I cannot begin to express my gratitude for Marc David and his teachings. Throughout the Professional TeleTraining and after reading, The Slow Down Diet, I experienced a personal transformation that was so profound and affected me in many facets of my everyday life. After years and years of reading all the books and looking for answers from the “experts”, I finally learned to listen to the true expert, my inner nutritionist. I am liberated from the constant search for the “right” answers and come from a place of clarity and connection to my own body that was once missing for me. I am now able to use my energy and focus in a more productive manner.

On a professional level, Marc’s words of wisdom and language have empowered me to create a platform for my workshops and one-on-one coaching. I never give a talk or work with a client without delving into the missing piece of the puzzle that became evident during the IPE program: It is not just what we eat, it really is about how we eat. My clients are fascinated and achieve long-term results when they slow down, take pleasure in the eating experience, and become fully engaged in the nourishment process. They usually come to the realization that feeling nourished is not just about the food. I have the skill set and am able to guide and encourage this mind-body connection since studying at IPE.

I love what I do not only because it is my passion, but also because I can work with people in a meaningful and transformative way. As I continue to grow personally and professionally, I will hear Marc’s voice and always have him to thank as one of my greatest and most influential teachers.

Elise Museles

Creative Kitchen Coach & Nourishment Expert
www.kaleandchocolate.com

When I first began my holistic health counseling practice, I had what seemed like hundreds of dietary theories swimming around in my head. I found myself thinking, “I can’t do this work. I can’t be one more practitioner teaching women how to lose weight, feel good in their clothes, detoxify their bodies, curb their cravings, beat the sugar blues, and wrestle their bodies into their little-black-dress.” I knew I needed something deeper. The women entering my office knew all about those dietary theories. Only they hadn’t “studied” them. Like me, they had lived them. I came to the Institute’s Professional Certification Training with a mile-long list of credentials, and with the trust that somehow, this program would be different. I wasn’t disappointed. It was one of the most deeply profound studies I’ve ever undertaken – and I’m no stranger to academia. The reading list alone was awe-inspiring. I’m a bookaphile, and I was in heaven.

At IPE, we didn’t study dietary theories. We studied the nature of eating: why we eat, how we eat, our stories around food and nourishment. But even more important was the space we created to reflect on our own nutritional stories and explore the nuances of nourishment… IPE gave me the tools and the language to nurture and guide my clients into a more nourishing relationship with food and their bodies. This course of study should be a prerequisite for all health and nutrition counselors.

Sue Ann Gleason

Nourishment Counselor & Marketing Strategist
http://www.consciousbitesnutrition.com
http://www.chocolateforbreakfast.com

Participating in IPE’s Professional Certification Program was a transformative experience for me both personally and professionally. Having spent the last 25 years in the arena of health and wellness, I was transfixed by the depth and wisdom Marc David brings to his Professional Programs. There is no doubt that he is the international leader in the world of Eating Psychology. His body of work is a critical additional to anyone working in the world of nutrition, nourishment and wellness. I was a changed woman upon completion, and my client base has deeply benefited and flourished as a result.

Nancy Thompson

Cook, Health and Nourishment Coach

I started IPE’s professional training program when I was at a crossroads in my life.  I knew that I was ready to start working with people to support healing, growth and transformation, but I didn’t yet know how I was going to get there.  I had many different skills that I acquired over the years, but something about IPE’s training and approach resonated deeply with me.  Through my education at the Institute, I was able to put together so many different pieces about counseling, nutrition, food and the mind-body connection.  Not only did I experience profound personal transformation around my relationship with food and body image, but I also gained invaluable skills that allow me to work with women and teen girls around these very issues. The clients I work with have experienced miraculous changes in their lives because of the way I am able to understand and guide them.  I love the work I do. Having such passion for my profession is one of the greatest gifts in my life.Marc David is a true expert and a pioneer in the field of Eating Psychology.  His decades of clinical experience and masterful teaching style empower professionals to go out into the field with greater confidence, immense skill and a huge heart.  I am profoundly grateful that I found IPE. This program will change your life and infinitely enhance your ability to work with people and support them in meaningful life changes.

Emma Teitel

Teen Girl Mentor & Eating Psychology Counselor
www.emmateitel.com

When I started IPE’s Professional Certification Training, I had been a nutrition practitioner for about 8 years. After working with so many clients, I was frustrated in my ability to guide them in overcoming the true obstacles that were affecting their weight, health, and body image. I knew that learning more about food and nutrition was not the answer. What I needed was a new set of counseling tools to really get the core of our eating issues. Thank goodness Marc David launched this program! To say I was blown away is an understatement. It has changed me personally and professionally. I really thought I had my food stuff “handled”, but as I went through the program I was intrigued to see how the exercises and homework assignments revealed things that were not so apparent to me on the surface, but were affecting my day-to-day life around food, and my love for myself. The container that Marc created to explore these experiences was safe, relaxed and so insightful.

