About Us
Jeanette Bronée, CHHC, Founder of Path for Life,
Nourishment Counselor and Certified Ericksonian Hypnotherapist. Board certified with the AADP from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition and educated in Macrobiotic healing, certified with Tom Monte in Integrative Compassionate Counseling.
Jeanette is fully engaged in every client’s journey towards optimal health. She counsels each client through the emotional aspects of their eating habits and helps them find their own individual way to increased consciousness in food choices. She promotes awareness in daily self-care habits and teaches her clients how to shift their behavioral patterns. Her approach to nutrition is educational, upbeat and non-dogmatic.
She loves being both the Sherlock Holmes of health to find the root cause of the symptoms, and be the change motivator for each individual client to uncover what is holding them back from healing and changing their habits for good.
Jeanette believes that food as medicine is only complete when integrated with the psychology of eating and merged with the emotional healing as the essential components for living a full and rich healthy life.
With a deeply compassionate understanding of the emotional issues we struggle with when changing our habits, she is dedicated to being a resource and inspiration for those who are looking for a new way to a healthy and balanced life, for people living with illness, and for those who seek prevention by transitioning from living with "high risk" to living with "high awareness".
"I call myself a health rebel, because that is what I hope people feel they achieve when working with me. A health revolution!"
Born and raised in Denmark, Jeanette came to NYC 20 years ago. Her transition to a new country started her search for her own path for a new life. Through the years she pursued energy healing and vibrational medicine, holistic nutrition, and emotional awareness counseling.
In 2004, Jeanette founded the Path for Life Self-Nourishment Center. As an ex-fashion-executive and being a woman living in a high-risk category for cancer, she knows about the importance and challenges of living a healthy and balanced life in a busy world. In 2001 after both her parents died of cancer 1 year apart, she decided it was time to follow her passion and devote all her time and energy to help people heal and move through what keeps them from doing so.
As her practice grew from healing through food-choices to integrating the emotional healing and behavioral shifts that needs to take place for a truly integrative and lasting new relationship to food, Self and life, she found what she had been looking for and the Path for Life 9-step System was born.
Erica Duryea, CHHC is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor certified by the AADP and Columbia Teacher's College through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. She has studied the macrobiotic approach to nutrition and healing at the Kushi Institute and is an active student of Tom Monte's Program for Healers. Erica works with her clients to educate them about food and the power of their choices and to help them understand and overcome the obstacles, both physical and emotional, which stand between them and their optimal wellness.
Erica discovered Macrobiotics and holistic health counseling after she was diagnosed with malignant melanoma at 25 years old and embarked on her own path to wellness and balance. She first came to Path for Life as a client, knowing that she had been called to this work for a reason and seeking to find ways of helping others with the same questions in life. Since then her journey has been guided by passion, curiosity, and a deep and profound desire to spread this force that has changed her life.
Erica joined Path for Life as a counselor in 2008, and is also working with counseling groups of young women in the supportive and healing environment that PFL offers. As a young woman raised in the modern American culture and living in the fast-paced, hyper-extended world of New York, Erica understands the myriad challenges facing young women today: how to make healthy food and lifestyle choices on a budget, how to find the time to buy and prepare healthful, quality food with a hectic schedule, how to integrate a desire to be healthy and balanced with an active and vivacious social life, and how to navigate pressure and isolation in a culture of comparison.
Heike Weld - Life in Transition Coaching
Heike is a professional coach for individuals, couples and teams in private and corporate settings. Her clients have successfully navigated life and career transitions, relationship dilemmas, and leadership challenges through her focused, insightful and compassionate approach.
Heike holds a Masters Degree in Practical Philosophy and Literature (Ruhr Universitaet Bochum). She is a certified professional coach both in the United States (New York University) and in Germany (Norddeutsches Institut fuer Kurzzeittherapie).
She is trained in Systemic Family Therapy (Institut fuer Familientherapie, Weinheim, Systemic Society Berlin) and in Gestalt Therapeutic Counseling (Gestatltherapeutisches Institut Kontakte, Bergisch Gladbach) in Germany.
Heike is a teacher of the Awareness Through Movement Method (New York City Feldenkrais Institute) and trained in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy (NYSEPH).
In 2006, Heike moved from Europe to New York. This transition led her to an even deeper understanding of the many dimensions of change.
She integrates her experience and her expertise to meet her clients where they are, supporting them to create their own path, guided by their goals, inner wisdom and resources.
Anne Brunn, L.Ac., is an acupuncturist and Chinese herbal practitioner, nationally board certified (NCCAOM) and licensed in New York State. She received her Master's degree in Traditional Oriental Medicine from New York City's Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, where her training encompassed acupuncture, biomedicine, herbal medicine, Chinese massage (tui na) and nutrition.
In addition, Anne studied acupuncture techniques for weight management and facial rejuvenation at Beijing's College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, where she earned her certification in Cosmetic Acupuncture. She has also undergone intensive internships in Japanese and Five Element as well as traditional Chinese acupuncture systems. A yoga practitioner for many years, she completed her teaching certification and has studied the healing of injury through therapeutic exercise and yoga poses.
Anne believes that a person's state of health arises from a unique set of patterns and tendencies, developed over a lifetime and in continual response to numerous external and internal influences. Every condition requires individualized treatment to resolve symptoms and realign deeper imbalances. Anne has brought this approach to her extensive clinical experience, blending the appropriate modalities for each patient to provide highly personalized care. She has treated hundreds of patients with a range of health concerns including headaches, digestive irregularities, acute and chronic pain, HIV, high blood pressure, insomnia, anxiety, depression and other emotional disorders. Her particular focus has been on women's health issues, from menstrual difficulties to infertility to menopause.
Veronica Farje, LMT is a Swedish Institute graduate and New York State Licensed Massage Therapist. She is also a certified Pilates and yoga teacher, group fitness instructor, and personal trainer. Veronica draws from her knowledge of bodywork and movement therapies to create individualized sessions for specific needs. She studied and uses deep tissue and trigger point work, stretching, joint mobilization, and acupressure to stimulate the body's innate ability to heal itself. Additional skills and professional experience include sports massage, Polarity Therapy (an energy practice), Thai yoga massage, and Shiatsu.
In her yoga and Pilates practice, Veronica builds fresh workouts that challenge multiple muscle groups simultaneously, improving strength, coordination, and mind/body focus. She believes that every session is an opportunity to start or revitalize a commitment to health. Most importantly, Veronica works to ensure that exercise continues to be challenging and enjoyable throughout the journey to wellness. Veronica has six years of experience in gyms and corporate settings working with populations ranging from elite athletes to the elderly.
