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Nannette Nelson
BS Health Education, Psychology
CPR/AED/First Aid Certified
Juan Carlos Santana Personal Training Certified
Nannette Nelson has a passion for helping people along their personal path to wellness. She brings a rare and comprehensive approach to her work – assisting individuals to realize their wellness depends on all facets of their lives – physical, mental, social, professional, spiritual, and financial. Nannette has the knowledge, experience and style to help people of all ages and abilities to pursue their wellness goals. She has worked with seasoned athletes as well as people who are new to caring for themselves in a mindful way. She is as effective with groups, large and small, as she is with individuals.
Nannette’s interest in wellness has always been an authentic facet of who she is. Well before graduating cum laud with a degree in Health Promotion and Psychology in 2008, Nannette was leading by example as an early pioneer of organic farming in McCall, Idaho. Her break from traditional agricultural practices was met with objections from neighboring landowners, but her belief in sustainable agriculture and the power of an all-natural diet and lifestyle helped her persevere. Now, years later, she has received praise from those same landowners about the positive affects her methods had on the reduction of pests and weeds on their land also.
Not content to focus on nutrition alone, Nannette graduated from Boise State University with a degree that would prepare her to be an effective and knowledgeable advocate for personal wellness. Nannette has always “walked the talk” in her own life, finding time for running, biking, yoga, enjoying arts and cultural activities with family and friends, and pursuing her own goals. She feels very fortunate to live in a community that fosters health at every level.
Nannette lives in Boise, Idaho where she started Vivant Concierge Wellness, her fresh solution for those who want to invest in the health and well being of themselves or their friends and family.
Her conviction that we can all achieve healthy mind, body and spirit is inspiring. Here’s what people who have benefited from her coaching have to say:
With Nannette’s help and guidance I am starting to actually understand how nutrition, exercise and lifestyle all fit together. She helping me put into practice things I may have been told already but nobody took the time to connect the dots for me. Nannette has broken the issues down so that they relate specifically to me – showing me how my life (being a vegetarian/lacking protein), my fitness level and my emotional well being require a different integrated approach than might be true for other. With her help I am feeling better physical and emotionally and making real progress toward my goals.
– Becky- preschool teacher, nanny
Nannette Nelson is perhaps the best fitness coach in Idaho. I had virtually no experience running and Nannette outlined a perfect training schedule so that I was prepared to run a half marathon, which I did without the slightest injury of any kind.
– Tim- Retired
As her daughter and now as a professional in the health care business, I feel fortunate that I learned from a very early age that health, beauty, and wellness come from the inside out. My mother taught me how to nurture my body and spirit for wellness for life. Healthy eating and exercise for the whole person is natural for me in my adult life because it was the example set for me from an early age. This also influences a balanced approach to health I use in my professional career as a registered nurse.
– Sarah Jo Lawrence- RN, BSN, BSW
Nannette stays connected to her community with memberships to the following organizations:
Idaho Trails Association
Trailhead, Boise
Women’s Business Center
WELCOA
USTA/ITA
Nextdoor
The Cornucopia Institute
Sarah Jo Lawrence
BSN, BSW, RN
CPR certified
Lifesaver First Aid Certified
Behavioral Interventionist Certified
WSI Swimming instructor
Red Cross Lifeguard
After graduating from from Northwest Nazarene University cume laude with a bachelor’s degree in Social Work in 2003 Sarah Jo worked as a behavioral health specialist where she worked with clients with disabilities; behavioral and physical. Clients ranged from those with profound autism to organic brain trauma survivors. She helped these clients become more independent through teaching social and occupational skills as well as help increase independence overcoming physical limitations. During this time she became a certified lifeguard and swimming instructor and taught swimming classes to children with Down Syndrome. In 2007 She decided to expand her education, graduating in 2009 with another bachelor’s degree, this time in nursing.
Sarah Jo started her nursing career as a RN working on a medical-surgical unit at St.Lukes Boise, specializing in orthopaedic and neurological post-surgical care. Doing this for 5 years gave her a strong foundation as a nurse, and with this, the knowledge of healing and interventions to help patients recover even from the worst of injuries or surgeries.
In 2012 she was hired by Dr. Kareem Samhourri Phd. Dr. Kareem is a MD of physical therapy and owns a successful health and fitness company. Sarah Jo worked by his side, utilizing her medical background, answering patient questions, and guiding them to their wellness goals. She partnered with Dr. K to develop a fitness app and create fitness videos.
In addition to her academic and career accomplishments she has also achieved athletic goals of her own. Sarah Jo started as a competitor at age 12 quickly developing a passion for running. From her junior high years all the way up to the collegiate level she competed each year, running middle distances and achieving district and state championships. After college she continued to run, podiuming in The Race to Robie Creek in 2007 and 2008. At age 23 she discovered mountain biking and quickly became a strong competitor in the Knobby Tire Series. She was the 2009 and 2010 intermediate women’s champion in Idaho as well as the 2009 and 2010 Mountain Bike marathon champion. She finds new exercise and fitness challenges fun and rewarding. Her favorite workout is a circuit workout, incorporating aerobic, strength, and balance all into one session. Each time it is different and challenging. She pulls from all her competitive experience as well as the experience she has through cross fit, aerobics, swimming, dancing and kickboxing. Every workout is a new adventure.
Sarah Jo moved back home to Idaho in May 2014. She brings her heart, health, education and experience to Vivant Concierge Wellness to work with each individual client, helping them reach their goals and become happier, healthier, people. Every human is a miracle with the ability to reach their full potential with the wellness coaching Sarah Jo offers
Sarah Jo’s broad range of coaching specialties include:
Competitive running
Competitive cycling
Strength training
Weight Loss
Nutritional coaching
Creating personalized wellness programs for clients with special needs and health challenges, clients continuing to rehabilitate after injuries or surgeries, and loves to work with those aging gracefully.
Sarah Jo has always lived with the one purpose in life; to leave the world better than she found it. She believes the best way to do this is by caring for and nurturing the world’s most important resource; people. From a very early age Sarah Jo loved people.“I always wanted to care for people as individuals. I want to care for the whole person. Not just the physical person, but the spirit and the mind as well. All the parts of a person need to be addressed in order to promote complete wellness; physical, mental, spiritual and social.”
“I can help you discover the incredible wellness potential you have within you.”
Vivant Concierge Wellness LLC 