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INVENTIVE STYLE, UNTRADITIONAL SKILLSET
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I'm Paula Billig- Fitness Coach, Pelvic Floor Specialist, Herbalist

I teach whole-body strength and wellness to engaged, hard-working adults so they can build better habits at work and at play to relieve their aches and pains.


I work with office-bound people experiencing:
*Prolapse
*Abdominal Separation
*Sneeze, Laugh, Cough, and Exercise Wee

as well as other, related issues such as:
*Sitting Pains, like low back and hip pain
*Reflux
*Overactive Bladder
*Knee and Foot Problems
*Chronic Digestive Problems

I also teach herbal wellness education in individual workshops and my 9-month DIY Herbalism Program.


Still Curious?

​Here’s how I see it:
 
Every choice we make, everything we do or don’t do, adds onto everything else. It’s all inputs.
It just so happens that my dual fascinations, physical movement and plant chemistry, are HUGE sources of potentially positive inputs! And together they are exponentially more powerful (this just means that 2+2= something much, much bigger than 4)
 
Let me tell you a secret- some of this just happened by happy accident.
 
When I was very young, my mom shifted our family to a regimen of herbal supplements and what you’d now call a low-inflammation diet. She was at her wit’s end with her twin toddler’s constant ear infections and let me tell you, it worked.
 
I’ve known herbal medicine was my destiny since elementary school. (I have a cousin who remembers me giving her a tour of my herb garden when I was 9 years old. What a nerd! Me, not her.)
 
At some point I finally made the connection between that tall plant by the side of the road, its picture in a book we had, and the Mullein capsules we took.
 
I don’t know if I can explain how profound this was for little me- these pills we took weren’t just replacements for the medicines that we used to take that made me crazy hyper and sick. They were PLANTS. That I could GROW. And get to KNOW. 
We lived way far out in rural Pennsylvania, and suddenly the land around me morphed from “home” into “potential”
But how does a girl get from 1980’s rural life (more insulated and isolated than you can imagine!) to today’s roaring online life?

​There were a few twists and turns:
  • There was many a summer spent working as a princess with an interactive children’s theater (dramatics, not drama, is my thing.)
  • There were the years working with the Conflict Education and Resource Team while getting my BA in Human Biology at Temple University
    • ​and my EMT certification, too
  • There was a dreadful stint as a full-time housekeeper (it was no Downton Abbey, I assure you)
  • There was a Craigslist ad that led to me buying a pilates studio in my mid 20’s, mere months before the crash of ‘08
  • And there was a fateful workshop with Maia Toll, who became my first formal herbal teacher and opened my eyes to the reality that it wasn’t too late to live my destiny
    • I just had to figure out how, since there was no pre-ordained hierarchy to follow- and I loved that ​
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And now here it is, the future, and here I am- a hybrid of herbalism, fitness, independence, community, logic, intuition, nourishment, alignment and movement (literally & figuratively).

​My philosophy is simple- if it helps you be well, it’s fair game to include in my whole body approach to wellness. Boom.
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Other things clients have said about being in my classes:

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"​Paula is so dedicated to helping people improve their lives, not out of her own ego, but because she really cares about others."
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I've been trying to figure out how to describe her super power as an explainer-of-things. She's really excellent at that. And I think what it boils down to is that she's really skilled at figuring out how someone needs something explained, which is where her intuition really comes into play."

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Paula always has a smile on her face and a gentle way about her.  She is approachable and trustworthy. She won’t judge. I know that I can be vulnerable with her, share the not-so-nice parts of my life, and she always make me feel better about myself. She paints a picture of a brighter, more hopeful tomorrow that keeps me going."

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She manages to balance a practical, no-nonsense approach to life, teaching, and learning with a whimsical nature. She sees the beauty and magic in everyday life and the knowledge she seeks and dispenses, even if at first blush it appears mundane to others."



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Paula's Education

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Places I've Learned:
  • ​Herbiary's Community Herbalism, Maia Toll, 2011-2012
  • Advanced Holistic Herbalism, Maia Toll, with Denise Straiges, Jill Hoffman, Lynn Roberts, 2012-2013
  • Sage School Clinical Herbalism, Maia Toll, with Jill Hoffman, Dory Ellen Fish, 2013-2014
  • Farm at Coventry Homestead Herbalism, Susan Hess, 2012
  • Barefoot Botanicals Farm Herbal Intensive, Linda Shanahan, 2014
  • Heartstone Transition Zones Advanced Physiology for Herbalists, Tammy Sweet, 2018
  • Daoist Stone Medicine​, Dory Ellen Fish, 2018
  • Mid Atlantic Women's Herbal Conference 2014, 2015
  • Allies for Plants and People Conference ​2018
  • Your Pelvic Matters Teacher Training, Claire Mockridge, 2020
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Places I've Taught:
  • 9 Month DIY Herbalism series, West Chester PA 2019-2020
  • Barefoot Botanicals, 2015, 2018, 2019
  • Glenside Community Acupuncture, 2019, 2020
  • Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, 2018
  • Tamanend Herb Club, 2016
  • Sage School, 2015
  • Morris Arboretum, 2015
  • House Parties, 2015-present
  • Wild Weed Walks, 2014-present
  • Private Workshops, 2012-present
  • Reformer Pilates, 2006-present
Pelvic Preneur Podcast with Claire Mockridge- episode 42

Nutrition Nutz Podcast with Jim Wilk 
 

The Coronavirus Has Affected Small Business. Here's What 19 Biz and Health Coaches Did About It 

​Outwit Trade 
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Meet with Paula

In Person:
North Wales PA

Online Office Space: 
Everywhere!
​Via Zoom or Google Hangout
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billig.paula @gmail.com

Disclaimer

Paula Billig is not a physician. She is an Herbalist and Holistic Health Educator. The ideas discussed on this website do not constitute medical advice. No state or local authority licenses Herbalists in the United States, so these discussions are for educational purposes only.

No service or suggestions offered is intended to substitute or replace licensed medical care. Please consult your doctor before starting any new program.

Services and suggestions provided by Paula Billig are intended solely for personal enrichment and growth. 

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