My name is Lisa. I am the founder and creator of Ohana Wellness.

When I was little I was obsessed with fitness and the human body. I tried anything and everything to be strong. I did workouts on the TV – from Gilad to Denise Austin. When the Olympics came on every 4 years I would watch in wonder at the physical capabilities of athletes and would try to ‘work out’ more. Not being a natural athlete in any shape or form, I just figured I could be strong and capable. I LOVED Arnold Swartzenager and Sylvester Stallone movies because you could see human musculature so much more precisely.

I probably should have gone to school for something related to the human body, but instead went for finance and management. ;-). I did the college thing then worked in Boston in the corporate world. It was extremely stressful, very male dominated where none of my co workers had families, and long hours to work for people we never saw. I did that for 8 years while taking more classes for my MBA (never finished that since I realized it wasn’t my passion), started having children and felt pretty depleted in that work environment. I always felt there was more I could be doing that was truly heart centered meaningful and not a rat race feel.

When my oldest son was almost 2 years old, he ended up getting sick with an illness that almost took his life. I know it sounds dramatic, but we were at the mercy of doctors, poor decisions, the unknown future, and many blood transfusions to keep him alive until we had more answers. Luckily he grew out of it and is thriving in college.

It was a MASSIVE eye opener for us as parents to little children. We wanted to do better and be better. That ordeal taught us a lot about prayer, faith, trust, self advocating and understanding how the human body really works. It led me down a path of wanting to 1)do something in life that made a difference and 2) figure out how to help ourselves BEFORE something like this happens and ends up being an emergency.

This started my path in understanding everything I could about well rounded wellness. I became certified in Personal Training, Reiki and then a Yoga Certification. I really stuck to the Yoga. It had helped me personally during the first class I took (from the TV at the time). It happened that I had a series of being hit by cars that caused enough head injuries causing ticks, headaches, and memory issues. I spent years overcoming that and understanding, testing and theorizing the way the brain works and how to override the sensory to more normal signaling AND how to rewire the brain pathways since some were damaged.

(On a side note, in 2023 I was struck head on by a vehicle and had more physical problems – than brain- that I overcame with knowledge I have acquired through the years. In the big picture, although it was painful, I made a quick recover overall and found that my extensive knowledge of the body, healing, the brain, and nervous system yet again came in handy. I also had tools that accelerated my healing which I now carry at the wellness center).