Are you feeling burnt out or exhausted? Have stress and worry taken over your mind and body, making it difficult to manage your emotions? Stress is a normal emotion, and impacts everyone. In this workshop you will learn practical strategies to manage anxiety, worry, overwhelm, and stress. You will leave equipped with a toolbox to restore calm to your mind and body, and be grounded in your emotions. Participants will be served a calming snack (and receive the recipe) and a nourishing tea.

Learn how overconsumption of alcohol can impact your overall wellness and how to create non-alcoholic beverages with healing herbs to help restore vitality. This is a hands-on activity and lecture. Please arrive at 10:45am for check in. Participants will taste test and take home recipes. Brought to you in partnership with Banyan Tree Women’s Collective.

In-person at Arrillaga Family Recreation Center in Menlo Park, CA.

Are you on the microdosing train? Or maybe it’s festival season and you’re ready to party! Perhaps a little gummy helps you get to bed every night.

Whether you use cannabis to unwind, psilocybin for focus and flow, LSD for creativity, MDMA for trauma recovery, or any other entheogen/psychedelic substance you might just be draining yourself of the necessary nutrients to experience all of those benefits. Using these different substances requires different vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and other nutrients from our brain and body in order to produce the desired effects.

How do we stock up on and replenish these nutrients? Through food! What we eat directly impacts our physical, mental and emotional health.

Come learn about how you can use nutrition as a means to prepare your body at a cellular level in order to prevent feeling low and depleted after working with substances.

I’ve been wanting to offer this workshop for a while because I truly believe food is medicine and I also believe in a sweet balance of letting loose with psychedelics but also taking great care of myself. This is for everyone and anyone curious, whether you use any substances regularly, occasionally, or haven’t ever explored them before. This class is offered for FREE in partnership with Five Flavors Herbs It will be in-person and online via Zoom. Please register via Eventbrite.

Health is wealth! And it doesn’t have to break the bank to get there. If you’ve been struggling to eat and live healthfully because healthy foods always seem to cost more, then this workshop is for you! Learn tips on how to cut back on spending before you even grocery shop, how to properly select and store your produce so you’re not throwing away money with wilted veggies, and how to save money at the farmers’ markets*.  This class will be held virtually via Zoom and in partnership with the non-profit Banyan Tree Women’s Collective.

*Get $10 for free if you’re receiving/eligible for WIC or EBT.

Abhyanga is a rejuvenating full-body massage using warm herbalized oils. It’s one of the best ways to restore balance to our prana (life force energy), and is effective in stimulating and strengthening the lymphatic system, calming the nervous system, enhancing blood flow, strengthening the immune system, and so much more. In this class we’ll discuss the benefits of abhyanga and then dive into a guided how-to. Bring a towel to sit on, some warm oil, and wear clothes or a bathing suit that you wouldn’t mind getting oil on. Recommended oils: Coconut or sunflower oil are inherently cooling and a great choice during late spring, summer, and early fall as well as for those with more heat in their system. Sesame or almond oil are inherently warming and a great choice during late fall, winter, and early spring as well as for those with more coldness in their system. Bring a towel to sit on, some warm oil, and wear clothes or a bathing suit that you wouldn’t mind getting oil on. Recommended oils: Coconut or sunflower oil are inherently cooling and a great choice during late spring, summer, and early fall as well as for those with more heat in their system. Sesame (not toasted!) or almond oil are inherently warming and a great choice during late fall, winter, and early spring as well as for those with more coldness in their system.

Are you feeling burnt out or exhausted? Have stress and worry taken over your mind and body, making it difficult to manage your emotions? Stress is a normal emotion, and impacts everyone. In this workshop you will learn practical strategies to manage anxiety, worry, overwhelm, and stress. You will leave equipped with a toolbox to restore calm to your mind and body, and be grounded in your emotions. This class is in-person at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center in Menlo Park, hosted in partnership with Banyan Tree Women’s Collective.

Fall season is governed by Vata dosha, and in this season we are prone to imbalances such as dry skin, constipation, anxiety, and trouble sleeping. We will learn about diet and lifestyle shifts to combat those common imbalances and keep you hydrated and healthy throughout fall. We will end class with a delicious warm beverage that will help to balance Vata dosha. This class will be held virtually on Zoom in partnership with nonprofit Banyan Tree Women’s Collective. Class is free. Register for Zoom link.

