Yoga Health Coaching: The Modern Approach to Teaching Ancient Wisdom
In this Changemaker Challenge Career Clarity Session, Carly Banks sits down with Yoga Health Coach and Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor Nicole Matthiesen.
Six years ago, Nicole was working long hours and not taking very good care of herself. She ended up getting sick and was diagnosed with IBS. Western medicine provided her with no relief, so she started looking for alternative treatments and found ayurveda. Ayurveda healed not only her IBS, but other things as well, including seasonal allergies, rashes, anxiety, depression, and PMS. The impact was so profound, she knew she had to share it with others, and she started studying to be an ayurvedic wellness counselor.
While working for world-renowned Vedic teacher Acharya Shunya, Nicole encountered Cate Stillman, who sent them her book, Body Thrive. Nicole learned that, in contrast to the teachers she was currently working with, Cate took a very mainstream approach to ayurveda without losing the spiritual aspect of it. She was so impressed with Body Thrive and with Cate’s webinars, that she decided to enroll in Yoga Health Coaching.
Nicole became a Certified Yoga Health Coach in May 2018. She in now in YHC Mastery. She has found that with each iteration of Body Thrive, with the help of the behavioral science that we learn, she is taken to a deeper place in her ayurveda practice.
What you’ll get out of tuning in:
- How ayurveda addresses whole body wellness as opposed to treating a condition.
- How Yoga Health Coaching differs from traditional ayurveda training.
- Why the Body Thrive annual pass is the best way to automate the habits of ayurveda.
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Show Highlights:
- 0:00 – Nicole became a Certified Yoga Health Coach in May 2018. She in now in YHC Mastery. She started studying ayurveda in 2013. Prior to that, Nicole was working long hours and not taking very good care of herself. She ended up getting sick and was diagnosed with IBS. Western medicine provided her with no relief, so she started looking for alternative treatments and found ayurveda. Ayurveda healed not only her IBS, but other things as well, including seasonal allergies, rashes, anxiety, depression, and PMS. The impact was so profound, she knew she had to share it with others, and she started studying to be an ayurvedic wellness counselor.
- 4:10 – While working for world-renowned Vedic teacher Acharya Shunya, Nicole encountered Cate Stillman, who sent them her book, Body Thrive. Nicole learned that, in contrast to the teachers she was currently working with, Cate took a very mainstream approach to ayurveda without losing the spiritual aspect of it. She was so impressed with Body Thrive and with Cate’s webinars, that she decided to enroll in Yoga Health Coaching.
- 6:45 – While she thought she was practicing dinacharya, Nicole quickly realized that with each iteration of Body Thrive, she was taken to a deeper place in her practice. What she has found as a coach is that different members are opened up in different ways with each round of the 10 habits course.
- 8:50 – Through her YHC coursework, Nicole was able to work through some issues with self-confidence so that she could confidently lead a group through a transformational process.
- 12:00 – One of the more powerful aspects of the Body Thrive model is the behavioral science we use to help automate the habits of ayurveda.
Favorite Quotes:
- “Every time I go through the habits or work through the habits, they just take me to a deeper and deeper place.” — Nicole Matthiesen
Guest BIO:
After spending many years in the corporate world, Nicole Matthiesen became a Yoga teacher, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and Wellness Coach. She was led to the sister sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda in her search for a healthier and more fulfilling life. The deep healing and transformation she experienced by embracing these traditions have inspired her to share this knowledge and support others on their own journey towards more balance, better health, and happier lives. Connect with Nicole on her website and facebook page.
