Yoga Health Coaching | https://yogahealthcoaching.com Training for Wellness Professionals Wed, 02 Feb 2022 13:17:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Coach of the Month: Monica Biasiolo https://yogahealthcoaching.com/coach-of-the-month-monica-biasiolo/ https://yogahealthcoaching.com/coach-of-the-month-monica-biasiolo/#respond Tue, 01 Jun 2021 14:04:07 +0000 https://yogahealthcoaching.com/?p=23596

For Monica Biasiolo Yoga Health Coaching changed everything. Suffering from a chronic illness, Monica refused to fall into victim mode and decided to invest in her health by joining the Yogahealer community. She experienced firsthand what changing your habits can do for your health, and brilliantly transitioned from student to mentor, leading her own health coaching business.

Monica believes difficult journeys can be done with ease and believes that anyone can start healing themselves and find their dharma while they are at it.

Listen to the episode to learn more about Monica’s inspiring journey from self healer to professional health coach.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

  • How to get out of victim mode
  • How to motivate people to change
  • How to be patient with yourself

Links Mentioned in Episode:

Show Highlights:

  • Healing yourself from a chronic illness
  • Experiencing the habits in your body
  • From self healer to professional healer

Timestamps:

  • 1:26 Finding your dharma from a place of discomfort
  • 7:59 Transforming the difficult into easy
  • 15:07 The journey from student to mentor
  • 25:34 Being successful and experiencing ease

Guest Bio:

Monica is a certified Yoga Health Coach who loves to give back to the Yogahealer community. Being a Body Thrive Assistant first and a YHC peer mentor, an opportunity to give back to the community that changed her life.

Monica is also a Forrest Yoga and Mindfulness teacher. She recently moved back to Rome, her hometown, after living as an expat for 20 years in four continents. Traveling with her family, visiting new places, and learning from different cultures is what her kids and herself love. In her free time, she likes to read books, paint, use her hands to create handcrafts or recycle materials to make a piece of art, dance with the music of the 70 and 80 and walk in nature.

Monica has two grown children (a son 23 years old and a daughter 21 years old) and a son 9 years old. Her identity evolution is centered on nurturing herself so she can be present for her kids, lead with integrity and enjoy good connections in her relationships. She is responsible, always ready to listen and help others, and loves to honor her commitments.

Her growing edge is time management and project management so she can work more productively and have free time to do things she loves with her family and learn new tools for my identity evolution. The role of leadership of YHC empowered Monica and taught her how to connect with people at a deeper level to help them manifest their dharma.

]]> https://yogahealthcoaching.com/coach-of-the-month-monica-biasiolo/feed/ 0 Shine brightly, don’t burn out https://yogahealthcoaching.com/shine-brightly-dont-burn-out/ https://yogahealthcoaching.com/shine-brightly-dont-burn-out/#respond Thu, 02 May 2019 14:34:07 +0000 https://healthcoaching.wpengine.com/?p=21004 You want to help people feel better. I get it. In helping professions, it is what drives us- seeing others learn how to help themselves and feel better in their bodies, minds, and lives. But, as a helper, we run the risk of burning out if we do not focus our attention on taking care of ourselves first. Believe me, from personal experience I can tell you about burnout and the effects it can have on every aspect of your life.

 

As a former sexual abuse trauma counselor for children and teens, I had a choice to make. I could make some major changes in how I took care of myself or I could live a life full of compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, inflammation, poor coping and numbing, and damaged relationships. For burnout prevention, good health habits are key.

 

Burnout is a term that has been thrown around a lot in the last few years, but in the helping profession, it is seen as a very serious issue that can require a long, slow journey to heal. Research in the field of mental health shows that the probability of burnout for professionals is pretty bleak: “as many as 2 out of 3 mental health workers may be experiencing high levels of burnout.” Burnout is also a state that does not happen overnight. It is a slow, divisive, and non-discriminating process that will steal your joy, passion, and energy.

 

It can feel selfish as a helper to express when we need time to take care of ourselves. We have dedicated our time and energy to helping others. But, we also know (and we often say it to our clients) that if we don’t help ourselves, we can’t help anyone else. In the medical field, we are seeing that burnout occurs due to not only the high demand of people in need, but also due to the high expectations that are placed on doctors and nurses to be able to push through and handle erratic hours, inconsistent meal times, and the physical demands of the job. However, anyone in a helping and wellness role is also at risk for burnout if helping others takes priority over self-care.

 

Coaches and practitioners can fall into the same personally unhelpful patterns of putting the needs of others over their own. Taking time regularly to check in, notice what the body is asking for, and scheduling self-care time will allow all helping professionals to keep going at optimal levels.

 

Practicing the daily habits of dinacharya is an effective way to overcome and prevent burnout as we engage in the crucial practice of uncompromising self-care. Studies done on burnout recovery/prevention and the recommendations made for doctors, nurses, and mental health therapists all fall into line with these habits of dinacharya. Giving ourselves permission to focus on getting our minds and bodies back into sync with nature’s rhythm is just what the doctor (or mental health professional) ordered.

