“I AM” Empowering Healing Cooking Workshop Review: The MEGA Way Holistic, Nutritional Lifestyle Program

I recently had the pleasure of attending the “I AM” Holistic Empowering Healing Cooking Workshop at Food Perfected in Los Angeles.  The workshop came highly recommended to me by a friend that met Brigitte Malaaya (meaning sacred body of light) Britton--Author, Producer, Holistic Nutritionist and Holistic Chef--at another event.  He has lost over 25 pounds and regained the vitality that he had been missing for quite some time by following The MEGA Way Program and drinking The MEGA Way Organic Shakes and Liquid Vitamins from Health Direct USA.  His story is not unique; Brigitte has set countless people on the path to improved health using the the mind, body and spirit connection to optimum health and balance for life.  She has helped diminish IBS, Crone’s Disease, Lupus, Chronic Fatigue, chronic depression, hormone imbalance, Diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

As I entered the event featuring nine world renowned healers, mystics, holistic chefs and celebrities like Maria Conchita Alonso and Patrick Kilpatrick just to name a few, I felt the presence of many larger than life individuals.  One of these dynamic individuals was Brigitte.  She threw a big, bright smile my way as she welcomed me like family, blended me a MEGA Way Organic Shake Cocktail and ran down the list of health benefits.  Her inherent desire to help others find their way to better health is merely second nature after overcoming her own battle with a near death ailment resulting from years of long hours living on the road, sleep deprivation and poor eating habits.  She decided that she had to take charge of her well-being through preventative methods, proper nutrition and exercise.

After apprenticing with multiple Chinese doctors who treat the body as a whole--the mind, body and spirit connection, Brigitte Malaaya Britton's first book, The Palm Beach Way co-authored by Dr. Layne D. Nisenbaum, was a big success.  Attracting over 3,000 people from all walks of life to the doctor's anti-aging clinic in Palm Beach, Florida, Brigitte guided them all towards great health and leaner, stronger bodies, minds and spirits.  Brigitte has just completed The MEGA Trilogy Books and DVDs to be released at the next “I AM” MEGA Way Workshop on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at Food Perfected, an exemplary catering company in Los Angeles (www.FoodPerfected.com).  In addition to developing organic meal replacements, Brigitte consults and lectures on holistic nutrition, strength training, personal spiritual growth and customized herbal supplementation.  The MEGA Way Trilogy is a 30-day mind, body, spirit, fitness and holistic nutritional lifestyle program customized for your body and blood type that teaches you how to effortlessly eat right for life.  This program offers easy to follow guidelines on how better to understand that your mind, body and spirit need to operate as one to achieve an overall balance in your life.  Some of the fascinating, yet common-sense topics include chapters on cleaning the inside out, good fats bad fats, fiber and iron, refined sugar, protein, hair loss, sex drive, cellulite, the power of a good self image, understanding men, understanding women, the power of mind and spirit, anti-aging tips and so much more.

Hosting the workshop was light-hearted, incredibly funny and charming Paul Ryan, Author of the new book The Art of Comedy, and Host and Producer of Feel Good TV , which focuses on optimum health and self-help for the entire family.  Paul Ryan kept a wonderful flow going throughout the evening as the host with the most!  www.PaulRyanProductions.com

Kicking off the night was renowned light worker, Catherine Marie Shekina, known as the Angelic Intuitive Channel and Sound and Song Messenger of Divine Mother Goddess.  As we sat with our eyes closed, she channeled the Divine through sound and song.  Visited by higher dimensional beings in 1990 and a near death Experience to heaven and back, Catherine Marie has been blessed with sacred healing gifts.  Her exceptional extra sensory ability to hear and channel the higher frequencies of Creation has awakened countless individuals to their true divine power.  www.ShekinaSpeaks.com

After tuning into our divine power, we were able to take in mini-sessions with healers of our choice:

Adam Schmidt is a Certified Natural Health Professional and Herb Specialist.  He has over 17 years of experience in healing with herbs and nutrition so that the body can function properly.  Adam performs a lifestyle analysis based upon the nine systems of the body and PH testing.  Adam@TheHealingZone.com

Ari Arom, founder of Aromaria and Organic Chef, is a believer in buying grass-fed dairy and locally-grown without pesticides or fertilizer.  He treated us to "crispy nuts"--a combination of pumpkin seeds, Brazil nuts, walnuts, and filberts using the Excalibur Food Dehydrator.  LightBodyAri@aol.com

Vivian Eisenstadt, Physical Therapist and Energy Healer, is intuitive at tuning into a person’s source of pain and using a combination of traditional and alternative methods to get results.  At the workshop, I received a taste of the light therapy to relax my tense muscles.  She is truly amazing!  www.PreventThePain.com

Daniel Edlund, Massage Therapist and Organic Chef, has over 10 years of cooking experience.  His passion for cooking has made it possible to experiment in the kitchen, perfecting his skills and developing his own interesting flavor combinations and special dishes.  To cook is for Daniel to share the love for life and what will recreate us; it is a reward when he finds that people are taking pleasure as well as health in his creations.  Growing up in Sweden, where the traditional foods are wholesome and empowering, he was included in the kitchen since childhood and found he had a natural inclination to the craft.  He integrated this in his working life where he ran his own Personal Training and Massage Therapy Company in London for three years.  Working in close cooperation with a French nutritionist, he got introduced to organic foods and food preparation.  Through personal cleansing and experience, he now embraces these aspects fully in his life.  310-500-0263

