Neeta Merchant

Neeta has dedicated her life to helping people cultivate healthy relationships with their bodies and food. She empowers and educates her clients to use food and lifestyle changes to support their body, mind, and spirit. Ultimately, they achieve balanced wellness and live a healthy, blissful life. She works with her clients thoughtfully and compassionately and holds their hand on their wellness journey.  

Neeta was born and raised in India and is deeply influenced by her country’s culture of diversity, rich traditions, and values. Indian people, food, and festivals form a vivacious base of enlightening social spirit and enthusiasm. In her spare time, Neeta enjoys cooking and rehabbing traditional recipes into healthy dishes. She loves to read, travel, tune into nature when hiking or walking, and devoting her time to community service. She is also an active Rotarian with Rotary Club of Irvine helping the community and giving back.

After overcoming a major accident that resulted in some serious health struggles, Neeta quickly came to grips with the pain of her poor relationship with food and the effects of conventional medicine. However, she was no stranger to the destructive link between poorly managed lifestyle and nutrition habits and well-being. During her 31-year career in the corporate world and as a volunteer HICAP Counselor, she observed firsthand the devastating results as her clients and co-workers faced diagnoses like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, mental health struggles, and autoimmune disorders.

After she overcame her health struggles, she discovered a passion for helping others to do the same. So, she returned to Bauman College in Berkeley, California, where she graduated with a Certificate in Holistic Nutrition in 2019. She also obtained certifications as a Teacher for Laughter Yoga from Laughter Yoga International University and Basic Yoga from Kaivalyadham, India in order to incorporate whole-body wellness.  

Neeta is a proud member of the NANP (National Association of Nutrition Professionals) and an active Bauman Wellness Moderator and Facilitator teaching nutrition programs virtually and in Irvine, California. She is also a licensed Instructor of RESTART Program and an active Rotarian serving and giving back in the community.