What women have to say about Darshana

I thought I knew everything. I knew all about healthy eating, calories, and exercise. However working with Darshana has given me new perspective. This process is changing my whole life. I feel things I’ve never felt before. I feel how coffee makes my chest tight and anxious. I feel how sugar makes my limbs shaky, before I’m ravenous. I notice that when I overbook my life to meet the needs of others that I eat to cope and stay up late fighting insomnia.

Before working with Darshana I was going through the motions of meeting my many obligations on autopilot. I’m a mother, a friend, a wife, a professional, and an athlete. I was doing it all, with coffee to wake up, coffee to stay awake, sugar for energy, Ambien to sleep, and non-stop fad diets, and exercise classes to fit into my jeans.

Since beginning my work with Darshana I ’ve learned so much about my appetite, cravings, sleep patterns, and energy. Light bulbs are beginning to go off and I’m taking more and more steps toward control. I’m NOT dieting for the first time in my life. I eat whatever I want with a new knowledge. I’m mindful of foods that nourish my body and those that do not.  Recently coworkers have begun to ask if I’m losing weight, but I honestly don’t know…because it’s different this time. I haven’t weighed myself in months. I’m not on a diet. I’m not depriving myself. I feel good. And this is just the beginning."

-Christine Duffy-Watson, Physical Therapist, DPT

"Working with Darshana Weil was one of the biggest turning points in my life. Living with Crohn's Disease since I was 14, food and my digestion had a big impact on my experience of life. I knew that food had the power to heal me, so I searched high and low for the perfect plan that would be "my savior". I went from one "expert" to the next and tried nearly every alternative therapy and wacky diet you can imagine. I would enter each new experiment with gusto and then quickly feel the wind leaving my sails as I faced challenges or "cheated" on the new regime. If it didn't work, I always blamed myself for lack of dedication. Feeling like a failure, I kept looking for the true panacea, but I never found it. I just found more reasons to beat myself up for not curing myself of my disease. But I didn't see it that way. I didn't realize I was harming myself. That is, until Darshana shined her gentle mirror of truth on my experience and allowed me to see it for what it was: a self-punishing cycle.

I still remember that day—sitting in Levi's plaza during our phone consultation. She invited me to give myself fully to her program and relinquish all of my self-imposed plans. I felt this HUGE weight lifted off my shoulders. Wow, I won't have to feel guilty if I eat dairy or gluten or chocolate. Amazing! I won't have to craft some new regime next week. I can just trust her and follow her guidance. I like being in the Darshana Program. My assignments were loving and kind. I learned to make hot water bottles for myself at night and to spend time rubbing my belly with oils. I took hot baths and spent more time resting. It wasn't about food at all. It was about loving myself.

Eventually, the food naturally fell into place. Now, 3 years later, I am healthier and stronger than ever. I am completely off drugs and have great reports on my blood work. I even had a colonoscopy in December, and it looked like a perfectly healthy colon - no one would have any idea that I had/have Crohn's. I eat gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free. I celebrate the bounty of real, whole foods, and I've gone on to become a Health Coach myself! I attended the same school Darshana did—the Institute for Integrative Nutrition from 2009–2010 and founded my own practice, Zest for Life Today in 2009. I share the freedom of a self-honoring approach to health that I learned from Darshana. She empowered me to be the expert in my own health, and now I do the same for my clients. They quickly learn that being healthy is simple, beautiful, fun and, best of all—delicious! For daily inspiration, you're welcome to visit my facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/zestforlifetoday. To your health & happiness, Chloe"

-Chloe Lauer

"Darshana gives attention where I am right now and encourages me to stay with my feelings, delving deeper into them rather than denying. She does this through vario

 

us experiential exercises, cooking classes, counseling, and providing recommendations for books or activities that will be helpful to me. I've really seen results from this work. I've gotten my period regularly for three months. I have lots of energy without caffeine, my mood is balanced, I've gained confidence, and my cooking has improved to become more intuitive. My communication skills are improving drastically. I feel like I'm listening to myself and others much more clearly. My depression and anxiety have decreased AND my dreams have intensified (literally and figuratively)."
-Flan, Age 33

