Past Classes and Events

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?

Diges­tive Health for Life (with Sharon Gray, MS, LAc) is an expe­ri­en­tial pro­gram designed to help you gain clar­ity, trust your instincts, and find your own unique path to opti­mal 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 ses­sions, 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 exer­cises (such as Qi Gong, med­i­ta­tion, acu­pres­sure, 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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