Lauren Rice

Mediation Teacher, Nutritional Therapist, and Epigenetic Counselor BLOOM Mind | Body

I’m a meditation teacher, nutritional therapist and epigenetic counselor who believes that small, simple choices have the power to change your life. Epigenetic nutritional therapy seeks to use environmental changes and positive dietary choices to alter how the body expresses its genes and forms itself. Meditation or mindfulness practices are ways to bring consciousness to an indivdual’s physical experience and create the space for healing and balance within the body’s systems. I combine these modalities to allow for healing from chronic illness, optimal immune expression and regenerative cellular function; reversing aging, hormonal imbalance and oxidative stress.

My work focuses on self-care. Taking care of yourself is about more than just eating vegetables and taking bubble baths with candles, it’s an approach to vibrant living. Every day, we all make choices. Small ones, big ones, some that have an obvious impact on how well we feel, and others that don’t. Using a combination of modern science and my study of ancient wisdom traditions, I developed a simple, teachable method to regulate the body and engage it’s internal self-balancing system. I founded BLOOM Mind|Body, where the focus is on sustainable plant-based eating and the prioritization of the growth of the spirit for a multi-dimensional healing experience.

Struggling with loss in my childhood made me very curious about how to live well and to find a sense of peace and purpose within myself as I moved through life without what I once had. It was then that I turned to mindfulness practices and the study of different spiritual traditions to help me manage the stress, anxiety and grief that I felt inside. My experience taught me that many of the challenges we face today are not because there is something wrong with who we are, but because of the way that we are living.

Later, I contracted a severe illness where traditional medical treatments did not help me get better, but changing what I ate did. I started studying nutritional therapy and epigenetics to help myself continue to heal. Nutrient-rich food and awareness of my own body did help me, and when I felt better, I wanted to shout what I had learned from the rooftops. I also began study with a Yaqui indigenous healer to understand plant and energy medicine from a non-Western perspective.

Additionally, I have taught nationally on the safe administration of medical cannabis for various uses, including the management of pain, anxiety and sleep imbalances. I am an avid yogi, whole foods chef and painter, and I enjoy refinishing vintage furniture. When I’m not teaching and writing, I love to take hikes in the woods with my family.