FAQs

Mindfulness coaching is known by many different names Life coaching, mindset coaching, conscious mind and body coaching.. the list goes on. If you want to pursue this path, it is best to focus on a niche you are passionate about and begin there by sourcing accredited courses that will give you knowledge within this space. It is recommended to receive coaching to learn from experience as a client, gather what you like and leave the rest. The ICF and Mindfulness Institute Australia monitor the field of mindfulness training, unlike other fields within the holistic wellness space. This is why I chose the path of mindfulness as my niche, to ensure I was providing monitored training and resources.

Fields you can specialise in Shadow Work, Inner Goddess Activation, Holotropic Breathwork, Counselling, Psychology, Neuroscience, Sound Healing, Human Design etc.

Learning about each field and gaining a basic understanding of each will heavily benefit you as a practitioner and allow you to expand constantly within the field.

Mindfulness coaching is a holistic approach to providing help/guidance to people seeking external assistance in reaching goals and healing. In essence, mindfulness coaches guide clients on how to live mindfully, which may look slightly different among individual coaches. A good coach will assess your goals to create structured sessions aligned with your needs.

Alycia Davies uses a combination of mindfulness practices such as; breathwork, guided meditation, journaling & conscious movement, shadow work and self-love techniques derived from science-based research.

If you seek medical advice, always seek a qualified clinical psychologist or GP; coaching is not a medical field. Your intuition will guide you towards the right coach for you.

TIP: Always read the terms and conditions before purchasing any coaching container, as this is where the fluff is discarded and the facts are provided.

Although there may be some overlap in the benefits of working with a life coach and participating in psychotherapy with a licensed therapist, these professionals have distinct roles and serve unique purposes.

Unlike life coaches, therapists and other mental health professionals focus on healing, treating mental health conditions, and helping people work through trauma and other issues from their past. While working with a life coach may help you to deal with certain unresolved issues, life coaches cannot treat mood disorders, anxiety disorders, addiction, or any other mental health condition.

A life/mindfulness coach is there to help guide you through challenges and change and improve your well-being by bringing a new perspective.

Working with a mindfulness coach, Is like having a cheerleader that provides educated, un-bias advice and tools for improving your life. Whilst identifying the barriers and working with you to move through them.

Shadow work is a technique designed to help you uncover parts of yourself that you may have pushed in the dark or repressed by doing things like emotional processing, soul work and shadow work—a psychological technique designed to help individuals gain greater emotional intelligence at a subconscious level.

Shadow work is an essential part of self-awareness and self-acceptance. It often involves releasing emotional pain from your past and discovering the parts of yourself you've been hiding from yourself and others.

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What it involves:

1. Identifying habits and patterns (good & Bad)

2. Identify Triggers

3. Bringing awareness to projection

4. Exploration of childhood and healing your inner child

5. Identification and separation of individual and inherited beliefs

6. Letting go of shame and embracing full self

Breathwork is an umbrella term for controlled breathing techniques to improve overall health and well-being.

The most common techniques are;

1. Holotropic Breathwork

2. Shamanic Breathwork

3. Rebirthing Breathwork

4. Wim Hof Breathwork

5. Nostril Breathing

6. Transformational Breath

   It can be overwhelming for a beginner to know where to start. The overall goal remains the same among all techniques.

   Breathwork is often used for sports performance, accessing states of consciousness as an alternative to psychedelics and a healing pathway for PTSD and trauma.

Bring:

•towel (yoga mat if you have one)

•water bottle

•swimmers

•journal & pen

•wear warm comfy clothes

•blanket & pillow (not needed, but I promise it makes a big difference)

Breathwork, yoga flow, meditation, gratitude circle, cold exposure swim, and journaling with coffee.

Consistency and the ability to tap into vulnerability will heavily impact your experience.

While breathwork can certainly foster this type of experience, it is essential to remember that each person's process is different. I believe that if you are not crying during a breathwork session, this is not necessarily bad.

Maybe you are not ready to let go, and that is ok! It is important to trust your body and not force anything to happen. When we force the experience, the body's nervous system can become overwhelmed, either re-traumatizing or a negative experience.

Each person’s experience is individual, down to how they process emotions. You may find the cramping of the hands or involuntary body movements is how your body chooses to release stored trauma.

It is best to go into a breathwork session with no desired experience but to be completely present and accepting of what is.