There are many routes to health, peace and harmony. Many methods focus on just one aspect of being human, the emotional, the physical or the mental. It is unusual to find an approach that works with all of these aspects. I believe it is important to integrate the mind, body and emotions for holistic health.
Body Balance is a person-centred approach, meaning that you are accepted, and learn to accept yourself, as you are, right now. With acceptance comes the possibility of change and the chance to set out on your own voyage of self-discovery.
I have drawn from a number of teaching and coaching techniques to help people reconnect their mind with their body, emotions and self (spirit). Body Balance offers a range of effective tools that include optimum nutrition education and holistic lifestyle support, and transformational coaching which draws on aspects of CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), TA (transactional analysis), ancient mysticism, eastern philosophies and healing, and guided visualisations.
Where else can you
- Learn how to influence physical health to enhance your mood, energy and emotions
- Embark on a journey of self-discovery to uncover the inner self while learning how to eat for your metabolic type
- Gain clarity about what you really want and develop an unshakable belief in yourself while learning about natural immunity
- Boost your self-esteem and learn confident conflict resolution skills while understanding how your hormone balance affects your moods
- Sort out digestive problems while getting to the bottom of deep rooted behaviours and reactions through guided visualisations
- Stop struggling and learn the secrets of acceptance and ease while understanding how nutritional and herbal supplements may help you heal
- Let go of fear and be true to yourself while learning about the different kinds of stress and how they influence health and well being
- Find a sense of peace, harmony and balance in your life through a holistic lifestyle that involves adequate sleep, rest, relaxation and me time
- Feel safe and totally accepted, wherever and however you are right now, without judgement and with nothing to prove
Body Balance has evolved
When I launched Body Balance in October 2004, my concept was a group weight management programme that tackled WHY people ate as well as WHAT they ate. I have found that if someone can’t lose and maintain a healthy weight by eating sensibly there are usually much deeper issues to be resolved. Eating and drinking inappropriately are often a way of avoiding facing uncomfortable feelings, such as low self worth, loneliness, emptiness, anger, sadness, fear and anxiety.
Oh how far I and the programme have come!
While most people come to Body Balance because of food and self image issues, with continuing development and hundreds of clients later, this approach has evolved. It now has much less to do with weight management and is much more about self-realisation through optimum physical, mental and emotional balance.
While some people still come to learn about their weight and the reasons for over eating, the programme has developed much more into a stepping off point for those who want to follow their path to personal and spiritual growth.
