I quit my job in finance and decided to travel around the world. I ended up in India, where I stayed for six months and studied yoga. It was here that I discovered Ayurveda (ancient Indian natural medicine) and decided it was time to follow my passion of natural health. Choosing Endeavour College was an easy decision as the college provides a good mix of scientific education along with practical experience treating people in student clinic.<\/p>\n
Your background is in finance, so moving into natural health was a real pivot for you. Did you face any challenges during your change of course?<\/p>\n
Absolutely! Going back to university as a mature-age student was challenging. I watched my friends move up in their careers as I started again at ground zero. Despite what felt like a setback, I wouldn\u2019t change a thing. Waking up every day and knowing I have the ability to help others \u2014 and that I am following my passion \u2014 puts me ahead.<\/p>\n
Dive in and go for it. There is nothing more fulfilling than helping others and contributing to the world in a positive way. I really believe we are \u201ccalled\u201d to this\u00a0profession, so if you have that feeling,\u00a0the time is now! I don\u2019t think the calling ever goes away, so it\u2019s better to give it a shot than be left wondering. There were definitely moments during my studies when I wondered if I had made the right choice,\u00a0but every \u201cthank you\u201d I receive\u00a0from\u00a0a client reminds me I made the right decision.<\/p>\n
On a more practical level, I think it\u2019s helpful to understand what you enjoy within\u00a0the natural health space, whether it\u2019s supplements, meal planning or a particular health condition. It\u2019s easy to get caught up in\u00a0wanting to be and do everything. Having\u00a0an\u00a0area of interest helps you become\u00a0a \u201cgo-to\u201d\u00a0person and takes away\u00a0the\u00a0pressure of\u00a0having to know everything about everything.<\/p>\n
This is my specialty! I think a lot of burnout stems from a lack of boundaries and, like many things, boundaries are like\u00a0a muscle that grows with consistent use and practice. Creating space for non-negotiables is key. These will look different for each person but\u00a0can include things such as scheduled exercise, meditation, screen-time limits, finishing work at a particular time, meal prep, etc.<\/p>\n
Never underestimate the compounding\u00a0impact small, health-promoting activities can have on your long-term health. For example, taking a 10-minute walk after eating\u00a0lunch can affect your blood\u00a0glucose levels\u00a0for the rest of the day. It\u2019s important to remember better health leads to better\u00a0performance. Fortunately, many companies\u00a0are\u00a0recognizing this and offer employees onsite meditation, yoga\u00a0and health workshops.<\/p>\n
My interest in wellness fatigue came from my own struggle of thinking I had to do it all. When I was studying, I put so much pressure on myself to be the perfect role model who practised yoga daily, drank green juice and added every single superfood to my smoothie. I felt unworthy as a natural healthcare practitioner and I crumbled under the pressure.<\/p>\n
Through my own fatigue, I realised I didn\u2019t\u00a0have to be perfect from a health perspective to give health advice or be healthy. I finally relaxed and I became healthier\u00a0when I started practising healthy behaviours because they felt good, not because I had to be perfect. Being imperfect makes me more relatable as a practitioner.<\/p>\n
I find many people\u00a0are\u00a0embarrassed to tell a nutritionist what they eat in a day, so when I assure people that I love eating chips and a no-exercise Netflix binge day, they can relax. The truth is, we are all busy and we can only do our best. Sometimes, our best is ordering Uber Eats at the end of a long day as opposed to stressing in the kitchen.<\/p>\n
I am continuing to build my practice, working\u00a0one-on-one with clients and supporting them with traditional and new evidence approaches. I have written an\u00a0e-book about flexible plant-based eating to support people who want to transition to a more plant-based diet, so keep an eye out for that!<\/p>\n
For more, visit avaninaturalhealth.com.au<\/a> and\u00a0@maya.butti<\/a> on Instagram.<\/em><\/p>\n Endeavour College of Natural Health is the leader in natural health education, producing the experts who keep the world well. With six campuses nationally, we offer courses in naturopathy, nutrition, Chinese medicine, massage and more. To discover a career in <\/em> When Maya Butti quit her job in finance and travelled to India, she realised it was time to follow her passion for natural health. Now, the nutritionist is educating her clients about corporate burnout, wellness fatigue and how mini habits can transform your health. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[112,114,84],"tags":[478,542,347,349],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2158"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2161,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2158\/revisions\/2161"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wellbeing.com.au\/curious\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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