I am pleased to report Family Nutrition 101 was a success! We had 4 families join for a total of 9 people (my sister and 2 nieces definitely still count)! I was nervous, but it went well. People asked how they could find out about the next one, so that's a good sign. We had fun learning about basic nutrition and developing a healthy relationship with food. My favorite part was the activities which included: guessing how much sugar was in different drinks using sugar cubes, building a meal using the USDA's MyPlate, and making No Bake Energy Bites to snack on. It was an hour and a half of my life that was definitely well spent! Thank you to those that joined and to my friend, Veronica, at Breathing Through Counseling and Wellness Services for having me.   I look forward to the next one!

Hi all!    Many of you know that I am a Yoga Teacher, but you may not know that I've been a Registered Dietitian for almost a decade. New opportunities in the nutrition field have been coming my way, so I figured it's time to embrace them. On Saturday, June 12th @ 2pm I will be teaching an in-person interactive Family Nutrition 101 workshop. My good friend, Veronica Tovar, with Breathing Through Counseling and Wellness Services in Modesto, reached out to me. We met at our Yoga Teacher Training 3 years ago and she is an amazing counselor with a dream to combine counseling and wellness - which is where nutrition comes in. Tickets are available on Eventbrite at this link  Family Nutrition 101 . It's a great opportunity for an afternoon out with the family to play, learn, and, of course, eat!    Hope to see you there, my friends! Namas(tay).

Hello all! Recent events have led me to want to share my views on nutrition. As I have previously mentioned, I am not only a Yoga Teacher but also a Registered Dietitian (RD). When I tell people I'm an RD, usually one of four things happens: One - they think it's cool that I'm an RD and that's about it. Two - they tell me about their personal eating habits and how everyone should be following them. My view on this, one size does not fit all. If something works for you, GREAT, but it may not work for someone else so do not try and force it on someone. Three - people ask my opinion on different fad diets. I am not a fan of fad diets. Usually they are unsustainable and cause more harm than good in the long run. Four - my least favorite, people will get self-conscious about what they eat or how they look when I tell them I'm an RD. This makes me so sad because I truly believe everyone is beautiful and there is no one correct way to eat. Doctors, magazines, media