Specialties

 

Digestive wellness

Healthy cooking / meal planning

Food allergies & intolerance

Stress management tools

Cleansing and Detoxification

A Little About Me

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I'm a Northern California based Certified Holistic Nutritionist as well as an enthusiastic home cook, vegetable gardener, partner to my guy Mark, and mom to a Hairless Chinese Crested dog named Reuben. We are so grateful to play, work, and live in the wilds of Sonoma County - one of the most beautiful places to be!  I love practicing yoga and meditation and I really enjoy photography, art, music, travel, and outdoor adventures with my loved ones. :-) 

 

I believe my passion for nutrition stems from having ancestors who farmed, from growing up around amazing cooks and eating their food, and from working eight years in the restaurant business. I've always considered myself a "good eater" but from a young age having constant digestion issues and migraines needless to say, gave me a lot of grief for decades. Despite my love and knowledge of good food, I had much to learn about food sensitivities, balanced nutrition and the connections to my health issues.

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About My Journey

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Interestingly though not uncommon, the power of yoga prepared me and initially lead me down the path to creating optimal health and wellness for myself. In 2003, I started studying and practicing yoga regularly and through practicing this moving meditation and breath work, I became more aware of my body and the stress and discomforts I was having. My lifestyle habits began to shift and I started eating much healthier. My curiosity about heaIth and wellness, nutrition and exercise really started to pique. I was relentlessly on the hunt for more information about how to heal my symptoms naturally, healthier ways to eat food, and cleansing and detox diets. I tried everything and I learned about juicing, sprouting, raw food, macrobiotics, fasting, and so much more. I bought a Vita-mix, started preparing all sorts of beautiful, wholesome meals, planted a bigger garden, and my life continued to evolve in countless ways! Amazingly, my digestion and migraine symptoms vastly improved. The positive effects permeated into my life on every level. I became a happier person. I learned that food truly is medicine and that sustainable changes happen when there is openness and readiness to make them...no matter how small the change may seem. Who knew that with a few lifestyle tweaks, life becomes so amazing!?! My experience has really impassioned me to want to keep learning all I can and to help others get healthy and be happy in their lives, too. The truth is and as the yoga gurus say, "Happiness is our birthright!" And without health, happiness is really hard to come by. Our health is our greatest asset!

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Aspiring Holistic Nutritionist

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With all this passion and studying on my own, I finally set out to get a professional education in nutrition. During my vigorous search for a board certified nutrition school, I gravitated right towards the Energetic Health Institute (EHI) and without wasting any time, I applied, got accepted and started studying in EHI's holistic nutrition certification program. I loved every minute of my time with EHI and I am so grateful to have an amazing educational experience of learning directly under first rate Naturopathic Doctors and Board Certified Nutrition Teachers, as well as the community of wonderful and inspiring fellow students I had the pleasure of interacting with. Being certified in Holistic Nutrition allows me to do what comes natural to me and what my heart desires - to give of myself and help others on their journey to health. 

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My Mission

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I work with individuals to help create a program that is unique to them, for restoring and enhancing health and immune function through nutrition, supplementation, and healthy lifestyle choices. 

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Nutrition affects just about every aspect of our everyday lives including our energy levels, sleep, moods, thoughts, career, and our relationships. When we are nourished and balanced, our body will have the energy it requires to heal and do all we want it to do. My goal is to provide you with the tools you need for achieving your optimal state of health. I look forward to helping you create your own simple, healthy, and vibrant lifestyle.

 

Cheers to wellness!

     

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