Fruition Women’s Health

I have been working with Darshana for several years. I did her cleanse through Yoga Tree and had such an amazing experience that I asked her to work with me on an individual basis over the phone.
I thought we would do some short term work to support me around food but our work turned into a great therapeutic relationship that helped me not only look at my relationship to food but also helped me examine my whole life. Since working with Darshana I have done at least four cleanses with her, partaken in some of her nutrition workshops, gotten engaged and married, change many of my cooking and eating behaviors and cultivated many good life habits.
I look forward to doing more cleanses with Darshana and I wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone looking to improve their relationship with themselves and food!

Darshana is terrific, and I highly recommend her to anyone who has struggled with emotional eating issues, as I have. This is not a quick fix program, because the issues can be very complex. Darshana offers excellent counseling in this area, including detox programs, cleanses, recipes, phone discussions. She is truly committed to helping others, and I don’t think you will find someone more dedicated to her calling. It has been hugely helpful to me in finding a lasting solution to my food issues.

Ok, the super neggy reviews have me a bit shocked. (Especially the woman who couldn’t walk, but for whom a phone appointment was a problem??? OH, and those that HAVEN’T even done the program… ahem).
I met Darshana and had my first ‘intake’ appointment years and years ago. I’ve sort of been ‘circling’ her since then, and finally signed up for the program when I felt sort of at wit’s end about how I felt about myself and how was taking care of myself; this isn’t JUST about the FOOD, people.
So far – I’m still working on it and, frankly, it goes beyond a 5 month program, for me anyway, but so far I have had some revelations about MYSELF and who I am that… I never had in many years of therapy. {Perhaps SOME of those reviews are by people who just WANT a quick fix, or someone to tell them how to eat, but it doesn’t sound like they want to take any time for any kind of real self exploration.)
Although Darshana doesn’t have a degree in psychology (maybe she does, I don’t know) that isnt’ what I signed up for. But the work we are doing addresses my needs on many different levels. It has been, extremely ‘therapeutic’, but more so, because I am finding solutions and fact based answers to problems that I’ve had for a while that a therapist alone wouldn’t have had the answers to. Her experience in the world of eastern spirituality (ie, yoga) is really valuable to her ability as a coach and mentor, as well.
So far, I’m really enjoying working with her and am looking forward to doing some of the other aspects of the program as well. I don’t think there is another program out there that addresses the whole individual in such a way and really, it’s just what I’ve been looking for.

Fruition Women’s Health counselor Alice Moore taught an 8 week workshop at my Pilates Studio — Informed Body and it was amazing. All of the participants (myself included) got so much out of the class. One of the most important things I learned was not to be anxious around food. Other people learned that being addicted to sugar «was not their fault». Some veggie haters even found a few vegetables they were happy to integrate into their diets. Each week I wrote what on learned from Alice on my blog
. You can check this out for more detailed information, but trust me the experience was fun, eye opening, non-​threatening, supportive, interesting and most of all helpful. If you have food issues or need guidance not a calorie plan, go to Fruition.

The bad reviews on fruition confuse me…
Don’t sign up for this program and get pissed that they aren’t professional nutritionists or psychologists when they will tell you in the first (free) hour of consultation that that’s not what they do. In fact they’re VERY clear about what they don’t do. It’s a pretty unique service which needs some explaining which is why I assume they offer that consultation to begin with.
Fruition is nutrition coaching. Period. If you’re a woman (Or dude, actually. Check ‘em out.) like me who knows you need to make a big change in what goes into your body but cooking baffles you and you can’t find the inclination or the motivation to get started, this is your gig. It’s nutrition for dummies. It’s cooking classes, regular counseling sessions and nutrition coaching tailored just for you, starting from wherever you are.
For me, it’s been pretty amazing. I never thought I’d be using a professional knife in my kitchen to chop up piles of collards and kale and enjoying the hell out of it. I’ve lost ten pounds in the two months since I started and I have deprived myself of nothing. I know how to make green things taste delicious and I love the energy I feel now that I can just relax and work it out with the greens.
The sessions are bi-​weekly, the cooking classes are monthly in the sunny Real Foods classroom kitchen with REALLY good food, a big dinner at the end and usually leftovers. The cost is kind of high for the whole program, but not more than a yoga class or eating out two or three times a month. Which doesn’t even sound as fun now that you can easily make tasty, healthy things at home anyway.
I’m totally grateful that I found these guys!

