I know what it is to be in decline.

I now know what it is to reclaim my terrain. 

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Despite having been raised on whole organic foods, we didn't know much of what we now know. I was not breast fed. I was raised on copious amounts of gluten containing products. Because we were a vegetarian family, I wasn't eating best for my metabolic type and I experienced extreme stress in childhood. None of this set my gut and my microbiome up for success. We now know, based on establishd studies and emerging science, that all of these factors can lead to a dysbiotic (unhealthy, unbalanced) gut. When I look back, one of my biggest memories from high school was always feeling bloated and constantly having to excuse myself to the bathroom because I was so gassy. Blegh. 

Despite being highly athletic and still eating really well (as far as I knew), one day I woke up at 37 and realized I had been on a subtle but steady downhill slide for about 5 years and recalled, with dismay and confusion, having once felt much smarter, more energized and vibrant. Something was off and after being diagnosed with adrenal burnout, I decided that it was from more than just two decades of exuberant rock climbing and skiing in concert with personal stress.

Between SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) and candida (systemic fungal overgrowth), my gut was a mess.

And so was my head. 

I decided I wasn't going out like this and began to understand the gut through a lot of independent self-study. I began an 8 month long cleanse that turned into the backbone for new food and lifestyle choices that I still maintain to this day. Because of these regular healthy habits, I feel absolute freedom and joy (never guilt) for savoring that occasional tres leches gelato or a pile of warm handmade flour tortillas accompanying a plate of rancho made carne asada. 

And so began both my personal and professional health journey. I went to school for Functional Nutrition and started making botanical formulas that support digestion and stress management. 

I have learned a tremendous amount about healing protocols, diet and lifestyle shifts, herbal therapies and supplementation, but the most valuable lesson taken since the inception of this personal and professional wellness journey has been ADAPTATION.

 With the ability to ADAPT in our quiver, a universe of possibility opens up to us in our bodies and in our minds.
Today I am not only an advocate of, but also LIVE the Adaptogenic Lifestyle. My approach includes incorporation of evidence based functional nutrition, herbal medicine, yoga/movement, breath work and practical, healthy stocking and organization of home kitchen ingredients  to cultivate a successful and nourishing formula for YOUR wellbeing.

I currently reside for 7 months of the year in the revoked treaty land of the Tabeguache Band of the Ute Tribe now known as Grand Junction, Colorado, which is a valley situated below the sacred former Ute land of Thiguanawat (The Land of Departed Spirits) and is today called The Grand Mesa by white settlers. The other 5 months I live in the small pueblo of El Chorro in the Sierra de la Laguna mountains of Baja. 

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I am available for in person nutritional consulting or movement therapy sessions in Grand Junction or via Zoom/phone.