About

As a former competitive dancer and gymnast, medical sales rep for some of the largest pharmaceutical and medical companies in the world, life coach, personal trainer, healing touch practitioner, yoga teacher, health writer for the esteemed Aspen Healthy Planet Magazine, host of the VoiceAmerica.com podcast “Raw To Radiant”, guest chef at the Cooking School of Aspen, pageant title holder, and mom……health and wellness has been part of my entire life.

 

In 1999, my daughter was born unable to sleep, crying inconsolably, and with rashes on her body. I was told the crying was colic and it would go away. It never did. I was also told to just put her in a crib and eventually she would get so tired that she would cry herself to sleep. My mother's intuition told me it was something else. After taking matters into my own hands and doing my own research, I discovered the rashes were reactions to foods, and her inability to sleep was because she had obstructive sleep apnea due to her tonsils and adenoids being so large they blocked nearly all of her airway, preventing her from breathing when I would lay her down. Had I let her cry herself to sleep as was suggested to me by well-meaning medical practitioners and friends, she would have most likely died from self-asphyxiation.  

 

After a decade of working in the field of western medicine for some of the largest medical companies in the world, and in response to my daughter's health issues, I shifted direction into medical research and nutrition. I created Idella’s Natural Gourmet, one of the first gluten-free organic cookie companies that made delicious cookies for people with food allergies and sensitivities. Later, after personally diving into the Primal Diet, I opened "Nur-ish ", an organic raw foods co-op that served delicious organic raw foods including various types of ceviche's, carpaccio, and raw dairy desserts, supporting the Primal Diet community in the Aspen Colorado Valley, all the while committed to my daily yoga practice, volunteering at our school, and raising my daughter.

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After spending most of my career focusing on the physical body, I turned my attention to the study of the mind. More specifically, the mind-body connection and how our thoughts, and mental attitude directly impacts our physicality. This took me down the path of "Life Coaching". 

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I have been given a gift of an ability to help my clients get to the core issues of both body and mind, to resolve challenging health conditions and live happy healthy lives.  ​ 

 

Please contact me directly for availability. I offer a variety of services at all levels and all prices.