Guys, if you didn't already know, i'm going back to school to becoming a holistic health counselor. I will be posting updates of my progress and here's the first one...
Got up there friday night. Stayed w/ a work friend who lives on upper west side. Went to fairway market that night to grab some food. if u never been, it's gourmet, international, home made type stuff. and then they have a big organic market... dropped like $20 bucks on 4 items. lol...
Found out that my classes which are held at the lincoln center (home of the NY Philharmonic) is only 7 blocks from where i'm staying so, that was CLUTCH... got there.. and there are prob 1500-2000 students. i didn't get an exact count but will soon! Just so crazy to be in one place w/ so many like minded individuals.
Sat and Sunday were devoted to nutritional education as well as education from a few guest speakers...
Walter Willett, MD
Chairman of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health and a
professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, he is the author of
several books, including Eat, Drink, and Weigh Less.
Bernie Siegel, MD
A physician who embraces a philosophy of living and dying that stands
at the forefront of medical ethics and spiritual issues, he is the author
of several best-selling books including: Love, Medicine & Miracles;
Peace, Love & Healing and How to Live Between Office Visits.
Marion Nestle, MPH, PhD
Professor of Nutrition at New York University, her research focuses on
analysis of the scientific, social, cultural, and economic factors that
influence the development and acceptance of federal dietary guidance
policies. She is the author of Food Politics, and most recently, What
to Eat.
Victoria Moran
An international speaker on wellness and personal growth, and a certified
life coach, she is the author of ten books including Fat, Broke & Lonely
No More, Fit From Within and Creating a Charmed Life.
Sunday was devoted to business practices and marketing... which was pretty cool and exciting in and of itself...
Saturday for lunch, we met with our own personal health counselors and other students who have your same councelor... we went to via Vai - 225 77th Street, cute little Mediterranean place. I got the calamari salad, which was HEAVEN. they gave you a ton of whole grilled calamari tube thingies (they weren't pre cut). i was pretty shocked at how much they gave you. very reasonable i thought for $14.
Then Saturday night i met up w/ cherpat (aka Cheryl and Chris Patrick). Went to santos party house for kerri chandler - deep house CHI head... i admit that i never heard of the guy cause i'm not a deep house head.... but he was AWESOME... LOVED every track. and really got me into deep house again... he was playing a real to real the whole time... kinda crazy watching him grab the tape on the reels to unwind a bit and throw on the real to... dude was sick.... also, the sound in that place.. MASSIVE... just MASSIVE... GIANT SPEAKERS covering the ENTIRE circumference of the club... i told myself i would leave by 2, but i left at about 2:30 or so... took almost and hour to get home though waiting for the Q.... and then the 1 came by quick after that....
Sunday.... class again... and was able to go back to my friends to make lunch which is awesome cause then i dont have to spend an arm and a leg eating out every time...... and then later that night i went to a steelers bar on upper west called blondies. Place was packed full of heads and steelers jerseys... i met a guy who was married and had a kid, but still bought me drinks and food. LOL... he was sooooo sweet. from turkey. you could tell that he really loved his wife and daughter.... and was a very happy and appreciative person for all he had in life... he was only at the bar because they don't use the TV around their daughter.... she's 18 months and studies have shown that tv MAY cause autism....
Monday was class again.... which again, was great! and i dont know if u know but art cuebik's wife is enrolled in the program as well.... and she got to go on stage and do a health history w/ the founder, joshua... so that was pretty cool!
I caught the 4:45 megabus back to philly and arrived home to my frozen car... SEE other thread for that story. LOL.. P.S.. that megabus trip cost me $4.50 roundtrip. :thumbsup:
So, yeah, if u can't already tell... I just am enamored w/ life and living right now and all is well and will always be well. :) I look forward to sharing more with you about my new career path, and all of the benefits of this work. I’ll be inviting people to health consultations in the near future, to have the opportunity to support them to create a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life. If you would like to be on my future monthly newsletter which will talk about my progress and health issues, tips, and tools, please PM me your email address. I promise i will not give to others nor will i spam ya...
Love u gusy..
rach
one more cool thing that i forgot to mention... they had 2 MD graduates from 2007 speak about their experiences at IIN... and they said that through all of medical school and training... they are taught how to heal w/ a scalpel and a list of medications. they were never given the tools on how to actually care... this was just... WOW for me... and to have MDs as guest speakers who agree w/ our school's vision again, is just so amazing...
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