About
Karyn Bender, Integrative Pharmacist, Holistic Health & Nutrition Counselor
As a pharmacist and health counselor Karyn brings 10 years of community health experience to her practice. Her passion for balancing the best of medical and natural health solutions provides a one-of-a-kind, practical approach to healing health challenges, preventing disease, and feeling good at any age.
Karyn is a mom, a graduate of Northeastern University’s Bouve College of Pharmacy, Boston, MA and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, New York, NY. She has extensively trained in health improvement counseling, eastern and western nutrition, and using food and lifestyle modification to heal the body. Karyn’s expertise of understanding medications is a unique benefit for her clients and holistic peers.
Karyn’s unique approach to food and health is a meeting of science and soul. It is for clients who are seeking fundamental change and freedom in their relationships with food. Ideal clients have explored other options for healing, and are ready for the powerful rewards of diving deep into the healing journey.
By generating new understandings of food and how it works, your experience of food and eating is transformed. Using food as medicine, you are guided into and through the energetics of food.
Through gentle brainstorming, the work connects theories of both conventional and complementary medicines. Simple food contributes to vital wellbeing leading to a fuller, freer life.
Education:
Karyn has studied with Marc David, Andrea Beaman HHC, Dr Susan Corso, Steve Gagne, Columbia University, and the Herbert Benson Mind/Body Institute (formally Harvard Medical School Mind/Body Institute), Judith Orloff MD, Deepak Chopra MD & David Simon MD.
Northeastern University Bouvier College of Pharmacy: BS Pharmacy June 1998
Institute for Integrative Nutrition: 2005 – 2006
Judith Orloff MD: Intuitive Healing for Medical Professionals. 3/2006. Los Angeles, CA
Andrea Beaman HHC: Personal and Business Coaching 4/2006 – 5/2007; Cooking Classes & Demo’s 3/2006 – 6/2006.
Harvard Medical School Mind/Body Institute: Spirituality & Healing in Medicine. 12/2006.
Deepak Chopra MD & David Simon MD: Journey Into Healing. Kripalu Center for Yoga & Healing. 2/2007.
Marc David: Food & Sex: Deepening to the Intimate Dance. New York. 11/2006; Psychology of Eating and Soul Based Nutrition 2/2007 – 6/2007. Graduate Program; 10/2007 – present.
Dr. Susan Corso: Chief Spiritual Officer April 2008 – present
Karyn is available for teaching, speaking engagements, and events. She also sees select individual clients for coaching and counseling.