Let’s take a look at the recommendations for burnout recovery and prevention and how those recommendations align with practicing the ancient science of dinacharya:

 

  1. Get enough sleep. When I was acting as a sexual abuse trauma counselor in a residential treatment facility for youth, I was emotionally and physically exhausted every day, but I could not sleep. My nervous system was fried and my poor sleep hygiene habits made “winding down” nearly impossible. Going to bed early teaches us ways to honor the body’s natural ways to get ready for sleep and how to support those rhythms.
  2. Make exercise a priority. Moving the body can help the mind and the body cope with mental, emotional, and physical stress. Exercise can balance anxious energy, clear stagnation, clear the perspective, and allow a time-out from everything else that is going on. The habit of Breath Body Practices teaches how to vary exercise modes and intensities to meet the individual’s needs.
  3. Eat whole, nutrient-filled foods. Plant Based Diet teaches us about using food as fuel and focusing on feeding our cells with prana-filled plants and well-sourced, organic meats if meat is in our diet. In addition, Earlier Lighter Dinner teaches us to work with our body’s ability to digest and assimilate the food we take in and the habit of Healthier Eating Guidelines educates us on eating seasonally and giving our digestive system a break between meals.
  4. Meditate. When our nervous system is fried and our minds seem to be in overdrive, meditation can seem challenging, but imperative to help reboot. The good news is that there are many different types of meditation, so again, we want to find the version that fits best. Research shows that the benefits of meditation are many, including rewiring the brain, reducing inflammation, and directing us toward more happiness.
  5. Take a break from technology. Creating a night time routine in alignment with our body’s need to wind down from stimulation and meditation both correlate with unplugging from the constant influx of information, expectations, and blue light that come from our society’s addiction to technology and screens.
  6. Look for opportunities for self-discovery and nurture a positive view of yourself. In the habit of Self-Massage, we are learning how to literally get in touch with ourselves and to become friends with our bodies. We are learning self-love and nurturing ourselves with both self-compassion and oil. With the habit of self-massage, we have an opportunity for self-discovery built right in to our daily schedule.
  7. Setting boundaries, use support, and reframing one’s view of the work to find more meaning can all be addressed in the habit of Easeful Living. As humans raised in our competitive and judgmental society, we often take on the belief that things “have to be” difficult and that we will be “good enough” when something outside of us occurs or deems that we are. Recognizing how we make things harder on ourselves can shift everything. Giving in to impossible expectations, allowing ourselves to be taken advantage of, and putting the job before ourselves can lead to burn out quickly. We can begin to isolate and feel like no one else could possibly understand. When we are burned out and feeling fried, it can also be difficult to see that we are making a difference in what we are doing and to find the meaning in continuing at all. Taking care of ourselves first, reaching out to make connection with others, and reframing our perspective around finding value in our work all come when we believe that we can live with more ease.

 

Regardless of your exact role as a helping professional, we must attend to our own needs to be able to effectively attend to the needs of others. In addition to the habits of dinacharya, things like spending time in nature, scheduling time for activities that bring joy, and connecting with others who can relate to what we are experiencing are all helpful ways to stoke the inner fire of joy and health without burning it out.

 

We must remember that burnout didn’t happen overnight and it certainly won’t be resolved overnight, so using the practice of Kaizen allows us to take it one step at a time to and recognize that the small changes will add up to big progress. If you are experiencing symptoms of burnout, you are not alone and things can get better. Take some time to look at your daily habits and make one small change this week toward supporting your own natural rhythm.

 

]]> https://yogahealthcoaching.com/shine-brightly-dont-burn-out/feed/ 0 Ayurveda and Healthy Habits in the Guiding World https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ayurveda-healthy-habits-guiding-world-sydney-doolittle/ https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ayurveda-healthy-habits-guiding-world-sydney-doolittle/#respond Wed, 19 Sep 2018 19:11:54 +0000 https://healthcoaching.wpengine.com/?p=20294 On today’s show, I talk with Backroads leader, Yoga instructor, and Tribe Scribe for Yogahealer, Sydney Doolittle about guiding active travel trips while staying mentally and physically healthy and grounded. As a hiking and biking guide, Sydney leads 6 day active vacations in across the country; it her job to safely lead her guests in outdoor pursuits while keeping herself and her guests in good physical and mental condition. We discuss the challenges that come with living a transient or movement-based lifestyle and staying in tune with our bodies natural rhythms and desires.

Sydney aspires to be an Ayurvedic practitioner and is currently in the Yogahealer Body Thrive course. We rap about the Body Thrive habits and give tips on how to implement them in your active lifestyles. Tune in to hear a bit about Ayurveda, the benefits of working in groups, and how to keep people in alignment and living up to their full potential through outdoor adventure and travel.

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

  • How to stay grounded while traveling
  • How to stay healthy while guiding outdoor trips
  • The benefits of studying/teaching Ayurveda/health 1:1 vs. in a group

Links Mentioned in Episode:

 

Show Highlights:

  • 1:30- Sydney shares a bit about how she became interested in Ayurveda and her background in the yoga/Ayurveda/health and wellness world.
  • 6:00- Sydney and I discuss how to stay on our paths while working in the guiding industry. Is it possible to bring people closer to themselves in a holistic way as they travel and go on vacation? We discuss some ways in which we can keep people grounded and feeling nurtured while out of their comfort zone and on the road.
  • 9:30- Food is an always a big topic no matter who or where you are, and knowing how to eat well when leading outdoor adventure trips for Backroads is no exception. We chat about how to eat and when to eat when it comes to guiding in order to stay on your A game.
  • 19:00- What’s the next step for Sydney and where does she plan to take her yoga, Ayurveda, and active travel guiding skill set? We discuss the difference between working as an Ayurvedic Practitioner with clientele 1 on 1 versus teaching groups in the holistic health realm.
  • “How do we bring people closer into nature in a way that they are connecting more with themselves and the elements around them?“ -Cate Stillman
  • “Often it can feel somewhat disconnected like we are here to enjoy nature and nature is something other than the self or that nature is something that is out there…There’s this disconnect from getting grounded in the adventure experience.” -Cate Stillman

