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“ If we eat wrongly, No doctor can cure us If we eat rightly No doctor is needed." Please see below for Course Descriptions and Course Testimonials Courses can be paid for in monthly installments to suit individual circumstances and needs. I am also happy to offer discounted places if 2 or more people book for a course together. I am most happy to speak with those of you interested in finding out more about my workshops on 01670 783861. Courses offered Practitioner in Foods For Life Practitioner Course ( Part 1 ): 6th, 7th and 8th October 2012 £350 including all meals Practitioner Week, new for 2012 This is for all of you who would like to study Foods for Life all in one intensive Week. Please do contact me if you would like further information as the Course Description is yet to be uploaded. Foods For Life Cookery £100/£150 24-25th March 2012 : £100 1 day, £150 2 days ( Limited places available) This course will run again October 27th and 28th 2012 Supporting and Preventing Illness with an Integrative Medical Approach Please contact me if you are interested in this course for 2012 Please contact me if you are interested in this course for 2012 Natural Weight Balancing Please contact me if you are interested in this course for 2012 Venue: My courses are held mainly in Northumberland at my practice/ family home. This gives me the opportunity to cook for you all and let you enjoy Foods For Life for yourselves. We will try home grown wheatgrass and home made juices and much more so you have the confidence to really feel how Foods For Life works in practice. On occasions I also teach at other venues in different parts of the UK. For details of how to travel to my practice please see the contact me page of this website. If you need further help with directions please do get in touch via email. We have lots of local B and B's to choose from starting from £35 per person per night and for those who choose lovely seaside locations. On booking I am happy to send a comprehensive list of local recommended accommodation. Practitioner in Foods For Life Course: Dr.Kate James MBBS “The key benefit for me of Kate’s teaching was the feelings I came away with; a felt sense of exquisite balance inherent in traditional Chinese medicine, a much greater awareness of the ‘energy’ of the food I’m putting into my mouth (the course involved experiencing the foods first hand), and perhaps most of all, a feeling for Kate’s passion for the subject, her willingness to trust and follow her intuition, and her professionalism in tempering her work with careful, evidence based empiricism.”Dr. John Bullough who attended Practitioners in Foods For Life I have put together an intensive three day Practitioner Course in Foods for Life for people with an interest in how to use food therapeutically with a specific focus on supporting the health and well being of cancer patients. We also discuss supporting health and well being in those with other health conditions, optimising health and maximising prevention. No previous food or nutrition training is necessary. The overall aim is to give you the confidence to use this approach for yourselves, your family, friends and loved ones and for those of you who choose your patients and clients. For some of you this will allow you to diversify your current NHS/ private practice. "I found the course very interesting and in some parts quite demanding. Understanding the relevance of Chinese Medicine, our disposition and our internal organs, in relationship to our food and nourishment was fascinating" “I have always known just how powerful food is. It is as addictive as any drug. It is as pleasurable to all the senses as any summers day with all the colours , textures and smells. I also know that for the body to function, be in balance and to regenerate good nutrient is vital. I attended this course and had my eyes opened. The work was presented in a holistic way which enabled me to look at food from other perspectives and to understand some of the science behind what is happening to the body when it is in distress or dis- ease. It very much challenges the assumption that we all know what is good for us in terms of 'Healthy Eating' by examining the 'chinese ways of health' so enabling a greater understanding of just what the individual requires for prevention as well as supporting the body to recover. Foods For Life Cookery Courses: Dr. Kate James MBBS "Thank you all for making it such a brilliant 48 hours." I'm so excited about this course which literally came to me in the middle of the night ! In essence the one/two days is about understanding and practically cooking delicious, nutritious part cooked/ part raw alkalising food ......in the context / with an understanding of the Chinese Five Element System nourishing Spleen, Blood, Kidneys, and Liver. This course is really aimed at helping support you as you continue your journeys/ transition over time to a longer term way of eating and living differently. I so often wish I had longer than two day one to ones or short practitioner courses with people I teach so here's an excellent opportunity to see you again. If you are new to my courses this could also be a very good place to start. "We so much enjoyed our day cooking in your cosy, welcoming kitchen and meeting such a wonderful group of people. The memory of sitting in the kitchen with our bowls of delicious curries and salads will stay as a good reminder as to how good - food can be and how simply - the fantastic flavours, colours and textures can be arrived at. We were indeed fortunate to be able to share in your obvious love for cooking and do feel inspired to try out some of your lovely recipes. What could be more simple than making your own oatcakes? I made them the very next day - sprinkled with fresh ground rosemary and pumpkin seeds - warm from the oven with Hummus and goat's cheese - AHHHH! The millet is already cooked waiting to be made into the flat bread tomorrow - YUMMM! and the curries are planned for the weekend. What an inspiration you are Kate! Keep having the cook- ins - they're great! Some very useful cookery hints from the others as well - thank you all. " "Well, I thought it was an excellent day. It was a pleasant, friendly atmosphere among like-minded people. I've got a better insight now into healthy cooking and loved all the fare - especially the kale and avocado soup, the curry and ... the oatcakes!" "Both days have left me with so many ideas for using foods within my life that I would not have thought of before coming on the course, knowing that they help balance the way we eat and how our body uses them. Am buzzing to put my ideas along with yours and see where it takes me....thank you x" Supporting and Preventing illness with an Integrative Medical Approach. In particular this workshop may interest therapists/ health professionals or those who have already attended The Practitioner in Foods For Life Course who want to build their knowledge and skills. The aim of this workshop is to give you a greater variety of tools, ideas and approaches within the context of complementary and Integrative care to help you work more diversely and effectively, especially with more challenging cases you may encounter. Teaching centres around embracing each patients body, mind and spirit using a natural and holistic practice to empower and support them to support themselves. “One disease many patterns, one pattern many diseases” This workshop will build on the basic concepts that are covered in The Practitioner in Foods for Life Workshop however prior completion of this workshop is not essential. We will work with a number of real clinical case studies as starting points for open discussion. There will also be time for questions relating to specific patients/ conditions you may have encountered and would like some input with.
