ALERT During the Coronavirus period John is available for long distance consultations online or by telephone to provide any assistance you may need. John is also available at his home office in Becket, Massachusetts.
The previously scheduled Free lecture at Caravan of Dreams NYC for June 28, 2020 will be held online at 1 PM EST with a question and answer session at 2:00 PM. click here for details.
March and April 2020 lectures are available to download at John's store
March: A Full Spectrum Macrobiotic Approach For the Corona Virus
April: Spring Preparedness: Allergies from Food and the Environment
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New York City Notes:
John is also available in New Jersey around the weekend of the monthly New York City free Caravan of Dreams restaurant Sunday lecture date for full spectrum macrobiotic approach educational health counseling with IDx Diagnosis® and other private sessions including: somatic acupressure, somatic qigong, and private tutoring. Call for information and appointments.
Office 413-623-5925 Cell 413-464-2990
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Diagnosis+Nutrition Health Coach Training Program: In person or online training (click here)
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See Caravan of Dreams restaurant classes below: Please scroll down. We update John's calendar of events throughout the year - Please check back periodically.
Want to bring John to your area to teach and counsel? Look below at the wide selection of lectures. You can choose or create a topic you would like John to teach about.
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Please note: NYC Lecture and Bodywork Exercise Class Location at Caravan of Dreams restaurant 405 E. 6th ST. New York City
FREE Monthly NYC Sunday Morning Lectures
Place: Caravan of Dreams Restaurant 405 East 6th St. NYC
Time: 10:00 -11:00 AM
Cost: Free
Exercise Class: After every free lecture, John is offering a 45 minute qigong and somatic exercise class
Time: 11:15 AM - 12 Noon Cost: $10.00
January 2020 to June 2020
January 26, 2020 Diagnosing and Balancing your Genetic Weaknesses + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
February 23, 2020 Why Ancient Philosophy is Essential for Modern Life + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
March 29, 2020 Allergies from Food and the Environment + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
April 26, 2020 Protecting the Heart + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
May 31, 2020 Anti-Aging Herbs, Food and Supplements + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
June 28, 2020 5 Adjustments for Wellbeing + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
January 26, 2020 Diagnosing and Balancing your Genetic Weaknesses
IDx® Diagnosis is a system John Kozinski created that combines the understanding oriental health assessment with modern science. This class will explain how to create balance for your genetic or constitutional weaknesses through diet, lifestyle, herbs and other natural health techniques.
February 23, 2020 Why Ancient Philosophy is Essential for Modern Life
Philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing, or even reading long dense books. In fact, it is something that men and women of action have used throughout history to solve their problems and achieve their greatest triumphs.
March 29, 2020 Allergies from Food and the Environment
The Full Spectrum Macrobiotic Approach addresses key health issues naturally. This week, the focus will be on recovering from allergies caused by common foods, the environment, and various irritants such as animal hair and pollen.
April 26, 2020 Protecting the Heart
Heart problems, the most common cause of death, take decades to develop. Learn how to prevent hear disease and foster natural heart related healing through the Full Spectrum Macrobiotic Approach.
May 31, 2020 Anti-Aging Herbs, Food and Supplements
Learn which herbs, foods and supplements enhance longevity, youthfulness, and prevent premature aging. You will find out how to combine the wisdom of the ancients with modern techniques to promote wellbeing.
June 28, 2020 5 Adjustments for Wellbeing
Ancient longevity teachings regarding health are still as valid as they were hundreds of years ago. Discover how the ancient eastern teaching of the 5 adjustments will enhance your health and vitality (The 5 adjustments of food, body, mind, breath and lifestyle.)
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June - December 2019
June 23, 2019 The Health and Healing Benefits of Fatty Foods
Many people believe fats are bad for health and cause weight gain. The truth is not so black and white. Learn why all fats are not equal and how foods with certain types of fats are essential for recovering and maintaining your health.
July 28, 2019
IDx Diagnosis: Diagnose Character and Personality
By looking at the structures of the face and body, gain insights into your character and life tendencies including the strength and weakness of your body systems.
August 25, 2019
7 Levels of Consciousness in Mental Heath
Understand the different levels of consciousness as a means to create great awareness and levels of happiness in life.
September 22, 2019
Understanding Alzheimer’s and Brain Disorders
We will discuss how diet, lifestyle, exercise, meditation and herbs can create or prevent brain imbalances that lead to poor mental functioning and disease.
October 27, 2019 Please Note: No Qigong Exercise Class after this lecture in October. Class resumes November 24th.
Prevent and Heal Eye Disorders
Key nutrients that are missing from most modern diets can heal and improve your eyes. Learn the best nutrients, chi gung exercises, and herbs to aid in the recovery of cataracts, glaucoma, weak vision and other eye disorders.
November 24, 2019
Diagnosing Chi/ Energy Stagnation
Stress is a form of trapped energy that leads to blood stagnation and disease. Cure energy stagnation and let the free flow of energy lead to better health and healing through daily life practices and balancing the mind.
December 15, 2019
Beneficial Tonic Herbs for Supporting Life
Tonic herbs foster greater vitality, health, healing and even wisdom. They stabilize the mind and emotions, enhance mental function, slow down the aging process, and aid your immune system.
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Free NYC Caravan Lectures February to May 2019
February 17, 2019 Top Protein Remedies
Something for everyone. High protein vegan and vegetarian foods will be discussed along with meat, eggs and dairy products. Learn about these foods along with the specific benefits of certain high-quality protein foods.
March 24, 2019 Orthorexia: How to Avoid it, How to Recover
We will discuss how to develop a more balanced understanding about choosing healthy foods and how to recover from an obsessive healthy eating disorder “Orthorexia” a term coined by Dr. Steven Bratman in 1996.
April 28, 2019 Healing with Carbs
Carbs in the form of starches and sugars have incredible healing and health promoting benefits. You will learn why carbs in general are essential for health and the benefits of specific types of carbs for healing and overall wellbeing.
May 19, 2019 Walking Right
When you observe a heard of wild animals on television their movements are a thing of beauty. Watching a herd of humans walking down any city street is a different experience. Learn how to start to reeducate your walking to alleviate aches and pains. Make walking one of the best exercises.
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FREE 2019 NYC Souen Soho Sunday morning lectures
Sadly Souen Soho closed 1-24-19. Below is the last January 2019 lecture held there after 11 years of John's Sunday morning lecture series. John will continue his Sunday lecture series at Caravan of Dreams Restaurant 405 East 6th ST. East Village, NYC with a new exercise class added after the free lecture. See details above.
