Classes

Join us for a half hour of guided visualization to create positive mental imagery that will take you into your evening with ease. The class meets for a half hour. $25/class and pre-registration is required.

Join our culinary series and learn how to eat gluten, dairy, soy, corn and egg free. Eating this way is delicious and easy and we will teach you how! Our Chef will show you recipes following the classic elimination diet that we use with our detox programs and for most of our new patients. You will have the opportunity to eat and ask questions. We offer 4 different menus that change with each season to keep it fresh and varied, so you can take this class more than once.  The menu for this class includes Curried Hummus, Coconut Carrot Soup, Pineapple Chicken with Broccoli and Bell Peppers, and Cabbage Rolls with Thai Chili Dipping Sauce.  Program Fee: $75

Learn the basics of how to meditate with instruction on posture, breath, and one of the classic meditation methods. There is time to share your experience of the in-class meditation and ask questions. The class meets for an hour. $40/class and pre-registration is required.

Are you interested in Functional Nutrition and the way we work with our patients at Blum Center for Health? This roundtable discussion is perfect for all nutritionists, dieticians, health coaches or nutrition educators, whether you are in training or already in practice, to join us in creating the first Nutrition Roundtable in Westchester County. This informative Roundtable encourages discussion around our kitchen table here at BCH in a relaxed educational environment. Mary Gocke, RDN, CDN, our Director of Nutrition, will host several of these Roundtables with the goal of creating community and providing nutrition education to those working with others. At this session, Mary will focus on the nutritional approach to detoxification:

 

• Learn to identify harmful toxins; what they are and where they are found
• Understand what toll toxins take on your health
• Teach you how to eliminate them from your body safely
• Incorporate ways to keep your environment & your diet toxin free

 

Program fee: $50

Join our culinary series and learn how to eat gluten, dairy, soy, corn and egg free. Eating this way is delicious and easy and we will teach you how! Our Chef will show you recipes following the classic elimination diet that we use with our detox programs and for most of our new patients. You will have the opportunity to eat and ask questions. We offer 4 different menus that change with each season to keep it fresh and varied, so you can take this class more than once.  The menu for this class includes Rosemary & Roasted Garlic Bean Dip, Pumpkin Risotto, Roasted Pesto Chicken, and Fennel, Golden Beet & Arugula Salad.  Program Fee: $75

Dr. Blum created this class for those of you interested in learning more about how specific foods can support your health goals—whether for yourself, or for your clients if you are a health coach, nutritionist, or a health care provider of any specialty. Nutritional medicine is the foundation for all health, and the best place to learn is in the kitchen! During each class, Dr. Blum will lead the discussion, and Chef Darleen Gross will teach the cooking demo that goes along with it. There will be ample time for you to ask questions and initiate topics for conversation. This class will focus on nutritional strategies to support metabolic detoxification and reduce the effects of environmental toxins. Menu and discussion will highlight foods that support the liver: greens and antioxidants.  Program Fee: $150

Are you being held captive by repetitive thoughts, uneasy worries, or endless lists of the unaccomplished? Meditating proactively can help you transform three forms of awareness—mental, sensory and emotional—so that you can learn practical tools to make positive changes on all levels of consciousness. Come join us for peace of mind, ease in the body and all that supports your well being. The class meets for a half hour and the program fee is $25.  Registration is required.

Are you being held captive by repetitive thoughts, uneasy worries, or endless lists of the unaccomplished? Meditating proactively can help you transform three forms of awareness—mental, sensory and emotional—so that you can learn practical tools to make positive changes on all levels of consciousness. Come join us for peace of mind, ease in the body and all that supports your well being. The class meets for a half hour and the program fee is $25.  Registration is required.