 

Favorite Quotes:

  • “How do we bring people closer into nature in a way that they are connecting more with themselves and the elements around them?“ -Cate Stillman
  • “Often it can feel somewhat disconnected like we are here to enjoy nature and nature is something other than the self or that nature is something that is out there…There’s this disconnect from getting grounded in the adventure experience.” -Cate Stillman
  • “As someone who is waking up on the path, how do we live into the evolution of this guiding and bringing people closer to themselves through an adventure or outdoor expedition?” -Cate Stillman

 

Guest BIO:

Sydney Doolittle has been an avid yoga practitioner since she was a young girl. As a former gymnast turned coach, sharing her love of yoga by teaching others, was a natural transition. She obtained an Anusara based yoga certification at Vital Yoga in Denver, CO in 2013 and in 2016, her yoga pursuits took her to India where she studied in Rishikesh to obtain her 300 hour yoga teacher training certification. Sydney has taught in some obscure places, leading retreats with the Life Force Project in Salento, Colombia and on a yacht in the Mediterranean with Sun Fun You Fitness Voyages. Sydney recently returned from Bali where she studied Clarity Breathwork and is now certified as a Breathwork Practitioner. She currently studies Ayurveda with the American Institute of Vedic Studies, with the hopes of becoming an Ayurvedic Practitioner in the near future. She currently works as a Tribe Scribe for Yogahealer and has worked as an active travel guide for Backroads for the past 5 years, leading hiking and biking trips worldwide. She has a passion for the outdoors, hiking, snowboarding and immersing herself in the natural world as much as possible.

Connect with Sydney on Facebook or Instagram at travelingyogi108.

]]> https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ayurveda-healthy-habits-guiding-world-sydney-doolittle/feed/ 0 How to Captivate Your Audience: The Magical Power of Why https://yogahealthcoaching.com/captivate-audience-magical-power/ https://yogahealthcoaching.com/captivate-audience-magical-power/#respond Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:45:19 +0000 https://healthcoaching.wpengine.com/?p=19930 Showtime. Are you nervous?

You’ve been invited to a party with a bunch of health-conscious people. A potent stage to practice your magical marketing tricks.

“What do you do?”

The moment arises to captivate with the supernatural powers of self-care. And…

Poof. Your mojo vanishes in midair.

You succumb to the spell of sameness and spit out, “I’m a yoga health coach and I help people get healthy.”

Yes, that is what you do. And what you do is amazing, but there’s a more powerful way to captivate your audience and win new members.

Do you want to know what it is?

Put on your magician’s hat and get ready to charm.

What do you do? – Take 1:

You arrive at the party early, eager to connect. The host and her friend are scrambling to prepare the final dishes.

The host introduces you. This is my friend, Kristen. She’s the one I told you about. She’s marvelous.

“What do you do?” her friend asks.

“I am a yoga health coach; I help people change their habits and get healthy.” She smiles. “Interesting,” she mumbles with a guilty expression as she takes a sip of wine to wash down cheese and crackers.

You upgraded your pitch, fusing in the habit element. You help people get healthy (what they want) by changing your habits (how they get what they want). But if you want to fascinate, you’ve got to dig deeper.

Shake it off. Center yourself. Look for another opportunity to practice your magic.

What do you do? – Take 2:

You overhear two women bemoaning weight loss drama.

“I went in for my annual exam and my doctor told me my blood work shows that I’m prediabetic. She said I’ve got to lose some weight or go on meds. She told me to come back in 6 months to follow up. So I decided to go on the keto diet. I heard it’s great for blood sugar. I’ve been following the rules for about a week. I’m down a pound but I miss my carbs. I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to go without bread.”

The women invite you in with a smile. You douse the doctors “advice” to cultivate connection, “Doctors frustrate. They tell you what to do but not how to do it.” They nod and you continue. “I coach groups of people to change their habits so that they can get healthy. You’ll get more support and direction for how to follow through with diet and lifestyle changes. One of my members is a diabetic, and he’s lost 30 pounds. Now his A1C is better than ever.”

Their eyes soften. A silent invitation to continue. “In my year long program, I guide people through 10 habits of Ayurveda, nature’s science. We meet every week and troubleshoot around how to make these transformational habits a part of our life.”

“Oh I’ve heard of Ayurveda. I love the natural idea! What kind of habits? Tell me more.”

Shazam!

You dazzle with a few habits and “how tos.” “You’ll eat an earlier lighter dinner, go to bed early and poop every morning, move your body and meditate. We do fun stuff like make smoothies, and soups, give ourselves foot massages and practice Qi Gong.”

Eyes roll instead of sparkle. “That sounds like fun but I know I don’t have time for all that. I’m not a morning person. I work late and my partner loves a big meal at night. I can sit still, and I hate any kind of slow movement. I’ve got to get a good sweat on.”

Curses. Another failed trick.

Before you go on to Take 3, let’s pause and consider a different approach. Instead of starting your pitch with what you do and how you do it, you need to captivate your audience from the inside out.

Why do you do what you do?

 

The Magical Power of Why

“People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it.” Simon Sinek

As a health coach, we are operate on three levels: what we do, how we do it and why we do it. All three levels, what, how and why, are vital to cultivate know, like and trust with potential members. But when you start with why, you reveal your supernatural powers.