January 2019
Place: Souen Macrobiotic Restaurant 210 6th Ave & Prince St. NYC Time: 10:00 -11:00 AM Cost: Free
January 20, 2019 How to Recover from the Red-Light Reflex
The Red-Light Reflex is a description of the bodily habit called the startle response - the head, neck and shoulders pulling forward. Thought to be part of natural aging, it is now occurring at all ages and causes many organs to malfunction. We will discuss it’s cause and solutions for reversing this process at any age for better health. Solutions will include diet, lifestyle, movement and more.
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FREE 2018 NYC Souen Soho Sunday morning lectures
January - December 2018
Place: Souen Macrobiotic Restaurant 210 6th Ave & Prince St. NYC Time: 10:00 -11:00 AM Cost: Free
January 21, 2018 Diagnosing Your Internal Strength and Inner Vitality
In Oriental Medicines, it is understood that there is an inner vitality that is creating the spark of life and health within each of us. In this presentation, you will learn how to recover, boost and conserve this inner vitality by how you eat, how you move, how you live and more.
February 25, 2018 Soma: Stories and Solutions Your Body Tells About Your Health
Our posture reflects the state of our internal organs and systems in the body. Discover how to recognize signs of imbalance and poor health. Learn how specific movements and corrective exercise, postures and bodywork can correct these misalignment's to promote greater levels of well-being.
March 25, 2018 A Full Spectrum Anti-Aging Formula
The original meaning of macrobiotics is the way of longevity. Learn how to create youthfulness through diet, daily living, nei gung longevity exercises and tonic herbs in John Kozinski’s Full Spectrum Macrobiotics system of health. Discover which foods and beverages accelerate aging and which slow down the process. Find out about 3 tonic herbs that would benefit most people their whole life but especially after 50.
April 22, 2018 The Benefits of Forgotten Foods and Surprising Super Foods
Forgotten foods in China are the name of certain herbs that are tonics and can be taken daily to create what is called radiant health. Find out why these are important for all modern people. You will learn how some common foods are really super foods that have also been misunderstood, and nearly erased from modern diets.
May 20, 2018 How to Prevent and Recover from Illness
It is now proven that the common diseases in modern countries such as heart disease, cancer, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes take decades to develop. You will learn how to prevent these problems, hear case histories and explanations of how to recover from these maladies through a Full Spectrum Macrobiotic longevity approach to health which includes, natural remedies, special foods and dietary and lifestyle practices, and healing modalities.
June 24, 2018 Balancing the Three Treasures of your Life
The Three Treasures are an ancient Chinese longevity model that shows us how to prevent illness and create sustainable health by understanding how to preserve the vitality of the body and mind by daily life practices. The Three Treasures model is a guide to greater well being through gaining an awareness of which aspects of daily living deplete or foster health, a knowledge that is as vital today as it was 1000 years ago.
July 22, 2018 Depression, Despair and the Road to Healing
Recent suicides by designer Kate Spade and television host Anthony Bourdain have shocked people. Learn about natural, non-drug solutions to help prevent and heal from depression using diet, herbs, supplements, lifestyle and corrective exercise suggestions.
August 19, 2018 New Rules of Posture for Health and Healing
Habits of posture are created by various physical, emotional and mental stresses. These habits impact our thinking and physical health. Learn how to begin to change imbalanced postures that affect our lives.
September 16, 2018 Voice Diagnosis for Health and Understanding
Your voice and the voices of those around you reveal our state of health. Learn to recognize signs of stress and weakness impacting our health and behavior. Receive health suggestions based on the voice.
October 21, 2018 Healing Pain with Movement and Food
Many chronic pains are the result of a distortion of the posture with chronic muscle tension and contraction. Learn how to see the distortions in posture and the effect on the body with cures and movements to help underlying conditions of pain.
November 18, 2018 Amazing Home Remedies
Come learn why certain foods and categories of food are good or bad for specific types of health conditions. Discover surprising foods that are good for the heart, the brain, your sexual vitality and your bones.
December 16, 2018 Increasing Fertility While Improving Your Overall Health
The U.S. birthrate is the lowest in 30 years. Social issues are a cause, but not the only reason. Learn what natural foods are missing from modern and even natural diets that effect fertility for both men and women.
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Past 2017 NYC Souen Lectures
January 29, 2017 “What Eating for Every Season Really Means for Your Winter Health”
Even with central heating and central air, we are all subject to the forces of nature. Eating in harmony with your environment is one of the tenants of natural eating that can keep you healthy and vital. There is no greater place that this plays its part than in winter where we are exposed to the cold and dark. Cold and dark environments lower the metabolism making one more susceptible to getting colds, flus and seasonal depression. Learn how to create balance with diet, herbs, supplements and lifestyle practices for the winter season and all seasons to stay well and enjoy life.
February 26, 2017 “The 5 Animal Play Chi Gung: The Bear and Standing Meditation”
The 5 Animal Play or Frolics is an ancient exercise based on the natural movements and postures of five different animals, introduced by Hua Tou 110-207. In this class, we will focus on the Bear. The Bear exercise develops rooted power. The Bear creates greater leg strength, fortifies the bones and develops energy in the kidneys, your fundamental source of vitality. It also opens the waist, an area that is very tight and asleep in many people. Basic Wu Ji standing meditation will be introduced to develop grounding, helps to integrate the body and mind, and connects energy and breath, develops deep relaxation and greater vitality.
March 26, 2017 “Learn How the Energy of Certain Foods in Meals/Snacks Help Energy Slumps”
Different foods energize or relax us. Learn how to choose foods for your unique condition of health to lift your energy out of the slumps. You will learn how to use John’s unique blend of East/ West diagnosis to determine what are the best foods to create more energy and uplift in your daily life.
April 23, 2017 “Re-educating the Body and the Myth of Aging”
Modern urban living creates certain strains that take its toll on the body’s muscle system, creating continual tension that can lead to sickness, pain and emotional problems. Muscles are the ignored part of the body as a cause of illness and aging in modern medicine. Come learn how to re-educate the body to restore youthfulness and counter the myth of aging. A functional body is more important that one’s age.
