• Private Health, Fitness, and Weight Loss Coaching: Intense, personal, transformative. 8 weeks.
• SHIFT. FOCUS. EVOLVE. 6 week group approach to health, weight, & fitness.
• The Circle Time Forum: Private online community for women.
• Personal Coaching:  Life, relationships, career, goals. Life by design.
  

What is Coaching?

A collaborative process that creates positive, lasting change. I help my clients uncover their true self, lock onto their strengths and their passion, remove blocks, and set a course for the life of their choosing. Coaching is about movement  - getting unstuck - and growth and all that involves: learning, self-discovery, treasure hunting, soul searching, day dreaming, brain storming, and laughing at ourselves. It’s about truth, and the freedom that brings. Hiring a life coach is an investment in yourself.  And you are absolutely worth it.

What happens?

Coaching prompts change that is authentic to you - because if it's not you then your success won't last. This is not about you following my plan for a great life, or anyone else's.  I believe you are the expert in your life, even if you don't feel that way now.  We start by getting crystal clear on your strengths, your desires, and your goals. Then we get creative and resourceful.  We establish priorities and take action that respect your current life circumstances but also challenge you to change it up. Most importantly, we mine your thoughts for beliefs and thinking that limit you, and replace them with honesty and inspiration.

What are the benefits?

• You take action and change happens immediately.
• You create new habits that nourish you and crowd out the habits that drain you.
• You strengthen your own voice.
• You gain confidence in your ability to achieve the goals you set.
• You experience the spark of inspiration, and the joy of momentum.
• You live with a deeper, more meaningful sense of well-being.
• Your weight drops, your health improves, and exercise brings vitality.
• You move from debt to abundance.
• You move from survive to thrive.

How do I know?  My clients demonstrate these results every day.  Over and over.

Who hires a Coach?

Anyone with an open mind, a desire to live with a growth mindset, and a willingness to go deep, work hard, and experience life by design.  We can work together on a single issue or several.  Regardless of the issue(s) you bring to our work together, you will find that the benefits will spillover into many aspects of your life. The skills you acquire, the tools you learn, and your new perspective can be applied anywhere, anytime.

How are sessions conducted?

I am able to meet with you in person or we can conduct our sessions by phone or Skype.  Generally we meet weekly or twice monthly. I also offer on-going email coaching during our work together to help maintain momentum in-between sessions.

How do we get started?

Connect with me.  Call. Email.  We'll go from there.  It's all about you.

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Coaching Programs:

Private Health, Fitness and Weight Loss Coaching

I want you to have the health, fitness and body of your dreams. I have very little interest in your daily caloric intake. I will not monitor your calorie burn or how many crunches you did last week. I won't suggest you need to supplement with bars, powders, or pills. I absolutely will not put you on a diet.

We will say goodbye to the dishonest, ineffective diet mentality and the resulting cycle of weight loss / weight gain. No restrictive eating plans or crazy exercise demands.  I will help you work with your body, while we give your mind a good workout. Because this is where the work is to be done: this coaching experience is the gym for your body and your thinking.

This is an honest, respectful approach to weight loss. You will notice results immediately, and your success can last a lifetime.  We will work together to change your relationship with food.  How you think about it, feel about it, and act around it. This shift will help you end your war with food and weight. You are capable of this success.

This program consists of 8 1-hour private consultations, on-going email coaching (M-F), weekly assignments, and the knowledge, tools, support, and motivation you need to help you achieve your desired weight loss. No fads, no gimmicks, no products to buy, no deprivation. It is intense, personal, and transformative.

Sessions are conducted in person or by phone or Skype.  Contact me with any questions, or to get started.  You deserve this.

$600 for 8 private sessions.

"Just wanted you to know that I got on the scale for a check-in before vacation and I've lost 9 pounds...NINE POUNDS!!  WHAAAATTTTT?!?! Thank you for being soooooo good at what you do. Thank you for being a tough trainer and coach. Thank you for gently pushing me to a tad of bravery. Thank you for caring so much about what you do and about your clients. " ~ Cindy V.