On request we can also discuss aging, ME, Diabetes and addictions and how food choices and emotionally supportive techniques can offer support. Holistic Care for Cancer and Serious Illness: This workshop is for you if you want to explore how complementary and Integrative Care can offer support in the context of cancer care. Natural Weight Balancing : Dr. Kate James and Linda Wood An Integrative Approach centred around Traditional Chinese Medicine , chlorophyll rich foods and EFT If weight and emotional eating patterns feel like they are stopping you or your loved ones moving forward/ taking over your life and you just feel confused, not knowing what to do for the best to balance your weight this workshop is for you. Or it may be that you yourself work with patients and clients in the field of weight loss or eating disorders. I feel so often our best efforts fail simply because we do not look laterally enough and work with a true integration of different techniques and approaches i.e. we can’t truly balance the body emotionally without the sound use of therapeutic nutritional principles. Another common difficulty is finding as we peel back the emotional layers we are unable to properly support and understand our bodies on a deeper level and move through previously destructive patterns and cycles in the longer term. This workshop aims to address these common pitfalls offering a multitude of practical and highly effective tools, ideas and approaches which can work together synergistically . It has evolved from a blend of Linda’s highly successful International EFT For Weight Loss Workshops and my own passion for Integrative Care. It really does bring the best of everything together! “ Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks.” More Course Testimonials "The course offers a great opportunity for anyone interested in the well being of their own body and that of their clients. It really helps you to understand the importance of food as an holistic tool in maintaining health and supporting clients through illness. The approach of using natural food and natural food supplements appeals to me and it is something I can easily pass onto my clients. Being able to offer food advice to support people through all levels of illness and disease is a real bonus for any holistic therapist in the healing profession. I strongly feel that for optimum physical and emotional health, the body mind and spirit of a person all need to be taken into account. If my client was an ‘overgrown garden’, I would set about clearing the binding weeds and oppressive overgrown shrubs, to expose the forgotten space and light, which they need to allow the beautiful flowers and plants to grow. The garden tools used may be EFT(emotional freedom technique), Hypnosis, Reiki, all depending on the type of overgrowth needed to be removed (you wouldn’t use secateurs to snip away a stubborn tree trunk, but you wouldn’t use an axe to prune a delicate shrub). As the space clears, nurturing and balancing of existing plants and support to choose new ones can be helped with Reflexology, massage and more Reiki, EFT, Hypnotic meditation. But how can the plants stay strong? light and air are not enough, nutrients need to be absorbed by the roots. If you had a garden full of plants that thrived in acid loving soil, then putting alkaline minerals in to the soil would seriously harm the lovely plants! Knowing what type of plant you are and knowing what natural foods that plant needs to thrive and grow is what I have learnt on the Practitioners in food for life course. I have built up a good tool selection in my shed! But getting support, help and advice from fellow colleagues and especially those who specialise in specific areas is a great bonus when attending such a wonderful course as The Practitioner in Food for Life course. The course itself is delivered in an holistic way, integrating important western science and academic content with the wonderful wisdom of Traditional Chinese medicine. I love the idea of using natural food to promote optimum health and it is a safe tool to use with clients who are receiving necessary conventional medicine. Dr Kate James’s passion and personal experience of supporting patients with Cancer and other illness really makes this course one that is ‘taught from the heart’! and I would recommend it to anyone in the health care and healing profession who care about people and also for anyone on their own journey of personal growth and healing." "The course was just what I was looking for. I don't like the word 'diet' as it means a beginning and an end to many people. To start with I wanted to do the course for myself. I think it is important to live what you want to share/tell others. I am only 5' tall and I put on weight easily, have a few health problems, nothing much this is the reason I wanted to find something that would suit me. I want to feel good in my old age. Kate explains everything very clearly and you have the chance to sample all this delicious food. I am not a vegetarian. I like a little bit of meat and I can have that too. I have already spread the word and many people are interested to know what the course was like. Well it was just 'excellent'. My idea is to offer a way of life to people incorporating coaching, reiki, NLP.... By offering them a way to re-assess their 'diet/food intake' it makes it complete. Dr Kate James is the perfect person to offer this course. Just speak to her and you'll see what I mean." "I managed to get home in 2 1/2 hours and decided to crack on with tea. In the last 45 minutes I have made a green soup, raw flapjack and have jacket potatoes and steamed carrots and broccoli on the go. Managed to dig out a homemade chilli from the freezer to go with it. Do you think there's the slightest chance that the 'superwoman' high from all Kate's inspirational ideas and green foods might last??? Thank you all for making it such a brilliant 48 hours." "Well, people think I'm a good cook, but I don't think I am, I have no special skills - in fact, my onion chopping skills are non existent! but I am brave with ingredients and happy to experiment - and from my place of making things up and being intuitive....this course was BRILL! it gives you confidence to just go with the flow, it is so interesting to watch Kate cooking from her heart, and making magical food! Nothing was complex or prescriptive, but good food was made, eaten and enjoyed....and fun, laughter and healing happened in the kitchen and over the washing up. I would heartily recommend this course for good cooks, non cooks, poor cooks and people who like eating. I think that covers pretty much everyone! "
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