about

LIZ YOUNG — NBC-HWC, eRYT, LMT
Health and Wellness Coach
Functional Bodyworker
Yoga & Mindfulness Instructor

I grew up in Jackson, WY, in a home with a Mother who believed that food was our medicine, and that all disease starts in the gut.  The kitchen was where all the good stuff happened.

At a young age, I was watching my Mom throwing dandelions in the blender way before it was trendy! 

These early impressions instilled a strong knowing that good health requires a thriving ecosystem beginning with our food.  How we prepare, eat, digest, and eliminate.

Staying curious and open to learning, and understanding the depth of the intelligence of our cells and the human body, is what has structured my career over the past two decades as a Functional Licensed Massage Therapist, Yoga & Mindfulness Instructor and Board Certified Health and Wellness Coach.

My bodywork toolbox became a combination of Myofascial release, Neurokinetic Therapy, Neuromuscular Therapy, CranioSacral, Reflexology, Yoga, Eastern modalities & Medical aspects.  In 2001, spending a month in Thailand studying Thai Massage, yoga, cooking, learning about the culture, exploring countryside, Temples (Wats), and meeting people.

Co Founder of SWAHA and Founder of  Pura Vida College of Massage Therapy from 2005-2013. One of my greatest pleasures and learning experiences.  It was an honor to coach and mentor 100’s of massage practitioners.

In 2005, I began my Ayurvedic journey.  I entered the Ayurvedic Health Coaching program that introduced a Science based lifestyle changing program. Dinacharya is the Ayurvedic term for daily lifestyle/routine. As Yoga and Ayurveda are sister sciences, in 2018 became certified as 500-hour eRYT.

As a western medicine board certified health coach, NBC-HWC,  I enjoy helping women feel better in their bodies, overcome identity fatigue, FOMO, learn to live life more mindfully and consciously. The evidence is clear of the importance of choosing healthy foods and lifestyle habits and in order to cultivate and maintain a healthy ecosystem.  I am here to support you with this container of life experience to guide you into a deeper relationship with yourself, and understanding your body on a cellular level.