“If you don’t take care of your body, where will you live?”
— Kobi Yamada
About
Our Foundation
We use the acronym NEST, metaphorically, as a way to encourage a foundation and a practice of self-maintenance and self-preservation. A nest is vulnerable to its environs, and it takes time and considerable work to build. A bird will persistently go back and forth to the nest, gathering sticks and grass and searching for the best materials for the best possible nest. The bird will swap out old materials and replace them with new and better ones.
Building your NEST will strengthen you physically, mentally, and spiritually. The construction never ends and it’s a lifelong journey, but your NEST can become strong—even able to sustain the weight of others in it. If the weight gets too heavy to bear and your NEST breaks off or falls apart, you will have the strength and resilience to put it back together stronger than ever.
Our Mission
BY: NEST is a socially responsible way of life. It’s an initiative committed to deepening the literacy of self-maintenance for the woman who aspires to be true to herself and live with social purpose. BY: NEST is built on the belief that when you feel good, you then do good.
Our mission is to interconnect four simple principles - nourish, empower, shape and transform (or NEST)—to create a framework that can build self-compassion, self-confidence, and nurture oneself with intention and purpose.
Building a NEST
Nourish
When you pay attention and listen to yourself, wholistically—mind, body and spirit—you undoubtedly unearth what matters most, attaining inner strength and doing what is necessary to preserve your well-being.
BY: NEST can combat nutritional negligence with beneficial recipes, healthful advice and mindful eating that can help you get back to the basics of nourishing your whole self with food—physically, mentally, emotionally, and nutritionally. When a woman nourishes herself deeply, she nourishes humanity.
Empower
Realizing your true self is deep, inquisitive, and empowering work. BY: NEST is where you’ll find real stories of real women who may inspire you to stand-up in this world and take the bull by the horns to live the way you believe you should.
Become more confident, take control of your life and realize the power of being your own best advocate. Then challenge yourself to show up, do something good in the world, and empower others.
Shape
Have faith in the wisdom of the body and learn to listen to it. To shape a path to a fitter life, there must be movement. It is essential that the body move, and how we feel in our body matters.
BY: NEST is a source of beneficial approaches that can improve physical health and appearance through movement so that you achieve the optimal shape for your unique body.
Transform
To transform yourself is real and attainable, but takes considerable action and a state of mind that is open to change. One must prepare, practice and have purpose to transform.
BY: NEST uses tools such as meditation, mindfulness, rest, and journaling to put you on the path to becoming a conscious steward of your own life. You already have everything you need to transform yourself into a person you can admire and love.