Holistic weight loss takes into account all levels of your being, not just
the physical body. This means that your mind, emotions and spirit
are involved in the process of helping your body become slimmer. Being
overweight is not always caused by overeating. It can also be
caused by eating the wrong types of food, the wrong combinations
of foods, a slow metabolism, glandular issues and traumatic experiences
such as sexual molestation or abuse.
One reason why many people have a hard time losing weight is that they do
not understand the origin of the problem in the first place.
Then as they find that diets don't work, many become frustrated and/or depressed,
setting into motion a negative cycle that will further erode self-esteem and
make one tend to gain even more weight. This chain of events tears one
down mentally and emotionally. When someone wants to slim down and
finds difficulty doing so, or they shed the pounds only to put them on again,
they need to find out what is the real cause of this failure.
We promote weight loss through natural, self-fulfilling ways. We don't
try to create sudden or dramatic changes in your life. We use a combination
of proven alternative healing methods that together, ensure the whole person
is treated; mind, body and spirit. These methods include nutritional
counseling, energy medicine, hypnotherapy and pastoral counseling. Together,
they can effect profound, positive changes that can transform one on more
levels than just losing body fat.
Changes in weight reflect changes in other parts of your life. Have
you ever noticed when people lose large amounts of weight, how dramatically
their life changes as well? It may seem obvious that as one's
appearance changes people will react to them differently. But what
may not be obvious is that since things happen in cycles, a change
in attitude usually comes before a change in weight.
What follows is a change in lifestyle. By working on the spirit as well as the body, you start to feel better inside as well as look better outside. As your waistline shrinks, so will
your tensions and fears. As your energy level increases, so will your
peace of mind.
Holistic Weight Loss is a concept developed by The Universal Temple
of Healing. We seek to help you release negative emotions,
think more positively, and feel more stable in addition to losing the weight.
This program brings permanent and successful weight management and takes
you off the endless roller coaster ride of weight gain/weight loss/weight
gain over and over again.
BREAKDOWN OF THE
PROGRAM
DETOXIFICATION
The first thing we do is help rid your body of toxins. Detoxification
will make you feel wonderful. It will increase energy levels, speed
up the metabolism, rid the body of harmful poisons and clear your mind.
Most people are not aware of how laden with chemicals and toxins they are
until they experience the invigorating, revitalizing effect of a detox.
We accomplish this through a 3-day fast plus the introduction of raw foods
and juices. People who have gone through this program are very pleased
with the results and often very surprised at how much weight drops with
this action alone. Fasting is usually accompanied by a surge in energy.
HYPNOTHERAPY
Hypnotherapy bypasses the conscious, critical mind to get to the much-larger
subconscious mind which stores all memories and experiences. Click here for more on hypnotherapy.
To the subconscious mind, which never evolves beyond the level of a 10-year-old
child, cutting down on food means deprivation and that child doesn't want
to be deprived. The answer to shedding weight is not by “dieting” but by
behavior modification. Dieting puts us on a roller coaster ride in
the weight loss game and we end up with more weight than we started with.
This weight loss see-saw is not desirable, as it can produce health problems
which may be more damaging in the long run than excess weight held steadily
over time.
When we change our eating habits and patterns (resulting in reduced total
caloric intake), and increase our energy output (increase metabolism) through
adequate amounts of exercise, the weight falls off. Weight loss is really
a matter of a simple equation: reduce your caloric intake + increase your
metabolism= shed pounds.
Why is this simple equation so hard for some to put into practice while
others are successful in shedding weight and keeping it off? The answer is
varied and may lie in the mental and/or emotional temperament of the individuals
concerned.
One area where weight loss is extremely effective is through hypnosis, because
hypnosis is a key to modifying behavior quickly and effortlessly. Where
there's an underlying emotional cause for steady, progressive weight gain,
hypnosis can find that cause and cancel it. In many cases there
are emotional issues which must be confronted and blockages which must be
cleared, before permanent weight loss can be achieved.
ENERGY HEALING
Energy therapy is greatly effective in releasing emotional causes which
might account for weight gain as well as speeding up the body's metabolism
and eliminating toxins. The emotional issues that trigger weight gain
may be rooted far in the past or may result from more recent traumatic events. Click here for more on Energy Healing.
Energy therapy can bring these deep-rooted emotional issues to the surface,
allowing you to confront and release them. Once released, they
no longer have the power to affect you in a negative way. Now
you can assume conscious control over your body temple. The
weight can drop and stay off permanently.
NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING
Losing weight does not mean one has to starve oneself.
It does not mean one has to eat a bland diet or go through the day
dissatisfied and craving. Our nutritional counseling for weight
loss seeks to help one get the maximum amount of enzymes, vitamins and minerals
from the foods we eat. It also seeks to help one replace non-nutritious
foods with healthier, and more importantly, tasty foods as well.
No one should suffer when there is an abundance of delicious yet healthy foods
available. Lastly, eating healthy does not mean one has
to spend a lot of money. Most find that eating healthier is actually
more cost-effective than buying foods that are bad for the body. Click here for more on nutritional
counseling.
Nutritional counseling involves educating you about what foods are your
friends and what combinations of foods are optimum for good health and weight
loss. And believe it or not, by changing the diet, one can easily
eliminate the craving for sugar as well as experience natural
relaxation and peace of mind. Yes, a good diet actually triggers the hormones in our body that cause us to feel at peace
and happy. This in turn:
1) increases the metabolism
2) causes one to want to be more active and to do things that
naturally exercise the body (taking a walk, riding a bicycle, swimming, etc.)
We must rid ourselves of the idea that exercise has to be hard, strenuous
and boring!
3) causes you to love yourself more, which will make you not want to do
things that harm your body (smoke, drink to excess, eat lots of white sugar)
and do more things that are good for you.
PASTORAL COUNSELING
Weight loss is a process. In order to be permanent, one must undergo
changes in thought patterns, eating habits and other aspects of life.
We will be here with you as you take each little step. We cannot take
the step for you, but we pledge to be there to help you get
through major and minor crises as well as fears and misgivings that may happen
along the way. What is the reason for these fears? According to
psychologist Doris Helge, people often fear change, even when change would
make things better. She calls this state of transition, “going through
funnels.” She says when things get hardest, or when we feel at our worse,
it is usually because we are almost at the end of the funnel,
at its narrowest point before it widens out again into the lights of new
consciousness. Click
here for more on pastoral counseling.
According to Helge, we often fear change, even when we know it is positive,
because our defense mechanisms are built in ‘Guardians’ or protectors.
They protect us from harm and they are reluctant for us to change, for change
would mean their death. But since death is always the underside of rebirth,
we are always reborn into a higher level of awareness, empowerment and
inner peace.
Since everyone is different, we
must do an initial evaluation and prescribe a series of treatments specifically
for you. Everyone will receive the same types of treatments.
But depending upon how much weight you need to lose, current state of physical
and mental health and other factors, the order and number of treatments
will vary.
What is the typical cost?
This will vary, depending upon the
number of treatments. To see our general prices
and rates, click here. This will only give you a general
overview. Since this is a package program, you will be charged less than the rates for treatments if they were given outside of this
program. Overall ranges for this program vary from $495- $2,000 (US),
which is typically spread over several months.
How long does this program last?
Again, this will very from person
to person. A general range is 3- 12 months. It is essential
to be dedicated to this program and to keep appointments as missed appointments will delay your progress.