A healthy lifestyle is the foundation of the Ayurvedic path towards optimal health and well-being. Having a daily routine creates stability and promotes vitality into our lives. While no one routine is perfect for everyone you will learn about individual practices and how to adapt each based on your unique mind-body constitution. I will demonstrate how to do tongue scraping, oil pulling, using a neti pot, eye wash, abhyanga/self massage with oil, dry brushing, and some simple breath-work practices. Creating and following a daily routine is an act of self-love. Come and love yourself! This class will be held online via Zoom. You must register for the Zoom link. Class is free and in partnership with nonprofit Banyan Tree Women's Collective.

Let’s make breakfasts together! In this workshop we will be making two different breakfasts, a quinoa porridge and a smoothie, but through an Ayurvedic lens. We will learn how to make modifications to make each breakfast suitable for all mind-body constitutions. Bonus: a fun masala coffee recipe (gentler on the tummy than plain coffee). Register to receive the recipes and shopping lists ahead of time to cook along with me! Invite a friend over for breakfast. See you in the kitchen on Sunday!

You will learn about what yoga nidra is, the benefits, and the basics for setting up your yoga nidra “nest,” or place to practice. This class will include an information session and then we will lie down for a 30 minute yoga nidra practice. Yoga nidra is for anyone and everyone, you do not need any prior yoga experience. It is practiced lying down so you will need a mat, a pillow, and some blankets or you can lie on your bed. Get comfortable as we relax and learn how to manifest our sankalpa, or “vision,” from within our consciousness.

Don't forget to sign up for each date of this week long series.

Did you know that our brains do NOT stop growing after our early twenties? It has been discovered that given the proper environment and following the recommended diet and lifestyle, you can keep growing new brain cells for your entire life! Growing new brain cells = neurogenesis. Why should you care? Higher rates of neurogenesis are associated with elevated immunity, higher cognitive function, emotional vitality and resilience, protection from stress, anxiety, and depression, better memory, faster learning, and enhanced overall brain function. “To increase neurogenesis is to improve your entire life—how you think, feel, and act” - Dr. Brant Cortright. Join me for this in-person workshop hosted by Banyan Tree Women’s Collective to learn about diet and lifestyle tips to defy the aging process. This workshop will be held at the Arrillaga Family Recreation at 700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

Drawn towards ways to heal and live naturally? Come learn the wisdom of Ayurveda, the ancient medical system from India. All things in nature are composed of the five great elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether; including you! We will learn about the root cause of disease and how to heal ourselves from an Ayurvedic perspective. You’ll discover your dosha, or natural constitution, and how to live in balance with the rhythms of nature. Attendance of this workshop comes with a free discovery call with Chantal, an Ayurvedic Health Counselor and Holistic Nutritionist. Submit your name and email address to receive the Zoom link for class. Class is FREE.

There’s a lot of confusing and conflicting information on how eating fats will make you fat. Come learn about which fats to choose and which fats to lose. You will learn about sources of healthy fats, the function and role of fats in our body, all about trans fats, how to read labels, and you’ll get to enjoy a sweet treat loaded with healthy fats at the end of class. This class will be in person at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center in Menlo Park, CA (700 Alma Street, Menlo Park, CA).

Learn how to make the delicious, nourishing, vitality-increasing healthy fat—ghee, also known as clarified butter. Ghee is revered in Ayurveda for its many health benefits: increasing digestive fire, detoxifying (while simultaneously driving nutrients deep into the cells), lubricates the body from the inside out preventing constipation, stiff joints/bones, and osteoporosis; builds ojas (the essence of immunity and life), and is a very stable cooking fat with a smoke point of 485F. This golden fat is simply butter that has been boiled in a specific way and has the lactose and milk solids strained out. This is why it’s generally ok for those who are lactose-intolerant to enjoy ghee. Let’s make this golden superfood together!

Did you know that our brains do NOT stop growing after our early twenties? It has been discovered that given the proper environment and following the recommended diet and lifestyle, you can keep growing new brain cells FOR YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. Growing new brain cells = neurogenesis. Why should you care? Higher rates of neurogenesis are associated with elevated immunity, higher cognitive function, emotional vitality and resilience, protection from stress, anxiety, and depression, better memory, faster learning, and enhanced overall brain function. “To increase neurogenesis is to improve your entire life—how you think, feel, and act” - Dr. Brant Cortright. Join me for Part 2 of this Healthy Brain, Vibrant Life workshop series hosted by Banyan Tree Women’s Collective to learn about diet and lifestyle tips to defy the aging process.