{"id":1863,"date":"2016-08-21T09:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T13:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/?p=1863"},"modified":"2016-08-20T10:28:39","modified_gmt":"2016-08-20T14:28:39","slug":"end-of-summer-prep-fall-aug-28th-sept-3rd-kushi-institute-crohns-and-colitis-with-virginia-m-harper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/?p=1863","title":{"rendered":"End of Summer- Prep Fall: Aug 28th-Sept 3rd: Kushi Institute-Crohns and Colitis with Virginia M. Harper"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kushi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1839\" src=\"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kushi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kushi-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/safaraf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kushi.jpg 165w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>Dear Health Enthusiast,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We find ourselves with the final few weeks of this August. \u00a0As we do, many of us are finding time to make with family and friends for pre-back to school and\u00a0end of summer frolic to round out our summer. \u00a0 This is a time we can find opportunities to have fun while continuing with opportunities to support our health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The more comfortable temperatures can be a motivation. \u00a0We can encourage ourselves on daily morning and evening walks for example and engage in activities outdoors for longer parts of our day. \u00a0Stimulating our circulatory and digestive system pre and post meals is a great way to keep your body feeling good and promote regularity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you haven&#8217;t taken advantage of the abundance of fresh produce in the season hit your \u00a0farmers markets or visited a local grower or farm stand. \u00a0Vegetables like broccoli, summer squash, zucchini, leafy greens and a variety of herbs are in their peak. \u00a0Once you have gathered these in your kitchen its time to enjoy your kitchen. \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>So what are the best ways to enjoy these vegetables in a digestive- friendly manner?<\/strong> \u00a0If you are managing a digestive condition like ulcerative colitis or crohns you may want to get in the kitchen and enjoy preparing a nice meal but find yourself fearful or lost as to how to with the condition you are managing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Want to learn how<\/strong> to get you back in the kitchen and understand more about these conditions and how to alleviate painful symptoms?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Come find out the\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">best digestive-friendly ways \u00a0to cook up your vegetables while learning more about healing your gut. \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Special program from the\u00a0Kushi Institute\u00a0<\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">August\u00a028th\u00a0thru September 3rd:\u00a0Crohns and Ulcerative Colitis with Virginia M. Harper.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You\u00a0will get an in-depth lecture series on digestive wellness and the opportunity for individualized consultations with Virginia M. Harper, Founder of<em> <a title=\"You Can Heal You\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youcanhealyou.com\/\">You Can Heal You<\/a>&#8230;One Meal at a Time.<\/em>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">If you attended the summer institute in early August you will have enjoyed a gathering of various macrobiotic, yoga and health affirming individuals for the workshops and lectures of which Ms Virginia M. Harper&#8217;s lecture and cooking class were well attended.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Kushi\u00a0Institute\u00a0will be hosting Virginia M. Harper <\/strong>with myself as\u00a0co-facilitator for her program. \u00a0Macrobiotic cooking classes along with breakfast, lunch and dinner are included in the price. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Come join us for this special digestive wellness retreat. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Date:\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>August\u00a028th\u00a0thru September 3rd<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Event: <\/strong>Controlling Crohns and Colitis- Virginia M.\u00a0Harper<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>At: <\/strong><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kushiinstitute.org\/\">Kushi Institute<\/a>, Becket, MA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Time: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Check Schedule for daily activities and lecture times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Cost: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit website for prices\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Website: <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kushiinstitute.org\/controlling-crohns-colitis\/\">http:\/\/www.kushiinstitute.org\/controlling-crohns-colitis\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I hope you continue to enjoy this wonderful season of light and look forward to seeing you there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In health,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Safara<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Health Enthusiast, We find ourselves with the final few weeks of this August. \u00a0As we do, many of us [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5,6,3,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1863"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1863"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1873,"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1863\/revisions\/1873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/safaraf.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}