Your why has more influential value than your what. Why is this? To answer this question we need to look inside your brain.

Simon Sinek, inspirational thought leader, exposes the profound power of why in his book Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action. He proposes a model deemed “The Golden Circle” to explain how we can effectively attract and inspire people to work with us.

The Golden Circle reveals that your why corresponds to the limbic system of the brain. “This the part of the brain responsible for all our behavior and decision making. It’s also responsible for all our feelings, like trust and loyalty.” Simon Sinek

magical power of why

Be inspired by Simon Sinek’s brilliant Ted Talk here.

When you start with why, you are touching the emotional brain center.

When you simply focus on what you do (the features and benefits), you’re literally only scratching the surface. This is how you approached Take 1: “I am a yoga health coach and I help people change their habits and get healthy.”

Your what addresses the part of the brain responsible for rational and analytical thought, and language. The neocortex is also crucial for verbally expressing our desires. But if we are relying solely on the neocortex to make decisions we’ll often get sucked into an analytical thought hurricane. Analysis paralysis looks like resistance. You’ll need call in disaster relief ASAP to recover from the “what first” pitch approach. Recall how the woman responded in Take 2: “I’m not a morning person, I work late and my partner loves a big meal at night. I can sit still and I hate any kind of slow movement. I’ve got to get a good sweat on.”

“We all know what we do: the products we sell, the services we offer or the jobs we do. Some of us know how we do it: the things that we think make us different or stand out from the crowd. But very few of us can clearly articulate why we do what we do.” Simon Sinek

How to Find Your Why

“At its core, the WHY is an origin story. Who we are is the sum total of all the experiences we’ve had growing up—the lessons we learned, the teachers we had and the things we did.” Simon Sinek

To find your why you need to apply several magical elements, a hefty dose of patience, a willing partner and a TON of practice. The most magical element may be compassion. You must have compassion for yourself. You must tap into your own limbic system and conjure up the emotional language that will captivate your audience. Good news: you can train yourself to craft and express your why.

In Simon Sinek’s follow up book: Find Your Why: A Practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team, you will discover a step by step process to uncovering your magical gifts.

You will gather and share stories, identify common themes, and work with your partner to draft your why statement. The adventure takes time (3 + hours with your partner). And you will continue to refine as your why evolve your business. 

My working why is: To inspire people to become the brightest expression of themselves so that they are free to enjoy vibrant wellbeing. I’ve practiced my why in a few different contexts and it resonates with me and my audience. Over time, I know I’ll refine it if I want it to captivate and attract members who share my values and beliefs.

“When we align emotionally with our customers and clients, our connection is much stronger and more meaningful than any affiliation based on features and benefits. That’s what starting with WHY is all about.” Simon Sinek

Time to take your new magic show on the road. Third time’s a charm.

What do you do? – Take 3

You find a group of 3 fit folks talking. One tired looking woman bemoans, “I just can’t seem to shake this cough. Our 10K is coming up, I got this massive deadline at work, and my kid is struggling with her econ class at State. I’ve been tutoring her every night for 2 hours after dinner. I’m lucky if I get to bed by midnight. I can barely drag myself out of bed for 6am trail runs.”

Perfect setup for your Why Magic Show. First, take a deep belly breath. Ground your excitement.

You’re invited into the circle. Empathize and start with why.

Your magic trick: Why – How – What – from the inside out. Dare to captivate your audience.

“Hi I’m Kristen. I couldn’t help but overhear your struggle. The energy battle is so frustrating. I was working out every day and eating pretty healthy, but I would hit a lull after lunch and I could barely focus after 2. The battle magnified after I hit 40. (Pause for connection) Then I took a deep dive into how to source my energy. And I’ve never felt better. Now, I wake up every day to inspire people like you to enjoy vibrant wellbeing. You love being outside, right? Nature’s your best ally. When you sync your internal clock with the natural rhythm of the day, you’ll conquer your boundless energy quest. I guide people to practice self-care habits that give them that PR feeling every day.”

A little ambitious? Over the top? To woo woo? Maybe. But you’ll know your trick is a success when you hear “Yes, that’s what I need! Tell me more.”

Some people may look at you like you have three heads. But that is a reflection that you are tapping into an unspoken realm being. Underneath the perceived doubt lies an emotional desire for change. You want to connect with people who want to unearth their emotional desires.

Your Why is an undying belief, purpose or cause that’s bigger than you. When you express your why, you will connect with people who share your beliefs and values. These are the people you want to work with. These are the people who will follow your lead. These are the people you can guide through your transformational program.

Sure. Context matters. You may not deliver your pitch with the same opening when you make a cold call to a potential partner or community. But the essence of your why (your contribution and your impact) needs to hold up in every show.

Work Your Magic

You are a gifted magician. You possess a unique elixir that can help people transform stress into vitality.

Where do you start?

You start with WHY.

It’s not deception. It’s powerful.

Will it be hard? Yes. But do you think David Copperfield made the Empire State Building disappear overnight?

Abracadabra. Alakazam. Presto-Changeo.

On with your show.

“Once you understand your WHY, you’ll be able to clearly articulate what makes you feel fulfilled and to better understand what drives your behavior when you’re at your natural best. When you can do that, you’ll have a point of reference for everything you do going forward. You’ll be able to make more intentional choices for your business, your career and your life. You’ll be able to inspire others to buy from you, work with you and join your cause. Never again should you have to play the lottery and act on gut decisions that are made for reasons you don’t really understand. From now on, you will work with purpose, on purpose.” Simon Sinek

So tell me – what’s your why?

