District Wellness Group: Acupunture | Massage | Life Coaching

Services

Life Coaching
Life Coaching is a collaborative process between Coach and Client aimed at helping individuals to clarify and achieve personal goals. Life Coaches use multiple methods to assist clients with the process of goal-setting and attainment. Coaching is not targeted at psychological illness, nor is it appropriate for individuals who are challenged by significant clinical issues.

Life Coaching is a particularly effective process for:

• Negotiating life transitions (social, professional, or personal)
• Managing stress more effectively
• Improving the quality of your relationships
• Instituting change
• Enhancing performance in occupational settings

Clients who respond most favorably to Life Coaching demonstrate a willingness to learn something new and are committed to the process of making change and realizing their goals with the support and guidance of their Coach.

Biofeedback
Biofeedback is a technique that increases awareness of the mind-body connection and teaches self-regulation skills. It is based on scientific research of the psychophysiology of stress, emotions and the interactions between the heart and brain. Repeated exposure to stress produces erratic heart rate rhythms and inhibits higher cognitive functioning such as judgment, concentration, decision-making, motor skills and reaction time. Through biofeedback, individuals learn the tools and techniques to self-regulate, thereby neutralizing stress and optimizing performance.

Biofeedback is beneficial in addressing:

• Stress
• Generalized and social anxiety
• Hypertension
• Anxiety regarding public speaking
• Specific fears or phobias
• Tension headaches and migraines
• Insomnia and sleep disturbances
• Enhancing peak performance in sports, business and the performing arts

Sport Performance Consulting
A sport psychologist or sport performance consultant works with athletes, coaches and teams to optimize their performance. There are specific mental skills that can be learned and practiced by athletes of all ability levels which will enhance their performance and enjoyment in sport. Successful athletes train their minds like they train their bodies.

Areas commonly addressed:

• Goal-setting and commitment
• Concentration/focus
• Performing under pressure
• Dealing with injury and rehab
• Sport-life balance
• Team Cohesion
• Effective self-talk and visual imagery

For more detailed information on Dr. Marzo’s sport psychology practice, please visit www.MindMuscle.net

Exercise Initiation & Maintenance
Exercise psychologists focus on the psychological or mental aspects associated with physical activity. Even though exercise has been shown to decrease the risk of many diseases, reduce blood pressure, and diminish feelings of depression and anxiety, reports indicate that only 25% of adults engage in 20+ minutes of vigorous physical activity 3 or more times per week, and 38% are completely sedentary (USDHHS, 2004).

Exercise psychologists or consultants work with their clients to better understand the factors that contribute to initial and sustained involvement in exercise. The exercise consultant often collaborates with other health professionals, such as personal trainers and nutritionists. An Exercise Consultant can help you to achieve the following:

• Identify realistic and meaningful goals that you can commit to
• Initiate healthy lifestyle changes
• Create an individualized exercise program that you can initiate and maintain
• Effectively deal with exercise interruptions and challenges with adherence (i.e., boredom, motivation issues, life changes, etc.)