Welcome to Santa Barbara's Holistic Wellness Gym! We opened in March 2022 and have been growing and creating the most optimal space for you ever since. My Name is Jade Wilson, I am the owner and head Trainer here and thought it was time to introduce myself properly to you all!
My wellness journey started in 2015 and has been evolving ever since (and still is every day). Going into college I was determined that I was going to go to medical school to be an orthopedic surgeon. Fast forward to 2019 and after years of working strictly toward western medicine practices, I became disillusioned with what true health is and looks like.
I had been working multiple jobs all through college, ranging from your local Starbucks employee and wine sales to a 5 Year stint in the NICU and personal training on the side.
In October of 2019 I quit working for the hospital and decided to put all of my energy into training. Personal training had taught me so much about preventative health, and how deeply rooted physical health is to mental, emotional, and psychological health.
My First Leap of Faith
Within 5 months I was a full time trainer at Gold's Gym Santa Barbara...Then the Pandemic hit. My secure job in healthcare was gone by that point and the gym was shut down on March 17th, 2020 for an indefinite about of time.
So, I started Absolute Strength LLC and began teaching live zoom classes and training virtually on March 20th, 2020.
6 months after the pandemic hit, I moved to a house with a large backyard and began hosting classes in my backyard and build a small 100 sq. foot studio gym. I trained out of my backyard until March 2022.
March 2022, I opened Off The Grid at 815 De La Vina with dreams of growing a wellness community focused on preventative health using functional strength training, corrective exercise, integrative nutrition, deliberate heat and cold exposure, and other very valuable holistic health practices.
We are almost at our one year mark and we have grown so much! (All thanks to you guys) It's absolutely incredible to look back and see where we were as a community two years ago in a small 100 sq. Ft space and backyard.
The gym has evolved since opening its doors, I have evolved as a trainer and individual, and you have all evolved too! We all continue to grow as life goes on, and I couldn't be more appreciative that I get to grow with all of you and be trusted as a guide on parts of your journey.
Thank you for your continued support and community through all of the years passed and the years to come!
Much light and appreciation,
Coach Jade
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