Monika Saigal RD & ms nutrition

09/14/2026

Had such a wonderful time working with the talented San Francisco Ballet School dancers last week (pictured here Levels 7, 8, & trainees) ✨ We discussed practical nutrition strategies, busted some dance nutrition myths, and talked about how to fuel for dance + life while also nourishing a healthy relationship with food and your body 💕 

So grateful to San Francisco Ballet School for having me and to Heather Harris for all her help in coordinating these workshops 🙏🏻

Wishing you all a well-fueled and fabulous fall dance season ❤️🩰🍏

Next up: I’m super excited to be speaking with Grand Rapids Ballet School & Junior Company teachers and staff in just a few hours and then heading NC for the Winston-Salem Dance Medicine Conference on Friday! 

08/05/2026

Honored to be included in this Dance Teacher Magazine list of "13 Dance Books to Inspire Your Teaching..." From the article: "Essential Reading for Student Well-Being - Monika Saigal’s Nourishing Dance: An Essential Guide on Nutrition, Body Image, and Eating Disorders offers valuable advice to inform our work with our students, build awareness and empathy, and suggest needed topics and workshops within our classes and courses. In addition to eating disorders (and how to prevent them), topics include underfueling, messaging, and body image—creating a comprehensive picture and vision for shifting dance culture towards body acceptance, compassion, and care."

Summer offers dance educators the chance to turn the page on fresh ideas, whether through personal reflection, new classroom resources, or a book club

07/27/2026

Thank you Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA) for a wonderful in NYC this weekend! So grateful for the opportunity to present on a topic near and dear to my heart and learn from brilliant minds in the field. 

My favorite part of these conferences is being amongst so many humans with a shared passion and commitment to improving the health and well-being of performing artists. I LOVED catching up with friends and colleagues, getting to meet some people who I've known for a while but never met IRL, and making new dance/performing arts medicine friends 💕

Together, we can build a better dance/performing arts world 🩰🌎❤️🌱

(Only a few of the awesome people I was fortunate enough to connect with this weekend are pictured because I’m bad at remembering to take photos 🤷🏻‍♀️😬).

07/21/2026

06/29/2026

I missed posting on  my 📗👶🏻 birthday last week (which maybe means I'm a bad book mom 🤦🏻‍♀️😬)...  Anyway Happy (belated) 2nd Birthday Nourishing Dance 🎂🎉🥳

It’s been such a wonderful year of sharing my labor of love, seeing it out in the world, and hearing about how it’s resonating with dancers and the people who train, support, and care for them ❤️ 

❓Have you read Nourishing Dance? What felt meaningful for you? What did you find most helpful? 

🌟If you don’t have Nourishing Dance yet, there’s no time like the present! And if you’ll be at PAMA in NYC in a few weeks, let me know and I’ll hand deliver you a copy 😊 (I'm presenting on Sat July 25th). Link in bio for more info and links to purchase.

Together, we can build a better dance world 🩰🌎❤️🌱

06/10/2026

Thank you London for a fab 3 days ❤️

🩰So grateful I got to see the superb dancers perform in the gorgeous Opera House - bucket list item ✅

🍏Dance nutrition meetup - UK edition 😊 What a wonderful afternoon chatting with  & Jacqueline Birtwisle

☔This was my 2nd trip to London and had so much fun seeing some new sights despite the rain (the ☀️did make an occasional appearance!). And I finally made it back to (IYKYK!)

🖼️Not pictured (was having such a great convo, I forgot to take a photo 🤦🏻‍♀️): So lovely to meet .mcconnon of -d IRL and discuss our shared mission to build a better dance world.

06/08/2026

A few highlights from a wonderful week in the Netherlands 🇳🇱

🩰Such an honor to present about Eating Dis0rder Prevention in High Risk Athletes with these amazing women at the conference in The Hague.

🫶🏻What a treat to catch up with the inspiring and tour the gorgeous facilities (+ had a mini wellness reunion with Kerry, and 😊)

⛱️Squeezed in a bit of sight-seeing in The Hague

🎂Made a quick stop in Amsterdam before the conference where I celebrated my birthday with some delicious Dutch apple pie 😋

Currently spending a few days in London 🇬🇧 - stay tuned for the recap 😊

05/05/2026

What a wonderful way to wrap up my spring season of talks! Had the best discussion with these students in the ABT/NYU Master’s Degree Program in Ballet Pedagogy ❤️❤️❤️. We focused on a selection of topics from my 📖 Nourishing Dance & had some powerful conversations about the influence of diet culture in society and in the dance world and how dance educators can create more supportive and protective environments for their dancers.

Huge 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻to .s.levy for inviting me and to all who participated. Your openness to delve into these tough topics gives me so much hope for the future of our dance world. Together, we can build a better dance world! 🩰🌎❤️🌱

 

03/11/2026

I rarely get in on insta trends, mostly because by the time I get around to it, everyone has moved on to the next 🤷🏻‍♀️ But I couldn’t let this one go without posting my own take…so here it is in honor of Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day🎉

Happy RD Day to all my dietitian friends and colleagues doing amazing work out there 💪🏻

03/09/2026

Thanks for hosting a lovely Nourishing Dance 📚 event Capezio and thank you to everyone who attended 💕