May 21, 2017 “Reversing Stress through Movement and Breathing”
According to modern research certain types of physical and mental activities create a tense body. Modern lifestyles that cause people to sit for many hours per day contribute. Continual mental stimulation without clear resolutions contributes. In this class, you will learn how to reverse the effects of stress by relaxing from the top of the body down and the order of stress through Chinese chi gung exercises, modern body awareness exercises and a type of deep breathing called kidney breathing. Learn about and experience the natural wave that occurs between the brain and nervous system when a human being is in a relaxed state.
June 18, 2017 “Creating Good Blood Sugar Levels for Health and Energy”
Low blood sugar and high blood sugar disorders are common and often misunderstood. These real problems lead to exhaustion and multiple health problems. Unfortunately, common diet solutions such as avoiding all sugars or carbs lead to worse blood sugar disorders. Learn how to heal and prevent these common health problems by gaining insights into their real causes and solutions.
July 23, 2017 “How to Keep Your Gallbladder”
The conventional view is that gall stones require gall bladder surgery. In this class you will learn how it is possible to keep your gall bladder, prevent gall stones and dissolve them to avoid surgery. Learn why it is beneficial to keep your gall bladder and how to stay healthy if you have had it removed.
August 27, 2017 “How a Higher Metabolism Creates Fantastic Health”
Dieting, special diets, avoiding certain foods, exercising like crazy, and special supplements are promoted as the cure for all ills. What is ignored is that all the signs of health are related to a high metabolism. You will learn key elements in your diet, lifestyle and exercise that will boost your metabolism to more youthful and healthy levels.
September 24, 2017 “How Muscle Tension Causes Disease with Corrective Exercises”
Muscle tension or spasm is the overlooked cause of many diseases. Learn how all muscles (skeletal, smooth and cardiac) which make up 75 percent of your body, when unhealthy, can lead to many diseases such as allergies, chronic fatigue, heart disease, headaches, backaches and more. Learn how massage and exercises can restore the muscle and with it your whole body to health.
October 22, 2017 “Self-Biofeedback: Understanding the Signs of Imbalance in your Health”
Biofeedback is commonly thought to be something that is done with machines. Your amazing brain can give you feedback about your health without any machines so you know what to pay attention to. This class will introduce you to some of the signals that your body gives to show imbalance. Remedies in your daily life practices will be suggested to reverse these signs of imbalance.
November 19, 2017 “Cholesterol Stress, Sex Hormones and Health”
Conventional medicine wishes to give drugs to lower your cholesterol at any cost. What is misunderstood is that higher cholesterol is a sign that the body is not converting the cholesterol to other important substances such as sex hormones, the chemical messengers for men and women’s health. You will learn how to lower cholesterol and raise the hormones in this class.
December 17, 2017 “Breathing Techniques and Wellness”
Breath is life. A lack of breath is a sign of body imbalance. You will learn how to strengthen the breath through diet and lifestyle and techniques to deepen the breath for overall wellness.
Caravan of Dreams Saturday Lectures check back for more dates!
Location: Caravan of Dreams Restaurant
405 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009
Lecture Cost: FREE
Saturday, September 17 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
"Qigong Exercises working with Breath, Movement and Relaxation."
Qigong means to work with the internal vitality, the true vitality and the innate vitality of the body. Qigong is utilizing the awareness to direct the mind and movements in order to develop inner and outer vitality through diligent practice. This has been found to aid in healing diseases as well as refining one’s personality, self-awareness and self-control. In this class, we will practice movements from the 8 Brocades, the 5 Animal Frolics, Self-Massage, standing meditation and breathing practices.
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Past 2016 Souen Lectures
February 21, 2016 “Preventing and Healing Arthritis”
My Aching Bones: Preventing and Healing Arthritis and other Bone Disorders. In animals, doctors have found ways to prevent arthritis. It is done by the nutritionally optimized feed that is given to the animals. For some reason, modern medicine waits until the symptoms are very bad and then give drugs with limited results. Find out what you can do with food, nutrition and supplements to prevent and in many cases heal from arthritis and other bone problems.
March 20, 2016 “The Mind and Nutrition”
The Mind, Nutrition and Thinking: Emotional problems and mental disorders are rampant in America. Many decades ago progressive doctors and therapists discovered how the right use of nutrition heals. . John Kozinski will explain the key nutrients that are needed for proper brain function, intellectually and emotionally. He will explain how to get these from your diet and supplements. Learn how specific lifestyle practices can help. You will learn why certain natural diets and dieting in general makes emotional states and how an understanding of how the mind works assists in creating happy mental states.
April 17, 2016 “Open Macrobiotics: A New Approach to Health and Healing for the 21st Century”
Living systems continue to evolve and grow. The macrobiotic or longevity approach has been practiced and taught in numerous cultures around the world. Come learn how this effective ancient system is being brought into the 21st century by a veteran natural health teacher and counselor of over 40 years. Whether you are new to this understanding or experienced, you will earn gain new insights into diet, lifestyle and healing practices that can aid in recovery from illness and enhance your greater well-being. Open Macrobiotics is an approach than can be adapted to all lifestyles and dietary preferences.
May 15, 2016 “What Your Hair and Skin Reveals about Your Health and Nourishment”
In traditional oriental medicine and natural medicine, the skin and hair reflects the health of the whole body. Learn what the skin and hair can show you about the health of specific organs, your metabolism, your overall well-being and how well-nourished your body is. Learn how to correct imbalances and create naturally vibrant and healthy skin and hair with food, right activities, lifestyle habits, supplements and herbs.
June 12, 2016 “The 8 Brocades Chi Gung”
Authentic high quality Chinese exercises known as chi gung have powerfully beneficial effects on the body and mind. The Eight Brocades set is one of the most popular sets of chi gung in the world because it is easy to learn and amazingly effective. This set is designed to strengthen the body, particularly the legs, back, shoulders and neck, to balance the vital functions and tonify the internal organs, to build immunity and resistance, enhance vitality and to drive stagnant energy and toxic residues from the system.
July 17, 2016 “Adrenal Fatigue: Overcoming Exhaustion”
People suffer without being able to be diagnosed with any illness from low libido, fatigue, anxiety, depression, lack of stamina, sensitivity to cold, exercise intolerance and more. These are signs of adrenal exhaustion. Learn to recover with common sense diet, exercise and lifestyle practices
August 21, 2016 “Self-Acupressure for Health”
Acupressure and acupuncture points stimulate neuromuscular and blood vessels pathways in unique ways to promote well-being. Learn some of the most potent points that will enhance your experience of wellness… the longevity point, techniques for adrenal health to release stress, points that promote digestion, circulation, immunity and more.