]]> https://yogahealthcoaching.com/captivate-audience-magical-power/feed/ 0 Permission Granted: Make Money and Customize Your Wellness Career https://yogahealthcoaching.com/permission-granted-make-money-and-customize-your-wellness-career/ https://yogahealthcoaching.com/permission-granted-make-money-and-customize-your-wellness-career/#respond Wed, 25 Jul 2018 20:57:04 +0000 https://healthcoaching.wpengine.com/?p=19879 In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks sits down with Jutta Isabella, a yoga health coach living in Potsdam, Germany, to discuss personal breakthroughs around charging money for the services we provide.

For 10 years, Jutta undervalued and uncharged for her holistic wellness services.  She was a yogini with an interest in Ayurveda who started with the Yogahealer Living Ayurveda course. At first, Jutta wasn’t interested in making money as a yoga health coach, but she was interested in how Cate was building her business and she loved being a part of the Yogahealer community, so she enrolled in Yoga Health Coaching. She ran her pilot coaching group and coached individuals for free.

After starting YHC, Jutta enrolled in Awake Living, and that is where her big breakthrough happened during a one-on-one coaching session with Cate. She realized she was running away from big opportunities, and her identity shifted immediately. She started charging for her services and requiring year-long contracts. The money she is making and the time that is available to her now has allowed her to start producing art again.

Now in her second quarter of Yoga Health Coaching, Jutta believes that all three courses (YHC, Living Ayurveda, and Awake Living) worked together to get her to her breakthrough.

 

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

  • Why many wellness pros undervalue their services.
  • How creating a container for growth makes those services valuable.
  • How YHC is customizable to your way of working with people.

 

Links Mentioned in Episode:

 

Show Highlights:

0:00 – Like Carly, Jutta came to yoga health coaching without a yoga teaching background or any kind of tribe or following. She was a yogini with an interest in Ayurveda who started with the Yogahealer Living Ayurveda course. At first, Jutta wasn’t interested in making money as a yoga health coach, but she was interested in how Cate was building her business and she loved being a part of the Yogahealer community, so she enrolled in Yoga Health Coaching.

2:00 – For 10 years, Jutta undervalued and uncharged for her holistic wellness services. She ran her pilot coaching group and coached individuals for free. She knew it wasn’t right, so as her program evolved, and she translated it into German, she started charging for it, but she still felt uneasy about it. But the more she did it, the easier it got.

3:44 – After starting YHC, Jutta enrolled in Awake Living, and that is where her big breakthrough happened during a one-on-one coaching session with Cate. She realized she was running away from big opportunities, and her identity shifted immediately. She started charging for her services and requiring year-long contracts. The money she is making and the time that is available to her now has allowed her to start producing art again.

6:58 – Health coaches often undervalue their services because what we provide isn’t tangible. But holding space for and creating a container for the growth of others invaluable.

7:53 – For Jutta, it was important for her study business and ayurveda under an authentic woman like Cate. The support of the Yogahealer community was also very powerful for Jutta.

10:16 – Now in her second quarter of Yoga Health Coaching, Jutta believes that all three courses (YHC, Living Ayurveda, and Awake Living) worked together to get her to her breakthrough. She believes that YHC should always be combined with Awake Living. With Living Ayurveda, she began to look at the world differently.

13:45 – Jutta thought she was living the 10 habits of Body Thrive before she started her Yogahealer courses. What she found during her coursework was that she hadn’t been living them consciously. Being in the Yogahealer community changed that for her. She senses that her one-on-one clients are looking for a community as well so that they can share their experiences and live more consciously.

18:00 – Yoga Health Coaching is modifiable to any niche and any language.

 

Favorite Quotes:

  • “Intellectually, you know the problem. But mentally and emotionally, I couldn’t break the barrier. I couldn’t make myself understand from an emotional and mental perspective that I have to change something here.” — Jutta Isabella
  • “With this program, you can modify it for yourself like I did here in Germany. . . . You have this package and you have wonderful access to everything, but also if you are a foreign language speaker . . . it’s not a problem to translate it, actually.” — Jutta Isabella
  • “I think more Europeans should do the program [YHC], too.” — Jutta Isabella

]]> https://yogahealthcoaching.com/permission-granted-make-money-and-customize-your-wellness-career/feed/ 0 Ripping Off the Band-Aid: The only way to get ready to coach is to coach https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ripping-off-band-aid-way-get-ready-coach-coach/ https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ripping-off-band-aid-way-get-ready-coach-coach/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2018 20:57:04 +0000 https://healthcoaching.wpengine.com/?p=19837 In this Changemaker Challenge conversation, Carly Banks sits down with Alison Miller to discuss “ripping off the Band-Aid” – coaching when you’re not sure you’re ready to coach.

Coaching before being fully certified is one of the most valuable aspects of the Yoga Health Coaching course. With the support and guidance of Cate, our mentors, and other course members, we practice our skills and gain proficiency while we train. We emerge ready to coach and support our own course members.

Alison Miller went through Yoga Health Coaching while working a demanding full time job with Special Olympics Michigan. Alison is enjoying her work as a yoga health coach so much that she has set a retirement date for her job with Special Olympics Michigan, a job she truly loves. In the meantime, she’s able to do both by staying focused and organized.

Alison is now in Q4 of YHC and has finished coaching her pilot program. She’s getting ready for her certification exam, and her advice to new YHC members is don’t procrastinate! Keep up with your assignments and keep your certification record up to date.

