Hello everyone :). My name is Brittany Vail. I am a twenty-five year old Carolina transplant living in the desert with my daughters, husband, pets, and parents. I am first and foremost a stay at home mama to my two beautiful daughters, Elodie and Eowyn. Our household can get a little rowdy with our two girls, our two cats (Jake and Anna), and our Great Dane (Minnie). I was diagnosed with a bladder disease called Interstitial Cystitis (IC) at the age of fourteen. This diagnosis has fueled my knowledge for holistic health and wellness. This website will hopefully be an information hub for health, wellness, nutrition, recipes, aromatherapy, and herbalism- most with tweaks that fit into the life of ICers everywhere.
We spend our days lounging and swimming in the desert sun :). The girls love to helps us craft all kinds of food, aromatherapy, and herbalism recipes. We wander in the Catalinas, ride bikes, swing, play with chalk and paints, color, dance to Hanson in the kitchen (MMMBop!!!), and nerd it up with some serious amounts of literature and Dr. Who. We have been busily planning out a garden and swimming pool oasis in the backyard, which we hope to dive into sometime later this year (Get it? Dive in? Lol. I know.. I think I’m way funnier than I actually am :p. My mother has story after story of failed Fozzy jokes to prove it!). But back to the garden.. after we build our garden around some creative and careful planning to keep our Great Dane (who can open latches and peer down of our 7ft wall surrounding the backyard!!) out of our goods, we hope to sustain our entire house hold plus more out of our plants. We have plans for solar drying racks, an entire spice garden, and an herbalism sections. My husband and girls are so excited to start our own backyard veggie store!
We have worked very hard over the last two years to completely redo our entire lifestyle, and while we falter more than we would like to admit (like.. a lot!!!), we are committed to a lifestyle that places our faith, family, and holistic health and wellness in the forefront! The important part of the journey is to take it day by day. If we screw something up or take a step back, we always have the next day to put things right again.
We have a beautiful church family in the wonderful Casas Church, and we invite any of you in the Tucson, Marana, Vail and Oro Valley areas to join us on Sundays! Casas has a door-wide-open policy, and the church centers itself around the message of love, unity, and salvation that Christ brings to us without the political door-slamming you see a lot today. In fact, our pastors did an entire series about Good Reasons Not to Go to Church (that link takes you to the Vimeo page containing all of the sermons). It’s a wonderful intro to the heart of Casas, especially for those who have had negative church-going experiences in the past. We have never experienced a more loving environment, and we would love to share our church family with you and yours!
..What I do..
I have been involved in herbalism for about a year now and aromatherapy for about three years now. In the last two years I also became involved in holistic nutrition and wellness after spending a lifetime researching nutrition as a patient with Interstitial Cystitis. As a person with multiple medical problems, I understand the need for real nutrition. I am so passionate about what I do, and I want to do whatever I can to help others as well. Life can be so much more. Happiness can grow.. from you, from your food, from plants.. from so many things. Let me help encourage your happiness to grow in whatever way that means for you!
I offer consultation services, event services, individual meetings, health coaching (in families, groups, 6-week, 12-week, 3-month, 6-month, and 12-month packages), and essential oils and essential oil services. I will always meet you where you are and listen to where YOU are wanting to go. And then we’ll simply get you there together :).
For those of you who are Christ inclined :).. I also offer Biblically-based Christian Health Coaching and essential oil services for individuals, groups, classes, and churches.
ICers (people who suffer with Interstitial Cystitis)- I offer all of the same services but geared specifically for those dealing with bladder conditions/diseases.
..My Professional Credentials and Education..
I am a Certified Health Coach through Beyond Organic and the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and a Certified Nutritional Therapist and Certified Advanced Clinical Weight-Loss Practitioner through the Health Sciences Academy. I am currently studying with the American College of Healthcare Sciences towards an Associate of Applied Science in Complementary Alternative Medicine with dual concentrations in Aromatherapy and Herbalism. With this degree, I am studying to be a Certified Nutritionist, Certified Aromatherapist, and Certified Herbalist.
My degree program is approved by the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP), meeting the education requirements for graduates to sit the Board Certification in Holistic Nutrition exam offered by the Holistic Nutrition Credentialing Board. My Herbal Specialization will meet the education requirements to apply for a professional membership with the American Herbalist Guild to achieve the designation Registered Herbalist – RH (AHG). My aromatherapy specialization meets the curriculum requirements of the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapy (NAHA) Level Two education standards, and it is the only nationally accredited Alliance of International Aromatherapist’s Level II Clinical Aromatherapy training program. Graduates qualify to sit the national registration exam with the Aromatherapy Registration Council to become a Registered Aromatherapist (RA).
happiness grows.. 