About

Chantal is a cooking enthusiast based in Cape Town who is passionate about good healthy food and loves bring people together around the table. She discovered her passion for cooking at the age of 13yrs old and learnt from this young age that taking fresh produce, cooking intentionally, sitting around the table cultivates a recipe of love, laughter and quality time for family and friends. She truly believes that good food brings people together.

She is the founder of New Leaf Retreats where she used all her passions of yoga/wellness, event coordinating, project management and ultimate foodie together for the last few years. Besides running her own retreats she now offers her services as a wellness retreat cook & host for intimate retreats for yoga teachers, various coaches, fitness instructors, spiritual leaders, etc. As a qualified health coach she takes a more balanced approach with food, believing in the philosophy that everyone is bio-individual, there is not a one-size-fits-all diet and recognizes that each person is unique with individualized nutritional requirements. You will be spoilt with delicious nutritious meals and filled with healthy snacks throughout the retreat.  

In addition, her services extends to yoga and health coaching sessions as well.

Qualifications

•  Integrative Health Coach at IIN (Institute of Integrative Nutrition, NYC)

• RYT® 200 Yoga Teacher at The Wellness Connection, Hout Bay

• Mindfulness and Meditation training