September 18, 2016 “21st Century Women’s Health Update”
Not everything taught in natural health care for women in the 20th century has proven to work over time. Learn about a new unique out of the box 21st century full spectrum approach to the most common health concerns for women. John will focus on
three - breast cancer, osteoporosis and depression.
October 23, 2016 “Integrative Face Diagnosis for Daily Health Readings”
Learn basic ways to see the state of your health in the features of your face and steps to take if you have signs of nutritional imbalances. Discover what your face reveals about health from John Kozinski’s system of Integrative Diagnosis that combines the way of seeing the body in Oriental Medicines with a modern western understanding of the body’s organs and systems.
November 13, 2016 “Stop Heart Disease”
Cholesterol, saturated fats, salt and a lack of exercise have been blamed for the rising incidence of heart disease. This has now been discredited, but is still promoted for commercial reasons. In this class you will discover what you can do to prevent and recover from heart problems, sort out the facts from the fictions about the best foods to eat, which lifestyle practices matter, how supplements and herbs can be both preventative and curative, and how body structural imbalances contribute and how to balance them.
December 11, 2016 “21st Century Natural Health for Children and Families"
Natural health approaches from the 20th Century for children and families are now time tested. Some have proven to be very valuable for prevention and health maintenance. Others have not passed the time test and need updating in order to do no harm to children and families. John will explain the top performing approaches to health for the 21st century.
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Past 2015 Souen Lectures
February 1, 2015 Body and Mind Causes of a Lack of Joy: Happiness Resurfacing!
Are you struggling through the day? If you seem to be lacking the joy that we had as children, this lecture will explain physical solutions such as diet, and mental solutions such as beliefs, that hold you back from happiness. 4 Key areas; 2 mental and 2 physical will be discussed.
March 1, 2015 The 5 Animal Frolics: The Crane Exercise - Feel Energized!
Learn key exercises from one of the oldest healing sets of chi gung from China. We will focus on the standing Crane which leads to flexibility, lightness of body and mind, releasing tension and improving the liver function.
March 29, 2015 The Role of Stress in Sickness and Health: Biting the Stress Bullet!
What does insomnia; fatigue, drowsiness after meals, a low sex drive, frequent urination, anxiety and depression have to do with each other? All are symptoms that a person is stuck in the stress mode. Learn about the role of stress in poor health and good health, and what steps to take to reduce harmful stresses with diet, lifestyle, and thought.
April 26, 2015 Cleansed: The Dangers of the Cleansing Fad: A Bad Idea?
Cleansing has become a popular fad and big business in the last 20 years. Outrageous claims of healing are made for all the different cleanses, but do the really work? John will explain the negative health consequences on all the heroic cleanses. Find out the best way to cleanse toxins through sensible natural eating and lifestyle practices versus austere diets and fasting regimens.
May 31, 2015 Diagnosing Digestion: You Can Help Your Digestive Juices!
A popular expression is “you are what you eat”. This is partly true. The other part is that you are what you digest. Learn how to assess the current state of your digestion and what steps to take to get more from your food by revving up your digestive process.
June 28, 2015 Surprising Food Cures: Easier Than You Think!
Lots of people know about the benefits of certain foods for health such as fruit and vegetables. What people don’t often know is that there are surprising benefits of specific natural foods that you wouldn’t have thought of. You will hear about the salt cure, the butter cure, and the sugar cure and more.
July 2, 2015 The Benefits of Comfort Foods: We Need Them!
Do you know that there is a Natural Comfort Foods Day in the U.S? The foods that make us feel emotionally satisfied are often put down by the health gurus as guilty pleasures. Discover the benefits of comfort foods, the sweet, the fatty, the delicious and how to choose better quality comfort foods.
August 30, 2015 Diagnosing Your Inborn Strengths and Weaknesses: Know Thyself!
Oriental medicines that were developed in the past have discovered ways to assess the strength of your genetics. In my East West diagnosis system, I developed ways to connect the visual clues of oriental medicine, in your face, hands and body, with the modern organs of western medicine. You will learn your inborn strengths and weakness and what to do with this knowledge to create balance and greater wellness in your daily life.
September 20, 2015 Ideas to De-stress: You Can Do It!
Stress can be good or bad. A certain amount of challenge creates stress that makes us stronger. If stress is excessive, it causes weakness and eventual sickness. There are common causes of stress such as sleep stress, diet stress and many more that will be identified and explained in this class. Many ideas to help you de-stress will be presented.
October 18, 2015 Health Foods That Are Healthy and Health Foods That Are Not:
As the natural foods movement matured, we are getting to the point of understanding that not everything that is labeled natural is healthful. In fact, some of the darlings of the health food gurus are downright unhealthy. Come learn about the most healthy and most unhealthy health foods in order to protect you and benefit your wellbeing.
November 22, 2015 Myths and Truths about Sugar: Holidays Are Coming, Let’s Enjoy!
Sugar has gotten a bad rap these days. It is blamed for everything from diabetes to cancer. The reality is that sugar is essential to run your body and mind. Learn about when sugar is good or bad, how different sugars affect us, which sugars to avoid or limit, which to eat and when.
December 20, 2015 Who Needs Supplements? Feel Better and Stronger!
Purist natural health advocates and conservative doctors believe that no extra nutrition is needed except what you get from foods. Orthomolecular physicians and natural health researchers and counselors have successfully healed disease and enhanced health with various nutritional supplements since the 1940’s. Learn the truth about supplements and how they make great improvements to a healthy diet and lifestyle.
New York City 10-17-15 Washington Square South Judson Memorial Church
Cleansed: The Myths and Dangers of the Cleansing Fad
Saturday, October 17
2:00-4:00 PM
$20.00 sign up at Traditional Nutrition Guild
Judson Memorial Church
Assembly Hall
239 Thompson St
(Btw Washington Square South and West 3rd Streets) New York, NY
It is often touted that cleansing, fasting, and detoxing is the key to losing weight, being healthier, or recovering from a chronic disease. Cleansing has become a popular fad and big business in the last 20 years. Extraordinary claims of healing are made for all the different cleanses, but do they really work?
John Kozinski, natural health counselor and teacher, will explain how the most popular cleansing programs are worthless at best and at worst can be dangerous and negatively impact our health. Come learn the best way to really cleanse toxins from the body through sensible natural eating and lifestyle practices instead of extreme diets and fasting regimens.
