Dieting Know More®, a four-level program
The Four-Level Program
You may participate in the program at your own pace, in the best way that works for you at this point in your life.
The First and Second Levels of the program set the foundation and are requirements for participation in the Third and Fourth Levels. Please note that most of the levels are offered either as face-to-face meetings or in teleconferenced formats.
The program is intended for people who are:
- Trying to maintain their weight after a successful diet, fast, or surgical procedure.
- Currently on a diet.
- Interested in discovering and maintaining their natural weight.
- Psychologically inclined, willing to be introspective.
- Jaded with yoyo dieting.
- Beat up by outer judgments and self-criticism about their body.
- Ready for a change in their life in general. The program will affect every aspect of your life. Your relationship to food does not exist in a vacuum. It is connected to the rest of your life.
The program is NOT for people who are:
- Looking for a diet plan. This is not a diet plan.
- In need for strict rules regarding eating.
- Overweight due to chronic medical conditions.
Introductory Presentation (optional)
This is an overview of the program’s theoretical approach and a detailed description of the four levels.
Please call our Center for dates, times and location for the Introductory Presentation.
Investment: $45
Registration Procedures: Call our Center at 516.568.0306.
First Level: Interview
Please note that the Interview does not guarantee admission to the program.
Discover your own Inner Comfort Eater Selves, understand their history and function in your life. Identify your natural weight.
Date and Time: Individually scheduled.
Location: The Koumidou Center in New York City or in Lynbrook.
Investment: $350
Registration Procedures: Individually scheduled by calling the Koumidou Center at 516.568.0306
Please note that a doctor’s permission note is required before entering the second level.
Second Level: Five 2-hour Private Orientation Meetings
(and an optional Weekend Orientation Group Gathering)
The Private Orientation Meetings might be offered either face-to-face, in a teleconferenced format or during a Private Weekend Retreat.
Begin to develop a relationship with your Inner Comfort Eater Selves. Establish a relationship with your body and encourage it to choose the physical movement that it likes and enjoys the most.
Date and Time:
Private Orientation Meetings: Scheduled on an individual basis.
Weekend Orientation Group Gathering: (call our Center for dates)
Friday, 2pm to 5pm
Saturday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Sunday, 9:30am to 1:00pm
Location:The Private Orientation Meetings are held at The Koumidou Center in New York City or in Lynbrook. The Weekend Orientation Group Gathering is held at The Koumidou Outdoor Retreat Center in Upstate New York.
Investment: $295
Registration Procedures: Determined by the end of the Interview.
Third Level: Three Monthly Groups
The groups may be offered either face-to-face or conducted in a modified teleconferenced format.
Begin and maintain a relationship with the new parts of your personality as you establish your natural weight..
Date and Time: Meetings are held on Friday or Monday evenings, depending on location, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Location: The Koumidou Center in New York City or in Lynbrook.
Investment: $85
Registration Procedures: Determined by the conclusion of the Private Meetings.
Fourth Level: Bi-monthly Maintenance Group (optional)
The bi-monthly group can be used as needed. It is being offered either face-to-face or in a teleconferenced format.
Provide on-going support until the new psychological configuration becomes well established.
Date and Time: Meetings are held on Friday or Monday evenings, depending on location, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
Location: : The Koumidou Center in New York City or Lynbrook
Investment: $85
Registration Procedures: Determined by the conclusion of the Ten Initiation Groups.
