Do you expe­ri­ence fre­quent diges­tive dis­com­forts, such as (but not lim­ited to) pain, bloat­ing, motil­ity issues, weight gain, weight loss, or “ner­vous” stom­ach?? Does food some­times “dis­agree” with you, but you’re not sure which ones?? Does con­flict­ing nutri­tion or health advice leave you feel­ing over­whelmed and confused?

Diges?tive Health for Life (with Sharon Gray, MS, LAc) is an expe?ri?en?tial pro?gram designed to help you gain clar?ity, trust your instincts, and find your own unique path to opti?mal health. This is intended to be a place to prac­tice and inte­grate heal­ing tools into your life with the sup­port of an inti­mate, facil­i­tated group.

Over the course of 5 ses?sions, we will explore var­i­ous top­ics asso­ci­ated with diges­tive health, includ­ing iden­ti­fi­ca­tion of poten­tial “trig­gers” (both food and non-food), under­stand­ing and reliev­ing symp­toms, mind­ful eat­ing, sea­sonal liv­ing, and much more. This course is based on a com­bi­na­tion of West­ern and Chi­nese med­i­cine, as well as 20 years of my per­sonal expe­ri­ence, recov­er­ing from a diges­tive health condition.

The pro­gram lasts for 30 days, but the prac­tice will last a lifetime.

What to expect:

• Weekly pre­sen­ta­tions cov­er­ing var­i­ous fac­tors that effect our diges­tive health

• Group dis­cus­sions with time for indi­vid­ual questions

• Guided exer?cises (such as Qi Gong, med?i?ta?tion, acu?pres?sure, etc.)

• Facil­i­tated sup­port for achiev­ing your per­sonal goal*

• An attrac­tive, recy­cled binder with class notes, hand­outs and journal

• Pri­vate on-line forum for par­tic­i­pants (past and present) to exchange recipes, ideas and inspiration

*The DHFL phi­los­o­phy in regard to goal-setting is one of sim­plic­ity and com­pas­sion. I believe when we devote our atten­tion to devel­op­ing one healthy prac­tice at a time (rather than sev­eral all at once), the effects are more sus­tained, relaxed and enjoyable.

Tes­ti­mo­ni­als:

“This class offered me addi­tional resources for mak­ing healthy food choices. There were excel­lent hand­outs, a beau­ti­ful binder to store them in, and lots of mate­r­ial to “digest.” Sharon is an excel­lent facil­i­ta­tor for “plant­ing seeds” for improved health. The com­bi­na­tion of pre­sen­ta­tions on Chi­nese Medicine’s view of healthy digestion,?humor, and time for group discussion,?made this a lively and ben­e­fi­cial class.” MB, Mill Creek, WA

“Sharon’s class has not only taught me that what you eat is impor­tant, but how you eat it is an essen­tial part of your health.? I’ve read books and blogs and heard inter­views about eat­ing mind­fully, but this class allowed me to put it into prac­tice in a way that worked for me, and with sup­port and encour­age­ment from both Sharon and the other mem­bers of the class. I always knew Sharon had a wealth of infor­ma­tion regard­ing diges­tive health, but now I under­stand this is her pas­sion, and she truly under­stands it on a deep level.? I feel I now have the tools and expe­ri­ence to eat and live in a way that nour­ishes my body and soul.? I highly rec­om­mend the class–in fact, I’d even take it again and again!” Michelle– Seat­tle, WA

“This class reminded me of how impor­tant it is to tune into my own expe­ri­ences, phys­i­cal sen­sa­tions and emo­tions as a foun­da­tion to begin to improve diges­tion. ?Then comes com­mit­ting to “mind­ful­ness” as a daily prac­tice: ?mind­ful­ness of what I eat; mind­ful­ness of how I eat; mind­ful­ness how how I feel after I eat. ?I really enjoyed learn­ing about diges­tion from a Chi­nese med­ical per­spec­tive and the acupunc­ture points that relate to diges­tion.” Sharon– Seat­tle, WA

“In the DHFL course, I have had the oppor­tu­nity to look at food in a way I never have (and never thought I could!) before. ?I feel empow­ered and curi­ous to try new ways of eat­ing and am encour­aged in this endeavor by the sup­port­ive and infor­ma­tional classes. ?Sharon brings so much knowl­edge about how the body and food work together and I love the holis­tic nature of this expe­ri­ence. ?I am really learn­ing to lis­ten to my body.” Melissa– Seat­tle, WA

For cur­rent sched­ule, please see: Cur­rent Classes.

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