The previously scheduled Free lecture at Caravan of Dreams NYC for June 28, 2020 will be held online at 1 PM EST with a question and answer session at 2:00 PM. click here for details.
March and April 2020 lectures are available to download at John's store
March: A Full Spectrum Macrobiotic Approach For the Corona Virus
April: Spring Preparedness: Allergies from Food and the Environment
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New York City Notes:
John is also available in New Jersey around the weekend of the monthly New York City free Caravan of Dreams restaurant Sunday lecture date for full spectrum macrobiotic approach educational health counseling with IDx Diagnosis® and other private sessions including: somatic acupressure, somatic qigong, and private tutoring. Call for information and appointments.
Office 413-623-5925 Cell 413-464-2990
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Diagnosis+Nutrition Health Coach Training Program: In person or online training (click here)
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See Caravan of Dreams restaurant classes below: Please scroll down. We update John's calendar of events throughout the year - Please check back periodically.
Want to bring John to your area to teach and counsel? Look below at the wide selection of lectures. You can choose or create a topic you would like John to teach about.
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Please note: NYC Lecture and Bodywork Exercise Class Location at Caravan of Dreams restaurant 405 E. 6th ST. New York City
FREE Monthly NYC Sunday Morning Lectures
Place: Caravan of Dreams Restaurant 405 East 6th St. NYC
Time: 10:00 -11:00 AM
Cost: Free
Exercise Class: After every free lecture, John is offering a 45 minute qigong and somatic exercise class
Time: 11:15 AM - 12 Noon Cost: $10.00
January 2020 to June 2020
January 26, 2020 Diagnosing and Balancing your Genetic Weaknesses + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
February 23, 2020 Why Ancient Philosophy is Essential for Modern Life + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
March 29, 2020 Allergies from Food and the Environment + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
April 26, 2020 Protecting the Heart + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
May 31, 2020 Anti-Aging Herbs, Food and Supplements + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
June 28, 2020 5 Adjustments for Wellbeing + Qigong/Somatic Exercise
January 26, 2020 Diagnosing and Balancing your Genetic Weaknesses
IDx® Diagnosis is a system John Kozinski created that combines the understanding oriental health assessment with modern science. This class will explain how to create balance for your genetic or constitutional weaknesses through diet, lifestyle, herbs and other natural health techniques.
February 23, 2020 Why Ancient Philosophy is Essential for Modern Life
Philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing, or even reading long dense books. In fact, it is something that men and women of action have used throughout history to solve their problems and achieve their greatest triumphs.
March 29, 2020 Allergies from Food and the Environment
The Full Spectrum Macrobiotic Approach addresses key health issues naturally. This week, the focus will be on recovering from allergies caused by common foods, the environment, and various irritants such as animal hair and pollen.
April 26, 2020 Protecting the Heart
Heart problems, the most common cause of death, take decades to develop. Learn how to prevent hear disease and foster natural heart related healing through the Full Spectrum Macrobiotic Approach.
May 31, 2020 Anti-Aging Herbs, Food and Supplements
Learn which herbs, foods and supplements enhance longevity, youthfulness, and prevent premature aging. You will find out how to combine the wisdom of the ancients with modern techniques to promote wellbeing.
June 28, 2020 5 Adjustments for Wellbeing
Ancient longevity teachings regarding health are still as valid as they were hundreds of years ago. Discover how the ancient eastern teaching of the 5 adjustments will enhance your health and vitality (The 5 adjustments of food, body, mind, breath and lifestyle.)
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June - December 2019
June 23, 2019 The Health and Healing Benefits of Fatty Foods
Many people believe fats are bad for health and cause weight gain. The truth is not so black and white. Learn why all fats are not equal and how foods with certain types of fats are essential for recovering and maintaining your health.
July 28, 2019
IDx Diagnosis: Diagnose Character and Personality
By looking at the structures of the face and body, gain insights into your character and life tendencies including the strength and weakness of your body systems.
August 25, 2019
7 Levels of Consciousness in Mental Heath
Understand the different levels of consciousness as a means to create great awareness and levels of happiness in life.
September 22, 2019
Understanding Alzheimer’s and Brain Disorders
We will discuss how diet, lifestyle, exercise, meditation and herbs can create or prevent brain imbalances that lead to poor mental functioning and disease.
October 27, 2019 Please Note: No Qigong Exercise Class after this lecture in October. Class resumes November 24th.
Prevent and Heal Eye Disorders
Key nutrients that are missing from most modern diets can heal and improve your eyes. Learn the best nutrients, chi gung exercises, and herbs to aid in the recovery of cataracts, glaucoma, weak vision and other eye disorders.
November 24, 2019
Diagnosing Chi/ Energy Stagnation
Stress is a form of trapped energy that leads to blood stagnation and disease. Cure energy stagnation and let the free flow of energy lead to better health and healing through daily life practices and balancing the mind.
December 15, 2019
Beneficial Tonic Herbs for Supporting Life
Tonic herbs foster greater vitality, health, healing and even wisdom. They stabilize the mind and emotions, enhance mental function, slow down the aging process, and aid your immune system.
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Free NYC Caravan Lectures February to May 2019
February 17, 2019 Top Protein Remedies
Something for everyone. High protein vegan and vegetarian foods will be discussed along with meat, eggs and dairy products. Learn about these foods along with the specific benefits of certain high-quality protein foods.
March 24, 2019 Orthorexia: How to Avoid it, How to Recover
We will discuss how to develop a more balanced understanding about choosing healthy foods and how to recover from an obsessive healthy eating disorder “Orthorexia” a term coined by Dr. Steven Bratman in 1996.
April 28, 2019 Healing with Carbs
Carbs in the form of starches and sugars have incredible healing and health promoting benefits. You will learn why carbs in general are essential for health and the benefits of specific types of carbs for healing and overall wellbeing.
May 19, 2019 Walking Right
When you observe a heard of wild animals on television their movements are a thing of beauty. Watching a herd of humans walking down any city street is a different experience. Learn how to start to reeducate your walking to alleviate aches and pains. Make walking one of the best exercises.
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FREE 2019 NYC Souen Soho Sunday morning lectures
Sadly Souen Soho closed 1-24-19. Below is the last January 2019 lecture held there after 11 years of John's Sunday morning lecture series. John will continue his Sunday lecture series at Caravan of Dreams Restaurant 405 East 6th ST. East Village, NYC with a new exercise class added after the free lecture. See details above.
