Why am I always amazed when I follow my gut and things work out? There is nothing truly more wonderful when situations, directions, and ideas unfold onto your lap like a present–all because you trust yourself and the greater good. And that is precisely what has happened to me this past week.
I am getting my certification as a holistic health counselor from the Institute of Integrated Nutrition. It is the perfect compliment to Eating Design, allowing me to work with clients one on one, with small groups, and with families–integrating design, food, wellness, and communication, for the betterment of an individual or community. The goals of a personalized health counseling program are to radically improve your life, resolve concerns specific to you and your body, and to provide you with tools for a lifetime of balance. I work together with clients to find the right foods for your body and to balance your Primary Foods–the areas of your life that feed you on the deepest levels. This unique approach provides meaningful, lasting results–and it is so much fun!
I am so excited to be able to use my creative approach to food and communication as truly a way to give back and to help others live a holistic life–connecting themselves with themselves and with others–as a holistic health counselor and eating designer! And I am also super excited to have you along for the journey as this will be a place I share this journey with you! Cooking tips, stories, and new approaches to food will all be right here 
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Last night, a few girlfriends and I got together and juiced some winter fruits. There was a lot of citrus action happening and we made two different concoctions. First, a coconut water, champagne mango, lime, and cucumber with coconut meat; and second, blood orange, lemon, carrot, cucumber, and ginger. We also made a quick tabuleh (parsley, spring onion pulsed in a cuisinart, cut up tomatoes, threw in some cooked Bulgar wheat, squeezed half a lemon and crumbled some feta on top–delicious) and some yeasted pita breads. We were feeling at optimum health! And it tasted great too.
Andrew and I went on another great hiking excursion this weekend, this time to the Columbia gorge. We did a hike at Wahkeena Falls and as we progressed up the extremely vertical trail, we went through mist, rain, sleet, then snow and ice. It was reall cool traveling through so many weather climates on foot!
I hope you have a fantastic week ahead! Cheers!
