CIARA IS
A Board Certified Integrative Health Practitioner, Holistic Health Coach, Certified Yoga Instructor, and Plant-Based Expert.
Through the power of mindset, movement, and plant-based nutrition, I help high-achieving leaders to eliminate their belly bloat, amplify their gut health, and become vibrant in their own skin again.
MY STORY
I’m no stranger to the plant-based lifestyle.
I was raised as a vegetarian and, thanks to my parents, kale was cool in our household back in the 80s and exercise was ingrained into my earliest routines and rhythms. But even with a solid foundation, I felt crushed by the pressures of diet culture and found myself spiraling in an exhausting journey towards achieving physical “perfection.”
Enter burnout.
As a former scientist, I worked long hours. I suffered from sleep deprivation. I was stressed out and constantly falling ill. Headaches persisted as a normal occurrence in my day-to-day well-being. I was the girl eating my veggies at lunch and fitting in my 6 am barre classes, yet feeling tired and stressed out all the time. I was visiting various medical practitioners and undergoing multiple testing procedures to figure out what exactly was going on with my gut, only to be sent home with a CVS prescription for digestive enzymes.
I thought my lifestyle was normal. Healthy, even! In reality, I was misinformed and exhausted from trying to keep up with an unattainable standard of perfection.
What I didn’t know is that my high levels of stress, insufficient sleep patterns, long working hours and poor nutrition were working against my health.
I was stuck in a constant state of fight or flight. My adrenals were shot from years of chronic stress, under the surface emotional wounds, toxic thought patterns and not making a priority of my physical, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Being aware of the existing health disparities in African American culture, I made the decision to take my health into my own hands and figure out a path that was real and sustainable. I was sick of the quick fixes. I needed something that worked long-term.
It all began to shift when I got REALLY serious about fighting for my health.
Through advanced studies, research, working with a team of wellness practitioners and learning to reconnect to my body, I was able to achieve harmony and wholeness again. I began to cut out toxic foods, relationships, and scenes that weren’t serving me. I embraced a lifestyle of whole foods, self-respect, and self-care. I watched my health completely transform the more I implemented small steps towards total health.
Today, my headaches are nonexistent, I no longer get sick all the time, and my digestion is the best it’s ever been.
Have you ever felt this way?
I know the struggle— how defeating it is to not feel good— and that’s why I am here to empower and equip you with the right information and next steps.
Achieving a healthy and sustainable lifestyle doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune on boutique fitness classes, impossible juice cleanses, or the latest treatment from Gwyneth Paltrow. Your health and wellness journey starts with the power of small and sustainable changes your body responds positively to. You’re unique and so your journey towards total wellness will be too.
Together, let’s teach you to become your body’s biggest advocate so you can achieve optimum health in all areas.
Small changes can start today.