 

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

  • How Yoga Health Coaching prepares you for the meaningful, valuable, impactful work of health coaching
  • Why coaching is the only way to prepare for coaching
  • The best advice for new YHC members

 

Links Mentioned in Episode:

Show Highlights:

1:12 – Alison went through Yoga Health Coaching while working a demanding full time job with Special Olympics Michigan. She’s now in Q4 of YHC and has finished coaching her pilot program. She’s getting ready for her certification exam, and her advice to new YHC members is don’t procrastinate! Keep up with your assignments and keep your certification record up to date.

4:30 – Coaching before being fully certified is one of the most valuable aspects to YHC. With the support and guidance of Cate, our mentors, and other course members, we practice our skills and gain proficiency while we train. We emerge ready to coach and support our own course members.

10:00 – Alison is enjoying her work as a yoga health coach so much that she has set a retirement date for her job with Special Olympics Michigan, a job she truly loves. In the meantime, she’s able to do both by staying focused and organized.

 

Favorite Quotes:

  • “If you waited until you were ready to coach, you would never be ready to coach. The only way to be ready to coach is to coach.” — Alison Miller
  • “It [the habits program] facilitates all kinds of internal work. This isn’t a diet program. This isn’t an exercise program. It’s everything. It’s an entire life program. And it shifts your whole mindset.” — Carly Banks

 

Guest BIO

I’m Alison and I am a seeker of all-things health and wellness. I believe that my dharma, my purpose in life, is to help others be the best they can be through lifestyle (re)design that includes learning, practicing, and implementing healthy self-care practices.  The formula and principles are simple; the practice takes discipline; and the implementation and experience of a healthier life is just ahead. I’m not going to lie ~ I want to change the world by reaching as many people as I can and lead them into health by (re)aligning their lifestyle choices. Life can be SO much better when you make small adjustments to your daily habits including what you eat, how and when you move your body, and reducing your stress level. Connect with Alison on her website and FB page.

]]> https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ripping-off-band-aid-way-get-ready-coach-coach/feed/ 0 Guerrilla Gardener Goes Legit: The Accidental Creation of A Conscious Community https://yogahealthcoaching.com/guerrilla-gardener-goes-legit-accidental-creation-conscious-community/ https://yogahealthcoaching.com/guerrilla-gardener-goes-legit-accidental-creation-conscious-community/#respond Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:54:19 +0000 https://healthcoaching.wpengine.com/?p=19413 In this podcast, Rosie Tait talks to Duika about her conscious community building with the Station Masters Garden. Duika Burges Watson is a Lecturer at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. She may well blow apart all your preconceptions about academics. This is a very practical woman who loves getting her hands dirty. By day she works on research focused on the altered eating habits of individuals who have survived head and neck cancer. In her downtime, amongst many other things, she helped give birth to a community garden and yoga studio on her doorstep.

Duika explains how she allowed it to come to life and why it has now taken on a life of its own. The garden emerged as an offshoot to a spot of “guerrilla gardening” Duika undertook at a derelict spot of land next to a railway line. She subsequently managed to secure funding to create both a community garden and a yoga studio in the station, charmingly called the Yoga Station.

As an Aussie based in the North East of England Duika talks about the benefit of being an outsider when facilitating the emergence of a conscious community.She also talks about what she has learned from the experience and why none of us mere mortals should be afraid of grasping the nettle (Yes, that was deliberate).

 

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

  • How to effectively manage an evolving community
  • What happens when a community you have created takes on a life of its own
  • Why it’s never scary to be a changemaker

 

Links Mentioned in Episode:


Show Highlights:

  • 3:00 – Duika lived opposite a train line where there was a patch of land that was unused. She started rescuing plants that were already growing there and then began cultivating other plants. She and other interested people formed the community garden organization, which was in need of funding. She set up a yoga studio alongside the garden and used the profits to keep the garden going. While the yoga studio was a success, it wasn’t making enough profit to fund the garden, so they set up a market to fund the garden. Now the garden simply exists for enjoyment without the need commerce or money-raising.
  • 7:15 – Rosie draws a parallel between the season rhythms of gardening and the seasonal rhythms yoga health coaches teach their clients to follow. Duika recalls her realization that some of the people who came to the garden, like many people in the world today, understood very little about where their food came from. That disconnection between us and our food has impacted our health.
  • 10:20 – Duika’s community was very diverse, and there were differing ideas about what should happen with the gardening space. So they undertook a community survey, compiled the results, and used them to design the garden around what the community wanted. Rather than a negotiation process, the development of the community garden became a community-building process.
  • 13:30 – For Duika, the highlights of her endeavors come in small moments like a young person tasting a blueberry for the first time or smelling sage.
  • 15:00 – Rosie was particularly impressed that Duika went in with the idea that she was going to create change. Duika says she just followed the process and trusted that everyone involved in the process had something unique to contribute, even if she wasn’t sure what it was. Part of the work became discovering people’s hidden talents and skills and encouraging them to use them.
  • 17:10 – In Yoga Health Coaching, we build communities around shared values, but we often look at people like Duika, who appear to be almost superhuman in their ability to do so, and we doubt our own ability. But all we really need to do is gather our fears and find some courage and just do it. You don’t need to be superhuman. You need to leverage your strengths and find others to help you with skills you lack.