January 2019
Place: Souen Macrobiotic Restaurant 210 6th Ave & Prince St. NYC Time: 10:00 -11:00 AM Cost: Free
January 20, 2019 How to Recover from the Red-Light Reflex
The Red-Light Reflex is a description of the bodily habit called the startle response - the head, neck and shoulders pulling forward. Thought to be part of natural aging, it is now occurring at all ages and causes many organs to malfunction. We will discuss it’s cause and solutions for reversing this process at any age for better health. Solutions will include diet, lifestyle, movement and more.
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FREE 2018 NYC Souen Soho Sunday morning lectures
January - December 2018
Place: Souen Macrobiotic Restaurant 210 6th Ave & Prince St. NYC Time: 10:00 -11:00 AM Cost: Free
January 21, 2018 Diagnosing Your Internal Strength and Inner Vitality
In Oriental Medicines, it is understood that there is an inner vitality that is creating the spark of life and health within each of us. In this presentation, you will learn how to recover, boost and conserve this inner vitality by how you eat, how you move, how you live and more.
February 25, 2018 Soma: Stories and Solutions Your Body Tells About Your Health
Our posture reflects the state of our internal organs and systems in the body. Discover how to recognize signs of imbalance and poor health. Learn how specific movements and corrective exercise, postures and bodywork can correct these misalignment's to promote greater levels of well-being.
March 25, 2018 A Full Spectrum Anti-Aging Formula
The original meaning of macrobiotics is the way of longevity. Learn how to create youthfulness through diet, daily living, nei gung longevity exercises and tonic herbs in John Kozinski’s Full Spectrum Macrobiotics system of health. Discover which foods and beverages accelerate aging and which slow down the process. Find out about 3 tonic herbs that would benefit most people their whole life but especially after 50.
April 22, 2018 The Benefits of Forgotten Foods and Surprising Super Foods
Forgotten foods in China are the name of certain herbs that are tonics and can be taken daily to create what is called radiant health. Find out why these are important for all modern people. You will learn how some common foods are really super foods that have also been misunderstood, and nearly erased from modern diets.
May 20, 2018 How to Prevent and Recover from Illness
It is now proven that the common diseases in modern countries such as heart disease, cancer, arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes take decades to develop. You will learn how to prevent these problems, hear case histories and explanations of how to recover from these maladies through a Full Spectrum Macrobiotic longevity approach to health which includes, natural remedies, special foods and dietary and lifestyle practices, and healing modalities.
June 24, 2018 Balancing the Three Treasures of your Life
The Three Treasures are an ancient Chinese longevity model that shows us how to prevent illness and create sustainable health by understanding how to preserve the vitality of the body and mind by daily life practices. The Three Treasures model is a guide to greater well being through gaining an awareness of which aspects of daily living deplete or foster health, a knowledge that is as vital today as it was 1000 years ago.
July 22, 2018 Depression, Despair and the Road to Healing
Recent suicides by designer Kate Spade and television host Anthony Bourdain have shocked people. Learn about natural, non-drug solutions to help prevent and heal from depression using diet, herbs, supplements, lifestyle and corrective exercise suggestions.
August 19, 2018 New Rules of Posture for Health and Healing
Habits of posture are created by various physical, emotional and mental stresses. These habits impact our thinking and physical health. Learn how to begin to change imbalanced postures that affect our lives.
September 16, 2018 Voice Diagnosis for Health and Understanding
Your voice and the voices of those around you reveal our state of health. Learn to recognize signs of stress and weakness impacting our health and behavior. Receive health suggestions based on the voice.
October 21, 2018 Healing Pain with Movement and Food
Many chronic pains are the result of a distortion of the posture with chronic muscle tension and contraction. Learn how to see the distortions in posture and the effect on the body with cures and movements to help underlying conditions of pain.
November 18, 2018 Amazing Home Remedies
Come learn why certain foods and categories of food are good or bad for specific types of health conditions. Discover surprising foods that are good for the heart, the brain, your sexual vitality and your bones.
December 16, 2018 Increasing Fertility While Improving Your Overall Health
The U.S. birthrate is the lowest in 30 years. Social issues are a cause, but not the only reason. Learn what natural foods are missing from modern and even natural diets that effect fertility for both men and women.
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Past 2017 NYC Souen Lectures
January 29, 2017 “What Eating for Every Season Really Means for Your Winter Health”
Even with central heating and central air, we are all subject to the forces of nature. Eating in harmony with your environment is one of the tenants of natural eating that can keep you healthy and vital. There is no greater place that this plays its part than in winter where we are exposed to the cold and dark. Cold and dark environments lower the metabolism making one more susceptible to getting colds, flus and seasonal depression. Learn how to create balance with diet, herbs, supplements and lifestyle practices for the winter season and all seasons to stay well and enjoy life.
February 26, 2017 “The 5 Animal Play Chi Gung: The Bear and Standing Meditation”
The 5 Animal Play or Frolics is an ancient exercise based on the natural movements and postures of five different animals, introduced by Hua Tou 110-207. In this class, we will focus on the Bear. The Bear exercise develops rooted power. The Bear creates greater leg strength, fortifies the bones and develops energy in the kidneys, your fundamental source of vitality. It also opens the waist, an area that is very tight and asleep in many people. Basic Wu Ji standing meditation will be introduced to develop grounding, helps to integrate the body and mind, and connects energy and breath, develops deep relaxation and greater vitality.
March 26, 2017 “Learn How the Energy of Certain Foods in Meals/Snacks Help Energy Slumps”
Different foods energize or relax us. Learn how to choose foods for your unique condition of health to lift your energy out of the slumps. You will learn how to use John’s unique blend of East/ West diagnosis to determine what are the best foods to create more energy and uplift in your daily life.
April 23, 2017 “Re-educating the Body and the Myth of Aging”
Modern urban living creates certain strains that take its toll on the body’s muscle system, creating continual tension that can lead to sickness, pain and emotional problems. Muscles are the ignored part of the body as a cause of illness and aging in modern medicine. Come learn how to re-educate the body to restore youthfulness and counter the myth of aging. A functional body is more important that one’s age.
