Devinne Whittaker

Chef

Meet Devinne, your friendly neighborhood yogi and health conscious cook. She will be curating healing, conscious farm-to-table meals for the duration of this retreat that will nourish your body and keep you feeling optimal during your stay.

Back in 2019, Devinne was living in Austin, Texas working as an veterinary technician. It was during this time that she would get the news that would shift her entire world: her mother was diagnosed with terminal cancer and given only 1-3 years to live. Upon hearing this, she immediately made the decision to move back home to St. Petersburg, FL and began brainstorming of ways to help save her mother’s life.

The first thing that came to Devinne was the impact healthy foods can have on one’s body, so she took it upon herself to became a certified vegan nutritional health coach. She then carefully educated and guided herself, her mother, and then her entire family onto a path of healthy, clean eating.

Using her newfound knowledge and natural creativity in the kitchen, Devinne began juicing various combinations of different fruits and vegetables. She started creating drinks that not only aided in her mother’s healing, they tasted amazing! It was only 6 months into juicing that they received the news that Devinne’s mother’s tumor had shrunken so much it was no longer detectable. Her mother became eligible for surgical treatment option and has celebrated 2 years of remission since then!

In honor of this miracle she created her very own juice company, Devs Bevs, which she now runs out of the Anna Maria community center in Anna Maria, Florida. She has simultaneously created various programs to help educate her community on holistic methods of health and wellness such as wellness workshops, ice baths, and after school programs for kids. Devinne’s love for fresh, nutritious, conscious food has become her why!