Vibrant Health Institute

Our Story

Vibrant Health Institute is looking for a new location / finance partner! Keep in touch or join our mailing list for details at www.VibrantHealthInstitute.com The Vibrant Health Institute (VHI) program is for anyone and everyone! We are non-denominational, please feel free to participate in all lectures, yoga, rebounding, silent day every Wednesday, release ceremony, etc…. or just relax at the pool, make a puzzle, even venture out to the beach (shuttle available). It’s up to each guest to choose what they would like to attend or partake in. VHI is a great detox for weight loss, fatigue, food addictions, stress relief and is one of the only programs that works best for people dealing with candida issues, Lyme disease, and various types of cancer. Our green juice and wheatgrass are perfect for making the body more alkaline. (Many people believe that cancer cells cannot survive in an alkaline environment.) We also serve structured / alkaline water. This is the most hydrating water for our cells. All of our foods that we serve are gluten and dairy free, raw / living greens, sprouts and vegetables, or an optional blended meal. Some nuts, seeds, or avocado may be served as well, which are always labeled. We will be serving one ‘gourmet raw’ meal per day, excluding Wednesday. Lectures here at VHI focus on many subjects, some which include; conscious communication, sharing circles, moving beyond fear, journaling, understanding judgment, emotional & social eating, taking it all home with you, and what’s simple is true. We then have the practical; one lecture each week on raw food prep, wheatgrass / micro green growing at home, juicing / household equipment, and sprouting the easy way. The concept behind VHI is allowing the body to heal itself with nourishing living foods, green juice, wheatgrass, trace minerals, and structured water (all included with your stay here.) Each of our guests are here to detox, unwind / unplug, and rebuild their bodies. We all suffer from emotional and social eating as well as STRESS! Please take this time with us to slow down, get off your cell phone and computer during your stay. Check your messages and email just once a day rather then every hour. Help your mind and body rest by also doing a techno fast. Sit in silence again, watch the world around you… there is always something going on! Privacy of all our guests is important to us. We do not focus on teaching how to prepare raw food everyday to become a chef, just once or twice per week. Our mission is to help our guests understand the addiction of food as well as emotional and social eating habits, or adjusting from the S.A.D. After having 2 green drinks and 2 ounces of FRESH wheatgrass twice a day, you have eaten 4 times each day without ever eating lunch or dinner! The first few days on our detox program, you may experience headaches, light nausea, fatigue and even some overall soreness. This is the body adjusting and starting to now take care of its own health issues. Some people will feel ‘hungry’, but this isn’t from lack of nourishment. The concept isn’t to be ‘full’ of food here. Most symptoms will lighten up or disappear by day 3 & 4 (depending on the individual, as we are all very different.) If this is your first time going through a cleanse, we suggest three weeks or 21 days, to allow the body to overcome addictions and for food tastes to change. We will prepare you for your third week at home during these two week programs. Sense of smell may also begin to improve on your second week with us. It takes time for the body to rid itself of toxins, both emotionally and physically. By your third week at home, it’s now time for rebuilding and getting some structure back to your cells, heart, brain and muscles. If you have been through juicing and other detox programs, then coming here for an ‘oil change’ for just one week may be enough for you. Two weeks would be a better cleanse / detox. More time is always what the body & mind need to rebuild and begin to heal. Think of your body like your vehicle. If you drive a lot, you need to fill up with gas. If your car is in the driveway, you don’t need so much fuel. Use your body more, exercise of some sort each day, then add more fuel (food.) Sit on the couch, behind a computer all day, less fuel (food) is needed. Some other programs similar to VHI will focus on finding a supplement (pills) for solving your physical condition. This could cost hundreds, even thousands of dollars each year. We here at VHI, however, will try to help you find out what is actually causing your physical health issue. Many Americans suffer from health issues that are directly related to their diet. We do understand that certain foods will help our body with the healing process, while other foods actually prevent this from happening. Other physical issues have to do with emotional stress caused by many unseen, or unrealized surroundings such as your job or even a person in your life. It may also be that your house is under or near power lines or even the way your bed is positioned. Something very simple could make a huge difference in the way you feel, both mentally and physically. Everything is included with your tuition cost per week, either in a shared or private room. Hippocrates Health Institute was founded by Ann Wigmore in Boston in 1962. Back in the mid 70's, Raychel Soloman went to Hippocrates in Boston and had such amazing results that she started Hippocrates West in the San Diego, CA area. Around that same time, a man by the name of Don Haughey also had interest in starting a Hippocrates franchise in Union City, MI, called Hippocrates Mid-West. The two locations continued using the name ‘Hippocrates’ through the late 80’s. It was at this time, a meeting took place and both Raychel and Don were asked to remove the Hippocrates name from their wellness centers. Raychel changed the name of her location to Optimum Health Institute (OHI) and Don also renamed his location to the Creative Health Institute (CHI), formally Hippocrates Mid-West. In 1987, Moose & Jeanette Bergonzi attended OHI in CA. Raychel Solomon was the grandmother of their son-in-law. After a three week, life changing stay, Moose was asked to continue on as Maintenance Director and General Manager for the next 15 years. Arn Hunsberger, Eydie Mae’s husband, was on the Board of Directors for OHI. Eydie Mae’s book ‘How I Conquered Cancer Naturally’ was the first of its kind to recognize Ann Wigmore’s work and acknowledge the raw food / wheatgrass diet for an alternative option for Cancer. Michael Bergonzi joined OHI in 1990 – 1998, building their state-of-the-art greenhouse growing room. He then joined Hippocrates Health Institute (HHI) in West Palm Beach, FL in 2001 – 2011, when he left to open a new wellness center in CA. After consulting a few other wellness centers, he ended up back in CT helping to start an overnight wheatgrass sprouting business. While spending some time in CT and working with Lisa Wilson and The Raw Food Institute (RFI) in 2012, he continued his search for a new location for his Vibrant Health Institute (VHI). One day in mid Sept. 2014, while searching on line, he noticed that Creative Health Institute had closed their doors on Jan. 24, 2014 and was now for sale. His first visit to the CHI property was Oct. 28, 2014. The energy and light of Ann Wigmore seemed to be all around this 6 acre location in MI. He knew instantly that this was the perfect location to open his own Vibrant Health Institute! The deal was made and so CHI will now become VHI VIBRANT HEALTH INSTITUTE! **WE ARE NO LONGER IN MI** Looking for a new location in the Northeast as of Aug. 2016. Email for details: info@vibranthealthinstitute.com *Join us for the most affordable wellness retreat in the US! We offer all your raw / vegan meals, green juice, wheatgrass juice, lectures, structured alkaline water, chi machine, silent day, hot tea's, minerals, hands-on classes, special guests speakers, sauna, rebounders, exercise / yoga and all Inclusive: Vibrant programs begin every Sunday, all year long, and end on the following Saturday. Check-in on Sunday is between 11:00 am & 3:00 pm. One week is the minimum stay and three weeks is the whole course. Tuition Rates: *All Inclusive -Bed, Meals, Lectures, Juices, Exercise* Weekly: 7 days and 6 nights, Sunday to Saturday

Some of our lecture titles during your 3-week program at VHI:

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