Profile by Donna

Whole Body Alternatives was created by me, Donna Blackmeir and my daughter. Organics is not new to me since I am from California and grew up in the 60’s “hippie” culture. I have been following my spiritual advisor, Ram Dass, since 1977, who led me to Neem Karoli Baba, my guru. All my life I was hard working business owner, but in 1999 my health began to fail. I was working three jobs to make ends meet and support my teenage daughter; at one of these jobs, I was cleaning out an electric cooker when it electrocuted me.
The force of the shock threw me onto the concrete floor and I ended up with a herniated disk in my back, neck and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia. I underwent numerous back and hip surgeries and ultimately was left completely disabled after a doctor erroneously removed the bursa-sacs in my hips. I visited hundreds of doctors and all of them told me that there was no hope: I would simply have to learn to live with pain. By 2006, I was taking up to 20 pills a day to manage my pain (half of them Percocet) and eventually my colon began to bleed, I lost 55 pounds, developed Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and my gall bladder was near to failing.
2006 was the pinnacle year for my health: I was diagnosed with a severe bleeding case of Interstitial Cystitis (IC) because my bladder was so irritated from the pills; I was hospitalized three times in one year, and was rushed to ER over ten times. The final time that I was hospitalized in 2006; my daughter looked at me and said, “Mom, you are going to die unless we get you off these pills.” I looked at my daughter and realized that I was going to die unless I found a better way. Which I did and I now call it The Whole Body Way®.

My healing process is still underway and it certainly hasn’t been easy and there are days that I just call it a day! This was not an easy process to detoxify off the prescription medication and learn to cope with pain through my inner spirit and outside influences like music. Also, this process has been a lot easier for me I feel because during this time my daughter was with me the entire time during my detoxify and when she wasn’t encouraging me and telling me I could “do it,” she was making lists, getting organized, throwing out “sick” foods in my refrigerator, and going grocery shopping  And this is how The Whole Body Way© was developed: my daughter and I.

I realized that it’s not just enough to want to get better – you need to be empowered with the tools to do so. If you have the real desire to heal both your body and your spirit, we are here to help. Just remember, one day at a time – you didn’t get sick overnight and you won’t get “fixed” overnight…but with The Whole Body Way, you’ll have the tools you need to begin your journey. And we’ll be here every step of the way.

Much love and best of wishes,
Donna Blackmeir, MS,MLS