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There is so much dietary information, and misinformation, available today that even the most food-literate among us are often deeply confused about what to eat and how to advise our clients. How can we resolve contradictory messages about food, or avoid being misled by our personal neuroses and the manipulation of advertising?
Using our knowledge of Chinese medicine, we can get through the maze. From the viewpoint of traditional Chinese medicine there is no such thing as the universally healthy diet. What works for one person may not work for another. There are no “good” or “bad” foods, only foods possessing certain energies or qualities, and the ultimate authority about what is good for us rests in our own bodies.
This seminar has two aims: to deepen our understanding of Chinese medicine’s approach to nutrition and integrate this approach into our practice and lives here in the West. Participants can expect to acquire practical insights for working with clients and themselves as well as new ideas and inspiration for their own kitchen.
Daverick’s approach is down-to-earth, humane and pragmatic, based on familiar and homely foods and eating styles. He emphasizes the importance of joy and of listening to the wisdom of the body.
Biographical Statement Daverick Leggett:
Born and bred in southeast England, Daverick Leggett began his working life as a farmer and gardener near Forest Row, Sussex. After several formative years living close to the earth, he moved into a community with a focus on communal living, sustainable lifestyle and public education. His passion for education then led him to train and work for five years as a teacher in the state education system. These early experiences laid the ground for the development of his current work as a teacher and writer.
Qualifying as a Shiatsu practitioner in 1987, Daverick moved on to become a regional director of the European Shiatsu School, an active member of the UK Shiatsu Society management group and an editor of its journal. Following a move to Devon in the early 1990’s Daverick became a director of the Centre for Oriental Medicine. His passion for Chinese medicine also led him to train with Qigong master Zhixing Wang. He began teaching Qigong as an accredited teacher in 1995.
Alongside his interest in bodywork and movement he continued to study and develop his understanding of food energetics, the oriental approach to nutrition. His two books were published in 1994 and 1999. Daverick has now become a respected teacher of Qigong, food energetics and traditional Chinese medicine throughout the UK and abroad.
The titles of his two books (Helping Ourselves and Recipes for Self-Healing) contain the essential intent of his work: finding ways of helping people to help themselves to deeper health and more vibrant living. He is known for his skilful translation of the principles of oriental medicine into the reality of western daily life, and for his ability to help people directly experience the subtle world of Qi.
Having migrated slowly westwards throughout his life, Daverick now lives in Devon with his twelve year old son.
