~ Nice to Meet You ~
I’m Jennifer.
Jennifer Lazar
FDNP | CMT | CPed
Holistic health coach Jennifer Lazar helps clients at all life stages and activity levels overcome chronic pain and alleviate symptoms related to metabolic dysfunction. She is a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® practitioner (FDNP) and a licensed massage therapist (CMT) with more than 2,000 hours of formal training and 24 years of hands-on, clinical experience. In addition, she is a certified pedorthist (CPed), qualified to make custom foot orthotics. Jennifer recently relocated her practice from Austin, Texas, to a place she often visited and is now happy to call home: Ft. Bragg on the Mendocino Coast of northern California.
“Let me tell you my goal right up front. I want to be the last practitioner you need to see for the symptoms and complaints you have about your body right now.”
Practice Area Expertise
Massage Therapy
As a former gymnast, dancer, and coach, Jennifer learned first hand that how we use our bodies contributes to pain. Her search for relief from her own debilitating back pain led her to graduate from Austin’s Lauterstein-Conway massage school in 2000. There she studied a range of modalities, including Swedish, sports, and Shiatsu massage, as well as hydro-therapy, posture, contract-relax technique, and structural bodywork. She went on to teach massage therapy at Lauterstein-Conway from 2000 to 2003. Jennifer specializes in postural assessment and structural bodywork and continues to offer general massage services at her clinic in Ft. Bragg, California.
Functional Diagnostic Nutrition
After two decades of doing targeted bodywork to help people with their pain, Jennifer realized that when she referred clients to other practitioners, they were often seen less as unique, complex individuals than a set of impersonal numbers that didn’t tell a full story. She went back to school, becoming a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition practitioner to ensure continuity and quality of care. Informed by functional lab tests that uncover food sensitivities, hormone imbalances, and stress markers, as well as metabolic wellness and mucosal barrier health, Jennifer now designs nutrition, supplement, and lifestyle protocols to help committed clients get back on the path to vibrant health. She also provides coaching and resources throughout the program to help clients stay motivated and on track.
Jennifer talks about her experience becoming certified in Functional Diagnostic Nutrition.
