About Stephanie’s Sanctuary
Your New Health & Wellness Coach
Everything you need to live with vitality and strength in one place!
Everything you need to live with vitality and strength in one place!
My name is Stephanie Garafola and I currently reside in NJ. I am a 200 HR experienced certified yoga instructor, NASM personal trainer, barre teacher, and health coach. I have a Bachelor’s of Science in chemistry from Brooklyn college and I am currently working on my Doctorate in Clinical Nutrition at Maryland University of Integrative Health with a specialization in herbal medicine.
My journey started in 2014 when my father was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease (HD). It is a rare hereditary neurological disease that there is no cure for. The symptoms range from involuntary movements, trouble swallowing and speaking, rapid eye movements, poor balance (high risk of falling), unwanted weight loss, and severe depression and anxiety. After months of doctor visits and family therapy we learned the best way to decrease the severity of symptoms was to stay physically active and to keep the brain active by proper nourishment and activity. I was always an athlete and into fitness but this family disease made me realize even more so just how important it is to pay attention to how you move your body and what you put inside of it. My father passed away in February of 2020. He was my best friend, we shared a birthday, and he was my inspiration for everything.