Luckily I found Darshana soon after I arrived in SF 4 years ago and enrolled in her program. I knew a lot about whole foods and eating well but had no clue about slowing down enough to listen to my body. What better way to wake up than to see every time I ate as an opportunity to stay connected. Even cooking could be a conscious act. What a concept! It was a chance to create a practice that would impact every other part of my life. Change wasn’t going to happen overnight, much as I’d hoped. But rather through daily intention, small steps and consistent support.
The work at Fruition is about learning to distinguish what’s really nourishing not only around food, but in life. I appreciate Darshana as a remarkable and unconventional counselor especially in the way she models creating what she wants with her own life. I got support for finding my vision and going for what I want.
Beyond the basic Fruition Program I have enjoyed delving deeper with the women’s groups and springtime cleanse. The friendships through Fruition are an alive and vibrant part of my life. Having community to support my healing and growth makes all the difference. I am so grateful to Fruition, it has enriched my life immensely!

I went through the five-​month Fruition Women’s Health Program and LOVED it. Since completing the basic program, I have also done several of their advanced women’s workshops.
I decided to do the basic program because while I knew food like refined sugar, refined grains and caffeine were not good for me… I could not break my habit of binging on them. I had some knowledge of what «healthy eating» meant, but could not make the connection between what I knew and what I actually ate.
After five months of nutrition education, counseling and fun cooking classes where I met some amazing friends, my life was changed in such wonderful ways. Thanks to what I learned at Fruition, I make more nourishing choices today… not just about food… but also about relationships, my career, and other areas of my life.
I will say this program isn’t for everyone… if you’re looking for something «clinical» or a «diet» that tells you exactly what to eat and when, Fruition isn’t the place for you.
If you’re interested in really diving in deep and doing the work to deal with everything that comes up to shift your relationship with food and your body, Fruition is a great place for you. The approach is based on learning how to eat well without depriving yourself. The focus is on finding balance in your relationship with food and your body. I found that balance for myself and I have referred many of my friends to Fruition and ALL of them have experienced similar results.

The women who work at Fruition Women’s Health are highly educated and sophisticated in knowing the subtilties of how food affects our bodies. My experience there has been life changing. For over a decade, Darshana and her counselors have been helping women radically change their lives and their relationship to food. Their programs, which vary in price from $ 150-​$ 300 a month, support different women from many different backgrounds. I have been to doctors, licensed nutritionists and dieticians that have a beautiful collection of diplomas, but may sometimes lack the hands on experience with food and talent for actually helping people change. Congratulations Fruition for doing amazing work in this world!

darshana is so sweet, understanding and suppportive. i made an appt for a consultation to learn more about the women’s group. i opened up to her about my eating issues that i havent told anyone besides my therapist. she listened attentively and gave back useful and helpful feedback that was showed she actually listened to me. i am now enrolled in the program that begins next month.

i wish i could give darshana six stars. or seven.
her approach to life is completely inspiring.
i have taken many workshops, nutrition classes, cooking classes and was lucky enough to be a part of what has now become fruition health.
anyone and everyone would benefit from a workshop at fruition.
i have learned volumes about myself inside and out. and really, i am one of those people who could have sworn i already knew all there was to know…
and let me also say that private sessions with darshana gave me a new perspective on what «therapy» can mean. there is no laying on a couch psychotherapy style. this is actively facing your demons head on and darshana will fight with you until the end.
sometimes she stops by my work to bring me carrot juice just to make sure im hydrated and keeping my blood sugar in gear. now thats support.
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