01 / Compassion
Begin with the woman.
I work at the pace of the person in front of me. No dogma, no shame, no algorithms — just careful attention.
About Mara
Twelve years.
One question.
What does this woman, in this season of her life, actually need on her plate? Everything I do begins there.
Mara, in studio
From the kitchen“Health isn’t a checklist. It’s the rhythm of attention you give your body, day after day.”
Mara Bellini
The path here
A long, slow
apprenticeship.
I’m wary of certainty. Most of what I know I learned from clients, slowly. Here’s the path that led to the practice as it is today.
- 2014
Started clinically
Worked alongside endocrinologists at a women’s health clinic in Milan, learning that nutrition rarely lives alone.
- 2017
Functional certification
Trained in functional nutrition — a framework that finally matched how I was already thinking about whole-person care.
- 2019
Yoga teacher training
Completed 200-hour RYT in Bali. Movement, breath, and food started speaking the same language.
- 2022
Opened private practice
Began coaching independently from a small studio in Lancaster Mews, London. 1:1 only.
- 2024
Quiet Kitchen began
Launched the small group cohort I’d been quietly building for years. It has run every season since.
What I believe
02 / Science
Stay anchored in evidence.
Every plan I write is grounded in current research and adjusted by what I see — not the other way around.
03 / Simplicity
Less is almost always more.
The smallest sustainable change beats the perfect one you can’t keep. We start where life already is.
Credentials
Trained, registered,
and still learning.
I’m an active member of the relevant boards in both the UK and Italy and complete continued professional development every year.
- 01BSc NutritionKing’s College London
- 02Functional Nutrition PractitionerInstitute for Functional Medicine
- 03200-hr Yoga Alliance (RYT)Yoga Alliance
- 04Member, BDABritish Dietetic Association
- 05Maternal Nutrition SpecialistRoyal Society of Medicine
- 06Clinical placementCentro di Salute della Donna, Milan
A typical week
Mornings
Slow, unhurried mornings — sun, breath, a glass of water, then the day.
The kitchen
Simple food, seasonal vegetables, recipes that take less than thirty minutes.
Sessions
An hour, a notebook, a candid conversation. The work happens in between.
Curious if
we’re a fit?
The fastest way to find out is a free 20-minute call. No pressure, no script — just a conversation.