Holistic Health, Wellness, and Educational Consulting
for Children, Families, and Organizations
Holistic Health, Wellness, and Educational Consulting
for Children, Families, and Organizations
Philosophy
Framework
My work has always been in service of children looking through the lens of, “How can we serve this generation of children? What are the specific risk factors and protective factors?”
I use a trauma-informed, resilience, strengths-based, and empowerment model that honors each individual child in their unfolding development and that recognizes the importance of also supporting caregivers, parents, families, and all stakeholders. My work is informed by frameworks that are grounded in a sense of wonder at the miraculous unfolding of each individual child according to their uniqueness and in a desire to build skills and capacities while meeting the child, the family, the community, and the organizations where they are with a sense of hope and a positive, growth-oriented perspective.
The 4 Pillars of Wellness
I believe there are universalizable, transcendent Pillars of Wellness that all children, and all humans, need to flourish and that we’ve drifted far from that understanding. At the confluence of ancestral and indigenous wisdom and modern scientific research there is a blueprint for human flourishing.
Our institutions are not serving our children today. Their standards of care are not yielding positive results. This is a societal issue. A meta crisis. We should all consider ourselves to be gatekeepers for this generation of children and apply scrutiny to all of the standard protocols — they need to be reconsidered and recalibrated.
All of my work is grounded in the understanding that human’s default setting is one of regeneration, and a limitless potential for healing.
Philosophy
My work has always been in service of children looking through the lens of, “How can we serve this generation of children? What are the specific risk factors and protective factors?”
I use a trauma-informed, resilience, strengths-based, and empowerment model that honors each individual child in their unfolding development and that recognizes the importance of also supporting caregivers, parents, families, and all stakeholders. My work is informed by frameworks that are grounded in a sense of wonder at the miraculous unfolding of each individual child according to their uniqueness and in a desire to build skills and capacities while meeting the child, the family, the community, and the organizations where they are with a sense of hope and a positive, growth-oriented perspective.
I believe there are universalizable, transcendent Pillars of Wellness that all children, and all humans, need to flourish and that we’ve drifted far from that understanding. At the confluence of ancestral and indigenous wisdom and modern scientific research there is a blueprint for human flourishing.
Our institutions are not serving our children today. Their standards of care are not yielding positive results. This is a societal issue. A meta crisis. We should all consider ourselves to be gatekeepers for this generation of children and apply scrutiny to all of the standard protocols — they need to be reconsidered and recalibrated.
All of my work is grounded in the understanding that human’s default setting is one of regeneration, and a limitless potential for healing.
Offerings
For Families
Instead of focusing on the wellness of just the child, or just the parents’ role in isolation, my approach holistically addresses the needs of the child, the family, and community.
I solve families’ challenges by providing an alternative to an IEP and meds. I co-create a customized Holistic Individual Wellness & Education Plan (HIWEP) for children and a Holistic Family Wellness Plan (HFWP) for families.
Individual Consulting Sessions
Holistic Individual Wellness Plan (HIWP)
Holistic Family Wellness Plan (HFWP)
For Organizations
I solve an organization's challenges by providing customized Holistic Health and Well-Being Strategic Plan based on the organization’s high leverage points. Rather than making a plan and leaving the organization to implement it, I design and facilitate educational programs, curriculum, and train the trainer programs that serve the organization’s staff and constituents.
While some wellness and education consultants focus on one, or two aspects of the youth health crisis, I design interventions that address all of the slivers of the wellness pie: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and in the case of young people, educational.
Academic Institutions
Nonprofits/Community Organizations
Curriculum and Policy
Offerings
For Families
Instead of focusing on the wellness of just the child, or just the parents’ role in isolation, my approach holistically addresses the needs of the child, the family, and community.
I solve families’ challenges by providing an alternative to an IEP and meds. I co-create a customized Holistic Individual Wellness & Education Plan (HIWEP) for children and a Holistic Family Wellness Plan (HFWP) for families.
Individual Consulting Sessions
Holistic Individual Wellness Plan (HIWP)
Holistic Family Wellness Plan (HFWP)
For Organizations
I solve an organization's challenges by providing customized Holistic Health and Well-Being Strategic Plan based on the organization’s high leverage points. Rather than making a plan and leaving the organization to implement it, I design and facilitate educational programs, curriculum, and train the trainer programs that serve the organization’s staff and constituents.
While some wellness and education consultants focus on one, or two aspects of the youth health crisis, I design interventions that address all of the slivers of the wellness pie: physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and in the case of young people, educational.
Academic Institutions
Nonprofits/Community Organizations
Curriculum and Policy
About Kris
For the past 30+ years as a Bay Area educator and mother, I have had my own challenges navigating all the things that come with raising children. I’ve been a teacher for students in preschool through high school and for adults across a diverse range of demographics. I’ve worked with underserved communities, privileged communities, and people with a range of disabilities.
It’s been a parallel personal and professional journey informed by my own trials and tribulations and the fact that I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to do a deep dive into all these supportive paradigms. Through my own personal and professional challenges as a mother and as a special educator, it became clear to me that there are 4 Essential Pillars of Wellness: Connection, Rhythm, Movement, Nourishment.
Education and Certifications
PhD (in progress), Transformative Studies and Healing-Centered Education California Institute of Integral Studies
MA, Special Education and Teaching University of San Francisco
Waldorf Teacher Training Rudolf Steiner College
Learning Specialist Credential University of San Francisco
Secondary Education Credential San Francisco State University
Environmental Educator Certification Dominican University of California
Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) Certification The Child Trauma Academy
Certified Holistic Health Counselor Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Certified Yoga Instructor International Yoga Federation
Martial arts: Shotokan Karate, Muay Thai, Kung Fu
Wise Woman Herbal Apprenticeship
SF 49ers Community Quarterback Finalist
About Kris
For the past 30+ years as a Bay Area educator and mother, I have had my own challenges navigating all the things that come with raising children. I’ve been a teacher for students in preschool through high school and for adults across a diverse range of demographics. I’ve worked with underserved communities, privileged communities, and people with a range of disabilities.
It’s been a parallel personal and professional journey informed by my own trials and tribulations and the fact that I’ve been fortunate enough to be able to do a deep dive into all these supportive paradigms. Through my own personal and professional challenges as a mother and as a special educator, it became clear to me that there are 4 Essential Pillars of Wellness: Connection, Rhythm, Movement, Nourishment.
Education and Certifications
PhD (in progress), Transformative Studies and Healing-Centered Education California Institute of Integral Studies
MA, Special Education and Teaching University of San Francisco
Waldorf Teacher Training Rudolf Steiner College
Learning Specialist Credential University of San Francisco
Secondary Education Credential San Francisco State University
Environmental Educator Certification Dominican University of California
Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) Certification The Child Trauma Academy
Certified Holistic Health Counselor Institute for Integrative Nutrition
Certified Yoga Instructor International Yoga Federation
Martial arts: Shotokan Karate, Muay Thai, Kung Fu
Wise Woman Herbal Apprenticeship
SF 49ers Community Quarterback Finalist
