How I found my way to health...

First it was an interest in food, that started when I was a little girl. Learning (and loving) to cook led to eventually working in the food business and, many years later, owning a restaurant that focused on farm to table food with an adjacent organic juice and smoothie bar.

 

Being around this high quality produce prompted more interest in gardening and medicinal herbs. I became fascinated with food as health,  “you-are-what you- eat”. Teaching classes on detoxes, cleanses,  raw foods, and juicing came next. At the same time, life took me down a spiritual path, paving the way for massage, yoga and reiki certifications. 

But it wasn’t all kale and beans, rainbows and roses. I also have  been down THAT road (many of you gals might relate to THAT road) In college,  I suffered form severe body image issues. My daily diet was absent of any nutritional value, consisting most days of Snapple ice tea and small bags of potato chips. This made me grossly underweight. lethargic and super unhealthy. But even more than that, I just didn’t like myself or my life. Which lead to bouts of depression.... 

That phase did not last forever, thank God.

And, luckily, there was a silver lining. What emerged from that low point was an intent to connect to my spiritual side, and the innate understanding that our bodies are our temples; a  balance of feeding ourselves food and feeding ourselves activities that contribute to the mind, body and spirit trinity.

Today I am still get excited about food and health, self care wellness, and spiritual connections, and I hope all of my wisdom  and experience from years of study can be used to help guide YOU to excitement, knowledge and success in your own endeavors, in both the inner and outer journeys towards health.