What is Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching?
Integrative Health and Wellness (IHW) Coaching is a client-centered, relational approach to working with individuals collaboratively to address the health and wellbeing of the whole person. It acknowledges the interdependent roles of mind, body, and spirit, and the innate healing capacity within each person, with an emphasis on self-care.
An integrative health and wellness coach forms a partnership with individuals or groups to empower and support them in achieving their personal goals related to optimal health and wellness.
What do we focus on in an Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching session?
- What is most important to you in life and what you want your health and wellbeing for.
- The core areas that affect your health and wellbeing—how you would rate your satisfaction with each, currently, and which areas need more attention than others.
- Your behavior change goal to improve your health and wellbeing.
- Action steps to achieve this goal.
Additionally we will discuss what may support you in completing your action steps, establish timelines, accountability strategies, and anticipate possible challenges.
Freedom – Wholeness – Health
Small changes make a big difference.
What do we focus on in an Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching session?
- What is most important to you in life and what you want your health and wellbeing for.
- The core areas that affect your health and wellbeing—how you would rate your satisfaction with each, currently, and which areas need more attention than others.
- Your behavior change goal to improve your health and wellbeing.
- Action steps to achieve this goal.
Additionally we will discuss what may support you in completing your action steps, establish timelines, accountability strategies, and anticipate possible challenges.
Why is Integrative Health and Wellness Coaching effective?
- Coaching works with the whole person – addressing all core areas that influence your health and wellbeing.
- You are in charge of your health and wellbeing—coaches ask powerful questions and facilitate the process to maximize your potential for success.
- You and your coach partner work to identify and articulate your goals and the actions to achieve them.
- Coaches have a wealth of knowledge in lifestyle and integrative approaches for optimal health and wellbeing.
What An AWCIM Certified IHW Coach Does:
Partners with you in achieving your personal goals to improve your health and wellness.
Is fully present with each encounter.
Recognizes the innate wisdom and healing potential within you.
Meets you where you are on your journey, without judgment.
Enters each encounter as a facilitator, not as the expert.
Emphasizes self-care and self-empowerment with you
An AWCIM Certified IHW Coach is thoroughly trained and evaluated.
- At least 140 hours of integrative health and wellness course work.
- Over 140 hours of coach training.
- Rigorous evaluations of coaching skills, Motivational Interviewing proficiency, and documentation of 70 hours of practice coaching sessions.
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Freedom & Rein
The word freedom is from a small group I was involved in 15 years ago about “finding your purpose.” One of the last lessons was about creating your own life “vision statement.” Something that focused you, something you could remember, and something that would help others remember you. Mine was freedom. Each letter stands for something that helps keeps me focused and defines my purpose. F-fellowship, R-restoration, E-encouragement, E-education, D-discipleship, O-oneness, M-mentoring.
Fellowship, being around others, really getting to know them. Restoration, helping others find their own purpose. Encouragement, speaking to others about hope and the foundation it builds. Education, teaching others about how values and spiritual principles can guide their lives. Discipleship-standing with others while they experience personal growth. Oneness-coaching people how to be in relationship with others. Mentoring-influencing others to be the leaders they are capable of being. It may seem like a lot, but it eliminates a great deal. What am I doing that can help someone else? Freedom comes from what I don’t have to do. Freedom comes from doing what I can.
The word REIN interpreted from other languages means inner most self, the controlling or guiding power, opportunity for unhampered activity or use. Rein refers to the kidney as the interior self, the most secret part of a human or their emotional center. A persons’ innermost feelings as they come to bear on decision making. What does all of that mean? CHANGE COMES FROM WITHIN.
Now is YOUR time.
Let’s see if working together is what you need to reach YOUR goals.