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Sara is a certified Functional Nutrition Counselor, Holistic Health Coach and Registered Yoga teacher and master fitness trainer with an extensive fitness background.

She started teaching Zumba at Bally Total Fitness while going to college for journalism. She took a job with Road & Travel magazine as the Content Manager at 19, but her classes were growing like crazy - fitness and health were slowly taking over her life. She naturally started getting hired at other gyms and would acquire trainings in other formats like TRX, pilates and dance.

After being featured in news outlets for her unique teaching styles and amazing events that made her well-known in Detroit, she decided to become certified as a Health Coach so that she could commit full-time to the field of health and wellness.

She opened her first health coaching practice inside of a Curves in 2013, and quickly moved her practice into Pulse Fitness, a personal training gym where she took a position as their full-time group fitness director and health coach. Her dance career also began to take off when a DJ saw her teaching bellydance classes and asked her to perform for his shows.

She had residencies at the top Detroit nightclubs performing and the most incredible team working for and with her at Pulse. Then she was recruited by a company called Bokwa Fitness to become a Master Trainer, and moved to Nevada to take over her new territory. While Bokwa Fitness itself never took off and went out of business, this position helped bring her to a place where she could finally mentor others to live a life of similar passion and excitement.

She branded her first workout after sold out workshops and classes, Burlesque The Workout. The demand was so great for instructors and the certification sold itself. While working with modeling agencies and booking performance gigs in Vegas, she became a program manager of an Interval Training studio called Burnfactor while being recruited and training for TruFusion’s executive team. She had also been moving her training to online and using her The Workout Plan methodology to coach her hometown clients remotely.

She later moved her program into David Barton Gym. After a few years living and working in Vegas, she completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training in Bali, giving her the itch to see what else was out there! She found a booking to teach a Nutrition for Spiritual Ascension workshop at Envision festival in Costa Rica in 2018, which was the beginning of High Vibe Health the program.

After living completely off the land for 3 months as a retreat coordinator at Dolphin Quest, yoga instructor and nutrition advisor/herbalist, she continued coordinating and supporting retreats with her services at Selva Armonia. After living in paradise for three months, the snakes started to take over the jungle and she came home to Michigan.

Here she went back to Pulse Fitness to launch her new nutrition program: Empowered Nutrition. She was recruited by both LA Fitness and Red Effect to develop Hot Yoga and Interval Training programs, but ended up working exclusively with Red Effect to bring their Yoga and Barre department from near cancellation to fully booked and competing with the other offerings in under one year.

She began developing instructor trainings in order to support the growth of the program and prepare to bring the concepts nationwide to other brand franchisees, especially after a franchisor purchased the air rights to launch RE Hot Yoga & Barre in NYC. She hosted her first Yoga Sculpt fitness training prior to the pandemic. S

he was acquired as a spokeswoman & coach for TLCHQ in 2020, heading up her forray into professional video & asset production and program design.

Read below to hear about what it’s like to work with Sara:

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Testimonials: 

I've been immersed in Sara's High Vibe Health course for about a month now. Her passion and knowledge have completely motivated me to quit meat and become more aware of how foods work in our bodies. I lost 7 pounds the first month without feeling hungry, and achieved my goal weight at 8 weeks! I'm active, but nearing 60, and haven't been able to drop weight for the past decade. I'd sort of resigned myself to steadily gain for the rest of my life. Not anymore 🤗 I'm very grateful to Sara and her program! - Stephanie Satchwell

“I signed up for Sara’s High Vibe Health program several months into the pandemic, looking for a way to restore healthy eating and moving habits and to find structure for a new “work from home” schedule. Sara is a super-supportive mentor and coach, talking with me in detail about my likes / dislikes /  challenges / goals and aligning her program with them. With Sara’s help, implementing  weekly shopping and meal plans based on a set of delicious and healthy recipes has been a game changer. Her suggestions about meal prep, kitchen organization, and other skills end up saving time and making it easy to eat well. My body adjusted by dropping 15 pounds without feelings of scarcity, even after I decided to try the full vegan option. Sara’s workout videos are really fun too.” - Tim Vieser

"I've changed so many of my habits and what is acceptable to me. Thank you for all your love and guidance. It has been a blessing that I don't believe anyone in the world could have filled aside from you. You are amazing. XOXO!!! Can't wait for more enlightenment. I'd like to keep going every month." - prefer to stay anonymous

