01/15/2026
Upcoming Events from Eileen/5 Elements (upstairs):
Two-week, Five Elements SOUP and TEA CLEANSE
Thursday, 1/29/2026 6-730p (class to prepare)
Guided cleanse begins Monday 2/2/2026 – Sunday 2/15/2026
$150 – includes initial intro class, daily teas (given at initial meeting, or mailed), daily e-mail with recipes and specific exercises, private follow up phone call
If you are interested in prepared soups, that is extra. Ask me for pricing details.
I’m excited!!! -- I’ve put together a fun 2-week program that will begin with a class (1/29/2026) explaining each of the five elements and their relating organ systems and the food and herb properties and lifestyle changes that tonify them. The actual guided cleanse will begin on Monday, (2/2/2026) so it will give you the long weekend to prepare and gather the foods you need to prepare your soups. There will also be an option for local participants to buy the week-day soups already prepared – Deliveries made to Allentown, Quakertown and Coopersburg or pick up at my Allentown office!!!
Here’s how it will work:
Before we begin, each participant will fill out a questionnaire and I will establish a constitutional diagnosis based on that and your tongue reading.
Each weekday will feature soups and herbs that target an organ system, and then on the weekend I will make recommendations about which foods to incorporate for your individual constitution. Recipes for soups will be provided (or locals may purchase the soups). There will be exercises suggested each day that focus on the balancing of each organ system as well – simple things to consider or journal prompts. Remember that each organ system houses an emotion, so the lifestyle suggestions I provide will be focusing on those. Stretches focusing on each system will also be provided daily. After the completion of the program, I will have a phone call check in with each participant so we can go over successes, challenges and plans to go forward with success afterward.
Week #1
MONDAY 2/2/2026 – Liver/Gallbladder
Leafy Green Detox soup & Dandelion/ Milk Thistle Tea
Exercises around releasing anger
TUESDAY 2/3/2026 – Heart/Small Intestine
Tomato Pumpkin Soup & Hawthorne/Hibiscus Tea
Exercises around how we “digest life” – joy/sadness/anxiety
WEDNESDAY 2/4/2026 – Stomach/Spleen/Pancreas
Roasted Root Vegetable Soup & Holy Basil or Linden tea (contingent upon constitution)
Exercises around Grounding & Boundary Setting, releasing the emotion of Worry
THURSDAY 2/5/2026 – Lung/Large Intestine
Cabbage and Roasted Garlic soup & Turmeric or Ginger blends or Grief release tea (contingent upon constitution)
Exercises around releasing grief (disappointments in any area of our world, not just death of a person) Any unmet expectation
FRIDAY 2/6/2025 – Kidney/Bladder/Adrenals
Asparagus Bisque Soup & Nettle Tea
Exercises around Fear and managing Stress
SAT & SUN – personalized recommendations will be made by me according to one’s constitution/goals
WEEK #2 - Daily exercises will be different ones from week #1, but the same organ/emotional focus as mentioned above
MONDAY 2/9/2026 – Liver/Gallbladder
Asian Bok Choy Soup & Schisandra Detox Blend Tea
TUESDAY 2/10/2026 – Heart/Small Intestine
Coconut/Tomato Bisque & Hawthorne/Linden/Dandelion leaf tea
WEDNESDAY 2/11/2025 – Spleen/Stomach/Pancreas
Butternut Squash Bisque
THURSDAY 2/12/2025 – Lungs/Large Intestine
Cauliflower/dill soup & (Individual recommendation on Tea)
FRIDAY 2/13/2025 – Kidney/Bladder/Adrenal
Mixed Vegetable/Miso Soup & Ashwagandha Tea
SAT & SUN - again, individual recommendations will be made for food properties/soups/teas.
This unique cleanse will be a fabulous way to boost immunity and alkalinize your body!!!
Questions or to reserve your place in class, my contact info is below.
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ALLERGIES and Asthma according to Chinese Medicine
Tuesday, 2/17/2026
6-7:30p
$35
Many people dread the coming of Spring, because it brings with it a difficult allergy season. Many people also experience hives, rashes and/or eczema and psoriasis, not only during the Spring, but year-round. Solutions for all of these presentations along with a discussion of the root cause according to Chinese medicine theory will be covered. When folks complain that their allergies are worse one year, as compared to another, normally it is because of an individual's toxic load and increased inflammatory markers, not because the pollen count is higher. In addition to environmental allergies, I will be discussing food allergies and sensitivities and what it means according to Chinese medicine theory when they abound. I will offer herbal solutions that have equal efficacy to Zyrtec and Claritin for seasonal allergies. We will be discussing herbs, foods and practices that will help to down-regulate the immune system so it isn't so reactive. Make Spring 2026 one that is filled with outdoor activities with reduced reactivity or even symptom-free!
***I am holding this class at this time, because I will give simple protocols that we can begin in February that will ease allergy symptoms this year!
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THE BOOK OF AWAKENING by Mark Nepo
2026 Monthly Book Discussion Community
“having the life you want by being present to the life you have”
Thurs- 2/12/2026, Wed - 3/11/2026, Tues-4/21/2026, Monday- 5/18/2026….other dates for the year, TBD
I learned of this gem listening to a podcast of an interview of the author. I was so impressed that I bought a few copies for Christmas gifts this year, even before delving into it myself. The book has short readings for each day of the year and then some mindfulness exercises that relate. I am already enjoying it so much – even though it’s only been a week! – that I wanted to share this with as many people as possible. I highly recommend you get this book and if you’d like, join our book discussion community. 😊 I have chosen different days of the week to begin, and hoping by doing so we could include more folks. Once our group forms, we can take a look at dates for the rest of the year. The words on these pages are universal to the human experience and are relevant to all belief systems.
In his invitation prefacing the book, Mark says, “It is my profound hope that something in these pages will surprise and refresh you, will make you glisten, will help you live, love, and find your way to joy.” I can tell you that already it has made me excited to read and reflect each morning and I can’t wait to share it with some old and new friends. ❤
(There is no charge to be a part of this community of joy ❤)
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JUICING BASICS
Tuesday 3/17/2026
6-7p
$30
Join us for this informative class covering the basics....and maybe some no-so-basic info. 🙂 This is a great class providing inspiration for our annual Group Liver Mind/Body/Spirit Detox beginning in April.
What class will cover/include
*Why juice? - what it has the capability of doing in the body
*The difference between a juice and a smoothie
*The differences between the juicer types
*Different types of juices for different imbalances - which might be best for your constitution right now.
(I will do a tongue and pulse exam on participants who desire this so I can advise)
*Food properties - to find the best for your current constitution
*Many juice recipes
*Sampling of 3 types of Juice
*FUN!
To reserve your place in any of these classes/groups, my contact info is below.
Wishing you all a Very Happy, Healthy 2026!!!
❤ eileen
FIVE ELEMENTS HOLISTIC HEALTH
Five Elements School of Holistic Studies
Eileen Arenz Ortiz HHC AADP CN
Holistic Health & Nutrition
Herbal Medicine
Integrative Polarity/Cranialsacral Therapy
Family Constellations Facilitator
www.fiveelementsholistichealth.com
215/738-0751
It’s rare for anyone to get an hour to work on their nutrition and goals with a trained professional. I am a Holistic Health Practitioner, Master Clinical Herbalist, Clinical Nutritionist and Bodyworker, I create a supportive environment that will enable you to achieve all of your health goals. I ...
