Melissa is taking all the registrtion calls and you can talk to her. She’s an amazing, inspiring woman who has transformed her life on the Body Ecology Diet. Give her a call!
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