After qualifying as a dietitian at the University of Cape Town, Carla went on to complete the Macrobiotic Leadership Programme at the Kushi Institute and then later the Advanced Macrobiotic Counselor Training at the Strengthening Health Institute.
Carla is interested in the biological, ideological, ethical, and environmental considerations of a whole food plant-based diet. Macrobiotic teachings are based on a deep appreciation of the fluidity of life: health can become sickness and sickness can become health; loss can change to gain; difficulty can become ease; and weakness can turn to strength. Life means to exist and to perpetuate itself; falling ill and struggling is the anomaly. The greatest joy is in transforming our situation.
Inspired by these principles, Carla’s therapeutic approach is generous, compassionate, and engaged.