Wellness Coach Bio | Claudia Peixoto
Claudia graduated with a BA in Psychology from San Francisco State and then spent many years in a career in Hospitality after graduation, before redirecting herself back to Health and Wellness. She completed the Institute for Integrative Nutrition's Health Coaching program (including advanced education in Hormone Health), Yoga Teacher Training (East + West Yoga 200 HR, Yoga ED Chair Yoga and NYU Physiology of Yoga), and a Certificate of Achievement in Community Health Work (CHW) from Cabrillo College. It was through the CHW program that she began working at Student Health Services, first as a Wellness Ambassador and then contracted as the Health Education and Wellness Coach before starting her current role as Student Outreach and Wellness Coordinator. Claudia approaches health holistically and follows evidence-based practices that support both physical and mental health/wellness. She considers herself a lifelong student; she is an Intuitive Eating Counselor (Evelyn Tribole PRO Skills Training) and in the process of becoming a Brain Health Licensed Trainer (Amen University). On a personal note, Claudia was born and raised in Watsonville. She is the daughter of immigrant farm workers and a first-generation college graduate. She is a wife, dog mom and mama to two.
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