Welcome, I'm Dayna
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I’ve had the privilege of partnering with diverse individuals navigating stress, health, and major life transitions. My background bridges insights from psychology with integrative health coaching and yoga therapy to support mind–body resilience and whole-person well-being.
Areas of Experience
Areas of Experience
- Lifestyle & Preventive Health: Began my coaching career in Intensive Lifestyle Interventions, helping clients make sustainable changes for weight management and cardiometabolic health.
- Autoimmune & Chronic Conditions: Coached individuals managing autoimmune challenges through data-driven lifestyle changes in nutrition, stress reduction, and other self-care practices.
- Integrated Healthcare: Served at the Mayo Clinic Healthy Living Program, supporting clients with stress, anxiety, and those receiving care for other health conditions, for example, chronic pain (including fibromyalgia) and post-bariatric surgery. Taught classes in healthy sleep, sustainable behavior change, yoga, and relaxation techniques.
- Group Coaching: Designed and facilitated a health coaching group at the University of Minnesota for undergraduate and graduate students managing academic stress and life transitions. Have also created and run group coaching programs on topics such as mindfulness, holistic weight loss, and coach mentorship.
- Employee Well-being: Contracted with BetterUp to provide coaching for professionals and leaders focused on resilience, work–life balance, and performance.
- Teaching and Curriculum Design: Designed curriculum for an NBHWC-approved coach certification program, taught health coaching for Emory University, and led corporate mindfulness programs.
- Yoga Therapy: Provided yoga therapy in a behavioral health hospital, integrating movement, mindfulness, and breathwork to support emotional regulation and recovery in six units: adult depression and anxiety, adolescents, substance use, and psychosis.
trained in women's functional
& integrative health with aviva romm md
Trained in Mind-body Medicine and food as medicine
800-hr training in integrative yoga therapy
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Mathematics & Philosophy
C-iayt certified yoga
therapist
Master of Arts (M.A.), Integrative Health & Well-being Coaching
Master of Arts (M.A.),
clinical psychology
National Board Certified Health & Wellness Coach
"I am large, I contain multitudes.” -Walt Whitman
Everyone is unique and complex. I look for what’s right with you: your strengths, what makes sense about your body’s stress response, what values you’re going to bat for, and what world you want to create.
Using neuroscience-based, experiential and mindful practices, lifestyle, biblio-resources and your own wisdom of what nourishes you, you will cultivate a more resilient mind and body.
You will become the primary care provider in your life.
If you are gracious enough to invite me into your journey, I will hold your highest potential in mind, create a safe & present space, and communicate authentically. I commit to practicing my own self-awareness and growth as we work together.
Health is, for me, an art form.
Let's get to know each other...
Currently...
Reading:
Man's search for himself by rollo may,
And Then? And then? What else? by daniel handler, Beyond Good and Evil by nietzsche (again),
anything by alan watts
Craving:
Coffee + dark chocolate
Listening:
Everything. sitting by the well - marion woodman, also dvorak, ludovico einaudi, most 2nd movements, julie byrne, paramore, Mariee Siou
playing:
viola
