Over the past 2 decades, my projects include opening Istanbul’s very first organic health food café DeliBakkal, co-founding Karakaya Retreat, and establishing Imece Cocuk Bahcesi, a Waldorf-inspired kindergarten in Turkey that is still thriving 11 years later. As a trained Doula, I have accompanied women in birth to nurture their own families. Building community around my passions and inviting like-minded people from diverse backgrounds together to grow alongside one another is my inspiration.

For many years I have focussed on discovery, experimentation, and healing with food. I have been particularly inspired by raw food and the approach of my friend Kate Magic, juicing, and the medicinal detoxes of Dr Gabriel Cousins, Gerson Therapy, Ann Wigmore, and Medical Medium author Anthony Williams.

I adore food; I love to eat and to host, both at home and at work. While running Karakaya Retreat for 4 years I designed menus, prepped and catered for large groups of guests that attended our wide range of workshops. This gave me the chance to share my experience in a healing atmosphere for groups of people all seeking deep wellbeing as well as fun.