After 14 Years As A Spiritual Teacher, This Program Added Another Layer To My Work

As someone who's committed to helping people understand where their power lies and how to reclaim it for themselves, it became clear to me that bringing a stronger health perspective to my workshops and overall work would serve my community.

I'd personally seen how focusing on our health impacts our mental wellness and our ability to heal. I had my own thoughts on why, and I’d done tons of research over the years to back those thoughts up, but I wanted to ensure I was bringing the most accurate and up-to-date information to my community. In addition to sharing my message through books and social media, I set out to enroll in a health training program that could help me add another dimension to my work. And after over 14 years of being in the wellness space—as well as teaching myself—I was really particular about the type of certification I signed up for.

It sounds obvious, but many of the other programs I'd looked at were mostly pre-recorded lectures from celebrity doctors or other health experts. That's not to say that these people don't have something to offer, but I really wanted to learn directly from coaches who were out there doing the work and meeting with clients. The coaches in mindbodygreen's program were also diverse; I saw coaches who looked like me, and that was really important.

While other health coaching certifications seemed to be mostly pre-recorded material, mindbodygreen's had lots of live sessions and opportunities to connect with teachers outside of class. I knew I didn't want to be learning from the computer and watching videos for the entire course. That interactive portion really brought something different to the table.

I'm almost done with the HCC program and I've learned so much in these past 20 weeks.

Since I'm already a spiritual teacher and coach, I have experience using the coaching and communication tools that are taught in HCC. However, when you're out working, you hardly ever get the chance to be critiqued by other people who want to help you get better. Having the HCC instructors watch me coach and give me thoughtful feedback was invaluable. I've found it really refreshing to be a student again; to learn again.

I've also picked up lots of new ways to ask questions and leave space in sessions, which helps me continue to support my clients on finding their own answers, which is always my goal.

Our class group chat is always busy with people asking questions and sharing knowledge, too, and that has been a wonderful resource to learn from as well.

The educators were a big part of why I enrolled in this program, and they've all been so kind and passionate. Each one of them has a unique background and valuable perspective to add to the course material.