Quest 4 Health

Quest 4 Health - Goldens Bridge

Walter Zernis has been into healthy living since 1969. He literally used his news route money to buy books about alternative health and eventually to get a gym membership. When he was 18, he worked as a trainer in a NYC gym and by age 24, he graduated from the world renown Swedish Institute as a Massage Therapist. While he honed his body worker skills, he worked as an aircraft mechanic. He has studied and worked with chiropractors, orthopedic physicians, acupuncturists and physical therapists. Walter works intuitively from a broad knowledge of medical and holistic therapies. He has also done extensive work with athletes at NYC tri-athlete and marathon races.

Walter’s passion for health and wellness also led him to researching and experimenting with cutting edge supplements from a young age. This led him to his current position as a Health Educator for Designs for Health. His work revolves around daily visits to all licensed medical and health care practitioners who have an interest in integrating a more holistic approach into their practice.

Miriam Zernis is a certified Health Coach having attained her education at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in NYC, as well as a Designs for Health nutritionist who incorporates healthy eating,  the science of supplementation and spiritual awareness in her practice. Her specialties include private and group detox programs and treating Lyme disease holistically.

Miriam is also an internationally certified Sivananda Yoga Acharya (Master). She completed her advanced training in southern India and continues to explore classical yoga as a physically and intellectually stimulating practice for a healthier body and mind. Her classes revolve around five points of yoga – proper breathing, exercise, relaxation, diet, positive thinking and meditation. As a Reiki Master, she helps her students tune into and balance their energy naturally.

Miriam is uniquely able to relate to anyone experiencing stress and other lifestyle issues. She traded in her high pressure career as an ABC News Writer/Senior Editor in 2006 after 21 years, to fully dedicate herself to yoga, holistic health counseling and Reiki. On weekends, she travels around Conneticut and New York holding devotional chanting events with her group, Sita’s Light.