"Although well versed in the nutritional and physiological aspects of weight reduction, the same weight I had gained and lost dozens of times was back.  The thought of returning to another restrictive diet was intolerable to me.  I simply did not want to deal with strict food guidelines and the accompanying feelings of deprivation.  Louise’s program and insightful guidance was for me an epiphany.  While the “what” of eating is certainly an important part of the weight loss equation, the WHY of eating is far more important.  Understanding and dealing with why is in and of itself an eating plan.  Listening to, recognizing, and coping with what is going on inside, while difficult at times and downright humorous at other times, was truly a revelation.  Finding answers to what lies beneath was liberating.  I am now far better equipped to achieve the results I seek and confident that this time it will be long term." ~ G.

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SHIFT. FOCUS. EVOLVE.

A Coaching Group for your health & fitness.

You think you have to diet to lose weight.  You're wrong.  My clients have lost weight without even thinking about dieting.

We do this by developing a healthy relationship with food. Because until you get right with food, the weight you lose through any variation of restricted calories + ramped up exercise is practically guaranteed to return, and bring even more. Many of you know that already because it's happened to you. That's why you're still looking for help.

Here's what this program does:

• provides you with the information you need to understand the motivation behind your eating and exercise habits,
• clarifies your understanding of basic (and beyond) nutrition and exercise principles (the science, not the current fad),
• supports you to develop and nurture a healthy, respectful relationship with your body,
• teaches you to recognize “emotional eating” but more importantly teaches you the skills to manage it,
• and provides a framework for you to make choices that are aligned with what you truly want in terms of your health and fitness.

We will SHIFT away from the diet mentality.  You will FOCUS on your path to better health and fitness.  We will EVOLVE your mindset into one of growth and possibility.  We will move you from "I want it but I can't have it" to "I can have it, but do I really want it".  This simple shift creates amazing results.

This program is for you if you wish to lose weight, sustain your weight loss, or simply lose the stress that surrounds food, eating, and exercise.  Over 6 weeks you will practice and develop the awareness, tools, and mindset you need to find peace with food, achieve and sustain your ideal weight, and stop dieting forever. Find the motivation and inspiration to be your best self with your best health. Understand what has blocked your success to this point, and develop practical, meaningful solutions. This program can help you achieve measurable, sustainable results.

Weekly group meetings, workbook and homework, and ongoing email support as you need it.  If you'd like more information about the program, give me a call: 443-995-7246.

Meetings are Mondays 7:15pm.  Next group starts January 21, 2013.   All are welcome.

$225.  Limit 10 participants.   REGISTER HERE

"This program changed my life. I am finally free from emotional eating." "For the first time I feel like I have the tools to be successful at weight loss without feeling deprived, out of control, and restricted." "This program is wonderful and more than I anticipated." "Thank you for putting me, not food, back in control of my own life and my own destiny. I am a happy, healthier, more positive person." "It is such a practical way to get out of the habitual ways of responding to life." "You have equipped me with tools to change and given me hope that change is possible." "What I lost: the feeling I was a food addict, sadness, the depressed, pessimistic outlook as to whether I'll ever be able to do it. What I gained: a sense of control, empowerment, excitement, hope, inspiration, enthusiasm."

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NEW! The Circle Time Forum.

Wonder. Explore. Share. Connect. Play. Daydream. Build. Evolve.

A private online community for women seeking personal development, self expression, and connection. With a side of coaching for when you get stuck.

"It takes courage to grow up
and become who you really are."
~ E.E. Cummings

Here is what I know about myself: I have a fierce desire to grow and evolve, learn and understand.  This doesn't happen within the boundaries of daily living, where we spend so much time on autopilot. We need to go deeper into our experiences to gain from them, be moved by them. Life can be hard. And sometimes scary. Courage is required. I've learned that I need support; coaches, teachers, mentors, friends, family.  Self discovery has been, and continues to be, a collaborative effort.

We humans do best in herds. We crave connection, community, and a sense of belonging.  Connection, especially one where we feel like we're being heard as our true self, is an essential component of health. "Community builds immunity": studies confirm that the more varied and regular our social interaction is, the stronger our immune system.  Amazing shifts can happen simply from sitting together with our hearts and minds open. The act of opening up gives everyone in the group not only permission, but a bit of courage to do their own exploration and find what they need to live large.

