Hi. My name is Rebeca Manning and I'm a Certified Holistic Health Coach and proud mother of two wonderful teenagers. My passion for holistic health was ignited almost ten years ago as a result of my personal experience with debilitating anxiety and panic attacks, which eventually led to adrenal exhaustion and thyroid imbalance. My interest in holistic approaches to wellness became more urgent after my husband was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 43. The intense and prolonged grief following his death a year and a half later, took a huge toll on my health and forced me to learn first-hand the undeniable and powerful connection between the mind, body, and heart. I knew my body was trying to talk to me, and I was determined to learn to speak her language. With deep faith in my body's own inner wisdom and ability to heal, and total commitment to finding my way back to wholeness, I set out on a journey that transformed me from the inside out.
The one place where I consistently found refuge from my grief and anxiety was on my yoga mat, whether practicing at a studio or in my own candlelit living room. My passion for yoga led me to the equally ancient and beautiful healing science of Ayurveda, which seeks to restore the body to it's natural state of harmony, grace and vitality through proper diet, lifestyle, and other holistic practices. In addition, I was guided to books on nutrition, healing, spirituality, and the mind-body-spirit connnection by authors such as Deepak Chopra, Wayne Dyer, Neale Donald Walsch, Louise Hay, Thich Nat Hanh, Eckhart Tolle, Dr. Christiane Northrup, and many, many more. My books became my constant companions and inspired me to enroll in seminars, workshops, and retreats, and eventually formal training in a variety of holistic healing modalities. Through my studies and research, I discovered that my anxiety was a result of many years of hormonal imbalance, which had been triggered by incorrect diet, lifestyle, stress, and environmental toxins that I wasn't even aware I was being exposed to. I also learned that hormone imbalance is an astonishingly common (but often undiagnosed) problem for American women, for all of the reasons I just mentioned. Of course, in my case, all this was amplified exponentially by the sometimes overwhelming effects of grief on my body.
With patience, persistence, and the support and guidance of a number of inspiring teachers and gifted healers, I began to heal and find the peace, balance, and wellbeing that had been eluding me for such a long time. I have learned to consistently connect with that peace and wellbeing by consciously cultivating health, stillness, balance and beauty in my life, and have emerged from my journey with newfound strength and wisdom, and renewed vitality, joy, and passion for life. Now, I feel honored and humbled to be able to share the gems I discovered along the way with other women in order to help them discover their own unique path to healing and bliss (ananda).
I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, received my health coach training at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and am certified by the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. At IIN, I was trained in more than one hundred dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods. I also completed the 200-Hour teacher training program at Black Dog Yoga and am now a Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. I am also a Certified Reiki Practitioner, having trained with Reiki Master Chris Schewska at EagleTouch, and I completed an 8-week certification course on Ayurveda with Jai Dev Singh at Floracopeia. In addition, I have studied meditation, yoga and Ayurveda with Deepak Chopra and David Simon at The Chopra Center, and am currently enrolled in Chopra Center University's Primordial Sound Meditation teacher training program. I intend to continue to expand my offerings with deeper studies in aromatherapy and pre-natal yoga in the coming year as well. Drawing on this knowledge and training, as well as my own personal experience, I will help you create a completely personalized “roadmap to health, peace, balance and beauty” that suits your unique body, lifestyle, preferences, and goals.
I offer private coaching to women in all stages of life who are ready to take responsibility for their own health and well-being and want to learn to nurture and nourish themselves on every level. I also teach private and group yoga classes, and lead occasional workshops and retreats on nutrition, stress reduction, and women's health. My health coaching practice is based in Los Angeles, but I am available by phone, Skype or Facetime for counseling worldwide. I am fluent in English and proficient in Spanish.
I feel deeply blessed to be able to do work that I feel so passionate about, and truly honored to have the opportunity to support women in creating radiant health and beauty...naturally.
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