My Certifications

ISSA Certified Transformation Specialist

As a Transformation Specialist student I will soon be armed with the skills and techniques required to truly coach and influence behavioral patterns as they relate to your physical, mental and emotional well-being. You will see better results faster, and have an easier time with the transition to the behaviors and activities I suggest.

ISSA Certified Fitness Trainer

It's no secret - fitness training has been proven to prevent disease, strengthen your health and improve your confidence and outlook on life. As an ISSA student working toward my certification to be a trainer, I'm learning about everything from muscle mechanics to flexibility and cardiovascular dynamics. So if you want to live a stronger and more confident life, I will soon have the training and the expertise to help you every step of the way.

ISSA Certified Nutritionist

Whether you want to gain muscle, lose fat, or live healthily, your limiting factor usually lies beyond exercise. Poor nutrition is what holds people back. As a certified specialist in this area, I can help you dispel the common myths about nutrition, and then work with you to design a \"real world\" nutrition plan that you can actually stick with and enjoy.

Online Fitness Coach

Weight Loss Coach

Professional Food Intolerance & Allergy Diploma

This diploma allows me to coach in Food Intolerances. I can help you identify issues with your food through process of elimination. I do not provide medical advice and you should always discuss Food Intolerance and Allergies with your family physician. 

Total Body Tabata HiiT Instructor

Total Body Tabata is a High Intensity Total Body Workout

* 20 Seconds of all out Work

* 10 Seconds of Rest

* Repeated 8 Times

* Total Tabata Time 4 Minutes

Benefits:

* Increase of Endurance & Stamina

* Fat Loss through increase metabolic rage

* Increases testosterone in men and human growth hormone in women. (HGH is increased by up to 450% during 24 post workout). This is super news because HGH is not only responsible for increase caloric burn, but also slows down the aging process which helps muscles rebuild after a workout.

* Decreases cardiovascular disease, diabetes type 2, and one study has linked lower cancer mortality rates to HiiT (Les Mills)

Source: Dr. Izumi Tabata

Pound Rockout Workout Instructor

POUND works because each workout consists of 2-4 minute songs and is carefully calibrated with interval peaks and extended fat burning sequences, providing you with the best workout in the shortest span of time.

After you are done rocking out in a POUND Class, you will have completed up to 15,000 reps, performed over 30 extended interval peaks, and zipped through more than 70 techniques without even realizing it.

Studies have proven the powerful brain boosting, stress, relieving effects or drumming.

The rhythm of drumming permeates the entire brain to improve:

* Focus

* Increase higher-level thinking and decision-making skills

* Boost the immune system

* Lower blood pressure

* Decrease chronic pain, anxiety and fatigue

Instead of reps or keeping track of the clock, POUND strategically distracts you from the high-intensity and duration of your workout and shifts your focus to rhythm and volume. This strategic Distraction is responsible for the "addictive ness" of POUND

Kirsten Potenza

Meditation Instructor, C.MI.

Mindful Meditation is a direct and gradual cultivation of mindfulness or awareness. It is attentive listening, mindful seeing and careful testing. We learn to smell acutely, to touch full and really pay attention to the changes taking place in all of these experiences. We learn to listen to our thoughts without being caught up in them. 

Benefits:

* Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations

* Building skills to manage your stress

* Increase self-awareness

* Focus on the present

* Reducing Negative Emotions

* Increasing patience and intolerance 

Bhante Gunaratana & Mayo Clinic 

Certified Laughter Wellness Teacher

Used for:  Stress, Anxiety, Loneliness, Sadness, Negative Emotions, Negative Attitude & more

Benefits: Heart Health, Oxygen Boost, Immune Boost, Pain Management, Stress Buster, Better Moods, Better Health, Social Benefits and Spiritual Wellbeing

Business People:

Body: Promotes physical health, less sick days

Mind: Enhances creativity, more oxygen = more focus, better productivity

Emotion: Promotes emotional wellbeing, reduces stress

People: Builds team spirit, better customer service

Spirit: Promotes optimum performance

Seniors:

Body: Strengthens immune functions, saves on medication costs

Mind: helps people develop a positive mental attitude

Emotion: Adds more laughter to life, less depression, anger, frustration

People: Strong social bonding less loneliness

Spirit: Promotes peace of mind, better quality of life

Sources: Dr. Madan Kataria and Sebastien Gendry

Aromatherapist

Essential oils offer simple, effective, natural remedies that treat the root cause of disease, and not symptoms. 

I can guide you in what to look for when buying true oils, which oils to use and how to use them. 

Mark Jones