From Missionary to Staff Member OHI Employees are the Heart of Our Healing Organization

Get to know staff member, Doreen DeRose, with our quick Q&A…

As a leader in holistic healing, OHI strives to foster a community of people dedicated to living healthy, joyful, and spirit-filled lives.  Our employees are the heart of our healing organization, providing guests with a safe and sacred space to cleanse and nourish the body, quiet and focus the mind, and renew and awaken the spirit.

So who are OHI employees?  Our devoted group is made up of both missionaries and staff members.  Let’s take a look at what each position entails, and meet someone who has traveled the path from guest to missionary to staff member.

OHI Missionary Program

Many guests find their OHI stay to be truly transformative, and look to continue their healing journey by joining our Missionary Program.  The OHI Missionary Program is a volunteer extension program for those who have graduated from the OHI holistic healing program, and want to continue on a spiritual path to continue to heal themselves and others.  As a missionary, individuals are able to immerse themselves in the healing process 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  It is an amazing opportunity for those who have a calling, passion, and commitment to serving others, and who want to reside in a community focused on healing. To learn more about OHI’s Missionary Program, visit www.OptimumHealth.org.

OHI Staff Member

For those with a calling, passion, and commitment to serving the OHI community at the highest level, there are a wide range of full-time staff positions including Food Preparation, Program Consultant, Facilitator, and more.  At the core of each position, our staff members serve as a change agent for holistic healing by creating a safe and sacred space for healing.  OHI offers career opportunities like no other. To learn more about a career at OHI, visit www.OptimumHealth.org.

Meet Doreen DeRose

Doreen DeRose has seen OHI from every perspective.  She has been a guest, a missionary, and is currently a full-time staff member in our contact center.  Let’s learn more about that progression…

Q:  Give us a little insight into your background.

A:  I graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Business Administration. I later earned a 2-year master’s degree in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica.  I am fascinated by the science of the mind, and the connection between mind and body.  I made my first visit to OHI in 2014, and was so grateful for the opportunity to experience my first real detox, improve my health, have emotional release, and be in a community with so many beautiful souls.  I applied to the Missionary Program in 2018, and stayed for 6 months.  The journey was so inspiring that I applied for a full-time position.  I joined OHI in June 2019, working as a Guest Services Associate at the front desk and the contact center.  The contact center is now where I spend most of my days.

Q:  What appealed to you about the OHI Missionary Program?

A:  The opportunity to be in service, and witness people’s transformations, and hoping to experience one of my own.  Being a missionary taught me to love and accept myself for who I am, and to offer that same acceptance to all people.  It may sound simple, but it takes a lot to retrain your brain to cancel negative thinking and focus only on the positive.  The reality is that without the OHI Missionary Program, I would never have taken the time to focus on myself and improve my own health.  Being a missionary gave me the tools to change many of my behaviors around food and see a new way of managing my health and my mind.

Q:  What made you want to become an OHI staff member?

A:  The  Missionary Program taught me to become more self-aware, and that led to more peace.  That’s when I knew I wanted to make a permanent change, and join the OHI staff.  I wear a lot of hats at this job, but they are all in service of the same goal — to keep the OHI community growing.  Everyone who calls OHI is looking for transformation.  I can honestly tell them that they will find that here.  It may not be the transformation they are expecting, but it will be the transformation they need.

Q:  Do you have any advice for guests who might be considering applying to OHI?

A:  Resist NOTHING!  It is the resistance that causes the struggle.  Focus on what you want out of life, and see where that intention leads you.  It just might lead you to OHI. Simply put — MORE FAITH, LESS FEAR.

Optimum Health Institute is here for you! We will motivate you to stick with your commitment to health and discover new ways to empower yourself. Explore the holistic healing program offered at OHI. This program offers three week-long sessions, where you will learn to cleanse the body, quiet the mind and awaken the spirit.

Call OHI at (800) 588-0809 or visit www.OptimumHealth.org today for more information.