5 Element nutrition is based upon traditions of food and healing inherent in Chinese medicine which is based upon the observation of nature. To be healthy means to live in harmony with our environment, nourish ourselves with in season foods prepared in ways that support our health and well being.
The 5 Element Nutrition course will give you theoretical and practical foundations that support your capacity for observation. It can change you and support your vitality and be applied to whatever cultural tradition you are part of.
Long before our reductionist view of food & the body, a world of isolated ingredients, vitamins & minerals, and separation from the energetics of food, humans understood a holistic nature-based approach to nutrition.
The foundations of ancient traditions of food and medicine were an integral part of traditional food culture. The components of eating for health, cooking methods and food preparation with local foods, herbs and plants were key. Five Element Theory emerged from the foundations of Chinese medicine as a way of understanding change. Change through the seasons, change in our body’s functioning.
In this course we bring together experts to teach foundations and the application of 5 Element Nutrition based on ancient teachings into modern life.
Our body can self regulate & knows how to heal.
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5 Element Nutrition is nutritional wisdom aligned with mother nature, natural law, cycles and energy. It is not a prescription for what to eat, more an encouragement to learn, feel, intuit and resonate with where you are in terms of your health, energy levels and stage in life. There is no need to feel stressed or obsessed with rules, diets, labels or boxes, 5 Element nutrition is about energy and giving your body, mind & spirit what it needs to thrive.
It offers information, tools & principles that can be applied to all food cultures and kitchens around the world, for life.
Every traditional food culture understood the importance of fresh, whole & functional foods.
In the 5 Element Nutrition course you will learn from experts in the field of Chinese medicine, nutrition, Qi Gong and cooking. You will learn the foundations of healing with food, learn styles of cooking and how to integrate therapeutic food grade herbs. You will gain an understanding of how food affects our body, mind and spirit ( the 3 Treasures in Chinese medicine).
This course is excellent for practitioners in the field of Asian medicine, nutritionists, doctors, health care providers, students of medicine, cooks, chefs and anyone interested in gaining a deeper understanding of the origins of 5 Element Nutrition and how to apply it in daily life.
Module 1:
Foundational principles of Five Element Nutrition
Module 6:
Building a Healing Kitchen
Timing
Live sessions will be 2/3pm PT (Pacific Time)/ 7/8am AEST (Australian eastern standard time) or 9/10pm European time to cater for our international teaching team, and on Thursdays- Sundays.Â
All sessions will be or are recorded and available at any time for student access in the learning portal.
Learning Platform
Upon registering for the 5 Element Nutrition course you will create your own login and receive access to the online learning platform 2 weeks before semester begins.
Students will receive a schedule for live-stream classes on zoom. Recordings of the live sessions which will be available within 24 hours after each live class concludes.
Ellen Goldsmith
Ellen Goldsmith, MSOM, LAc, DipCH, is an educator, speaker, as well as a board certified and licensed acupuncturist and herbalist practicing Chinese medicine and nutritional therapy. She is author of "Nutritional Healing with Chinese Medicine: +175 Seasonal Recipes for Optimal Health," a book for practitioners, nutritionists and anyone interested in bringing the healing power of food into their everyday lives.
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Mindi K. Counts
Mindi K. Counts, MA, LAc., is a wilderness and rites of passage guide, Five-Element acupuncturist, Somatic practitioner, and East-West folk herbalist. Founder of the Inner Ocean Center for Healing, Mindi is a keynote speaker, retreat leader and teacher. She is the author of Everyday Chinese Medicine, Tending Your Roots, and a contributing author to The Trauma Toolkit and Singing Our Heart’s Song.
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- Anyone interested in the 5 Elements & Chinese medicine
- People interested in the power of the 5 Elements in transforming health & nutritionÂ
- Doctors & Integrative health practitioners
- Nutritionists, Dieticians & Nutrition professionals
- Holistic healers, Energy medicine practitioners & students, Natural health & traditional medicine practitioners
- Kinesiologists, TCM or Acupuncture students & practitioners
- Physiotherapists, Chiropractors & Osteopaths
- Health coaches
- Fitness, Yoga or Qigong students & practitioners
- Shiatsu & massage therapists
- Commercial chefs, retreat chefs & cooks
- Natural medicine seekers
- Anyone who wants to optimize their health, friends & family’s health and clients or people around them
- Health & wellness enthusiasts
- Home cooks
- Nature lovers
STUDY MATERIAL
Students will receive copies of the slides and learning material from lectures by our core and guest teachers.
Upon registration and before each semester begins students will receive a suggested reading list of books, texts and resources, we will be referring to these during the training course.
