As a lifelong New Yorker, I truly understand how daily life and it's stresses can get in the way of our desire to live healthfully and feel our best. After "dealing with" digestive-related issues for nearly all of my life, I woke up one day and decided I had enough of constantly feeling tired, bloated and unhappy with how my body looked and felt. I sought out alternative ways to heal myself and experienced amazing results. Things turned completely around in my life through alternative therapies, changing what foods I consumed and how I consumed them, a dedicated Yoga practice and a new perspective on life.
Over the course of a year I shed the 40 pounds that had crept on to my small 5'1" frame due to the stresses of my corporate day job. That was 2005, several years ago - today, I am still going strong and how it felt to be that old me is a distant memory. I am confident that the extra pounds won't ever be back because of the positive changes I have integrated and embraced into my everyday life. I do not believe in dieting and I have never been on a diet in my life. The first thought it brings to my mind, like most people, is what I would have to eliminate and the fear of feeling deprived. Through dissecting what foods I ate, understanding why I was eating them, increasing nutrient-rich foods that I love and finding more wholesome ways of preparing indulgent foods, I found my most fit and lively self without ever having to go on a diet.
To deepen my knowledge and love for healthy living I enrolled in the Professional Training Program at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, which is the only nutrition school integrating all the different dietary theories—combining the knowledge of traditional philosophies with modern concepts like the USDA food pyramid, the glycemic index, the Zone and raw foods. I was trained in more than one hundred dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods. Drawing on this knowledge, I will help you create a completely personalized “roadmap to health” that suits your unique body, lifestyle, preferences, and goals. I am certified by IIN, the AADP and Purchase College of SUNY. I am currently enrolled in the Food Therapy Program at the Natural Gourmet Institute for Food and Health with Dr. Annemarie Colbin, PH.D. I will complete my certification there in June 2012.
In the spring of 2007 I became a certified Vinyasa Yoga Instructor (200 RYT) and started teaching classes at Yoga People in Brooklyn Heights, where I also completed my training. In 2010 I completed my advanced certification (500 RYT) at ISHTA Yoga near Union Square in Manhattan. Currently, I am E-RYT 500 and teach at both public group classs and private specialized instruction. My Yoga practice is an integral part of my healthy lifestyle and has taught me how to look at the word in a different way both on and off of the mat. To learn more about Yoga, my teaching style and class schedule, visit me at www.brooklynyogini.com.
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