Meet Konika Shankar: Experienced Breath-Body-Mind Teacher
Meet Konika Shankar: Breath-Body-Mind Teacher When we first began offering Breath-Body-Mind (BBM) certification training courses and retreat-style learning, it was important to me that these courses and experiences are grounded, restorative, and accessible. They need [...]
Meet Caroline Hart – Developmental Coach & Supervisor
Meet Caroline Hart: Developmental Coach and Supervisor During and after our students complete their training with Integrate Training, many choose to continue their personal and professional development with ongoing supervision and coaching support. This is [...]
Meet Mandy Brinkley: Experienced Breath-Body-Mind Teacher
Meet Mandy Brinkley: Breath-Body-Mind Teacher When we first began offering Breath-Body-Mind (BBM) certification training courses and retreat-style learning, it was important to me that these courses and experiences are grounded, restorative, and accessible. They need [...]
Why Integrate Training Now Offers Retreat-Style Learning
Why Integrate Training Now Offers Retreat-Style Learning and Day Retreats Over the past few years, I have noticed something shift in almost every group I teach. Coaches, practitioners and therapists are arriving more tired, more [...]
Somatic Coaching with The APEX Model
Joanna was thrilled to be asked by Suzanne to contribute a chapter in the newly published book - Coaching Reimagined: Expanding Human Potential A collective of 23 Coaches, with more than 350 years of Coaching [...]
Interview with Patricia Gerbarg, MD
https://youtu.be/Xva30P4k8h0 If you are curious about how specific breathing practices can enhance your coaching practice in this short video clip Joanna Harper interviews Patricia Gerbarg, MD. In this video Dr Gerbarg explains how [...]
Common belief traps for trauma aware coaches & practitioners
Caution - avoid singular approaches to trauma! When a Coach, Practitioner or Therapist is trained in one methodology or model, their approach can be narrow, limited and process focused not client centred. Beware of common [...]
Why is it important for coaches and practitioners to be trauma-informed?
Dear Coaches and Practitioners, Imagine yourself in the following situation with a coaching client. You have established a collaborative thinking space and a relationship of trust, rapport and connection. The session (or course of [...]
What is orienting and when is it useful?
Orienting: This is a term used to describe focusing on being in the present moment and current environment, which enhances your sense of presence and awareness. This practice is useful to adults and children, coaches and [...]
Talking therapies compared to mind-body coaching approaches
Top-down and bottom-up approaches Talking therapies are considered to be top-down approaches, which means they involve thinking, talking, answering questions, retelling and potentially reliving events. These methodologies include psychiatry, psychotherapy, counselling, cognitive behavioural therapy and [...]
What is Breath-Body-Mind™ – BBM?
Breath-Body-Mind™ (BBM) This range of effective and powerful movement and regulating breathing techniques was developed from ancient practices and researched by medical doctors and psychiatrists Richard P. Brown, MD and Patricia Gerbarg, MD. They are [...]
What is IEMT?
Integral Eye Movement Therapy or Techniques (IEMT) Many coaches, counsellors, psychotherapists, NLP practitioners, physiotherapists and yoga teachers are now trained in IEMT internationally. IEMT can be used to process difficult memories and change the way [...]