Wonderful E-Book by our Wellness Coach Partner!

If you’re a college-aged woman who is feeling lack of self-esteem about your looks and weight, frustrated with trying to find a diet and exercise program that fits your busy lifestyle, discouraged about the lack of healthy options at the school cafeteria, think that money holds you back from investing in your own health and wellness, then you need to check out the 8-Weeks To Wellness System For College Women!

Find Out How You Can Get Your Health Habits Program Working For You – and NOT The Other Way Around

“8-Weeks To Wellness” Will Teach You:

Steps to build your confidence, take control of your weight, and set your own pace, preferences and priorities around healthy options.

The proven formula to achieving the lasting change you are looking for when it comes to your body, mind and self-image.

The step-by-step guide to calm confidence in living your best self now and way after graduation.

What all the diets, books, programs and pills do NOT tell you and what you need to know now.

The reason why buying other people’s “health” programs and products don’t help you take control in creating your own well-being

8-Weeks to Wellness has its origins in a true story of the successful weight loss of a 21-year old, written 27-years later by the same author, coach, and mother who has dedicated her career to helping others create a better life through healthy habits.

She has helped dozens of clients tap into their innate desire to be well, to create a life designed around what matters most, and to teaching others how to use a proven system to create the foundation of the “greater you”.

Get the free ebook at http://collegewellnesssolution.com/  and check out her website at http://bodyvisionhealthcoaching.com/

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Health Coach Tatiana’s Blog: How to Lose Weight Fast at Home

This is a question on the minds of millions of Americans looking to improve their looks, energy, health, and self esteem. Diets in and of themselves have a less-than-encouraging success rate of just 9%. So what is the individual to do?

The answer lies not in abruptly starting the diet journey, thinking that this is the fastest way, but instead in first paving the path ahead. Simply selecting a diet and ‘starting’ one day makes the assumption that we can arrange our lives around the new program, that we won’t have any significant obstacles, and that we can rely on our own self-discipline to keep us on track. In reality, usually the opposite is true. 3 steps are necessary to ensure that your diet will work for you, not the other way around. This process ensures the least amount of setbacks on the way to ideal weight because you are in control of each step of the program.

Read the 3  steps here http://www.hotmommagossip.com/2011/09/19/how-to-lose-weight-fast-at-home/

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Diabetes: are we doing everything we can?

The modern Western Diet, as we know it from our great supermarkets, is potentially causing havoc on our health and, increasingly so, on our economy. While experts continue to search for ways of attending to the increasing rise of diabetes, those dedicated to prevention remain the ‘unsung heros” of the health crisis in the USA. The Highland lake Inn provides a powerful program to those who would like to get on track and stay there, especially as we look at some statistics below:

‘…fully a quarter of all Americans suffer from metabolic syndrome, two thirds of us are overweight or obese, and diet-related diseases are already killing the majority of us.’ As fast food creates these conditions in the individual and the health industry is chasing along just behind it, the ‘cost to society – an estimated $250 billion a year in diet related health care costs and rising rapidly – cannot be sustained indefinitely.

An American born in 2000 has a 1 in 3 chance of developing diabetes in his llifetime….the diagnosis of diabetes subtracts roughly twelve years from one’s life and living with the condition incurs medical costs of $ 13,000 a year (compared with $ 2,500 for someone without diabetes).

This is a global pandemic in the making, but a most unusual one, because it involves no virus or bacteria, no microbe of any kind – just a way of eating. An estimated 80 percent of cases of type 2 diabetes could be prevented by a change of diet and exercise..and the health care industry is gearning up to meet the surging demand for heart bypass operations (80 percent of diabetics will suffer from heart disease), dialysis, and kidney transplantation.’

The good news is that there is help and BodyVision SL, together with the Highland lake Inn, have the tools to co-create your wellness plan that will locate and expand your full potential,  set you on the path of a long and healthy life, enjoying your ‘best self’ and steering clear of the dangerous course that is becoming  more and more common everyday.

Please feel free to comment below, it is a pleasure to hear from you.

*Quotations from In Defence of Food, by Michael Pollan, No.1 New York Times bestseller and Sunday Times food book of the year.

