My journey to wellness has involved spending most of my adulthood eating unhealthy, convenient, or fast foods and having minimal to no fresh food to get through each day. I grew up in a household where healthy, natural foods were always present in the garden, kitchen, and on the table. My mother, in her spare time, was an avid gardener, herbalist, and seamstress (more about my mother in my blog journey ).

Over the years, I have mentally adopted some healthy, natural eating habits from my childhood. I took my first step by eliminating meat, then fish, and transitioned to a Lacto-Vegetarian Diet, then a vegetarian diet, and eventually found raw food, ultimately becoming a vegan. To my surprise with these various transitions, I was still not my healthiest, I was just eating processed plant-based food to fulfill my daily eating needs, and rarely cooked natural foods, as I began to research articles, blogs, magazines, and talking with people who actually live a whole plant-based lifestyle, my mind began to shift to better understand my body I needed to read, study and network. On my journey, I was diagnosed with being pre-diabetic Type II and tested for food allergies (wheat and dairy). This put my whole being into a frenzy. I was at a loss. Once again, I began to network (with people in the plant-based community who can guide and support my new life’s journey), research, and found that living a natural, alkaline plant-based lifestyle was my answer to wellness and longevity.

I also furthered my wellness journey *knowing my mother’s presence was guiding me to heal myself mind, body and soul, I began by becoming a Yoga Teacher (RYS 200), Ayurveda Specialist, Restorative Yoga Teacher, Chair Yoga Teacher at the Yoga School Online and Yoga & Ayurveda Center @yogaschoolonline  studied  @herbalacademy Introductory Herbal Course, Intermediate Herbal Course, Advanced Herbal Course, Herbal Materia Medica, Botany & Wildcrafting, Herbal Aphrodisiacs, Foraging, Emulsifiers and Preservatives in Botanical Products, and Natural Perfumery. The knowledge journey continues…. with delving into the world of the cycles in menopause, gardening, herbalism, plant-based cuisine, wellness (mind, body, and soul), natural beauty, and a lot of surprises  

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