Serena Jain, from Princeton, NJ, was first introduced to yoga and meditation as a young child. But it wasn't until 2020 that Serena embarked on a transformational path to bring integrative health and well-being coaching to corporate leaders, women's groups, and individuals seeking to become more present in their lives. Serena shared her experience completing the Duke Health & Well-Being ...
In May 2022, Anna Batsakes, NBC-HWC, who lives in Chapel Hill, NC, completed the Duke Health & Well-Being Coach Training. Anna shared her program experience and the multiple benefits of pursuing a Health & Well-Being coach certification. Anna, now a Health Coach and Health Education Specialist at Live For Live, Employee Health & Wellness at Duke Health, ...
As the world continues to evolve and health becomes an increasingly important aspect of our lives, there has never been a better time to become a health coach. With the rise of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, heart disease, and obesity, people are seeking guidance on how to lead healthier lifestyles. As a result, health coaches have emerged as an ...
By Sonja Likness What should you be looking out for in social media for 2019? Sonja Likness, Director of social media and content strategy for Duke University who be leading our upcoming Social Media Presence and Marketing for Coaches course shares her thoughts on trends coming up. Video
By Aili Kuutan It’s the time of year where a lot of people start to question their goals. (I may be a little early here. I feel like it’s usually 3 weeks into January that most people give up on their new year’s resolutions.) There’s definitely merit in questioning whether we need to try harder. If we’re distracted or we ...
Chronic stress underlies more than 50% of physician visits and is a factor in most, if not all, chronic diseases. It’s a part of our everyday lives. So what do we do about it?
Key Number One: Get Up and Move!
Movement and exercise are among the most researched and effective stress reduction strategies. ...
By Kim Brame McGimsey, NBC-HWC In the beginning, I thought that health coaching was all about the client. My integrative health coach training experiences at Duke IM in the Foundation Course (2009) and the Certification Course (2010) were phenomenal and truly transformed my life. I not only learned and practiced the coaching skills, the coaching process, and how to effectively partner ...
By Kim Brame McGimsey, NBC-HWC Going into the past few “new” years, instead of setting “resolutions,” which, to some, is a dirty word, I’ve adopted the tradition of choosing a word or series of words to guide my intentions. For 2018, it’s “CREATE.” As I was pondering what that might look like for me, I remembered a recent training, offered by ...
With the approaching New Year comes the customary setting of resolutions to eat better, move more, and lose weight. Though, we all know how that usually goes... the gym is packed for all of January, but then most of us lose steam. Our fervor to keep our resolutions fades with everyday life's busyness and competing priorities. New Year’s resolutions generally involve ...
By Rachel Kuliani, MPH, CHES
When we think about our health and wellbeing, we do not always consider the impact of Personal and Professional Development. Duke Integrative Medicine’s Wheel of Health includes this as an integral part of our overall health, on par with other areas ...
