New CureZone contributor
and Slow Foods
Fast Foods?
Slow Foods?
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The following is from the Bio Note for Melanie
that appears here:
http://www.fengshuiseminars.com/conferences/speakers/melanie_ferreira.htm
She was one of the 60 Sustainable Living Innovators
who taught at the recent Feng Shui Conference in San Diego.
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Her talk was recorded and is available.
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Feng Shui, Your Health & The Five Elements
with Melanie Ferreira
In Classical Feng Shui the 5 Elements are not only represented by color, shape, time of year, and different environments but are also associated with 5 different organ systems and the 5 flavors. In this class you will learn how these organs have a much broader definition than in the west. For example most of us in the West think of the kidneys and bladder as filtering organs. However, these organs have a much broader definition in the Eastern healing arts. The Chinese believe that the kidneys are the original source of Qi, the prenatal Qi that is inherited from our parents. They also credit the kidney/bladder system with controlling reproduction and ferlitiliy, the skeleton, bone marrow, the bones, the teeth, the brain and the power of the mind. They believe that the kidneys can also influence digestion.
To be a good Feng Shui Praticitoner one's energy must be clear, calm and healthy. In this class you will learn which organs are associated with each of the 5 elements as well as associated illnesses and how to heal them. You will learn which foods are harmful and which foods are helpful as well as powerful remedies that will cleanse and rejuvenate all you organ systems.
Energetics of Food From A Classical Chinese Medicine Perspective
According to CHinese medical theory, Qi is the fundamental substance for maintaining life. Everything in the universe is produced by its movement and changes. There are two sources of Qi present in human beings: prenatal essence and postnatal essence. The former is inherited from one's parents and is of a fixed quantity. The latter, postnatal essence includes the clear Qi that is transformed by the Spleen. It is theoretically, unlimited. The Spleen and
the Stomach are called "the resource of postnatal essence" in Chinese medicine as they play an central role in forming the body's Qi. Our diet thus becomes an important focus for attaining and maintaining health.
To understand how food affects our health we need to understand the energetics of food. This class will explore the energetics of food from a Classical Chinese Medicine perspective, analyzing how different properties of food affect the body. Learn the 4 natures of food and their flavors, which foods are cooling or cold, and which foods are warm or hot and the actions and effects it has upon the human body.
About Melanie Ferreira
Health Educator, Writer and Nutritional Consultant Melanie Ferreira has been a pioneer in the Culinary and Healing Arts for the last 30 years and has devoted her life to the relationship between food and its effects on health.
She started her culinary training in Boston with many prominent Japanese Chefs and went on to become the Head Chef and manager of the Seven Sheaves Restaurant in London, England where she developed her cuisine based on organic, whole, seasonal, and local foods.
Melanie continued her training in the Oriental Healing Arts with Michio Kushi, Jack Garvey, Jeffrey Yuen, Drew Divittorio, and Roger Green, incorporating many of these principles in her teachings. A pioneer in combining gourmet and healthful cuisine she was a personal chef/consultant to 2 of the Princess's from the Royal Family of Saudi Arabria as well as the French actress Isabel Adjani.
She was the founder of the Healthy Gourmet Cooking School and the Director of the Nova Institute Cooking School in Colorado. She has been a contributing food writer for health publications including Natural Health magazine, and Macro News. Recently Melanie has been featured on several New York City television shows, including Views with Roz Abram’s and Channel 5 evening news.
Her most recent accomplishment includes certification in Classical Feng Shui from The New York School of Feng Shui and Amerchi Feng Shui School. She has been incorporating many of these principles in her nutritional counseling including The Four Pillars of Destiny an ancient Chinese Astrology. She is presently an instructor in the Natural Gourmet Cookery School Chef's Training Program and the Institute for Food & Health as well as maintaining a private consulting practice in the tri-state area. Melanie is also head of Slow Food Hudson Valley that supports local, organic, sustainable cuisine as well as the farm to table connection.
She can be reached at 914-772-4982 or by email at mferreira8@optonline.net