It’s a Family Affair — 3 Generations Visit OHI!

When someone in her family has a health opportunity, Barbara Yanari knows OHI is the place to turn to. “Over the last 30 years, OHI has been a resource I can trust,” said Barbara. “30 years ago, my mother had terrible eczema, and doctors couldn’t get it under control. I can’t remember who told me about OHI, but we were at our wits end, so I brought her there. The staff made poultices out of wheatgrass and applied them all over her body. That completely cured her eczema, and my mother was so grateful for the relief. 25 years ago, I found lumps in my neck and was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. I went straight to OHI. The detox was helpful, but what really set me on the path to recovery was the guided meditation. I did that 3x a day, and within three months the lumps were gone. So, when my granddaughter, Lanie, started having severe digestive issues, I suggested a trip to OHI. My daughter, Kirsten, also wanted to come and support Lanie, so the three of us booked a 1-week stay.”

“I had serious IBS issues,” said Lanie Burris (granddaughter). “Rose, the colonics tech, was the one who told me that my health opportunity stemmed from a complete lack of digestive enzymes in my gut. My diet was already pretty healthy, so she told me to start taking probiotics for better gut health, and my IBS has completely resolved. I learned so much from the Food Pairings class, and that has helped with my digestion and gut health, as well. And my stay at OHI helped break me of my addiction to carbonated drinks, which has also tremendously improved my gut health. I quit smoking a year ago, and the carbonated drinks helped break my nicotine addiction, but it was the detox cleanse that showed me how bad the carbonation was for my body. The detox was hard, but it was worth it.”

“When the three of us decided to go to OHI, I thought about what my intention was going to be for the stay,” said Kirsten Burris (mother). “My daughter had a health opportunity she was focusing on. My mother was there as our guide since she’d been to OHI twice before. I didn’t have a health opportunity I was focusing on, but I did have an emotional trauma I wanted to heal. I had been very close with my mother-in-law, but two years before she passed, she and I had a falling out. I wanted to come to peace with the loss of that relationship and find it in my heart to forgive her. I went to the Mental Detox class, and we did a guided meditation. The facilitator, had us connect with our inner child and reach out to find a belief that was holding us back. I could suddenly see myself going back and picking up a piece of my soul that I had left behind. I realized that I was holding onto a belief that if I said something people didn’t agree with, then they would reject and abandon me. As I came out of the meditation, I was so emotional. I spoke with the facilitator afterward and explained that I had once expressed concerns to my mother-in-law, and she wouldn’t address them. That left me feeling rejected and abandoned by her. It took that guided meditation for me to understand that I had been holding on to the pain of that rejection for years. Afterward, I went to the chapel and wrote my mother-in-law a letter forgiving her, and it felt like a weight was lifted from my shoulders. It was a profound moment of healing for me, and I am so grateful to OHI for leading me to it.”

Beyond their personal moments of healing, this grandmother/mother/daughter were grateful for the memories of their stay. “We went in the hot tub together every day,” said Barbara (grandmother). “We had the best talks and a lot of laughs. It was wonderful to get to spend time together with just the three of us.”

“I’ve recommended OHI to so many friends,” said Kirsten (mother). “I’ll admit that it’s not easy to detox, but it became a bonding experience for us! And we are overjoyed that Lanie has been able to see such a tremendous improvement in her gut health. She put in the hard work to get herself better, but it was OHI that pointed her toward a solution that really worked.”

“Not many 82-year-old grandmothers would fast for two days just to support their granddaughter,” laughed Lanie. “My mom and grandmother are great! I’m lucky to have them, and I’m lucky OHI helped get me on the path to better health. Thank you OHI!”

To learn more about the OHI for Life Body-Mind-Spirit Program, call (800) 588-0809.