Professionally, I have launched an entire new brand as a result of this training. I now have solid tools in my toolbox to work with food and body concerns on a deeper level – tools that I have since used with much success in my practice. Clients still come to me for the same reasons as they did in the past- weight loss, digestive health, meal planning, etc – but my ability to guide them in the permanent changes they’re looking for has become truly effective and enjoyable.

I can’t recommend this training highly enough. Marc is the real deal as a teacher, motivator, leader and innovator. The material is so unique – and truly the missing piece in the modern nutritional world! I also developed juicy, fulfilling and beautiful relationships with many of the classmates I shared time with during the program. It may just be impossible to go through this program and not make friends and colleagues for life!

Cynthia Stadd

CEE, Chief Empowered Eater
www.EatEmpowered.com

I have several academic degrees and have participated in a variety of traditional and eclectic trainings over the years – and what IPE has to offer is totally unique. I learned so much, on all levels – physical, emotional, and spiritual.  Marc is a true teacher and sage. He is way ahead of the cultural curve, yet is grounded enough to take into account the day-to-day struggles we encounter with what true nutrition and nourishment really mean.The professional training program is worth so much. It has expanded how I work with my patients and enabled me to approach food and healing in a fresh and profound way that I never thought possible. Marc David is an incredible lecturer. He presents the science and the soul of nourishment with equal passion, and imparts valuable information that facilitates personal transformation. This training can be a path to enhancing your already existing practice in the healing arts, as well as a powerful passage to a new level of being. I fully endorse this training, and Marc’s work!

Elena Giulini, MA

Licensed Acupuncturist
www.walkbetweenacupuncture.com

I can’t put into words how much this program has affected the course of my life. I was a personal trainer for 8 years, and had lots of knowledge about nutrition and exercise, but I felt like no matter what I did, my own health seemed to continually be deteriorating. I was exhausted and frustrated. I was referred to Marc’s program and intuitively knew this was the missing link for me.It felt as if a wise part of me that I had forgotten about a long time ago was reawakened by Marc’s teachings. His insights and perspective have profoundly shifted the way I relate to my body and life in general. This work is sacred and so needed by our world, and has allowed me to help people on an entirely different level in my Health Coaching practice.Marc’s ability to hold space and meet people exactly where they are is so healing. I am grateful to have found this training, and honored to be part of this growing movement.

Teri Foley

Health Coach -True Vitality
www.truevitalityforlife.com

From my first day of class in IPE’s Professional Training Program, I was struck by the richness, depth, and relevance of the training. With a professional background as a holistic health counselor, I was thrilled to enroll at IPE as I had been looking to deepen my understanding of the mind-body connection and to find new ways to work with my clients.  What I discovered was a soul-infused program that exposed me to a new paradigm for eating, health, and healing.  In addition to learning new resources to use in my professional practice, I also experienced a personal transformation.  I resonated deeply with Marc’s postulation that anything that nourishes us is “nutritional.”  In a culture with so many “hard and fast” rules about eating, it was refreshing to hear a preeminent nutritionist teaching about the importance of listening to one’s own body wisdom.  To top it off, my classmates enriched my experience at IPE profoundly.  I am so appreciative of the presence and reflections that each of them offered me as I journeyed through the program.  Thank you to Marc and the entire team for their dedication, energy, and wisdom that made this ground-breaking course a reality!

Kerrie Martin, CHC

Founder, Live in Rhythm
www.liveinrhythm.com

The Institute for the Psychology of Eating has radically changed my life and has given my practice the cutting edge approach that so many fellow professionals desire, both for our clients and our business. Marc David’s brilliant appreciation of women’s healing around food and body is unprecedented. It’s easy to see why he is the world leader in mind-body nutrition. Marc is an absolute rock star without the ego, sharing his wisdom with enormous deep generosity, love and enthusiasm. The most powerful insight I learned was how to tap into pleasure to heal and nourish the body. The slow-down effect has radically changed not only my relationship to body and self, but it’s also been the core of my rockin’ new love life. Why? Because this course grounded me and cemented my divine feminine. When you discover how the body, mind and soul really work, the sense of liberation is one of the greatest gifts. If you want to become a force to reckoned with and boost your business you must study with IPE. You deserve it!

Ingrid Arna

Holistic Health Expert and Founder of Body Love
www.bodylovediet.com
www.mybodyloveblog.com