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I’ve always believed that the foundation of health starts with what you put in your mouth. Literally, food becomes us.

It becomes our cells, our blood, our energy. It feeds the trillions of microorganisms living inside of us. It connects us to the earth, to the seasons, to our senses and to each other.

I’ve come to learn over 2 decades that food isn’t the only piece of the puzzle. Health is so much bigger than that. But what we choose to put on our plates, day after day, multiple times a day, is a pretty powerful place to begin.

These are some of my favourite meals I’ve created over the years. Colourful, abundant, alive, a little wild sometimes… food that makes eating well feel like something you get to do.

And I want to teach you how to make it too.

Here’s what’s coming up at Pachavega School of Holistic Wellness:

🌱 21-Day Gut Reset Challenge | October 24
Three weeks of diving into gut health, digestion and the microbiome, while actually putting it all into practice.

🌴 Living the Lifestyle Retreat | November 3–10
Come live it with me here in Nicaragua. Right now, you can bring a friend and save $500 each — with just two spots available for this offer.

🥑 The Guided Year | January 2027
A full year of learning the art and science of raw and living foods while becoming a Certified Raw Food Chef.

There are so many ways to learn with me over the next few months.

Come find the one that feels like yours.
Send me a DM and I’ll point you in the right direction. #HolisticWellness #RawFoodChefTraining #PlantBasedEducation #GutHealthEducation #healthyliving by @pachavega

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This moment! Watching a student go from following recipes to creating their own final meal.

After weeks of learning, practicing, experimenting (and yes… usually some tears), something shifts.

You start to trust yourself.

Because Pachavega has never been just about recipes.

It’s about taking what we learn and actually living it.

Finding confidence in the kitchen.
Nourishing yourself deeply.
Sharing your gifts with others.

And then, of course… celebrating it all with a dance party!

Applications are open for upcoming Pachavega programs, retreats + trainings …

#plantbasedchef
#rawfoodchef
#wellnessretreat
#holisticwellness
#plantbasedcooking taken in Ometepe Island, Nicaragua by @pachavega

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Watching these reflections brought me right back into the weekend.

A few days together, good food on the table, music playing, women dancing, honest conversations, ocean air… and somewhere along the way, everyone started settling into themselves.

I don’t think we talk enough about how much healing begins with feeling safe. When the nervous system finally has permission to exhale, something shifts. We laugh more easily. We listen differently. We remember parts of ourselves that get buried under busy lives and endless responsibilities.

That’s the experience Julia and I hope to create every time we gather.

Thank you to every woman who trusted us with your weekend, your stories, and your willingness to dive in.

We’re already dreaming about where Plants. Dance. Love. will take us in 2027, and I can’t wait to share it with you.

🌿 Danielle & Julia 💛💃 taken in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia by @pachavega

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Some books you read. Others become part of who you are.

Over the years, I’ve read hundreds of books, but these 10 have left a lasting impression on the way I think, the choices I make, and the life I’ve chosen to create.

From questioning the rules we’re taught to live by, to learning the art of surrender, trusting my intuition, embracing the unknown, and redefining what freedom actually means.

Each of these books found me at a different chapter of my life. Some challenged everything I thought I knew. Others simply gave me permission to keep walking the unconventional path I’d already chosen.

Others I return to again and again, discovering something new each time.

I don’t believe we ever stop becoming. We’re constantly evolving, unlearning, experimenting, and finding new ways to experience this wild and beautiful thing called life.

These are 10 books that helped shape my journey. Maybe one of them will find you at exactly the right moment.

Now I’m curious… what’s ONE book that completely changed your life?

Tell me in the comments! I’m always looking for my next great read.

With love,
Danielle ♡

#BooksThatChangedMyLife #PersonalGrowth #ConsciousLiving #Pachavega #booksworthreading by @pachavega

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It’s about the culture we’re creating here.. A culture of community, connection, and learning from one another.

Creating nourishing meals. Resting. Learning. Eating ridiculously well.

Coming together around the table, sharing stories, trying new things, and remembering how good it feels to simply be together.

And the beautiful thing is, we can take this with us wherever we go in the world.

Because this is so much more than food.

It’s a way of living. And we’re creating it together.

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#holisticwellness #plantbasedliving #communityconnection #holisticliving #pachavega taken in Ometepe Island, Nicaragua by @pachavega

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21 days ago

Tomorrow morning I wake up 45 years old.

FORTY-FIVE. What the F? 😂 I definitely do not feel 45.

This year did not go the way I thought it would. I started it feeling on fire - running farther, feeling strong, signing up for races, making plans - and then I tripped over my own foot and broke my wrist.

What I thought might be a simple broken wrist turned into a long, complicated recovery. So I’ve had to slow down. And I’m still in it. somewhere in all that slowing down, I started looking around.

