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From Students...
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"Thank you for all your help with my back
problem (lower, middle and neck). I tried so many approaches (bed rest, corset,
chiropractors, aspirin, heat, ice, massage, etc.) to get over a very painful
condition which took me away from doing every activity I'd always done. Everything
helped a bit but also made me even worse. Yoga is the only approach which
surely helped without bad effects. In fact, looking over all the things I
tried, I feel it is yoga plus some specialized muscular therapy and strengthening
exercises (from Ben Benjamin) which ended up helping me. I've been doing
theyoga now for a year, 3-4 times a day. Though not back to 100% of my functioning
yet (and I expect I will be), I am now functioning closer to normal if I
avoidlifting and other over-straining activities."
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Judy Einzig
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"Four years ago my back started aching.
I tried to put that nagging pain out of my mind. It didn't work. Three months
later I went to a hospital, X-rays were taken. Arthritis in my lower back.
A prescription for Motrin was given me. The pain became worse. I went to
anotherhospital. This time acupuncture, massage and exercise were used. The
painstill persisted. Many nights I could barely turn over the pain was so
severe.
Then I came to the New Life Center. Loretta
Levitz showed me gentle exercises. She gave me a new diet with the elimination
of nightshade vegetables as the main culprit of my old diet.
After two months, I was free of medication for the first time in four years.
I am working nine hours a day. I even went dancing for the first time this
weekend. I am a new and vital woman. I am eternally grateful to Loretta and
speak in praise of her wherever I go."
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Patricia Garrity
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"Since seeing Ms. Levitz, I no longer
have headaches: I no longer need oxygen delivered to my home to help me breathe;
I'm losing weight. With my doctor's approval, I reduced my steroids and my
insulin. I can ride my bike more than six miles. I have returned to work. I've been helped tremendously."
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Rosalie Williams, client with multiple chronic
diseases
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"Loretta Levitz is a wonderful yoga teacher.
She helped me with my asthma. But even more importantly, she taught me how
to enjoy being me."
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Patrice W. Wallace
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"I had a stroke in 1971 and lost the use
of the left side of my body. I began working with Loretta in 1983. In three
months I was able to open my left hand completely. (It had been tightly closed
before this). In four months, I was able to raise my arm above shoulder level.
(I couldn't raise it at all before). I am developing muscles in my left arm,
shoulders, and back. I am able to do more things for myself. After less than
a year with The New Life Center, my doctor told me to throw away my brace,
since my 'sleepy' leg was functioning so well."
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Maudy Yancy
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"I have been working with Loretta Levitz
since October of 1996. I searched her out because I was curious about the
diagnostic and prescriptive powers of Ayurveda. I have been so profoundly
changed by my experience with Loretta and so inspired by her that I was curious
to hear the stories of others who have worked with her. The following is
one such story...
Today I spoke with a business man named John who started working with Loretta
in November of 1996. He had been suffering with ulcerative colitis for about
three years. His experience of ulcerative colitis included the significant
discomfort and inconvenience of frequent bloody diarrhea. He had seen all
of the top gastrointestinal medical doctors in Boston. The steroids used
early in his illness had provided some temporary relief but symptoms had
returned.Acupuncture, which John had found helpful for a bad back, was 'no
help' for the colitis.
During the initial 4½ hour consultation, Loretta worked with John
to understand his experience, to answer all questions that he had regarding
ayurveda,and to craft a strategy for getting well. The basic prescription
was a new diet. The first step was to stop irritating the colon and to determine
if any foods were particularly aggravating to the disease.
John's recovery was swift. Within three weeks 80% of John's symptoms were
gone. Within five weeks, 100% of John's symptoms were gone."
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Edi Pasalis
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"I sought help when my skin broke out
in a severe case of adult cystic acne. I had suffered for years with adolescent
acne that had been controlled with antibiotics, then birth control pills.
When I made the decision to go off medication, the condition reappeared.
In one evaluative session, Loretta assessed my condition according to Ayurvedic
principles, and suggested minimal vitamin supplements, dietary changes and
inexpensive topical applications.
My dermatologist said I could only choose between various drugs for my condition.
Yet within one one month of my Ayurvedic consultation, I was 75% better.
In two months, the cystic acne had cleared completely. I now feel like an
equal participant in my own health and have grown to know and trust my body."
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H. B.
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"The combination of yoga and polarity
helped me to become more grounded and allows me to experience my body in
new, positiveways. I am now able to breathe deeply when stressed. David understands how my energy works and he helps me to deal with it
positively. The philosophy of Ayurveda helps me validate myself — body,
mind, emotions — in a way that I have rarely gotten before."
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Laurie Rosenbloom, client with nervous system
disorder
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"Since I have served on the Harvard University
Group Health Consumers Board, I have observed many aspects of health care.
Based on my personal experience, I highly recommend the work of The New Life
Center and Loretta Levitz."
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Althea Aschman
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"Loretta combines her expertise with a
patience worthy of praise. She is diligent and loving with those willing
to create miracles in their health."
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Beth Busch, Acupuncturist
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proved remarkably effective. Within two weeks I was flushing less andthe
skin eruptions were greatly reduced. Within a month, my complexion wassmooth.
The diet isn't hard to follow. My digestion is improved. For thefirst time
in my life I am not gassy and constipated. I seem to be doingfine." |
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Phyllis Fisher
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"I appreciate your commitment to health,
your support of individuals' paths, your steadfast vision, and your love.