The Circle Time Forum is a community of women who are passionate about living an engaged life. Call it growth, evolution, actualization; it doesn't matter what you name it. The bottom line is we want the most out of our lives, in a deeper, richer, more truthful way and are willing to do the work to get it. The Forum is a place to explore your own thoughts and ideas, and benefit from the collective insight of women on the same path. Transformation is very personal, and we all seek our own answers. I believe going outside our everyday routines, looking a little deeper into our self, taking the time to reflect, and creating space for answers to arise is a common need.  Life is richer when it is infused with meaning, and the Circle Time Forum is a space for you to explore yours. And there is support in this collective effort, so if things get rocky, we've got your back.

Here is what some participants have said about the Forum:

"The comments shared have left me moving in a positive direction and thinking more clearly about the way I approach different aspects of my life."

"It made me stop and take time to consider myself. It is so easy to fill your day with the issues and needs of other people without ever taking a minute to touch base with yourself."

"I felt safe here. It was comforting to know I was not alone. I learned so much from my "sisters"."

"I love the Circle Time Forum. All of it. I think I've been challenged, I've examined my thoughts, my habits, my relationships, my blessings. It has given me an opportunity to reflect in a way that I normally wouldn't."

 

HOW IT WORKS: The Forum is not publicly accessible. You join by monthly subscription.  $25/month for unlimited access, which includes the following:

• 3x/week I will post a question (and my own personal response) for you to answer on the forum or ponder privately. These questions, accompanied by a photo or quote, provide you an opportunity to inquire into your own thoughts and preferences, learn from others' responses, and share your perspective.
• M-F access to coaching by me when you are stuck.  Coaching can help you break out of your drama to see something for what it is, be fully present in it, and speak your thoughts "out loud".  When we explore out loud, we create space for and invite clarity.  "Clear" is a great place from which to make decisions or take action.
• Monthly tele-conferences with guest speakers on a broad range of topics. The conferences are recorded and available for download so you can listen later.
• Monthly e-books of the questions, photos and quotes of the previous two weeks, for you to print out and use as you see fit.

This is just what you get from me.  What you'll gain from the community in terms of support, insights, fresh perspectives, and a space to just vent (in private) is priceless.

GUARANTEED.  If after your first month you don't feel you have benefited from the Forum, just let me know and I'll refund your first month's subscription.

Follow the link to start the sign up process. Circle Time Forum

COMING UP ON THE FORUM:

Tuesday, March 26th 1pm EST: Sarah Seidellman and "What The Walrus Knows". The title of her first book and a fun introduction to "Beasties".  The ancients knew something exciting: We're all connected. This includes humans and animals. Beasties show up in your life every day - each one carrying a message tailor-made just for you. A message brought by a Beastie may be about beauty or family or work. It might offer you guidance on a prickly problem. Often, the message is powerful. Connecting with Beasties messages can open the door to an amazing life. Are you skeptical? That's okay. This work is perfect for skeptics. You can play around and judge for yourself, based on the results you get.  Curious about how? Join us and get started. As usual, follow-on work on the Forum after the call.  Excerpt from the book provided to Forum members.  Check out the "What The Walrus Knows"  iPhone App at the App Store.  Call info to be posted the day before the call.

 

HERE"S WHAT YOU MISSED ON PREVIOUS CALLS:

Thursday 2/28 1:30pm EST: The Treasure Chest Project. (Group call) Your Treasure Chest is your collection of objects and symbols that strengthen, motivate, inspire, refresh, and ground you.  Following some clues/prompts, you'll piece together the jewels that will keep you on course for your best life.  After the call there will be a new Discussion Board where we'll be sharing what we find and what these tokens mean to us.

Monday March 4, 1:00pm EST The Indulgent Path To Money Management. A group call with coach Carla Robertson.  Learn the simple principles that Carla learned and applied that helped her develop an incredibly healthy relationship with money while enabling her to pay off her house, take 6 months off from work, and hike the Appalachian Trail.  After the call there will be two weeks of questions on a new Discussion Board for us to look into and transform our own relationship with money.

 

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Personal Coaching

Life, relationships, career, goals. Life by design.  A coach is your mentor, teacher, support structure, advocate, kick-in-the-pants, truth-teller, light at the end of the tunnel.  Know that thing you've been yearning for?  That change, that leap, that new direction, that thing you...just...can't...seem...to...make...happen? Yes: that's what a coach is for.  Life's short.  There's no invitation coming.  So what are you waiting for?

 

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