About Us

Meet Our Chef, Saa'Shalom Bey

An advocate for natural and holistic living, Saa'Shalom I.M. Bey has been a natural path wellness counselor for 29+ years.   A student at the California Healing Arts College, in Santa Monica, California, where she studied massage therapy, aroma therapy, reflexology and herbology, she then studied under various master herbalists and naturopathic doctors in the Los Angeles area, including Dr. Llaila O. Afrika, author of Afrikan Holistic Health and Dr. Paul Goss, founder of New Body Products. 

Upon returning to the east coast, she studied under Queen Afua, author of Heal Thyself and Sacred Woman, as well as Dr. Jewel Pookrum, author of Vitamins and Minerals from A-Z.

After being vegan/vegetarian for 7 years, she was introduced to the Raw/Vegan lifestyle by Artis Hinson, owner of Body Ecology Life Sciences Attunement Center in Greensboro, NC; where she studied raw foods from 2002-2003. This became her inspiration to create Rawtopian Bliss Gourmet Vegan Deli out of Columbia, SC, which successfully flourished for 6 years. Saa’Shalom (Chef Saa) has been a detox coach for weight loss and body rebalancing for 20+ years. Other disciplines include meditation, yoga, and reiki.

As co-chair of the Health & Wellness Dept, of her local branch of NAACP, Saa’Shalom is a consumate community servant, who regularly offers holistic health workshops, vegan food prep classes, health lectures for churches, women’s groups and universities, as well as offering personal retreats, special events, and meal prep services. You may visit her facebook page at www.facebook.com/rawtopianblissvegandinersclub or visit our IG page at www.instagram.com/rawtopianbliss.