I appreciate your delightful and unique teaching skills and your ability
to see theobscure and to incite change. You are making extraordinary contributions,
for you are profoundly touching many people's lives. You are a master at
transforming despair into hope."
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Margo Pierce, Polarity Practitioner, RN
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"The year-long training was a goldmine
of information. It gave me the background I needed to become an Ayurvedic
practitioner, using constitutional analysis, nutritional advice, therapeutic
yoga, and lifestyle counseling. Since we practiced the disciplines ourselves,
each of us went through some powerful transformations in our lives. The hands-on
work with clients was invaluable, giving me the experience I needed to work
on my own since 1986."
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Carrol Tenney, MA, Ayurvedic Practitioner
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From Professionals...
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"We refer our patients to Loretta and
David because they live the yoga they teach. Their extensive knowledge in
this fieldis demonstrated by their approach to and understanding of spinal
health -how proper spinal flexibility and a healthy nervous system affects
overall body health and well-being. The combination of yoga with chiropractic
can achieve dramatic results."
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Jan Rising and Wendy Caro, Doctors of Chiropractic
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"We in this office, as well as counselors
using Loretta's service from other offices in Boston, feel that her program
is very viable for clients with severe disabilities."
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Robert Gumson (former Counselor) and Anne Demary
(Unit Supervisor),
Mass. Rehabilitation Commission
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"I am continually impressed by Loretta's
unique ability to motivate her clients, even those whose disabilities are
severe and progressive. Her program is developed according to her clients'
needs and abilities and she teaches diet, exercise, relaxation, and breathing
in ways that are adaptable to any situation, and which encourage self-reliance.
The results with people who are thus motivated are satisfying to me as a
provider,and to the patients."
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Glenn Rothfeld, MD
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"Loretta Levitz has combined her insights,
talents, education,and experience in a truly unique way. She has successfully
unified a lucid knowledge of medical disorders with a firm commitment to
the practice and teaching of yoga, to give her the ability to respond to
her students in a truly holistic way."
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Moro Fleming, Former Consumer Involvement Program
Supervisor,
Mass. Rehabilitation Commission
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"Yoga and chiropractic work very effectively
together. Loretta and David have shown a thorough understanding of the special
needs of those people with spinal trauma and subsequent limitation. Most
people who benefit from chiropractic care should also consider incorporating
what is offered at the Ayurvedic Rehabilitation Center into their daily routine."
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Diane Morman, Doctor of Chiropractic
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"I have interacted with Loretta professionally
and have found her understanding of my patients' clinical picture unusually
accurate and comprehensive. My patients comment on how much help they have
received from Loretta."
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Seth Levine, Doctor of Chiropractic
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"Loretta is an excellent teacher. She
allows each student to develop at their own pace. She is methodical in her
instruction, and she is a caring, sensitive individual. She is supportive
and at the sametime allows the student to take responsibility for his or
her life situation."
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Lawrence Bouchine, MS, Speech Pathologist CCC,
SP Adaptive Physical Educator
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"Loretta Levitz has been studying Ayurveda,
the science of life, with me for twenty years. She has a complete understanding
and practical experience of this system, and she is competent to teach this
knowledge to others. Loretta is a very sincere, honest, loving person and
a good yogic practitioner."
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Dr. Vasant Lad, Doctor of Ayurveda, former medical
director, Ayurvedic hospital in Poona, India
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"I have been associated with Loretta Levitz
as a teacher, consultant, and friend for several years now, and have
had ample opportunity to observe herat work. I am especially impressed by
her willingness to help people who have been discarded by modern medicine,
her persistence,and her dedication to Ayurveda and Yoga. I have been impressed
by her graspof basic Ayurvedic and Yogic principles, and her ability to convey
this knowledgeto others. She has taken these principles and made use of them
in many complicatedcases with excellent results. Above all, she is always
sincerely willing to learn new things!"
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Dr. Robert E. Svoboda, Ayurvedacharya
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"Before starting yoga and Ayurveda, I
was experiencing multiple joint problems and burn-out at work. As a chiropractor,
even though I was receiving many forms of treatment, I was needing increasingly
more body work and feeling more fatigue. I was also seeing this happen with
many of my patients, and wondered why. I have been doing yoga and Ayurveda
for over 2 years with Loretta Levitz and now need less outside body work.
I am also experiencing a more centered and restful life. I recommend itto
my patients as a way to take control of their conditions and to becomeself-reliant.
Loretta and David are profoundly proficient in their use ofyoga and ayurveda
to affect the spine and nervous system in a positive and healthy way."
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Lynda Squires, D C.
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"At the age of 29, I was working as a
registered nurse and as a result of moving patients and equipment found myself
with excruciating back pain. I belong to an H.M.O. where I was advised to
go home for 20 hours of bedrest per day.
Six months later, I was still trying to live with immobilizing back pain.
In the end the medical doctors said they had nothing to offer me, and that
I should 'Just live with the pain.' I was stunned and disappointed.
At this time, I was also diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, and put on steroids.
I could barely walk. The physical therapist gave me weights for my legs to
increase my strength, but this only increased the pain.At this time I tried
chiropractic and Loretta's program. I found Loretta to be direct, honest,
caring, and firm in the fact that healing my body wouldtake time, perseverance
and hard work.
Through this program I got back my self respect. I am the mother of three
children. I am working, free of pain, and in complete remission. The NewLife
Center is truly a healing center."
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Joan Scialo
Rubin,R. N.
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