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"Hi John,
I wanted to thank-you again for the insightful teleconference. I wanted to share a little about me and how you have helped in just these two teleconfences. I have done quite a bit of research in regards to Ayurveda and Chinese traditional medicine. I first read Perfect Health about 4 years ago and it's the first book that made sense to me in along time. I'm a registered dietitian and for the last twelve years have tried to eat healthy based on everything I have learned. Well honestly it wasn't working. I felt ok to good but never great. I had read the Fit for Life book (food combining diet) back when I was 18 years old and it's what really got me into nutrition. I felt great and it wasn't until I went to school to be a dietitian that I deviated from food combining. I learned you can eat anything together at anytime so I thought the Fit for Life book was phony. Now twelve years later I realize something isn't working right. I went to an acupuncturist for Hashimotos thyroiditis because I couldn't take the medicines the doctor prescribed me (I would get chest pains). He asked me why would you want to take thyroid medicine for an inflammation condition. Again it's the first thing that made sense in a long time. Well with the information you provided in the teleconference (especially the points about food combination) and the information I have read in another book called Healing with Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford I now know how to have optimal health and digestion. I have been feeling great ever since I started combining my food properly and utilizing the tips you provided. I encourage you to stress to people the importance of food combination. It has made all the difference for me. Thanks again and best wishes to you.
-Anonymous"
""Each time you dip a white cloth in dye, it becomes more saturated with the color of the dye." I've been letting that soak in. Joyful Belly Ayurveda has been a potent brew - I will certainly be digesting all that has been offered here for some time to come, and unpacking the theory in real time with clinical experience. There's a lot of sick people out there. Are y'all ready to get to work? What's on the horizon for you all?"
"I have a better understanding of my place in the world. Cultural paradigms are illuminated in a new light through Ayurveda. Ayurveda provides the nature that I have always been drawn to. It has always been a truth for me and learning through the framework of this course has laid a new foundation for being."
"Ive been doing really well actually since MID.
I started doing some classes in m home on basic stuff like kitchari and transitioning to fall, the doshas, the importance of digestive health from an ayurbedic perspective etc.
People have really seemed to take an interest. Ive had over 50 people between my classes over the last 4 months alone.
Im also teaching an online course based on Yogahealers model and have 10peoe enrolled in that longer course.
Im loving my foundation I got at joyful belly and am very grateful for what you gave to me."
"First time in years that I have woken up morning after morning without a huge bloated belly. Digestion has never been better and u have started to enjoy te flavor that once was hard to bear ( bare?) because I was so toxic"
"John, this talk was incredible! The seven steps are so simple and easy to follow! I am looking forward to adopting them! A lot of people could benefit from this information! Thank you for disseminating your valuable knowledge."
"Dear John, Thank you again for starting me on this path with Ayurveda. I'm on day 24 just with mindfulness and so far it has been like quitting drinking and cigarettes, pretty easy! It just blows me away. As soon as I feel a bit more stable I will go off the last one of my prescription meds, Neurontin. Happen to be going through menopause now as well but I am not letting any of the symptoms stop my progress. Choosing it all! Marriage, family, life, all better than I could have ever imagined, just amazing.
Thank you again, your help has been immeasurable!
With love,
-Anonymous"
"Observing the teachers in the in-class client consult was highly effective for me.
This allowed me to hear, see and learn about remedies that I had not been taught before or come across before.
I think their years of practice with real clients and seeing what has or hasnt worked is what is so interesting to see in these in class consults."
"On a personal health level, my eating habits and beliefs about food changed drastically. I learned to better understand my unique needs. I also learned to separate the overwhelming amount of online health information for the general population and narrow it down to what I actually needed for my body. As a result, my weight is lower then ever. My digestion is the best I can recall it being in my life. I also see my husband and children benefiting now and in the future from all the knowledge I have gained."
"As far as the course, it has been an eye opening experience for me , as a pediatric gastroenterologist and also being of Indian origin. There is so much that I have been doing as an allopathic physician for the past 22 years and wished that I had stepped in to Ayurveda sooner. Not too late however
Sometimes I think it is harder for someone like me with an M.D degree to understand some of the concepts because what I have in my head ( western concept) gets in the way . I am working on it.....
On the other hand, once I grasp the Ayurvedic concept , understanding why, how and what should be done is very easy and I am enjoying that very much .
Thank you !!"
"Everything that I have experienced made so much sense in my body and in my mind."
"I never realized so much of what we struggle with all starts with digestion. Joyful Bellys program is beautifully designed. It takes you through the entire digestive tract, guiding you to a better understanding of its different components, while teaching and applying ayurvedic concepts as they apply to ailments that much of society struggles with."
"I came into the Joyful Belly Master of Digestion program with many years of knowledge and passion surrounding nutrition, health and wellness. I wanted to elevate my holistic health knowledge to a higher level. I never realized how much I would be getting out of this program. From a broader perspective, my understanding of holistic health has in fact reached the deeper level I aspired to. The program enriched my understanding of what many of us are struggling with on a day to day basis. I also understand more about how to help myself and others reach more of our short and long term health goals. I came out at the end of this program with more knowledge then I could have ever believed possible in such a short amount of time. I am extremely grateful for the experience."
"I found your site very informative, full of a good variety of information, and easy to navigate. The language was plain, straightforward and easy to understand making somewhat demistifying Ayurveda and making it more approachable. I felt like I could begin incorporating the concepts immediately."
"I just wanted to personally thank both of you for the awesome program you guys put on and for the fantastic information you've provided. This program was above and beyond what I expected and opened my eyes to a whole new world of medicine, I still consider myself a beginner in this field but wanted to thank you both for all that you've done!"
Founder of Joyful Belly Ayurveda, John Immel, answers the question ‘What is Ayurveda?’