May 21, 2017 “Reversing Stress through Movement and Breathing”
According to modern research certain types of physical and mental activities create a tense body. Modern lifestyles that cause people to sit for many hours per day contribute. Continual mental stimulation without clear resolutions contributes. In this class, you will learn how to reverse the effects of stress by relaxing from the top of the body down and the order of stress through Chinese chi gung exercises, modern body awareness exercises and a type of deep breathing called kidney breathing. Learn about and experience the natural wave that occurs between the brain and nervous system when a human being is in a relaxed state.
June 18, 2017 “Creating Good Blood Sugar Levels for Health and Energy”
Low blood sugar and high blood sugar disorders are common and often misunderstood. These real problems lead to exhaustion and multiple health problems. Unfortunately, common diet solutions such as avoiding all sugars or carbs lead to worse blood sugar disorders. Learn how to heal and prevent these common health problems by gaining insights into their real causes and solutions.
July 23, 2017 “How to Keep Your Gallbladder”
The conventional view is that gall stones require gall bladder surgery. In this class you will learn how it is possible to keep your gall bladder, prevent gall stones and dissolve them to avoid surgery. Learn why it is beneficial to keep your gall bladder and how to stay healthy if you have had it removed.
August 27, 2017 “How a Higher Metabolism Creates Fantastic Health”
Dieting, special diets, avoiding certain foods, exercising like crazy, and special supplements are promoted as the cure for all ills. What is ignored is that all the signs of health are related to a high metabolism. You will learn key elements in your diet, lifestyle and exercise that will boost your metabolism to more youthful and healthy levels.
September 24, 2017 “How Muscle Tension Causes Disease with Corrective Exercises”
Muscle tension or spasm is the overlooked cause of many diseases. Learn how all muscles (skeletal, smooth and cardiac) which make up 75 percent of your body, when unhealthy, can lead to many diseases such as allergies, chronic fatigue, heart disease, headaches, backaches and more. Learn how massage and exercises can restore the muscle and with it your whole body to health.
October 22, 2017 “Self-Biofeedback: Understanding the Signs of Imbalance in your Health”
Biofeedback is commonly thought to be something that is done with machines. Your amazing brain can give you feedback about your health without any machines so you know what to pay attention to. This class will introduce you to some of the signals that your body gives to show imbalance. Remedies in your daily life practices will be suggested to reverse these signs of imbalance.
November 19, 2017 “Cholesterol Stress, Sex Hormones and Health”
Conventional medicine wishes to give drugs to lower your cholesterol at any cost. What is misunderstood is that higher cholesterol is a sign that the body is not converting the cholesterol to other important substances such as sex hormones, the chemical messengers for men and women’s health. You will learn how to lower cholesterol and raise the hormones in this class.
December 17, 2017 “Breathing Techniques and Wellness”
Breath is life. A lack of breath is a sign of body imbalance. You will learn how to strengthen the breath through diet and lifestyle and techniques to deepen the breath for overall wellness.
Caravan of Dreams Saturday Lectures check back for more dates!
Location: Caravan of Dreams Restaurant
405 E 6th St, New York, NY 10009
Lecture Cost: FREE
Saturday, September 17 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
"Qigong Exercises working with Breath, Movement and Relaxation."
Qigong means to work with the internal vitality, the true vitality and the innate vitality of the body. Qigong is utilizing the awareness to direct the mind and movements in order to develop inner and outer vitality through diligent practice. This has been found to aid in healing diseases as well as refining one’s personality, self-awareness and self-control. In this class, we will practice movements from the 8 Brocades, the 5 Animal Frolics, Self-Massage, standing meditation and breathing practices.
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Past 2016 Souen Lectures
February 21, 2016 “Preventing and Healing Arthritis”
My Aching Bones: Preventing and Healing Arthritis and other Bone Disorders. In animals, doctors have found ways to prevent arthritis. It is done by the nutritionally optimized feed that is given to the animals. For some reason, modern medicine waits until the symptoms are very bad and then give drugs with limited results. Find out what you can do with food, nutrition and supplements to prevent and in many cases heal from arthritis and other bone problems.
March 20, 2016 “The Mind and Nutrition”
The Mind, Nutrition and Thinking: Emotional problems and mental disorders are rampant in America. Many decades ago progressive doctors and therapists discovered how the right use of nutrition heals. . John Kozinski will explain the key nutrients that are needed for proper brain function, intellectually and emotionally. He will explain how to get these from your diet and supplements. Learn how specific lifestyle practices can help. You will learn why certain natural diets and dieting in general makes emotional states and how an understanding of how the mind works assists in creating happy mental states.
April 17, 2016 “Open Macrobiotics: A New Approach to Health and Healing for the 21st Century”
Living systems continue to evolve and grow. The macrobiotic or longevity approach has been practiced and taught in numerous cultures around the world. Come learn how this effective ancient system is being brought into the 21st century by a veteran natural health teacher and counselor of over 40 years. Whether you are new to this understanding or experienced, you will earn gain new insights into diet, lifestyle and healing practices that can aid in recovery from illness and enhance your greater well-being. Open Macrobiotics is an approach than can be adapted to all lifestyles and dietary preferences.
May 15, 2016 “What Your Hair and Skin Reveals about Your Health and Nourishment”
In traditional oriental medicine and natural medicine, the skin and hair reflects the health of the whole body. Learn what the skin and hair can show you about the health of specific organs, your metabolism, your overall well-being and how well-nourished your body is. Learn how to correct imbalances and create naturally vibrant and healthy skin and hair with food, right activities, lifestyle habits, supplements and herbs.
June 12, 2016 “The 8 Brocades Chi Gung”
Authentic high quality Chinese exercises known as chi gung have powerfully beneficial effects on the body and mind. The Eight Brocades set is one of the most popular sets of chi gung in the world because it is easy to learn and amazingly effective. This set is designed to strengthen the body, particularly the legs, back, shoulders and neck, to balance the vital functions and tonify the internal organs, to build immunity and resistance, enhance vitality and to drive stagnant energy and toxic residues from the system.
July 17, 2016 “Adrenal Fatigue: Overcoming Exhaustion”
People suffer without being able to be diagnosed with any illness from low libido, fatigue, anxiety, depression, lack of stamina, sensitivity to cold, exercise intolerance and more. These are signs of adrenal exhaustion. Learn to recover with common sense diet, exercise and lifestyle practices
August 21, 2016 “Self-Acupressure for Health”
Acupressure and acupuncture points stimulate neuromuscular and blood vessels pathways in unique ways to promote well-being. Learn some of the most potent points that will enhance your experience of wellness… the longevity point, techniques for adrenal health to release stress, points that promote digestion, circulation, immunity and more.
