Take a peek into the world of Health Coaching with some of our graduates and current students. Check back often for updates!
Kimberly Burnham, HCT Graduate, West Hartford, Connecticut Recently a client asked me about ways to decrease claustrophobia. In doing some research in the Medline online database, I found that for many people several things contribute to a sense of claustrophobia, including feeling trapped, thoughts of suffocation and fearing loss of control. A number of studies show that guided imagery, cognitive behavioral therapy, hypnotherapy and self-applied acupressure help people overcome their claustrophobia. Many of these studies were done with people who couldn't get an MRI because of their fear of enclosed spaces. Read More
Loris Sofia Gregory, HCT Graduate & Editor, Apple Valley, Minnesota Is your health coaching business enjoying optimum health? Have you ever wondered why every successful athlete works closely with a coach, or even two or more? Business coaching is on the rise because it is a cost effective proven means of achieving phenomenal results. Can you imagine how great it would feel to have an experienced supportive coach artfully steering you through your business goals and cheering you all the way to becoming a sought-after successful health coach? Read More |
Dinneen Viggiano, HCT Student, New York, New York There are many different coaches out there in the market place: the business coach, the life coach and like us, the health coach. Although we are training for the health coaching niche, I recently learned just how intertwined business, life and health are for our clients. Read More
Kimberly Burnham, HCT Graduate, West Hartford, Connecticut The seconds tick by one at a time, whether we pay attention or not. When we bring conscious awareness to our relationship with time we join other time travelers in visiting the past and the future. We are unique among animals in our ability to travel forwards and backwards in time. It is an ability that develops around the age of four. A healthy brain, particularly the hippocampus, can increase our ability to freely remember the past and envision the future. As health coaches we encourage our clients to time travel every time we ask them questions like, "What have you tried in the past to improve this situation?", "What would the perfect 10 for this goal look like?" or "How will you feel once you have accomplished this goal?" Read More |
