My Story
Hi, I’m Sofia.
For years, I was the picture of an active life; practicing handstands, moving my body every day, and never once thinking twice about my bones.
Three years into menopause, curiosity led me to get a DEXA scan. The results left me completely blindsided: Osteopenia. I couldn't wrap my head around how someone as physically active as I was could be facing bone loss.
I refused to simply be a passenger to this diagnosis. Instead, I empowered myself to learn exactly what it takes to remodel my foundation from the inside out. With the guidance of Dr. Kim Millman’s Restore and Rebuild program, I took total ownership of my health, and the results spoke for themselves.
Within three years, I successfully reversed my osteopenia back to normal bone density.
That experience changed everything for me. It’s why I founded Golden Moon Wellness. I know what it feels like to navigate these shifts and feel the ground shifting beneath you. But truly, we are far more capable of shaping our health than we are often led to believe.
Midlife isn't a time to retreat; it's a time to rebuild. This work matters to me because I have lived it, and I’m here to help you become an informed, engaged, and powerful partner in your own health journey.
My Mission
What I Bring to Our Work Together
The science — bone physiology, hormonal shifts, the mechanisms behind bone density loss and how to influence them through lifestyle.
The soma — 20 years of yoga, meditation, and breathwork. The nervous system governs everything and a regulated, breathing body is a body that can heal.
The lived experience — I have navigated this transition myself. I know what it feels like when your body shifts beneath you, and I know what it looks like to move through that with clarity and agency rather than fear.
Together, these are not three separate things. They are one conversation.
This is guidance for real bodies, real lives, and real, lasting change
Credentials
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Bachelors of Science in Biology- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Certified Integrative Bone Health Practitioner (CIBHP)- The Bone Health Academy with Dr. Kim Millman, MD, PhD and Margie Bissinger, PT, OPT
National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC)
Certified Health Coach- Institute of Integrative Nutrition
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Low Pressure Fitness -Certified Trainer
LPF offers a unique, effective, and safe way to improve and strengthen your core and postural muscles while enhancing breathing, pelvic floor stability, flexibility, and mobility.
Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher- E-RYT 200
Over 20 years of training and practicing with internationally-renowned yoga teachers and mentors, Sue Elkind and Naime Jezzeny
Workshops and Continuing Education
Yoga for Injury Prevention with Naime Jezzeny
Meditation Immersions with Sue Elkind
Bringing Ayurveda to Your Mat with Jeanne-Marie Derrick
Healthy Backs with Naime Jezzeny
Anatomy, Biomechanics & Corrective Exercises with Naime Jezzeny
Yoga Biomechanics & the Science of Stretchingwith Jules Mitchell
