It’s impossible to overstate the benefits of relaxation in mental health. The human brain is a muscle. It needs time to rest from its daily exertion, process the flood of stimuli bombarding its every moment, and integrate new information into your mental schema.
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When you start working with coaching clients (practice or paying), you may have a few clients who don’t follow through on agreed actions.
Or, you may find yourself not following through on your own intentions as you strive to implement new changes into your daily life.
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In a world where globalisation reigns and we are more digitally connected than ever, many of us are starting to open to the idea of going international with our businesses.
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Framing and feedback have different objectives, but they often go hand-in-hand in holistic life coaching approaches.
The main aim of effective communication is to be heard and understood, without judgement. This often requires that we provide ‘feedback’ to our clients to reflect what we are hearing and interpreting through our observations during the coaching exchange.
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I would love to hear how many of you can relate to this. Let me set the scene:
Your phone buzzes, there is a notification waiting for you, and there is a crazy need for you to unlock your phone and check what or who that might be.
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Dear Reader, I hope this blog post turns out to be a very inspiring one for you! Here, I am going to talk to you about how to find the inspiration and the tools you need to make your journey into the world of learning an easier one.
Many of us left school in what feels like a century ago, and now we have decided to work on our personal development by going back to studying. But, what at first seems like an exciting new adventure, soon turns sour. Why is this?
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What we think and how we feel often dictates what we eat, if we should eat and when we should eat.
This may lead us to console our emotions with that go-to comfort food. We may not really want or need it, but the temporary distraction, comfort or self-soothing it provides is a mighty big draw card to make us feel better in that moment.
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As someone interested in becoming a ‘Coach’, the word itself may not actually resonate with you. In many countries, coaching is still a relatively new term, although it certainly hasn’t slowed down the increasing demands for hiring one.
The word ‘Coach’ simply may not align with your niche area, your clientele, your community, or even your energy.
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Mind–body Medicine uses the power of thoughts and emotions to influence physical and neurological health. The study, based at MGH’s Institute for Technology Assessment and the Benson-Henry Institute (BHI) for Mind Body Medicine, found that individuals in the relaxation-response program used fewer health care services in the year after their participation than in the preceding year. The program combined elicitation of the relaxation response with social support, cognitive-skills training, and positive psychology designed to build resiliency.Studies like this one have a huge potential to reduce not only the extreme pressure on the healthcare system, but also improve the personal wellbeing of each individual who can learn and apply these simple techniques into their daily lives.
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