As the coronavirus pandemic enters its next phase, Integrative Health can help us thrive in the “new normal” amid all the changes to which we must adjust. Now a group of International Integrators facilitators and other professionals are offering a series of online conversations and Sound Baths each Saturday starting with an inaugural Sound Bath on May 30, 2020 at…
By David L. Thomas, Jr., JD and Kathryn Hayward, MD The health food store in the small city of Inca is just a few minutes´ walk from our home on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca. Known in the Mallorquín dialect of Catalán as “S’Herboristeria”, and in Spanish as “El Herbolario”, it is the source of many of our grains and…
by Ursula Peer, La Lemonista Hi everybody, I am back and very happy to share some inspiration for the Earth Dog Year 2018, which started about a month ago. What does Chinese New Year have to do with a healthy lifestyle and wholesome diet? Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), having an incredibly holistic view of life, incorporates ancient wisdom about Chinese…
By Ursula Peer, La Lemonista I am the newest member of the International Integrators team of Facilitators and am very happy to share some of my food and health experience with you here today. I am a passionate believer in the healing powers of food, and a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nutritionist, herbalist, detox chef and stirrer in the best sense of the word. When…
By Nina Gheihman Nothing quite compares to the smell of bread baking in the oven, especially banana bread! This version is for the chocoholics out there who crave the satisfying texture and flavor of banana bread without the usual sugar, eggs and other unnecessary ingredients. Without these, the bananas truly shine through, and so will your health. Marbled Chocoholic Banana…
By Nina Gheihman and David L. Thomas, Jr. Last week we remembered our brunch with International Integrators Advisory Council member David Read and his family and Facilitator Hadley Johnson during a visit to Boston. This occasion permitted Nina and Hadley to share the two smoothie recipes included in our most recent post as well as the following one contributed by…
By Nina Gheihman, Hadley Johnson and David L. Thomas, Jr. International Integrators members Nina Gheihman and Hadley Johnson brunched with Co-Founders Kathryn Hayward, M.D. and David Thomas and Advisory Council member David Read and his family during a visit to Boston. While we conversed over delicious food, Nina and Hadley each shared their current passions for smoothies. Get out your…
By Kathryn Hayward, MD A few years ago, I was facilitating a group of medical students in a self-reflection exercise. After sharing, listening, weeping and hugging, we stood in a circle and pressed the palms of our hands together and brought them to our hearts. I looked deeply into the eyes of each student in the circle and said, “Namaste….