"If you get, give. If you learn, teach." ~ Maya Angelou
I received my training as a Health Coach from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition's cutting-edge Health Coach Training Program.
During my training, I studied over 100 dietary theories, practical lifestyle management techniques, and innovative coaching methods with some of the world’s top health and wellness experts. My teachers included Dr. Andrew Weil, Director of the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine; Dr. Deepak Chopra, leader in the field of mind-body medicine; Dr. David Katz, Director of Yale University’s Prevention Research Center; Dr. Walter Willett, Chair of Nutrition at Harvard University; Geneen Roth, bestselling author and expert on emotional eating; and many other leading researchers and nutrition authorities.
My education has equipped me with extensive knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventive health. Drawing on these skills and my knowledge of different dietary theories, I work with clients to help them make lifestyle changes that produce real and lasting results.
In addition to my health coach training, I completed a 200-hour teacher training program at Black Dog Yoga in Sherman Oaks, California, and am a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. I also trained with Reiki Master Chris Schweska at EagleTouch in Los Angeles to get certified as a Level II Reiki Practitioner, and completed an 8-week certification course in Ayurveda with Jai Dev Singh and Floracopeia. Ayurveda is the sister science of yoga, which addresses all aspects of mind-body-spirit health. In addition, I have studied with Deepak Chopra and David Simon at The Chopra Center in Carlsbad, California, participating in various week-long seminars on meditation, yoga, and Ayurveda, and am currently enrolled in Chopra Center University's teacher training program for Primordial Sound Meditation instruction. I also intend to continue to expand my services with deeper studies coming up in 2012 in aromatherapy and pre-natal yoga. I bring all of this experience and training into my health coaching practice to create a varied, holistic, and personalized program uniquely suited to your needs and circumstances.
To decide if health coaching is right for you, I invite you to schedule a free initial consultation with me. During this session, we will discuss your health and lifestyle to determine how I can best support you in achieving your goals.