 

Favorite Quotes:

  • “We’ve kind of lost the ability to know what’s good for our bodies because we go to the supermarket, and you smell the tomatoes and you don’t know where they come from. So, it’s been interesting watching the evolution of the local community as they start to understand some of these things in a very different way and become more interested in where their food comes from.” — Duika Burges Watson
  • “Having a sense of humor helps a lot. So, I think laughing as much as possible is really helpful in developing community,” — Duika Burges Watson
  • “It’s not about being superhuman at all. It’s about recognizing that there are lots of bits of superhumanness in everybody that you can draw on.” — Duika Burges Watson

 

Guest BIO:

Dr Duika Burges Watson is Lecturer in the Evaluation of Policy Interventions within FUSE, the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health – a UKCRC Public Health Research Centre of Excellence. She is most interested in food – from source to senses – and how critical geographic and qualitative methodologies can help reveal different ways of thinking about how we eat. Current research focuses on multi-modal flavor perception, altered eating and the implications of new understandings in relation to health and well-being. Previous research has included work with survivors of head and neck cancer explored the potential of progressive cuisine to enhance the quality of life; food growing and foraging for ‘free’; visceral geographies, urban agriculture and ultra-processed foods, and developments in UK food policy. She leads masters modules on policy analysis (in particular discourse analytic approaches) and the dynamics of evidence in Global Public Policy and Health focusing on contemporary food policy. She is also the patient and public engagement lead for Fuse – the Centre for Translational Research in Public Health. Connect with Duika on her FB page and get more info on Duika’s website.

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Before Alec began YHC, he was working as a professional chef and noticed his interpersonal relationships and intrapersonal connections fading away. He stepped deeper into his yoga practice and found Yogahealer through the podcast. After listening to the podcast for a couple of years, he decided to join YHC.

When transitioning from the job that he was trained for into yoga health coaching, Alec, like many YHC members, encountered fear and self doubt. He still works through some of that on a daily basis. Through his keystone habits, Start the Day Right and Sitting in Silence, Alec practices being present with himself so that he can grow into this new role and allow space for intuitive guidance.

As one of the few men in YHC, Alec sees the cultivation and balance of feminine and masculine qualities, or yin and yang, as the key to bringing more harmony into our culture. Alec cites Gay Hendricks’s book The Big Leap as one of the biggest influences on his ability to shift his identity and live a life more in alignment with his values.

 

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

  • How Yoga Health Coaching can allow you to live a life more in alignment with your values.
  • How Yoga Health Coaching provides opportunities for personal growth as well as support for working through growing edges.
  • Why your gender is irrelevant to your ability to coach the habits of Body Thrive.

 

Links Mentioned in Episode:

Show Highlights:

  • 4:00 – Alec took his time getting his pilot program off the ground. He wanted to explore his own relationship with the 10 habits of Body Thrive so that he could embody the habits and teach them from an deep, authentic place. Alec’s keystone habits are start the day right and sitting in silence, both of which have helped him cultivate deep presence within himself.
  • 5:45 – Fear and self doubt were the two biggest obstacles Alec had to overcome in order to teach his pilot. Alec credits his keystone habit, sitting in silence, with his ability to be fully present and grow into this new role while allowing space for intuitive guidance. Reading Gay Hendricks’s book The Big Leap influenced his ability to shift his identity and live a life more in alignment with his values.
  • 8:50 – Alec is one of the few men in YHC. He was introduced to the “feminine” practice of deep listening at a young age, and so was able to recognize that practice as a key component of coaching women. He sees the cultivation and balance of both feminine and masculine qualities, or yin and yang, as the key to bringing more harmony into our culture.
  • 12:30 – Free talks have been a growing edge for Alec, as they are for many yoga health coaches. He uses them to explore his voice and share his understanding of the topics. He pushes himself even further out of his comfort zone by live streaming his free talks.
  • 16:11 – What surprised Alec most about YHC is how open and collaborative the community is. Members are willing to share what is working and what is not working and help each other navigate their growing edges.
  • 18:22 – Alec renamed his program after an insight about the art of connection. His unique approach to teaching the habits supports both physical and spiritual evolution and comes from his deeper connection to his higher self.

 

Favorite Quotes:

  • “Sometimes we can shift our identity, but those close to us are a little behind. . . . They’re used to that person who fit into the box that we created for ourselves or that they created for us.” — Grace Edison
  • “I think it’s very powerful. I mean, there needs to be a balance of this masculinity as well as this femininity of being able to just listen and receive deeply what the other person has that they need to express. In my short experience so far as a coach, that’s been the most powerful lesson.” — Alec Hurley
  • “Culturally, there’s so much . . . there’s a lot of stuff that’s out of balance. And it takes cultivation of both of these qualities, the yin and the yang, the masculine and the feminine. It takes cultivation and an understanding and a balance of both of those qualities to bring more harmony to our culture.” — Alec Hurley
  • “This is the missing link in the law of attraction: getting the food body, the physical body, in alignment with the earth rhythms so that the negative inner dialogue starts to be reduced and the desires are more easily heard.” — Grace Edison

 

Guest BIO:

Alec Hurley is a yoga teacher in the San Diego area and a life long surfer. He is the founder of Higher Self Wellness and an avid practitioner of ancient wisdom and spiritual practices which he infuses into his public yoga classes and group program “The Art of Connection”. He is professionally trained as a Chef and incorporates the ancient wisdom of “food as medicine” into his culinary creations. Currently enrolled in the Yoga Health Coaching program, Alec is adding the practices of personal and planetary alignment into his modern healthy lifestyle toolkit to help shift the collective into deeper states of connection. You can download a Free guided meditation here to get a deeper sense of what he is all about.

