Integrative Health Coaching
What is Integrative Health Coaching?
Integrative Health Coaching (IHC) empowers you to make lasting health behavior changes that are the cornerstones of lifelong well-being. It bridges the gap between medical recommendations and your abilities to successfully implement those recommendations into your complex life as a mother.
How does Integrative Health Coaching work?
Integrative health coaches work with the whole person, take time to listen to your concerns, and ask powerful questions to help motivate you to make changes.
As a Duke Integrative Medicine trained coach, I utilize the Duke Integrative Medicine Wheel of Health to facilitate inquiry and personal discovery.
Coaching helps facilitate behavior change in a structured, supportive partnership between you and your coach.
Coaches can help you to identify obstacles to change and create strategies for forward movement.
Coaches provide additional resources for making healthy behavior changes.
Sessions can take place over the telephone, virtually (via Skype or Zoom), or in person.
I specialize in BEHAVIOR change to support high-vibrational motherhood, InCLUDING:
Stress + Time Management
Movement + Rest
Mind-Body Connection
Spirituality
Personal Growth + Development
Relationships + Community
Physical Environment
Nutrition
What does it cost?
New Clients:
Step 1 - Free 20 minute discovery session for an initial consultation of your coaching needs.
Step 2 -New Client Package: $770 (includes an in depth 60 minute initial discovery session, plus 6 sessions of 30-45 minutes each at $110 per session).
Returning Clients:
Choose a package of sessions
6 session package: $690 (each 30-45 minute session at $115)
9 session package: $900 (each 30-45 minute session at $100)
Client Testimonial
"Leslie is a compassionate health coach who helped me get unstuck. Her kindness, professionalism, and accountability helped me feel comfortable and less stressed about things…to instead focus on how to achieve goals at my own pace and in a way that works for me. Her desire to make me feel I could do it - even if I really didn’t think I could - paired with her experience in mindfulness practices, allowed me make progress that was long overdue." - SB
Yoga + Mindfulness Practices
What is Yoga, Meditation and breath WOrk?
Yoga is a mind and body practice with a 5,000-year history in ancient Indian philosophy. Various styles of yoga combine physical postures, breathing techniques, and meditation or relaxation. It is based upon poses that promote improved control of the mind and body, and enhance over all well-being. There are several different types of yoga and many disciplines within the practice.
Meditation and breath work are as important to the practice as the physical postures. Meditation is the practice of observing our thoughts without judgement. The benefits of a meditation practice - including stress reduction and enhanced self awareness - remain with the practitioner well after the meditation session is over. Like medication, breath work can go can go beyond the incorporation of breathing during your physical yoga flow and can be a powerful therapeutic practice that promotes rest and relaxation. More than an exercise of breathing correctly or with intent, various breathing techniques - such as box breathing and alternate nostril breath - are tools for healing.
I specialize in hatha yoga with a wellness focus.
Yoga should be accessible to everyone, regardless of age, health or physical fitness. “Hatha” is translated as ha meaning "sun" and tha meaning "moon." This refers to the balance of masculine aspects—active, hot, sun—and feminine aspects—receptive, cool, moon—within all of us. Hatha yoga is a path toward creating balance and uniting opposites. In our physical bodies we develop a balance of strength and flexibility. We also learn to balance our effort and surrender in each pose. Hatha yoga is a powerful tool for self-transformation. It asks us to bring our attention to our breath, which helps us to still the fluctuations of the mind and be more present in the unfolding of each moment.
Wellness focused yoga centers simple movements that are done mindfully, and produces a profound effect in stress management, improved physical health, changed behavior patterns and supports healthier life choices.
OfferinGs:
Private + Group Yoga, Meditation and/or Breath Work Sessions and Events
Private Sessions: 1-on-1 and 2-4 clients, in person or virtually (via Skype or Zoom).
Group Sessions: 5+ clients
Group Events: Life celebrations, such as weddings, reunions, birthdays and more.
Private and Corporate Workshops
Retreats
Speaking + Workshops
I love sharing space with other mothers and women of color, and would be happy to speak at your next event or lead a wellness workshop for your group.
Client Testimonial
“Leslie’s mindfulness practices & yoga poses were perfect for our Renewal of mind, body, & spirit. She created a comfortable atmosphere, established credibility & trust with participants immediately. Her pleasant demeanor, calm & decisive instruction, & modeling of each practice, provided an ideal experience for our virtual event. So generous with her expertise, Leslie’s a delight to collaborate with & we’ll definitely invite her back again!” Karen D., Wellness & Executive Coach