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Overcoming Habits: Getting Started

The Highland Lake Inn’s Health Coaching division is designed to provide the structure, resources and support you need to get healthy habits incorporated into the everyday for an improved quality of life and the freedom and peace of mind that underlie ‘the greater you’.

In a recent questionnaire, a participant named his biggest obstacle to weight loss as follows: ‘Overcoming Habits’.  To paraphrase a saying, first you make your habits, and then your habits make you, so, where to start to make a change? Transforming a habit takes time, practice, and accessing inner motivators that support you on your journey.

‘Overcoming’ habits might be rephrased in order to change the focus of our attention to what we really want. Overcome is described as ‘to surmount a physical or abstract obstacle, to prevail over, to get the better of, to win (a battle).’ With this outlook, the focus is on an impending doom of sorts, at least many of us feel that way when thinking of entering a battle. Will it hurt? Will I win? Am I ready? Is my opponent stronger than I? Do  I have the right weapons, strategies and talents? What if I lose?

No wonder we avoid it.  Take a moment to think about how this phrase can be rewritten in your own words to address what is right and good and going well. How can I find and nourish the seeds of greatness and responsibility in myself, my appreciation, my gratitude, my self-esteem in taking action and doing well? (sound better?) What would your phrase look like if  you re-wrote it to address the part of you that is calling for change, ready for change, excited for change, and write a detailed list of how you feel, as if you are already at your desired goal. (feel better?).

The unhealthful habits can be imagined as ‘dissolving away’, or like sand slipping away, as room is made for the new to come, the new habit that comes from your natural empowerment to be well.

We’d love to hear your comments below, your re-written phrases that look to capture the positive impulse behind your wellness goals.  For a personal telephone interview, please write to info@bodyvisionsl.com and we’ll help you get started today.

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Your Biggest Frustration with Incorporating Healthy Habits into the Everyday

As the writer of the blogposts at the Highland Lake Inn Wellness division, I recently completed a large survey to gather and present information about obstacles that individuals encounter in starting or maintaining healthy habits in the everyday.

So, the question is: ‘What is the biggest frustration you are experiencing right now about incorporating healthy habits into the everyday?’ With the information gathered, or so I thought, I could directly address the client’s, or the potential client’s, 2-3 main issues.

The surprise came in the results of the survey. All included, a long list of completely different answers kept coming back, all counted, at least 27 different issues that individuals told me that keep them from moving forward in this area of their life. Most all of the survey participants indicated wanting to make a change at some level, but the sheer number of individual issues lead me to a much different conclusion.

Here are some of the answers: overcoming habits, high anxiety, no time,  conflict in the household, attitude, planning and completing tasks, getting enough sleep, too much to do, not concentrating on foundation work, water intake, organizing, prioritizing, adding on little changes, overcoming constraints, mindset, ambivalence, packaged foods, emotional eating, snacks at work, putting in effort, and many others, including my favorite, ‘lack of committment to one’s own good.’

What have we learned? That not one size fits all when it comes to behavior change. That no issue is too small to be important. That obstacles come in all shapes and sizes. That the individual, targeted solution is going to be the lasting one. That many of us do know ourselves better than we think. That we even know what would be the next step for ourselves if we could manage to take it. That problems have many sides to them that need attention.

Why is that encouraging? Because, as a health coach professional, it is once again confirmed that it is valuable to accept and take each person, each situation, just simply at face value and then proceed forward one step at a time. Using your inner knowledge, the ‘simplicity that lies on the other side of complexity’ as it has been phrased, is the unfolding of the wellness plan, the transformation that comprises true success.

What are your obstacles? Please feel free to comment in the space provided below,  and contact us at any time to find out more.

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Detours on the Path to Your New Wellness Program

As just about any experienced Health and Wellness Coach can confirm, it is inevitable that obstacles and detours hinder even the best of our  intentions and plans on the path to new healthy habits.

Working with a health coach can help the individual connect health to what the client values most and co-create the roadmap to get to where he/she wants to be. Once the groundwork is completed, the daily task of implementing, slowly but surely, new habits is a road that can be ‘bumpy’ at best.

BodyVision SL in exclusive cooperation with the Highland Lake Inn has incorporated a lengthy maintenance program into the wellness week series in order to support the individual in overcoming what life might ‘put in the way’ to challenge the client once he/she is back at home in old routines and tempting old habits.