Brad Kronen, Astrologist and Tarot Reader, as seen on “The Real Housewives of the OC,” has had the same deck since he was 15 years old.  He is one of the few tarot card readers who combines the principals of Astrology and applies them to Tarot.  www.FingerofDestiny.com  

J im Caras, author of the his best-selling body and health transformation guide, How To Completely Reshape Your Body is also the CEO of Health Direct USA, which offers supplements worldwide.  At the seminar, I had the pleasure of sampling Nature's Optimal Nutrition, a great tasting, high-potency multi-vitamin, antioxidant and immune-supporting formula with over 220 natural vital nutrients.  This incredible Liquid Vitamin activates The MEGA Way Organic Shakes.  www.HealthDirectUSA.com/pbw

Jerry Colker, Personal Trainer and Creator of YODO Total Fitness & Health holds a background of competitive gymnastics and Broadway dancing.  He engaged the mind to use yoga in combination with other forms of resistance, agility and balance training to overcome a debilitating herniated disc and now shares his tecnique with others.  www.YODO.org

Harry The Healer, Life Coach, facilitates you to be in the space of healthy self esteem and confidence.  Accomplish your goals by letting go of old emotions and working through energy blocks to achieve clarity of your life purpose.  Focus on your goals and be the vision you have for yourself.  www.HarryTheHealer.com

After a few mini-healing sessions, we wrapped up the evening with fine wine and a family-style dinner of organic original dishes created by Brigitte Malaaya Britton with assistance by chefs Daniel Edlund, Organic Chef and Massage Therapist, and Mikael Dorfman, Executive Chef and Founder of Food Perfected (www.FoodPerfected.com), featuring shrimp-crab and chicken sesame cakes, brochette, turkey basil cakes, sesame sweet potato wedges, exotic brown rice with ginger, Moroccan lemon olive chicken, and tre colore and arugala salad.  I am so accustomed to equating healthy with the taste and texture of sand and cardboard, but the food was simply amazing to the point that I had forgotten it was healthy! 

Based upon a detailed questionnaire I completed at the workshop, Brigitte e-mailed me a customized 30-day meal and supplement plan.  It includes her Mega-Malaaya organic meal replacements of protein shakes, protein oats and protein pancakes.  These have been developed for more energy, fat loss, regularity, lean muscle mass and a more youthful appearance.  These meal replacements connect you to your sacred body of light, the electromagnetic field which surrounds your body (your aura) and the planet.

Brigitte guarantees that a consultation with her will equal results.  She will help you cut through the clutter and break through to weight and fat loss by turning your body from a slow metabolism, fat-growing machine into a fast metabolism, fat-burning machine (for real!)  Water with Intention was donated by www.LovePlanetFoundation.org.  Everyone received gift bags valued at $900 each!  Just a few of the sponsors at the workshop were www.BeverlyHillsTimesMagazine.com (Suzanne Takowsky, Editor), www.HealthDirectUSA.com/pbw (Jim Caras, CEO), and www.LaserSolutions90210.com (Dana Elise, Owner).

Dana Elise is the Director of Laser Solutions Skincare, Beverly Hills’ premier full-service medi-spa.  With a client list that reads like a Who’s Who of the Hollywood elite, Laser Solutions is where top celebrities have their skin cared for, and where celebrated cosmetic surgeons send their own patients.  Elise’s philosophy combines medical and technological expertise, artistic technique and exemplary client care in a fusion of health, beauty and science.  She believes in a “beauty from the inside out” approach and custom-designs a total skincare program for each client.  Fondly crowned the Laser Queen of Beverly Hills, Elise is the “go-to guru” when the E! Channel, Eye on LA, MTV and countless other media outlets and magazines ( People, Self, Men’s Health, W, Lucky, etc.) need an expert opinion on cutting-edge skincare and hair removal technologies.  Signature treatments at Laser Solutions include the hairless bliss of a sleek Brazilian bikini line, IPL Photorejuvenation to restore a more youthful, glowing appearance, and ReFirme™ the new breakthrough non-surgical facelift technology, new even in beauty conscious Beverly Hills. Elise is proud of her staff of experts including Dr. Alexander Cadoux who provides Botox and fillers for facial sculpting and much more.  www.LaserSolutions90210.com, 310-550-5566, lasersol@pacbell.net

The MEGA Way and Palm Beach Way donate 5% of all "I AM" Mega Way Power Workshop sales to T he Love Planet Foundation and The Worldwide Children’s Foundation of New York.  The Love Planet Foundation, established in 2001, is a non-profit organization dedicated to launching exciting new fund raising projects and multi-media events which educate and inspire social and environmental awareness. www.LovePlanetFoundation.org.  The Worldwide Children’s Foundation of New York’s mission is to provide life-saving or life-altering surgery to children in need in the United States and throughout the world.  www.wwcf.org

Gloria Kisel, Publicist & Socialite, is known for her international philanthropic giving to various childrens' foundations worldwide.  She is a dynamic powerhouse, extremely giving and well-known in the celebrity and social arena.  She is an instrumental part of The MEGA Way workshops and Brigitte Malaaya Britton’s Publicist.  www.MySpace.com/GloriaKisel, 310-600-9904, fgstar@aol.com 

For more information about attending the next “ I AM” Empowering Healing Cooking Workshop on Saturday, July 26th, 2008 at Food Perfected in Los Angeles, and The MEGA Way Program, private consultation, recipes, weight loss tips and more, please visit www.ThePalmBeachWay.com