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About
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Wellness, wherever life takes you.

For me, wellness has never been about perfection, restriction, or following someone else’s rules. It is about feeling good enough to fully enjoy your life, at home and while exploring the world.

 

I created EasyStepsWellness around a simple belief: the small choices we make every day can have a powerful impact on how we feel, and those choices shouldn’t disappear the moment we board a plane.

 

Travel has become a huge part of how I experience and understand wellness. I am endlessly curious about how different cultures eat, move, rest, gather, age, and live well. From local markets and Mediterranean olive groves to mineral springs, traditional foods, beautiful hotels and long walks through new cities, I’m always looking for the little things a destination can teach us about living better. But I also believe travel should be enjoyed.

 

You will not find me traveling with a suitcase full of restrictions or avoiding a beautiful pasta in Italy because it doesn’t fit into a “perfect” wellness routine. To me, wellbeing is about balance, quality, awareness and pleasure, knowing when the details matter and when it is perfectly okay to simply enjoy the moment!

 
How my wellness journey began...

Before wellness became my work, my professional life was in international finance, working for global financial services firms in both the U.S. and the U.K.

Like so many women juggling careers, family and busy schedules, I spent years searching for realistic answers about nutrition, exercise and wellbeing.

And after more than 25 years of learning, experimenting and living it myself, one lesson has stayed with me: Drastic changes rarely last. Small, thoughtful steps do.

 

That idea became the heart of EasyStepsWellness.

 

I studied at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City, exploring nutritional theories, contemporary health and wellness, and learning from leading voices in the field including Dr. Andrew Weil, Deepak Chopra, Dr. Walter Willett, Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. David Katz. My additional education includes accreditation through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners (AADP), studies in Introductory Human Physiology through Duke University, and Health Coaching through Purchase College, SUNY.

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Food has always been part of the story

I love beautiful food! But I especially love food that is simple, fresh and uncomplicated.

That philosophy inspired my first cookbook, 3 Ingredients or So…, a collection created around the idea that eating well does not have to mean spending hours in the kitchen or using endless ingredients.

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The book received 5-star reviews on Amazon and was recognized in the Institute for Integrative Nutrition Book Course Top 10 Author Contest.

Today, that same philosophy extends far beyond recipes.

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What you’ll find here

EasyStepsWellness has evolved into a place where travel, food and wellbeing meet.

I share destinations through a wellness-minded lens - where to stay, what to experience, what to eat, the traditions worth discovering, and the small rituals that can help us feel our best along the way.

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You’ll also find the things I genuinely love and practice myself: seasonal food, simple recipes, walking, longevity-inspired habits, natural beauty, thoughtful wellness discoveries and lessons picked up from different corners of the world.

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Not because life needs another set of rules. But because sometimes one small idea, discovered in a kitchen, at a market, in a spa, on a trail or halfway across the world can make everyday life a little better.

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Travel well. Eat beautifully. Stay curious. Live well.

 

Welcome to EasyStepsWellness.

 

With Love, Tamila

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