Setbacks and detours, such as a special event, a trip abroad, an ‘inner voice’ that sabotages ones efforts, a stressful work life, a plan gone astray, any of these does not mean that the program is ruined.

When we are afraid of failure, we often are hesitant to move forward. But it helps to think of setbacks not as failures but as a place to learn and grow. It helps to identify if a problem in the program is a lapse, a relapse, or even a collapse! A lapse could be a single event, a relapse can be identified as a recurring difficulty and new strategies need to be designed that line up with lifestyle and long term goals. A collapse might be the right time for a day off, a talk with your coach, a re-identifying with the motivators that got you started on the path to wellness and moved you along in the beginning.

Coaching offers tools in a long term process of striving to reach and stay at one’s ‘personal best’. Expecting setbacks, preparing for them, identifying them , forgiving oneself, learning the lesson to be learned, and starting fresh the next day is part of what ‘success’ is all about.

And it is always good to know that starting off on a healthy habits program, ce-designing it yourself, if done right, is a sure  way to get ahead and stay ahead. Find out more at the BodyVision website:  CLICK HERE

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How to Give Your ‘DIET’ New meaning

The Highland Lake Inn wellness weeks, scheduled with BodyVision health coaching company throughout the year 2010, feature a holistic look at wellness and the best techniques to incorporate healthy habits into the everyday.

In the book, ‘Create the Body Your Soul Desires’,  authors Dr Wolfe and Dr. Kern state that the word ‘diet’ has a negative connotation for most of us thinking about getting our health where we want it to be. BodyVision health coaching philosophy agrees with the methods that use a positive, strengths- based approach.

“…when someone proclaims, ‘I’m starting on a diet today,’ what they are really saying is ‘I’m going on a diet induced path to disordered eating that will likely lead to low self-esteem, obesity, and/or an eating disorder’.” The Conscious Body Method uses the acronym, D.I.E.T.S, in a way to reflect a healthy approach:

D. – Dance with Life. Keep your rhythm and stay in step with life.

I. – Individualize Nutrition. Develop your own health-enhancing nutrition plan.

E. – Energize Yourself. Manage the flow of energy in your life.

T. – Think Well. Replace self-limiting beliefs with life-affirming thoughts.

S. – Seek Support. Create positive social connections.

Each of the statements above is a topic unto itself, and all are important for inner balance and harmony, creating healthy habits that are personalized and authentic to the individual, and support lasting happiness.

Your investment in yourself and yearlong, full support program will be a gift that keeps giving for years to come.  All information can be found by visiting the Highland lake Inn website, or contacting info@bodyvisionsl.com to schedule an initial consultation with your coach.

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Answering Your FAQs on Health Coaching

The Highland Lake Inn has teamed up with the BodyVision SL Health Coaching Company to offer state-of-the-art Wellness weeks in beautiful New Hampshire with a team of experienced, caring, and results-oriented coaches. 6 dates are available to suit your schedule and include loads of quality extras that get you to your goals and keep you there. All information is available directly on the Inn’s website by clicking HERE.

But, what is a health coaching program all about? How would a potential client know it is for him/her? Below are key points as outlined by the American College of Sports Medicine and Wellcoaches, Co., as printed in the ACSM Certified News.

“Personal coaching (one-on-one) is a new service in all areas served by coaches – life coaches, corporate coaches, and most recently, wellness coaches. You may remember the situation ten years ago when personal trainers had to work hard to explain to client prospects what personal training was all about. Now wellness coaches meet the same challenge – how to describe coaching to client prospects. Here are five common questions asked by client prospects of wellness coaches, followed by answers to guide you:

1.Why does the world need personal wellness coaches?

The majority of people struggling with fitness, nutrition, weight, stress, and health (100 million estimated in North America) do not have time to go to a gym, do not like the gym environment (e.g. want more privacy), or want support. Meeting a coach (live, on the phone and with the support of web tools) is more appealing.

Many people have wellness issues which are intertwined and need a holistic approach that a wellness coach provides – e.g. they overeat because they are stressed out, or they don’t exercise because their energy is low due to poor eating habits, etc.

