Meet NESS

Vanessa AKA "NESS" is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Wellness Coach, Nutrition and Flexibility Specialist, Senior Fitness Specialist and Corrective Exercise Specialist. 

Vanessa is passionate about living well in body, mind, and spirit. She believes in wellness as minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day practice that lasts a lifetime in order to embrace oneself with LOVE and compassion, and in all phases of life.

Ness, Nessa, Sessie, V, Vaness, Vanessa, Van...found her calling in the gym at the age of 18. After being diagnosed with a debilitating autoimmune condition, she intuitively turned to the gym for healing. At that time, wellness and autoimmune conditions were uncommon terms on the gym floor, but she focused inward and onward. Vanessa turned her limitations into goals, and pain into healing. At a young age, she became a NASM, CPT in order to learn more about Kinesiology (study of movement) for her own wellbeing and to limit her risk of injury and chronic pain. She eventually worked for several large fitness centers and developed steady schedule of clients requiring adaptive training techniques, and out-of-the-box approaches to overall fitness training. Plot twist...she ultimately found her purpose.

Fast forward thirty years, and Vanessa remains on her own lifelong healing journey. She is presently studying for additional industry certifications, but she is also studying Kriya Yoga as a personal commitment to growth. Meditation is part of her daily practice, and her Sankalpa (Sanskrit "vow") remains: I AM Spiritually Strong, I AM Mentally Grounded, I AM Physically Healed.

As I embark on this journey to co-create NESSential WellNESS with the world around me, I embrace the ever-changing and ever-evolving industry of health and wellness, as well as the diversity, and unique circumstances of every individual I encounter. The peace of today was that we had today, and the peace of tomorrow is solely the opportunity to see it to completion. Every day is a gift, so let's do it WELL.