Title: Self Love Coach

Gender: Female

Age: Ageless

Sun Sign: Gemini

My mission is to lead by example by practicing what I teach and to help guide others to their truth in their specific and interrelated life themes. Since 2003, I have offered wellness coaching in the areas of fitness, nutrition, weight loss, stress management, and health risk management. Recent additions to my coaching practice includes self-love, abundance, self-awareness, sacred space/quiet mind, and creativity. Infused in my guidance in the above personal growth areas are the basics of the Indian mind, body and spirit science called Ayurveda.  

As part of my past experience, I am fortunate and proud to have been the former Wellness/Fitness Director of the Health and Wellness Center at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, DC. While at HHS, I also served as the personal trainer to current HHS Secretary Michael O. Leavitt and former HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson.

I left HHS after 13 years of service to focus on my coaching practice and to pursue my love of writing. My ebook, The 7 Gifts of Love will be released in the fall of 2008 and is currently being pre-launched on http://www.iamjlove.com/ .

In 2006, I was presented with an award of special recognition from the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. My company, JackFitness, Inc., is registered as one of their 50th Anniversary Partners.

As a runner since 2000, I have completed 7 marathons of 26.2 miles each.

For a quick run-through of the different stages out my life–I have been a singer, dancer, artist, amateur actor, wife, godmother, student, museum intern, music conference coordinator, wedding coordinator, receptionist, stage director, program assistant, singing waitress, dishwasher, gardener, tobacco worker, baby-sitter, tourist, beach bum, gardener, daughter, granddaughter, sister, niece, cousin, friend, yo-yo dieter, co-worker, director, marathon runner, speaker, seeker, writer, personal trainer, counselor, voice teacher, yoga student, eye gazer, star gazer, beloved, aerobics instructor and webmaster wannabe. What a wonderful journey! 

My passion is to represent self love at its best (thus the name “J Love”), and to teach others to love others by loving themselves first.

Lastly, I can be found exercising at least four days a week … I embrace the lessons of stress as I stay aware and present in my body … I accept my imperfections as my perfections … I grant myself sacred space everyday to give voice to my creative spirit.

CERTIFICATIONS:

-Wellness Coach, Wellcoaches, Inc. 2003-Present

-Jazzercise Instructor/Franchisee,  2007-Present
South Beach, Florida (http://www.jazzercise.com/) 
-American Council on Exercise (ACE), Group Fitness Instructor, 1994-Present 
-CPR/AED/First Aid,  2002-Present 
-First Aid and Safety Instructor, American Red Cross,  1995-2002
National Capital Chapter, DC 

MEMBERSHIPS:

-IDEA, International Association of Fitness Professionals,  1994-Present
-Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,  1977-Present

Member Since: Sunday, June 15 2008

Last Visit: 9 days ago.

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