First, I am a meticulously trained and fully credentialed medical doctor, with an MBBS from the finest university in Bangalore, India. I am licensed to practice medicine in India.

In 1995 I moved to California, where I married, raised two sons and expanded my wellness studies to encompass body, mind and spirit. In the holistic view of health, every aspect of life is interconnected.

I earned my certificate in Quantum Consciousness and Integrative Psychology from TakshaShila University. I am also certified in the Hoffman Quadrinity Process, which integrates body, intellect, emotions, and spirit. Since 2005 I have been a dedicated student of the Gnostic school of spirituality. Meditation and tai chi are a large part of my practice.

Over the past four years I have studied the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of addiction as well as the 12 steps to recovery. Recovering alcoholics and addicts have special nutritional needs, and I am excited to be part of the solution!

I recently completed an extensive health coach training program with the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition school. I studied over 100 dietary theories with the world’s most progressive holistic teachers, including Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Mark Hyman, Deepak Chopra, Joel Fuhrman, MD, Harville Hendrix, PhD, Bernie Siegel, MD and Barry Sears, PhD.

I am thrilled to be a board-certified Holistic Health Coach and take tremendous joy in transforming my clients’ health from good (or not-so-good) to great.

By training and by nature, I am a healer. My dedication to natural healing dates to my childhood in rural Iran, where my tribal family was deeply connected to Mother Earth. We lived in tents, migrated with the crops, and enjoyed vibrant health and boundless energy at every age. We treated minor ailments with herbs and made quick recoveries. In fact, my own father still works tirelessly 12 hours a day managing one of the largest construction companies in Iran. He enjoys a full social life and plans to live forever young—and I support him in that!

My clients describe me as knowledgeable, observant, intuitive and dedicated. They also say I’m  positive and upbeat, and they’re right! I walk my talk, enjoy enormously high energy, and can’t wait to coach you to your best health yet!