I believe good nutrition is when we understand and integrate HOW to eat, WHY we eat and then take that information to inform and transform our relationship with food—and our environment— so that we can always find confidence and navigate life's transitions with grace and ease.
I take a creative, intuition-based approach, backed by science, to help women and men like you overcome health concerns when you feel like you’ve tried everything. My work draws on my knowledge and several years experience working in Eastern and Western nutrition, Functional Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Ayurveda, mindfulness, Interpersonal Psycho-Spiritual Healing and life coaching modalities.
Don’t worry, it’s not as complicated, or ‘woo’ as it may sound. Simply put, I look at you as a unique person who deserves unique care.
A complicated relationship to the things on your plate.
Confusion around eating while traveling or during times of increased stress/transitions? Uncontrolled cravings or perpetual boredom with what’s on your plate?
On again off again
Feeling unsure why you’re gaining or losing weight and unsure how to stop it?
That foggy feeling
Are you tired of feeling tired all the time, both mentally and physically? Does getting through the day feels like a huge effort?
You’ve got one, now what?
Do you feel overwhelmed by the results on your blood test. What is an autoimmune condition and how do you manage/heal it?
Most of us have it, how do we manage it?
A collision of anxiety combined with side effects from medications, you wish you could feel like yourself again.
Often the root of the problem
Do you experience fatigue and weight gain, fertility challenges and/or missed periods?
I’ll be your guide in creating a lifestyle that’s sustainable, empowering and leaves you feeling confident and joyful.
If you commit to it, this work will change your life.
We’ll uncover deeply rooted patterns, beliefs, and conditioning that have been subtly influencing your physical and emotional health. Next, we’ll work together utilizing conscious functional nutrition, targeted supplementation, mindfulness and breath-work to transform your endless searching to up-level your wellness into quantifiable, reliable and sustainable results.
I’ve always been the “wise” one – the person that people always came to for advice. It was flattering, sure, but I lived in my head. ALOT.
It wasn’t a problem at first, but over time, being the wise sage came with some side effects. I developed IBS and bloating as an early teen. I bit my nails terribly and suffered from rashes and anxiety. By the time I was a senior in high school, I developed a full blown eating disorder that severed my connection to my body and destroyed my self esteem.
This disease stayed with me for 15 years, and at some times in my life, felt like the only friend I had. I felt as though I was living a double life, and no one was able to help me truly thrive. I wanted to heal myself and these early health struggles inspired me to pursue a masters in Clinical Nutrition, spend years studying yoga and ayurveda, open a yoga studio, and build a community of thousands.
But, my heart and my spirit were starving - searching for connection & belonging - something that no amount of knowledge, success, or smarts can bring.
I decided to get serious about my healing when at 30 years old, these habits, plus trying to balance work and life led me down a road of poor mental, spiritual & physical health marred with oxymorons: I was constantly fatigued yet anxious & obsessive, dry skin yet it was pale & puffy. My hormones were completely out of whack, and I started expressing symptoms and showing blood markers of auto-immune disease.
In theory, I knew how to get better. I’m an expert in nutrition, yoga and meditation after all! I understood the concepts that my teachers, and books taught me.
I could recite every diet and relay all the strategies. And I even tried some of them on for size.
Sure, in the beginning, it felt great - like I was “doing something”, but that wouldn’t last. Something would come up that would throw me off the “plan” and I’d feel lost again.
I began truly looking at myself, my conditioning and my beliefs that I started to feel a real shift.
I got honest about how painful living this way is and how much I yearn to live a life of connection, joy and love.
I decided and truly believed that I deserve to live this way and I began the deep internal work of healing that has become my life’s purpose.
Many years have passed and I’ve never felt better in my own skin. I have more energy, better digestion, more clarity, and feel more connected to my body that ever before. I feel a sense of purpose, confidence and worthiness that nourishes my spirit and pours into my relationships both personal and professional.
I remember writing down in my journal years ago that my purpose is to live a life of embodied love and serve from that place. I feel blessed that I am doing just that.
Functional nutrition, mindfulness. self leadership and spiritual connection to your essence is what you will be immersed in while working with me.
Alana Kessler, MS, RDN E-RYT is the founder of Be Well by Alana Kessler. She’s a graduate of NYU with a Bachelor’s and Master’s of Science in Clinical Nutrition.
In 1999, as a freshman in college, she began practicing yoga and meditation, after which, she continued on to train as an Ayurveda Specialist, Functional Nutritionist and Weight Management expert.
She’s an accredited member of the CDR & American Dietetic Association and an E-RYT (Expert Registered Yoga Teacher) through Yoga Alliance.
She attends continued education classes and seminars in clinical nutrition, yoga, meditation, psycho-spiritual psychology, and alternative wellness methods. Alana has been most notably featured in Vogue, Women’s Health, Bustle, Reader’s Digest, and appeared on The Dr. Oz Show
Want non-judgmental advice.
Are tired of masking your symptoms.
Want to get back to feeling like yourself again.
Have a sense of humor and adventure.
Are open and willing to try new things.
