A story of freshness

"The Alameda County Probation Department recently conducted a pilot program based on Ayurveda (holistic medical system of healing) and yoga training for staff. After receiving wonderful reviews, I connected the instructor with California Standards and Training for Corrections (STC) to become an STC training provider throughout California, as all agencies, especially law enforcement agencies, can benefit from this phenomenal self-care training."

“The talk was extremely well presented. It was apparent you came from a beautiful space of love, sharing, and respect for your audience. I learned that food can be nourishing on a spiritual and physical plane when consumed communally with conscience, focus and above all slowly...it transformed my experience of eating."

“Exceptional training with superb instructors.”

“This training is exactly what our unit needs and exactly what we want to be able to provide for the staff.

What this training allowed our staff was to be fed consistently. Over time, I think that helped their humanity grow and expand, because they were receiving tools for a higher personal quality of life. They are givers. They give a lot and they’re on guard, frontline a lot. 

As they saw the tools, tried the tools, got a chance to do it, they felt more fellowship, more family, and more of their natural personality came through versus their professional personality, which was awesome."

“Practicing yoga like this feels like a whole different experience that brings the physical and spiritual part of yoga together in a way that I truly cherish.”

"Just wanted to say thank you for the sessions today. I could tell that the attendees thoroughly enjoyed it and want more!"

“I love this training. I had been looking for something to give me balance and clarity and this is really working for me. I love it and I want to learn more about it. I feel more relaxed. If I’m feeling stressed out, I can now do the buzzing bee exercise and the breathing exercises. I’ve gained some tools to manage my stress. I plan on making the recipes you taught us soon. 

t’s definitely worth taking this class if you’re experiencing any kind of stress or discomfort. It has tools you can learn to help address it. I would advise anyone to give it a try. Even if you don’t use every single tool taught, there’s something for everyone to take away from this training. Everyone can learn at least one new thing from it. Thank you for offering the training.”

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“One of the most valuable things I have learned is the benefits of waking up early to empower my body with nature’s free medicine. I’ve also enjoyed being around my co-workers in such a positive, uplifting environment where there’s a lot of positive feedback. Everyone is really into the class. They want to be here and everyone seems to get something out of it. I appreciate that you bring wonderful food ideas and cook for us and let us actually experience it, so that’s really great. Sometimes, with trainees, they’ll say ‘here are your tools and here’s what you can do, but you don’t actually have a chance to practice it, much less sample foods. These aren’t the typical foods that we would purchase from the store, so to look out for healthier options and to know that it actually tastes good makes a difference."

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