Welcome to Magnificent Now!

Magnificent Now is:

• A place to begin to feel really good about your body
• The road back from shame and blame to joy and celebration
• A chance to get off the diet treadmill
• A supportive community of diverse and beautiful women like you

On this site you will learn and practice tools for how to look and feel more radiant every day, without fad diets, punishing workouts or extreme procedures. Join me in exploring all the ways that you can really allow your own magnificence.

Some of the topics I cover are:

• Eliminating stress (over your body, your food and your life)
• What to do about the critical voices, both outside and inside your head (meet your twisted sister)
• How to activate universal principles to help you make lasting changes in your health and beauty (The Secret just wasn’t enough )

This is just the beginning. Explore by reading more about me, sampling my articles, and enjoying the videos I’ve posted. I look forward to sharing with you and I invite you to post comments on my blog and to join the forum (coming soon). Together we can end the shame and blame game for good.

“Laurie creates such an accepting space for all body types and different view points about food. She really meets women where they are.”
R.C. Santa Cruz, CA

“I have struggled with feelings about my body, whether I was thin or overweight, all of my adult life. For my 54th birthday I decided to give myself a gift of putting more time and attention on my overall health, including getting rid of extra weight.

At Magnificent Now, I enjoyed being with other women like me. It was confidential and I felt comfortable sharing. Since the workshop, I have made a very conscious effort to make healthier food choices, eat smaller portions, and focus on thoroughly enjoying whatever food choice I make.

I am fitting in time to exercise and have guilt-free time to myself to just take care of my body. I am also learning to love myself more for who I am in the present no matter what my body looks like.”
D.Z. Santa Rosa, CA

“Thank you, Laurie, for creating a helpful, supportive and creative environment to explore this charged topic. Before doing this program, I was in constant inner turmoil, judging myself as good or bad with every bite. During the program, I learned to eat and make choices without guilt.”
L.L. From Healdsburg, CA

“Before doing this program I was frustrated with myself. I simply didn’t see any positive changes in my body, although I had added exercise to my life for one year. I definitely have made a shift in my perceptions and feel my body has got the message… Well worth my time and money… got me on the right track. No more counting calories, carbs etc- Hurrah! ”
D.B. From Windsor, CA

“Now that this program is over, I have no doubt that I am creating vibrant health and a fit, trim body. I am excited about the tools I have to work with, and it’s wonderful to know there are others who encourage my vision of myself. ”
J.S. From Santa Rosa, CA