"Darshana helped me change my life. It's that simple! When I first came to see Darshana, I was skeptical. I knew I wanted to find a healthier way to live, but I thought she would tell me all the things I couldn't have. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Darshana taught me expansion, not deprivation. She taught me how to make healthier food choices without feeling deprived, how to really connect and listen to my body, the importance of exercise and self care. But most importantly, through her compassionate and caring support, she helped me discover myself. And that is no small thing! I would highly recommend Darshana to anyone. She is an excellent nutritionist and an amazing teacher."
-Eileen Tanfani, 53, Artist

"One of my favorite expressions is 'magic is a shift in consciousness.' This program provides just that magic. Darshana possesses an incredible gift of shining a loving spotlight on the dark and weary places that keep us bound. With enthusiasm and sensitivity, she helped me to question my thinking and patterns and find a new relationship with my body. When I entered the program, I had amassed twenty-five years of pain and struggle with my body and was holding on to a feeble hope of accepting my body. Five months later I do love and accept my body as it is. Pure magic! I strongly recommend this program to anyone, but especially to all of us beautiful women with so much vital energy who are wasting it on the treadmill of body hate. Be free!"
-Punyavati Smith, Personal Assistant, Energywork Practitioner

"This program was life-changing and transformative. Achieving a healthy relationship with food and my body, which I previously thought impossible, was only the beginning. Darshana has given me a new outlook on food, on life, on the people around me, and on myself. I am eternally grateful for what she has given me."
-Tracy Sway

"The adventure that has become my daily life kicked into a transformative area as soon as I started the program. This nutrition course has changed my life and I am honored to have been a part of such an endeavor. My health has greatly improved. My allergies are at a minimum. My period cramps are almost gone. My digestion is regular, and I'm sleeping soundly. Realizing that the habits that I thought I would never change (like caffeine and sugar), have become the keys into a new life that includes love, joy, groundedness and expansiveness. I experience days where I do not beat myself up about the choices I make but see myself as trying to get back to center all the time, no matter what I have eaten, said or done. The possibility for self-forgiveness and self-love leading to self-esteem and transformation is now my daily reality. I thank Darshana for providing the space, knowledge, energy, and support for helping me on my path.
-Kim Lyon, 33, Aspiring Healer

"Who knew food could be so much fun! My work with Darshana helped me to trust myself, demystify the kitchen, and embrace the sacred art of feeding myself as a primary form of self-care. Whereas I used to view cooking as a chore, relying mostly on take-out and prepared meals, I now look forward to it. Darshana helped me trust my body more fully, get rid of the guilt, and most of all, have a good time. My work with her gave me invaluable tools for my emotional and physical well-being, which have become a part of my daily life practice. And my life continues to get better."
-Leda, 34, Web Consultant

"Over the months I worked with Darshana, that was one appointment I made sure I never missed. I anticipated our consultation with eagerness for the magical hour that lay ahead. Every session, breakthroughs were happening. Darshana helped me to have compassion for myself in ways I did not know were possible. She helped me to accept myself for who I am now, and only then was I able to make changes for greater success. I did not have to keep rebelling in the ways that were only hindering me. I gained self-confidence, power, insight, clarity and the sense that anything is possible when I have someone believing in me. I fine tuned my self-care habits, and affirmed that cooking, whole quality food and exercise are the backbone to my success. Her skills as a counselor are progressive, dynamic, and intuitive. Not to mention, she is so much fun to work with. I love being around her high-spirited energy and recommend Darshana to anyone interested in making lasting, significant lifestyle changes."
-Marcie, 26, Massage therapist

"I really enjoyed working with Darshana. She gave me tons of quick and easy, healthy recipes. I also learned a lot about different kinds of foods, and how they can affect my health. Her approach of adding in good foods to your diet, instead of denying yourself unhealthy foods, worked well for me. She is very knowledgeable and she worked with my individual concerns. After every session I felt motivated to go out and start cooking! I have recommended her to all my friends."
-Rebecca, 31, School Teacher

"Darshana has shown me there's no 'right way' -- that there are always opportunities for growth. I haven't experienced any judgment from Darsh and she's very safe. I feel like a child going back to school, relearning how to live."
-Kat, 33, Court Reporter


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