5 Wellness Benefits of Mind-Body Coaching

5 Wellness Benefits of Mind-Body Coaching

Wellness is an active, dynamic state, one in which your physical, mental, emotional, and social health is aligned and working in tandem to support your needs and goals. Achieving optimal wellness is a journey, one made easier with the help of a trusted health professional. 

Terry L. Franklin, MD, is proud to offer personalized mind-body coaching to those members of Monterey, California, community who entrust him with their care. If you’re curious about what mind-body coaching can do to improve your quality of life, here’s an overview of some of the benefits. 

Enhanced stress management

Stress is part of life, but when stress accumulates and doesn’t let up, your overall health suffers. Through mind-body coaching, Dr. Franklin helps you learn how to identify the ways that stress manifests itself physically.

You’ll learn how to better tune in to the messages your body sends and identify how you react to high levels of stress. This can help you learn to detect rising stress levels before you reach a critical state, empowering you to take action to find relief. 

You’ll also explore techniques to actively manage stress. Options might include, but are not limited to, meditation, paced breathing techniques, and progressive muscle relaxation. 

Targeted goal-setting

Having clearly defined goals is the first step in charting a course toward success, but consolidating your thoughts and creating clear goals isn’t always easy. 

Mind-body coaching can help you explore which aspects of your health and wellness you’d like to enhance and how those desires can be outlined into clear goals. 

Once your goals are set, you work with Dr. Franklin to create a plan of action that brings you closer to your desired outcomes. Whether that means moving closer to a healthy weight, enhancing your relationship with your partner, or being more assertive at work, there are pathways to suit every type of goal. 

Learn how your thoughts affect your body

Many of our patients are surprised to learn just how powerfully their thoughts and emotions affect physiological functioning. Working with Dr. Franklin helps you explore the ways that negative thought patterns can have direct detrimental effects on the way your body feels and functions. 

Once you learn how your thoughts and mood create bodily responses, you learn how to shift negative thoughts into a way of thinking and feeling that nurtures and supports your body from within. Biofeedback is one tool that can help you track the mind-body connection in real time. 

Strengthen your self-compassion skills

Many people would never consider speaking to others with contempt or judgment, yet they don’t always treat themselves with that same level of compassion. 

If you find yourself creating and listening to an ongoing internal narrative that is hurtful or overly negative, it’s possible to change those damaging thoughts and reframe the way you view yourself. 

Everyone has things about themselves that they could improve, and we all make mistakes as we move through life’s journey. But it’s important to learn to see yourself clearly and to give weight to those things about yourself that are positive and worthy. 

Strengthening your self-compassion skills can leave you with a more realistic outlook on your life and your relationships. It can also bring a deep sense of peace and stability, even when times get tough. 

Learn how to overcome fear

Fear can manifest in many different forms, not all of which are easily identifiable. Many people allow fear to shape and define their choices and actions. That can lead you to miss out on so much that life has to offer. 

Dr. Franklin understands the obstacles that fear creates and how difficult it is to push past fear and uncertainty to reach new horizons. 

The process begins with exploring your fears and trying to understand where they originate. Once you have a clear grasp on what’s holding you back, you can begin creating a plan for how to face fear and manage setbacks with ease. 

Ready to learn more about mind-body coaching?

When you’re ready to explore mind-body coaching in more detail, schedule a personalized consultation with Dr. Franklin. You can always reach us by phone during normal business hours.

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