Currently living in New Orleans, La, I am a mother to three young children, an athlete, business-owner, and spouse —knowing where to put attention and when is a 24/7 juggling act and only achieved when I remain in the present moment. I strive to live consciously and mindfully. Through conscious-living we are able to make our best decisions and navigate life’s ups and downs with compassion.
I believe that we live our best lives when we make healthy lifestyle choices, get daily physical activity, and not take ourselves too seriously! I want motivate and inspire people to live a healthy lifestyle that is purposeful and includes daily physical activity.
Wellness and Fitness Cred:
Marisa is a certified USA Track & Field coach and a Newton Natural Running Coach. She is certified to teach indoor cycling, core and functional strength training, and high intensity interval classes. She has successfully competed in triathlons and running races from the 5k distance to ultramarathons. She has a BS in Kinesiology from Pennsylvania State University, a MS in Sports Medicine from UNC-Greensboro, and a BS in Nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill.
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” -Theodore Roosevelt