September 18, 2016 “21st Century Women’s Health Update”
Not everything taught in natural health care for women in the 20th century has proven to work over time. Learn about a new unique out of the box 21st century full spectrum approach to the most common health concerns for women. John will focus on
three - breast cancer, osteoporosis and depression.
October 23, 2016 “Integrative Face Diagnosis for Daily Health Readings”
Learn basic ways to see the state of your health in the features of your face and steps to take if you have signs of nutritional imbalances. Discover what your face reveals about health from John Kozinski’s system of Integrative Diagnosis that combines the way of seeing the body in Oriental Medicines with a modern western understanding of the body’s organs and systems.
November 13, 2016 “Stop Heart Disease”
Cholesterol, saturated fats, salt and a lack of exercise have been blamed for the rising incidence of heart disease. This has now been discredited, but is still promoted for commercial reasons. In this class you will discover what you can do to prevent and recover from heart problems, sort out the facts from the fictions about the best foods to eat, which lifestyle practices matter, how supplements and herbs can be both preventative and curative, and how body structural imbalances contribute and how to balance them.
December 11, 2016 “21st Century Natural Health for Children and Families"
Natural health approaches from the 20th Century for children and families are now time tested. Some have proven to be very valuable for prevention and health maintenance. Others have not passed the time test and need updating in order to do no harm to children and families. John will explain the top performing approaches to health for the 21st century.
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Past 2015 Souen Lectures
February 1, 2015 Body and Mind Causes of a Lack of Joy: Happiness Resurfacing!
Are you struggling through the day? If you seem to be lacking the joy that we had as children, this lecture will explain physical solutions such as diet, and mental solutions such as beliefs, that hold you back from happiness. 4 Key areas; 2 mental and 2 physical will be discussed.
March 1, 2015 The 5 Animal Frolics: The Crane Exercise - Feel Energized!
Learn key exercises from one of the oldest healing sets of chi gung from China. We will focus on the standing Crane which leads to flexibility, lightness of body and mind, releasing tension and improving the liver function.
March 29, 2015 The Role of Stress in Sickness and Health: Biting the Stress Bullet!
What does insomnia; fatigue, drowsiness after meals, a low sex drive, frequent urination, anxiety and depression have to do with each other? All are symptoms that a person is stuck in the stress mode. Learn about the role of stress in poor health and good health, and what steps to take to reduce harmful stresses with diet, lifestyle, and thought.
April 26, 2015 Cleansed: The Dangers of the Cleansing Fad: A Bad Idea?
Cleansing has become a popular fad and big business in the last 20 years. Outrageous claims of healing are made for all the different cleanses, but do the really work? John will explain the negative health consequences on all the heroic cleanses. Find out the best way to cleanse toxins through sensible natural eating and lifestyle practices versus austere diets and fasting regimens.
May 31, 2015 Diagnosing Digestion: You Can Help Your Digestive Juices!
A popular expression is “you are what you eat”. This is partly true. The other part is that you are what you digest. Learn how to assess the current state of your digestion and what steps to take to get more from your food by revving up your digestive process.
June 28, 2015 Surprising Food Cures: Easier Than You Think!
Lots of people know about the benefits of certain foods for health such as fruit and vegetables. What people don’t often know is that there are surprising benefits of specific natural foods that you wouldn’t have thought of. You will hear about the salt cure, the butter cure, and the sugar cure and more.
July 2, 2015 The Benefits of Comfort Foods: We Need Them!
Do you know that there is a Natural Comfort Foods Day in the U.S? The foods that make us feel emotionally satisfied are often put down by the health gurus as guilty pleasures. Discover the benefits of comfort foods, the sweet, the fatty, the delicious and how to choose better quality comfort foods.
August 30, 2015 Diagnosing Your Inborn Strengths and Weaknesses: Know Thyself!
Oriental medicines that were developed in the past have discovered ways to assess the strength of your genetics. In my East West diagnosis system, I developed ways to connect the visual clues of oriental medicine, in your face, hands and body, with the modern organs of western medicine. You will learn your inborn strengths and weakness and what to do with this knowledge to create balance and greater wellness in your daily life.
September 20, 2015 Ideas to De-stress: You Can Do It!
Stress can be good or bad. A certain amount of challenge creates stress that makes us stronger. If stress is excessive, it causes weakness and eventual sickness. There are common causes of stress such as sleep stress, diet stress and many more that will be identified and explained in this class. Many ideas to help you de-stress will be presented.
October 18, 2015 Health Foods That Are Healthy and Health Foods That Are Not:
As the natural foods movement matured, we are getting to the point of understanding that not everything that is labeled natural is healthful. In fact, some of the darlings of the health food gurus are downright unhealthy. Come learn about the most healthy and most unhealthy health foods in order to protect you and benefit your wellbeing.
November 22, 2015 Myths and Truths about Sugar: Holidays Are Coming, Let’s Enjoy!
Sugar has gotten a bad rap these days. It is blamed for everything from diabetes to cancer. The reality is that sugar is essential to run your body and mind. Learn about when sugar is good or bad, how different sugars affect us, which sugars to avoid or limit, which to eat and when.
December 20, 2015 Who Needs Supplements? Feel Better and Stronger!
Purist natural health advocates and conservative doctors believe that no extra nutrition is needed except what you get from foods. Orthomolecular physicians and natural health researchers and counselors have successfully healed disease and enhanced health with various nutritional supplements since the 1940’s. Learn the truth about supplements and how they make great improvements to a healthy diet and lifestyle.
New York City 10-17-15 Washington Square South Judson Memorial Church
Cleansed: The Myths and Dangers of the Cleansing Fad
Saturday, October 17
2:00-4:00 PM
$20.00 sign up at Traditional Nutrition Guild
Judson Memorial Church
Assembly Hall
239 Thompson St
(Btw Washington Square South and West 3rd Streets) New York, NY
It is often touted that cleansing, fasting, and detoxing is the key to losing weight, being healthier, or recovering from a chronic disease. Cleansing has become a popular fad and big business in the last 20 years. Extraordinary claims of healing are made for all the different cleanses, but do they really work?
John Kozinski, natural health counselor and teacher, will explain how the most popular cleansing programs are worthless at best and at worst can be dangerous and negatively impact our health. Come learn the best way to really cleanse toxins from the body through sensible natural eating and lifestyle practices instead of extreme diets and fasting regimens.