NUTRITION, COOKING, & CLIMATE

Cooking for the Climate

Discover how personal health and the health of our planet are inherently connected. Prepare foods that are sustainably sourced and provide unique nutritional benefit. Explore the connections between the microbiome, inflammation, sugar, methane digesters, and more! Create climate diet solutions.

Academic Enrichment: climate science, food science, culinary arts, nutrition, science of digestion; Optional: descriptive writing, public speaking

4-Session Cooking Classes

Whether you’re looking to expand your recipe repertoire, build confidence and joy in the kitchen, or learn to meal prep with a mix-&-match approach to cooking, this program targets the mindsets and habits around your food and nourishment.

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Mindful Nutrition

Discover how our diets can conserve water, protect forests, and reduce pollution. Explore nutritious food as a Human Right and Responsibility. Learn about food deserts and food democracies. Prepare nutritive foods and enjoy them through mindful eating techniques. Envision and discuss food system solutions.

Academic Enrichment: food policy & systems, Human Rights, culinary arts, nutrition, sensory mindfulness; Optional: descriptive writing, public speaking

EMBODIMENT, MOVEMENT, & MINDFULNESS

Through a variety of movement, mindfulness, and cooking practices, I coach around creating nourishing meals, relationships, & experiences.

I develop personalized curriculum for my clients that supports the identification and ritualization of practices that bring forth their most vibrant wellness.

My signature 6-month program, *Turn Your MAGIC On*, is designed to transform personal wellness goals into routine habits that cultivate Movement, Affirmation, Gratitude, Integration, & Courage

This 2-3 hour playshop is best suited for retreat and professional /personal development spaces. Pairing the States of Consciousness research of Dr. David Hawkins with holotropic breathwork and varied embodiment practices, I guide participants to get clear on “What would COURAGE have you do?”

This 1-2 hour playshop is best suited for outdoor retreat spaces. Using mud & movement, story & sound, we reconnect to our wildish nature and remember our instinctual knowings.

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Dara Stepanek - Credentialed Teacher, Coach, & Facilitator on a mission of Diet Change for Climate Change

After graduating Cal Poly SLO with a Teaching Credential and degrees in Mathematics & Physics, I taught high school math for 6 years before becoming the CEO, General Manager, and Co-Owner of Bliss. Since 2013, I have studied Climate Policy and became certified in Integrative Nutrition & Embodiment. I facilitate enrichment programs for K-12 youth with Peace Academy of Sciences & Arts as well as adult wellness programs with Big Sur FoRest Retreat.

With over a decade of experience teaching and facilitating in both the STEAM and wellness spaces, I develop personalized curriculum for my clients that supports the identification and ritualization of practices that nourish individuals and communities.

My offering comes alive in the space between a thriving self and a thriving planet. I love to dance in the mud, cook with my little one, and get real about Climate Action and Living Wellness.