Health and fitness experts, including personal trainers and dietitians, are well trained to provide advice and solutions to clients’ issues. Unfortunately for many people, even though they know what they should do, they don’t do it. Often the problem is great intention, followed by poor execution.

This results from the fact that people lack the mindset needed (including readiness to change) to tackle the long tough path of behavior change. Wellness coaches are trained to use a systematic coaching process, based on behavioral psychology principles (readiness to change, choice theory) and counseling skills (listening deeply, asking powerful questions, giving effective feedback), that help clients create the mindset needed to make lasting changes.

2.How would a wellness coach help me?

A wellness coach empowers you (a client) to establish a higher level of wellness by partnering with you to:

- define your personal vision for wellness
- get clear on what you want to change
- get connected to why it matters a lot to you to make the changes
- develop strategies to overcome your particular obstacles
- take small weekly steps toward your goals and vision, maintain the new mindset, and creatively solve problems along the way

3.What do I commit to in a wellness coaching program?

As a coaching client, you would be on board with the following:
- I am ready to establish the mindset to make changes and improve my wellness
- I am ready to invest at least three months to make lasting changes
- I am ready to take responsibility and make changes in at least one area of wellness – fitness, nutrition, weight, stress, and health
- I am ready to think deeply about the issues around my wellness and become more self-aware
-  I recognize that the path to successful change and a higher level of wellness is slow and steady, and not a quick fix, and that there will be setbacks along the way to success.

4. How long do I need to work with a wellness coach?

Most clients need weekly or biweekly coaching sessions for 3-6 months to make lasting changes, and then often are ready to move to a “maintenance” mode of monthly coaching sessions to stay on track. Clients who are obese may need to work with their wellness coaches for a year or two, or longer, to reach their weight loss goals. (The specially designed Highland Lake Inn program begins with a week in New Hampshire and is followed by telephone contact to your coach for a year)

5. Will I get a return on my investment in wellness coaching (time and money)?

There is probably no more important investment than improving your health, fitness, and wellness, both short term and long term. For your fee, you will able to make lasting changes that may have struggled to make alone. You will look and feel better in the short term, and you may make huge savings down the road if you delay or prevent a medical condition. How can you beat that!

Of course, the best approach to helping people understand coaching is to allow them to experience it.  A first free session is included by phone to make sure all your additional questions are answered and you can see what moving forward looks like. Reserve your first, no-obligation, session HERE.

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A Good Reason for R&R at the Highland Lake Inn

Highland lake Inn, in harmony with BodyVision Health Coaching Company, is promoting a yearlong wellness program, starting with your  ‘jump start’ intensive week  in New Hampshire and continued personal, individual care ongoing by phone. The ‘before and after’ program is supported by a state-of-the-art private client website interface for  access to your program 24 hours a day, from any computer in the world.

Along with the beautiful setting of scenic, historic New Hampshire, the warm atmosphere of the Inn, and ample selection of free time activites, one couldn’t ask for much more.

And here’s more: reducing stress with evidence-based, professional programs is, quite simply, good for you!

A selected article on stress and your health is available by  clicking on this link, and you might be surprised at the findings! CLICK HERE for another good reason to head up to New Hampshire.

More information can be found HERE (the wellness week program and HERE (about BodyVision)

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News from the World of Health Coaching

Where does health coaching ‘come from’? Who or what are the institutions that stand behind the professionals in this business and where is evidence to be found to support the true value of coaching?

Health Coaching is relatively new, composing a small percentage of the coaching industry’s biggest trends; life coaching and business coaching. Health coaching is a sector in growth that is consumer driven because the clients make the shifts they need to make to get sustainable habits into their lifestyle, all according to personal pace, preference and priority.

The new Highland Lake Inn wellness weeks are developed in harmony with BodyVision SL health coaching company and embrace the state-of-the-art processes in coaching today. This blogpost features a video from the Harvard Medical School Institute of Lifestyle Medicine on ‘Good Morning America’ show. BodyVision SL, the host of the wellness weeks, is a representative of the Wellcoaches Co. system featured below.

Click on this link and enjoy!

All information about the wellness weeks at the Highland lake Inn are found HERE and the direct link to the private client website of BodyVision SL is found HERE. Questions, suggestions and comments are welcome! Click HERE.

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