At my house. The colourful tropical gardens I got to design. This piece of land I get to call home. The work I’ve created. The beautiful community of friends I’m surrounded by. My beautiful, resilient, badass daughter who is thriving. A healthy and happy co-parenting relationship that wasn’t always the case.

I started looking through old photos. The Danielle from the past. Thanks to my childhood bestie Karen for digging some of these up!

There are a few years missing. Trust me, you don’t need to see them. I was a total nerd. This has indeed served me well as an adult!

I keep thinking about that little girl.

If I told her that at 45 she would have built her own house, bought land on a tropical island, created a business out of what she loves, travelled the world, become a mother, fallen down a hundred times and built a life that looks nothing like the one she was “supposed” to make…

Actually, she probably would have believed me. I think I always knew I was going to do things differently.

It’s been one hell of a year. One hell of a life, really. Dare I say, a heaven of a life?

So tonight, on the last night of 44, I feel beyond grateful. For this life. For this body while it heals. For my daughter. For the people I love. For everything that worked and everything that absolutely did not.

Here’s to 45. To resting. Slowing down. Healing. Taking my own medicine. And continuing to serve.

And may this next year, be so crazy amazing that it blows my mind how good life can be. So grateful for this life.

And if you want to keep following along on all my crazy, wild adventures, I’ve got two new ones on the go: @wearesevenclothing and @lavidabon taken in Ometepe Island, Nicaragua by @pachavega

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21 days ago

We’re doing it again. 🌱Give me 21 days. Something is going to shift.

Join me for the 21-Day Gut Reset Challenge and step into real transformation, with guidance every step of the way.

We start November 14th

Click the link in my bio to register or comment GUT and I’ll send you something!

#guthealth #guthealthreset #plantbasednutrition #digestivehealth #holisticwellness by @pachavega

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The 21-Day Gut Reset Challenge starts October 3, and honestly, if you want to know what Pachavega is all about, THIS is the program.

21 days. Guided together. 5 live calls. Daily videos. A 140-page textbook. WhatsApp community. Recipes, menus, grocery lists, gut health science + actually putting it all into practice.

It is one of the most comprehensive programs I’ve ever created, and I love it.

We start October 3. Let’s do it together! Comment GUT and I’ll send the info! #guthealth #healthydigestion #plantpoweredgut #wholefooddiversity by @pachavega

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My first run since the accident.

I’ve also been writing this book at the same time, and I think there’s something kind of funny about writing a book about a method that basically requires me to actually do the work in my own life too.

I love naming things. organizing things. I like creating language around experiences and feelings and trying to understand why we do the things we do. So of course, somewhere along the way I’ve come up with a method.

I’m not going to share the whole thing yet because I’m still writing the book. And holy, it is taking a long time, almost 45 years. But seriously, I’ve been writing stores for years, now… to put them all together and make it all flow. Even using AI to help me organize everything, its is a process that I have no timeline attached to. When it’s ready.

This morning I was thinking about something Rich Roll once said, that sometimes the hardest thing to do is just put on the shoes.

And that’s kind of it.

Put on the shoes. Get up. Walk out the door. See what happens.

Because if I sit there and think about going for a run, I can very easily think myself out of going for a run. Especially now. There are a million reasons I could give myself for why I’m not ready yet.

But there’s this tiny moment where I either put the shoes on or I don’t.

And that’s what I’ve been writing about.

These tiny micromoments of awareness and choice that happen all day long. The little places where we can keep doing what we’ve been doing, or make a different choice.

Anyway. I’ve got a method. I’m not going to tell you all about it yet. You’ll have to read my book.

But for today, I put my shoes on.

And then… I ran. taken in Volcán Madera Ometepe by @pachavega

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The 21-Day Gut Reset Challenge is back 🌱

We start October 3rd.

21 days of simple, practical steps to help you eat better, support your gut and actually put it all into practice.

Comment CHALLENGE and I’ll send you the details 💚 #guthealth #gutreset #healthydigestion #microbiomehealth #digestivehealth by @pachavega

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Your breath is always there, waiting to bring you back to yourself. 🌿 Join me at the Breath of Gold® Festival, September 15–17. Link in bio. @breathofgold by @pachavega

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I’m so excited to share this! ✨
I’ve been invited to be a featured expert at the Breath of Gold® Festival, a free 3-day virtual experience happening September 15–17.

This amazing event brings together experts in breathwork, somatic healing, spirituality, personal growth, and transformation, with opportunities to actually experience breathwork for yourself throughout the event.

If you’ve been in a season where you’re craving more clarity, feeling a shift happening in your life, or wondering what your next chapter could look like, I think there’s going to be something really special here for you.
Come experience what can become possible when you get out of the noise and reconnect with yourself. .

It’s completely free to attend.
Register here → IN THE BIO!
I hope I’ll see you there. 🤍
@adrienneriveracoaching @breathofgold by @pachavega

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