Chef Avril Amaya
Functional Plant-Based Chef and Food Doctor
Avril Amaya is a multi-passionate ‘food doctor‘, plant-based chef and educator, health and nutrition coach, lover of Nature and animals, and poet/singer/dancer.
**Functional Plant-Based Chef and Food Doctor
**Update for 2022
Avril is now pursuing her passions in a new direction and is no longer available for food or health coaching. We hope to share updates on her new project in the future.
Feel free to get in touch with us for alternative options.
Avril Amaya is a multi-passionate ‘food doctor‘, plant-based chef and educator, health and nutrition coach, lover of Nature and animals, and poet/singer/dancer.
She has been practicing and sharing food-as-medicine for over six years, working with individuals, teaching workshops to groups, and chefing/teaching at international retreats. She began her personal chef and health-consulting service in 2013 in Miami to assist people with healing, in addition to co-running a popular vegan pop-up restaurant there for a year.
After traveling the world for a decade, studying with masters in yoga, meditation, permaculture, Qi Gong, Thai massage, and Reiki, and healing herself from constant illness and a life revolving around doctor visits, she has found vibrant well-being and is passionate about spreading health and happiness, through deep connection to Self and Nature, and with the support of real foods and plant-based nutrition.
Equipped with a Harvard degree and a high-speed blender, Avril passionately shares the benefits of a fruit-and-vegetable-based lifestyle in Austin and beyond.
Kiele Jael
Kiele Jael, Kiele Jael Wellness / The Sensual Chef
Wellness Chef and Sensuality Coach for Women
I help women focus on self-love and sensuality through holistic nutrition, meditational cooking, and lifestyle transformations.
Kiele Jael, Kiele Jael Wellness / The Sensual Chef
Wellness Chef and Sensuality Coach for Women
I help women focus on self-love and sensuality through holistic nutrition, meditational cooking, and lifestyle transformations.
I am a certified holistic nutrition chef and sensuality coach, just for women. My story began 12 years ago working a high-stress designer job in the fashion industry in New York City, when I got extremely sick with a nickel poisoning for 7 months. After a long journey with doctors and rx drugs, I healed myself through food, cooking, and sensuality rituals and modalities to find my femininity again.
I then attended the Natural Gourmet Institute of Culinary Arts in New York City and became passionate about helping women heal and thrive through focusing on self-love and tapping into their sensuality using whole food education and holistic cooking. It’s all about shifting the mindset to view cooking as a sensual, healing ritual to nourish your mind, body, and soul.
I work 1:1 with amazing, powerful women who are seeking to feel authentic and confident in their health and sensual selves so they can thrive in every aspect of their lives.
I frequently attend chef wellness retreats around the country, women’s community events, and I love coaching women how to cook healthy and feel sexy for life.
Monique Karabach
Private Chef + Food Blogger
Lover of all things delicious, healthy, indulgent, and creative in the world of cuisine.
Private Chef + Food Blogger
Monique is a private chef, first time mom, and content creator living in Austin, TX. She started her blog and her business out of a zeal for all things food related in Austin. She creates original recipes, custom meal prep for clients as well as guides and reviews of eateries both local and beyond. She’s published in a book about food blogging, featured in the Austin American Statesman, and has over 12k following on Instagram. Monique lives happily in East Austin with her husband, daughter and tripod dog.
Precision Gut Health
Founded by Shefaly Ravula, PA-C Precision Gut Health is a virtual telehealth practice specializing in personalized gut health solutions. With the philosophy of “Trust your gut,” we understand that everyone’s gut is unique and requires individualized care. We combine cutting-edge diagnostics with evidence-based therapies to address root causes of digestive issues and optimize overall wellness. […]
Founded by Shefaly Ravula, PA-C
Precision Gut Health is a virtual telehealth practice specializing in personalized gut health solutions. With the philosophy of “Trust your gut,” we understand that everyone’s gut is unique and requires individualized care. We combine cutting-edge diagnostics with evidence-based therapies to address root causes of digestive issues and optimize overall wellness.
Our Approach
- Customized Treatment Plans: Tailored specifically to your unique health needs
- Science-Based Functional Medicine: Methods grounded in latest research for whole-body care
- Compassionate, Expert Guidance: Welcoming support throughout your health journey
- Advanced Diagnostics: Uncovering underlying causes of digestive discomfort
Services
- Comprehensive gut health assessments
- Metabolic health optimization
- Weight loss programs
- Personalized meal plans
- Virtual consultations available nationwide and globally
Shefaly intertwines her experience in conventional gastroenterology with her background as a cooking instructor and nutritionist to create a practice where “food as medicine” forms the foundation of patient care. Her holistic approach integrates lifestyle medicine, functional medicine, preventive medicine, and the emerging field of nutrigenomics.
Website: https://precisionguthealth.com/
About Shefaly Ravula, PA-C
Shefaly has been a board-certified physician associate for over 25 years. She graduated from the University of Texas in Austin in 1997 and from the UT Southwestern Physician Assistant Graduate Program in 1999. After working in Seattle in inpatient care and later in conventional gastroenterology in Austin, she expanded her expertise into culinary medicine and nutrition, becoming a food writer, food-as-medicine instructor, and kitchen coach. She has continued expanding her nutrition knowledge through the Institute of Functional Medicine certification process.