What is BodyMind Coaching?
BodyMind Coaching is a whole-body approach to help you navigate the unique challenges in your life, and take specific, empowered action.
Founded in 2008 by an American Licensed Massage Therapist, Laura Wieck, BodyMind Coaching was a way of merging coaching with massage therapy.
BodyMind Coaching is a structured, embodied, conversation intended to give a voice to the body (read: nervous system) so that clients may live more connected within themselves, and make empowered choices in their lives. BodyMind Coaching is often done in conjunction with massage therapy, however the conversation alone is very powerful.
Your nervous system can only speak through physiological sensations, which can often include sensations of chronic pain or discomfort, and/or tension. (think anxiety: beating heart, pounding chest, tight chest, shortness of breath, vs calm: even breaths, light chest, ease in the jaw, neck, and shoulders etc.).
BodyMind Coaching integrates the information provided by the nervous system (physiological sensations) into the conversation, and tracks when, where, and how they show up, in order to gain a deeper understanding of thoughts, emotions, beliefs, values, fears, and desires.
In turn, as clients are able to bridge the gap between body and mind, they will be empowered to create and sustain meaningful change in their lives.