How to Find Joy and Healing with a Functional Nutrition Therapy Practitioner + Yogi, Darcy Schwerin

I’m Darcy, a strong and loving mama, wife, and yogi. I’m a sucker for a good self-help book, yoga retreats, revitalizing skincare, and delicious nourishing food! I’m also a holistic health coach, functional nutrition therapy practitioner, esthetician, and lover of all things wellness.

My journey to becoming a Yogi and Functional Nutrition Therapy Practitioner began when I took my first yoga class over 20 years ago. I was in love faster than you can say, “Namaste.” At the time, my husband, Michael and I were living in Sante Fe where we dove deep into the holistic world. I studied under Tias and Surya Little at Prajna Yoga & Healing Arts where I gained a deep understanding of the mind-body connection and completed my RYT-200 – a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training Certification. We brought everything we learned here to Bayfield, Wisconsin.

Darcy Schwerin, RYT-200, FNTP

Healing through food…

Where this whole journey began… My husband, Michael and I started Enso Wellness Center & Day Spa in Bayfield, Wisconsin in 2009.

Enso is the inter-connectedness of all things, mindfulness, balance, living in the present moment, and expression of movement. Michael and I wanted to share what we learned in Sante Fe with our family, friends, and community.

It’s here in Bayfield, while running a business, and having two small children where my real-life education began. I needed to feed my family – and not the stuff that comes in packages. Despite my best efforts, my daughter was having epic blowouts and Michael was constantly struggling with gut issues.

I knew there was a healing side to food and wanted to learn more. I studied at the Nutritional Therapy Association and became a Functional Nutrition Therapy Practitioner. Here, I learned how to use food as a foundational tool for healing.

To help my daughter, I worked alongside an allergy clinic to help resolve severe inflammation in her gut. The inflammation had led to intolerances to foods like gluten and dairy.

We found that Michael had a fungal overgrowth and parasites living in his gut from work he did in South America years earlier. We eliminated inflammatory foods and followed the Gut and Psychology Syndrome (GAPS) diet. And drank A LOT of bone broth. I gained a deeper understanding of what it really meant to not only feed my family but to nourish my family.

I’ve used my knowledge as a functional nutrition therapy practitioner to help others with chronic inflammation like Hashimoto’s disease, autoimmunity, and arthritis.

Eat the right foods and you’ll feel better. That’s it. The end. If it was that easy then everybody would be running around with optimal health. Instead many of us are malnourished and overfed.

It's a daily struggle, filled with the temptation of processed foods and a trillion diets promising miraculous results. It feels like you need to start from scratch each and every day.

But it doesn’t have to be so complicated and overwhelming! That I can promise you!

Unlock the Power of Functional Nutrition Therapy, Yoga, + Meditation to Access Your Joy!

Do you ever feel like life is moving at a speed you can’t keep up with? Overwhelm.

A to-do list miles long. You can’t keep up. Multi-tasking ALL. THE. TIME.

You feel like a hot mess when all you want is to feel strong and healthy.

I’m in the same boat. I’m a mom and wife. I’m active. I’m perimenopausal and I want to keep up with my kids.

Just because I’m a holistic health coach, functional nutrition therapy practitioner, and yogi doesn’t mean my life is exempt from the noise of every day. But because of what I’ve learned, I now live in a space in my 40s where I’m more content than I was in my 30s. I’m finding peace in the journey.

As a holistic health coach, I bring together the healing aspects of yoga and meditation. And blend in the foundations of functional nutrition therapy to help you nourish your body from the inside out. I help you find the joy, healing, and rest you desire.

I want to move my body, be in nature, and not feel guilty because I don’t look a certain way. I want you to feel free of outside pressures to be somebody you’re not. I’m here to help you debunk the latest fads and learn the foundations of health.

I take a *bio-individual approach* to help you manage things like anxiety and brain fog. I help you regulate your blood sugar, balance your hormones, heal your gut, and hydrate your skin. Using nutrient-dense foods, lifestyle choices, movement, and meditation, I use your body's innate ability to heal.

I understand how important having a supportive community influences your health and healing. It's about connection and relationships with yourself and others. It's about love and kindness.

As a functional nutrition therapy practitioner and yogi, I walk with you on your health journey. I guide you through the twists and turns of an ever-changing body. I help you shift, change, and grow. I want you to feel safe, find joy, and heal from the inside out. I want you to feel nourished.