”I used to think yoga was boring and something I did not need to do. Now I look forward to and crave it every week! It has changed me as a person, allowing me to feel at peace and relaxed. I just feel so much lighter and it seems as though my metabolism has increased. Sara teaches in a very unique way, breaking down poses but still keeping it flowy. Because of the challenge of the workouts combined with mindfulness I am getting better results than I was with my personal trainer after ten sessions. Instead of feeling like working out is something I force myself to do, I can’t wait for the sessions, and my body craves it if I skip one.”
— Geesook Baker, 40

"I have two primary goals as your student. The first is to round out my physique from a vanity perspective(!). But the second more important goal is to strengthen and protect my shoulders, knees and lower spine, which have known issues and medical histories. And on this second one, I am just absolutely thrilled with the progress.
T H A N K   Y O U   S O    M U C H ! ! ! Your classes are doing things for me that complement, supplement and in beneficial ways reverse all of the running and yoga that have been primary to my fitness regime for decades. It’s like physical therapy with fun and challenge added. I’m so grateful." - Dean, 35

"This yoga retreat went above and beyond my expectations. Sara is a gracious host and made sure that I was comfortable with all aspects of the trip. She was great in communicating with me before the trip on things that I might want to bring to make my stay more enjoyable. The actual retreat was amazing. There was daily yoga and excursions planned as well as plenty of downtime. I recommend Sara’s yoga retreat to anyone who enjoys getting close to nature." — Dawn

”Barre with Sara is my favorite, she's so good at guiding the class and is the cutest person you'll ever meet.”
— Lily Nguyen, 26

“I can honestly say that I’m a more enriched person for knowing Sara. She goes above and beyond the majority of people I’ve met in this industry. Her passion for nutrition and fitness are unparalleled, and she inspires the same in others wherever she goes. She is extremely positive and nonjudgmental, and always tries to work with every individual’s personal health goals and concerns to help them reach their maximum potential. Because of her, I have been more excited to live a healthy lifestyle than ever before, and my knowledge of nutrition has increased vastly. I consistently make better food choices, and I’ve learned how to do so in a way that doesn’t make me feel like I’m deprived and keeps me on track. I feel and look better than ever, and she is a constant source of support whenever I need it. If you’re looking for somebody to change your life for the better, I can’t recommend Sara enough!” – Andrea Krantz

"I have been transformed and feel like a new person. I have gone down two pant sizes (size 10-6), which is the size I wanted to reach ever since I started my weight loss journey in 2010. I FINALLY did it! I feel so much better mentally and physically, and am more positive and happy when I wake up every day. I think one of the most important things you taught me that I tell other people and will never forget is, “don’t think of everything you are removing from your diet, but think of everything you can be adding.” This is SO true and makes it a much more positive experience…

If I had only focused on the negatives rather than focus on all of the positives, the experience would have not have been what it was. I always HATED cooking and found no joy in it. Now, I love cooking! I think it’s a lot of fun to experiment with different foods and flavors and you have inspired me to be constantly trying out new things I never thought I would try, let alone like! I look at food in a completely different and positive way. When I first started the program, everything about food seemed so complex and I felt like I really couldn’t figure out what was right and what was wrong to eat. Now I know that there isn’t necessarily a “right” or “wrong” way—it’s most important you do what is right for your own body and listen to your body’s needs.

I find now that I crave fruit and vegetables ALL the time. When I look at foods like pizza, or desserts, I don’t see them as a food I would feel guilty from eating. It’s okay to indulge every now and then. However, I don’t necessarily feel the need or want to indulge in these foods because they provide me with absolutely no nutritional value. You are very enthusiastic and it’s obvious you are extremely passionate about what you are doing. That is so helpful when you are trying to make a major lifestyle change—to have someone encouraging you along the way!"
-Genna

"Your support was so helpful! It was easier to make better diet choices with each other's stories to support and commiserate. These 30 days went sooo fast. January never goes fast and this January flew by! Love the workouts! I do feel more energy and I'm enjoying working with all the new foods. I'm feeling more satisfied with small amounts. So weird and very cool. This month has been soooo educational. Thank you for everything!!" Holly