The Upside Down Life

Happy New Year everyone!! 🎉

I am excited to announce that over the course of 2020 I successfully launched my new business, , and am now teaching weekly, virtual, plant-based cooking classes and working individually with clients on adopting healthier eating habits, while still eating indulgent, satiating, and delicious foods. (Swipe for said deliciousness)

If you are hoping to lose weight, make some healthy dietary changes, or move toward a plant-based lifestyle in 2021, I would love to help!

Come try out a free cooking class or schedule a free nutrition consultation so that we can look at your nutrition goals together!

Send me a message if you are interested or have any questions!

Sending lots of love, health, and hope for the coming year! ❤️💫

My ride or die...literally and figuratively. What would I do without you my shweetie?! 😍

nelson behind the lens 📸

It’s finally starting to feel like fall in San Diego and I am lovinggg it. One of the things I miss most about living on the east coast is the changing of seasons and the chill of fall air.

To be honest, I haven’t felt super motivated to spend much time upside down since Covid started and acro pretty much stopped. I’m trying not to beat myself up about it and recognize that it is just a phase. But it did feel good to do a few handstands again the other day in the park! Thanks .nelson for capturing the moment.

Anyone else feeling unmotivated these days?!

Sometimes life is messy. And that’s ok!

Post-lunch pic of our messy Sloppy Joe faces. Swipe to see the beauty before we devoured it…did you know you can make vegan Sloppy Joes out of lentils?! Yup! The recipe is posted on 🤤

The devastation has felt overwhelming. Yet I realize that how easy it is for me, as a white woman, to turn my head and look away from what is happening in this country. I am aware that this, in itself, is white privilege, and that it is my responsibility to actively work to not take advantage of this privilege. It is my job to live in the discomfort, and to continue to educate myself about other’s experience. As we move forward, and the anger fades, and the social media posts slow, and life starts to return to “normal,” we all must continue to work together toward change. We all must work to not forget.

Today is my 32nd birthday (what?!) and I am thrilled to announce the launch of my new business:

I have spent the last 6 years pursuing my passion for acrobatics and have (mostly) loved every minute of it. (No, I’m not done :)) But recently I’ve been turning my focus toward pursuing another passion of mine: helping people cultivate healthy, vibrant lives.

Along with my degree in Psychology, I have gotten a life coaching certification and am about to complete a certification in holistic nutrition.

If you know me personally, you probably know that one of the things that I love most in this world is food. I love to eat. I love to cook. I love to think about what I’m going to eat for dinner while I’m eating lunch.

But for much of my life, my relationship with food has been complicated, as it has often conflicted with my other passion of health and fitness. For so long, it didn’t seem like the two could go hand in hand, but healthy and delicious foods are not mutually exclusive. Learning about the endless health benefits of eating more whole, plant foods has inspired me to explore countless plant-based recipes and discover an entirely new style of cooking with delicious results. I am thankful to have finally discovered a way of eating that still allows me to eat the foods that I love and feel good about my body and my health at the same time.

I’m beyond excited to offer my clients individualized support that is catered to their specific needs, such as meal-planning and prepping strategies, recipe inspiration, grocery shopping support, as well as overall accountability and counseling. My ultimate goal is to empower each client to make positive, lasting dietary and lifestyle changes.

For the next 3 months, as I get started in my new field, I will be offering free initial consults and donation-based coaching sessions.

If you, or someone you know, is struggling to get a handle on their diet, interested in switching to a plant-based lifestyle, or just plain overwhelmed at the thought of feeding themselves, please don’t hesitate to reach out. I would truly love to help.

Help me get this business off the ground!

That is my birthday wish!

The last time I posted (almost 2 months ago!) .loustau and I had just come back from almost 2 full months of traveling. We were so ready to be back in San Diego and stationary for a little bit. I guess we got what we wanted... The last few months have been weird and hard and uncertain but they have also forced us to step back from our busy lives, and to appreciate what we already have and to reassess and evaluate what we want. The world will be our oyster again soon, and I can’t wait to go tackle it once this all blows over!

Stay safe and healthy everyone. Hang in there. We got this! ❤️

.loustau and I just got back from a vacation with my family in Mexico. We’ve basically been traveling since December, and although we are ready to be stationary in San Diego for the next few months at least, I sure am going to miss those tropical waters 🏝
Props to Asís for basing me without warming up, after a week of sitting on our butts doing no physical activity 😂


Photo cred goes to my dad ❤️()