By Dee McCaffrey If you’ve been chewing on the thought of improving your food choices and starting your journey toward a healthy lifestyle, there is no better time to begin than now. March is National Nutrition Month, an annual campaign organized by the American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics aimed at educating and empowering Americans into healthier lifestyles. The theme for this year’s nutrition month is “Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle” which encourages everyone to make informed food choices, keep portion sizes in check and engage in fitness routines that are meaningful and enjoyable. The word “bite” means to take a small piece of a bigger portion, chew it well, savor the flavor and then swallow before taking the next bite. This year’s theme can be interpreted to mean that healthy living is not about making grand changes all at once. Rather, it is a steady continual process that allows … Read More
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It has been called it Destiny or Fate. Some describe it as the Dharma and Karma process. Paulo Coelho, author of one of the all-time besting books, The Alchemist, has taught millions that each person must discover his or her own personal legend—the unique path that leads to an individual’s destiny. And well known motivational speaker, Anthony Robbins, advocates that we must “awaken the giant within!” One of the great graduates of Southwest Institute of Healing Arts, James Patrick, describes this internal phenomenon yet another way. He calls it our ‘Life Sentence’! James is an impassioned Life Coach, motivational speaker and ordained minister who knows from personal experience that we cannot escape the work we are “sentenced” to do here on earth. He believes we are intrinsically linked to our personal calling. To describe the great human search as a Life Sentence may sound a little dramatic at first, yet … Read More
“If you light a lantern for another it will also brighten your own way.” Although these words were spoken more than 700 years ago by Nichiren Daishonin, a Buddhist monk, the same attitude is reflected within the 14 students who will be ordained in a special ceremony on Dec. 5, 2014 at 6:00 pm at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA) in Tempe, Arizona. This will be SWIHA’s biggest Spiritual Studies ordination to date. The ordination will take place during SWIHA’s monthly Gifts and Graces event, held on the first Friday of every month. This event is complimentary and open to the public. Guests are invited to come for the event and stay after to experience complimentary sessions of energy work, spiritual coaching, toe reading and more. The graduates are Sheila Taylor, Carol Valentino, Diana Claybaugh, Keta Baker, Kathryn Beauchamp, Carole Hewitt, Ronald Tobin, Michael McCaffrey, Lisa Pulce, Tammy Gordon, … Read More
“Coaching is the process of healing your mind. When you heal the mind, you transform your life.”Richard Seaman,Lead life coach and instructor at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA). Whether it’s life coaching, spiritual coaching or business coaching, the process of helping an individual recognize and bring out the best in themselves is a truly transformational process for both the coach and the client. While acting coaches, voice coaches and athletic coaches have been around for many years, life coaching is a relative newcomer in the field. Kathleen Simonds, a life coach, hypnotherapist, teacher and graduate of SWIHA became a life coach after moving from California to Arizona. The former English teacher was already known for her expertise in the hypnotherapy field and became excited about the prospect of becoming a personal coach. “I learned about SWIHA and went to the campus and leafed through the catalogue,” said Simonds. “I … Read More
There are many reasons to Be A Life Coach Serve your Life’s Purpose Honor another’s Life Purpose Encourage others without passing judgment Help individuals perform at their highest levels Assist others to live in the possibilities Support clients in their professional endeavors Offer clarity through financial coaching Guide others to awareness in their personal lives Potential Benefits of Life Coaching are so numerous and so highly individual – these are only a few common transformations clients might seek you out. Support Your Clients as they improve… Self-confidence and self-esteem Experience emotional healing Identify and clarify business or personal goals Forgive others and release old feelings Improve relationships with loved ones and co-workers Get motivated with a clear action plan Create and maintain healthy boundaries Work through major life transitions Develop and implement organizational skills Be held accountable for a weight loss plan Stop over-spending and get out of debt Develop … Read More
Are You Destined To Coach Others To Greatness? Step into your greatness, and become a powerful, effective Life Coach in an Online or On-campus program through Southwest Institute of Healing Arts. Earning your Certificate of Excellence, you will find personal growth and evolve on many levels ~ Mind, Body & Spirit! You are here right now because you are actively seeking your purpose, of becoming a Life Coach. You already know within that this is your calling. An Opportunity to Enhance Others’ Quality of Life You hold sacred space, while forming confidential relationships in which your clients have a unique opportunity to deepen their awareness, improve performance, overcome obstacles, enhance their quality of life, and more. Life Coaching focuses on the present moving forward. You, as a Life Coach, will help your clients center and find their own answers, within. You simply help them get there. Everyone is a unique … Read More
The ‘earth’ without art is just ‘eh’ . . .
. . . according to Holistic Wellness Practitioner Heather Krompacky, who works in the town of Talkeetna, Alaska, at the base of North America’s tallest mountain, the magnificent Denali.
Imagine . . .
. . . entering a room for a holistic session with a new practitioner, someone you have never worked with before. There are colorful candles burning, the light is low due to the salt lamps placed strategically around the room. Soft music is playing and a lovely, aromatic fragrance is wafting through the air. You begin your session with your practitioner; maybe you experience hypnotherapy, nutritional coaching, or aromatherapy, all as an aspect of a holistic life coaching session with a competent and caring practitioner. You feel a sense of comfort due to the open and honest space from which the ‘Change Artist Extraordinaire’, as the practitioner is known, works. At the end of the session, you are offered a soul-coaching card, to provide continued insight and affirmation. Read More
Learn why SWIHA’s program is different from any other Health and Wellness Coach program! Within this 200-hr Certificate of Excellence, you will learn behavioral change science, foundational coaching skills, and client-centered coaching techniques, along with exam preparation to become a board-certified Health Coach through the NBHWC! This core curriculum is blended with the standards of the NBHWC and the best of our original long-standing life coaching program to build you into a true holistic wellness coach. With the endless opportunities as a health coach, you can have the ability to craft the career of your dreams! Click to Join our Webinar HERE Email info@swiha.edu to get connected with an Admissions Coach.
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Build a profitable private practice as an integrative healing arts practitioner 750-Hours Diploma On-Campus – Tuition View Program Course Join our thriving on campus community of healers and holistic entrepreneurs. Our on-campus Integrative Healing Arts Practitioner Diploma provides proven wellness tools, introduces mind-body-spirit balance to your life, and prepares you to meet the needs of those you will ultimately serve. Start with a suite of courses focused in Spiritual Coaching, Holistic Entrepreneurship & Business Development, Somatic Psychology, Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) and Personal Development. With your newfound clarity of heart and mind, dive straight into a Coaching Focus & Specialty Focus and begin the work of building the foundation of your future business. Select a Coaching Focus: Important information about the educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended this program. Option 1: Health and Wellness Coaching Foundations of Wellness Coaching Professional Wellness Coaching and Ethics Advanced Wellness … Read More