Alec is also YHC Blogger in 2018, here is his first article.

 

]]> https://yogahealthcoaching.com/living-alignment-identity-evolution-art-connection/feed/ 0 How Corporate Stress, Cancer, + Autoimmune Disease lead to Awakening https://yogahealthcoaching.com/how-corporate-stress-cancer-autoimmune-disease-lead-to-awakening/ https://yogahealthcoaching.com/how-corporate-stress-cancer-autoimmune-disease-lead-to-awakening/#respond Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:03:25 +0000 https://healthcoaching.wpengine.com/?p=18387 Two friends who on the face of it have it all. Successful careers, kids (eventually), and the slim bodies which signalled to the outside world that these are women in control and at the top of their game.

Behind the apparent success there is extraordinary dysfunction. A disconnection from true needs, nutritionally and spiritually. Going to work early when it’s barely light and finishing work as the light fades, at least 5 days a week. Getting things done supported by gallons of caffeine and using controlled sugary snacks to comfort. Relaxation almost always comes with the sledgehammer alcohol.

This isn’t an unusual state of affairs. This is actually a standard way for men and women in the corporate world to work and wind down but the question is, do women suffer in very particular ways?

Kate and Rosie talk about their friendship and their shared experience.

Kate talks about being hit by the mother of all sledgehammers, facing mortality square in the face with a breast cancer diagnosis shortly before her second marriage. She shares how shifts in her habits helped her through her treatment and recovery and why there is no going back. Both consider what might have made them shift earlier.

 

What you’ll get out of tuning in:

  • Why you might not be as healthy as you think you are
  • How to get beyond treating the symptoms of your illness
  • How to connect with nature as part of your recovery from cancer
  • Why being intuitive is essential to your recovery from illness

 

Links:

 

Show Highlights:

  • 0.30 Life as an aspiring lawyer.
  • 8.24 The Breast Cancer diagnosis.
  • 15.30 The role of the Plant Based Diet.
  • 17.30  A holistic view of disease.
  • 18.30 The role of meditation.
  • 23.00 Pushing yourself to the limit and the consequences.
  • 23.35 The role of essential oils.
  • 26.40 Aligning yourself with nature.
  • 29.25 Does it take a health crisis to provoke change?
  • 31.45 A Cancer diagnosis means you re-prioritize.

 

Favorite Quotes:

  • 22.00 “I’ve learnt to say no.” – Kate
  • 23.00 “I’ve learnt that pushing myself like that is like pressing a self destruct button.” – Kate
  • 27.50 ‘You don’t want to sleep walk. You want to appreciate the world you live in.”-  Kate

 

Guest BIO:

Kate Kennel is a working mum who has recently been declared cancer free. Kate was diagnosed with breast cancer shortly before her marriage and spent her first 6 months as a newly wed undergoing grueling rounds of chemo and radio therapy.

Kate has recently returned to work but has found a new work life balance and has some words of wisdom for women who are stretched to the max believe they have no reason to be concerned about their health.

]]> https://yogahealthcoaching.com/how-corporate-stress-cancer-autoimmune-disease-lead-to-awakening/feed/ 0 Ayurveda Cheat Sheets + Guidelines https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ayurveda-cheat-sheets-guidelines/ https://yogahealthcoaching.com/ayurveda-cheat-sheets-guidelines/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:52:05 +0000 http://healthcoaching.wpengine.com/?p=366 The “Cheatsheets” are a series of super helpful pointers to optimize your health. Some are seasonal. Others have recipes or are quick guides. Print and share. You can also leave a comment of other cheatsheets you’d like me to make! -Cate Stillman   Founder of Yogahealer.com

Early Dinner Cheat Sheet

Early Dinner Cheat Sheet

Dinner needs to be easy to digest. Humans are primates, and don’t produce much bile at night to digest food. Create a simple and yummy meal. Print the cheat sheet on the left for an early dinner quick guide.
perfect autumn day quick guide

Autumn Day for Yogis Quick Guide

Print your perfect autumn day and follow the simple daily focus and daily food recommendations. Put it in your fridge. You are welcome to forward it around on Facebook or link in your next newsletter if you have yoga students to share it with.
ayurveda guidelines for winter

Ayurveda Guidelines for Winter

Winter Day for Yogis is a simple cheat sheet to print and pin to your fridge. Get Cate’s simple tips for the season.
spring cheat sheet

Ayurveda for Spring Cheat Sheet

Cate made you a Spring Day Cheatsheet. Print it, and put it on your fridge. You are welcome to forward it around on Facebook or link in your next newsletter if you have yoga students to share it with.
Ayurveda Guidelines for Summer

Ayurveda Guidelines for Summer

Ayurveda Guidelines for Summer is a 1 page Cheat Sheet. Click on the image at the left for the print version.
Sun Salutations Cheat Sheet

Sun Salutations Cheat Sheet

Think of doing sun salutations daily for the rest of your life. Sun Salutations Cheat Sheet is a simple cheat sheet to print and pin to your fridge. Get Cate’s simple tips.
Healthier Eating Guidelines

Healthier Eating Guidelines

Print the guideline on the left, and put it on your fridge. You are welcome to forward it around on Facebook or link in your next newsletter if you have yoga students to share it with.
Trauma Recovery Quick Guide

Trauma Recovery – Yogahealer Quick Guide

Please forward the quick guide cheat sheet to anyone you love going through trauma.
Kitchari Recipe

Kitchari Recipe

If you want the Kitchari recipe – click the image on the left and print it.
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