Jane Shaw

Background

About Jane Shaw

I grew up on a farm in the Kansas county of Wabaunsee. When not in school, I spent the days of my youth with my brothers and sisters doing farm work, riding horses, swimming in creeks, and basically living outside. Meals were based on the gathering of family and eating real food that was grown on the farm. This laid the foundation for me to become a life-long student of all things living and the food that sustains them. This family, and this farm, shaped who I am today. Understanding that health is not a destination but a journey, that living your best life involves not only your physical health but also your emotional/mental health, I enrolled in, and graduated from, the Institute for Integrative Nutrition (IIN), the world’s largest nutrition school. I am a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach (INHC), a member of the International Association for Health Coaches (IAHC), and I received a certificate acknowledging completion of 43 Continuing Education Units (CEU) from State University of New York at Purchase, School of Liberal Studies and Continuing Education. Through IIN I have studied bio-individuality, over 100 dietary theories, and practical lifestyle coaching methods. I learned how one person’s food is another’s poison, how nutrition can affect sleep and a feeling of wellbeing. I learned to practice what I call “the airplane oxygen mask” theory: you have to practice self-care to be in the best place to nurture others. But maybe most important, I successfully experienced the theory that taking small steps can result in profound changes. Using this knowledge, I work with clients to co-create completely personalized actions based on their individual goals to move them toward their ideal vision of health within their unique body, lifestyle, preferences, and resources.