The Seishindo Coaching Process

Whether you have a business goal or a personal dream you are struggling to fulfill, I will help you achieve success by working with you using a 5-step process….

In this work, I don’t attempt to correct people's flaws, or fix their perceived deficiencies, or figure out the historical roots of where their problems came from. Instead, I help you explore your untapped or unrecognized strengths, abilities, solutions, and answers.

I start my work with each client with the belief that- You were born with a psyche that functions perfectly, and an innate resilience and clarity. You have a  natural capacity to be healthy, to survive, and thrive, and you are an excellent learner. You have the potential to enjoy life fully, and successfully navigate its ups and downs. Nature made you perfectly, and along the way you have likely tended to lose touch with your deeper experience, your core identity. Now, with my help, is the time to rediscover your true self.

Step 1: Clarify and commune with the vision you have for your desired future- Create a clear, single, compelling outcome for what you will see, hear, and feel when you achieve your desired goal.

With a definite outcome clearly in mind, sit with your eyes closed, breathe freely and easily, and enjoy just how wonderful your life will be!

Step 2: Take some time and realize that you are not your thoughts and you are not your behaviors….. You are much more than that! Enough said!

Step 3: Inventory your current strengths and weaknesses- Inventory the strengths you embody, that will help you achieve your goal.

Then as a second step, inventory the behaviors that have been blocking your ability to achieve your vision and replace these limiting behaviors with new positively oriented behaviors. You might ask yourself- “What would my life be like if I did “X” instead of “Y”?

Step 4: Notice and release your limiting assumptions and misunderstanding of your “problem”- As you continue to grow and evolve, you will come to more and more realize that you are perfect just as you are. Perfectly imperfect. Once you accept this universal truth, you will perceive your challenges differently and create more and more opportunities and less and less problems!

Any current problems you still have will invariably be linked to a less than fully positive understanding of who you really are and a “misunderstanding and incorrect description of your challenges”.

Accept and appreciate who you really are and your life will become more rewarding and enjoyable.

Step 5: Let go of the thoughts and behaviors that have been blocking you, while brainstorming and embracing new and more positively oriented thoughts and behaviors- Enough said!

These are the five basic steps that we will process through, and my hope is that you will deeply appreciate and enjoy the time we spend together….. 

Another way to say all of this—- You were born with a mind/psyche that functions perfectly, and an innate resilience and clarity. You have a  natural capacity to be healthy, to survive, and thrive, and you are an excellent learner. You have the potential to enjoy life fully, and successfully navigate its ups and downs. Nature made you perfectly, and along the way you have likely tended to lose touch with your deeper experience, your core identity. Now is the time to get back to your true self!

Human Potential Discipline

Seishindo (pronounced say-sheen-doe) is a down-to-earth, human potential discipline designed to help you manage stress, overcome trauma, build better relationships, and truly believe in yourself. Along the way, many people have used Seishindo to recover from the ravages of PTSD, depression, and addiction to tobacco, alcohol, and food. Seishindo will help you develop the self-confidence that comes from living your life’s journey with a greater sense of capability and passion.

I have the utmost respect for people from all walks of life and all belief systems.  All change work is an expression of the universal life force, and I am constantly humbled to see people coming forward, with the desire to learn and change.

The principles this work is based upon  

Trust in your intelligence, talents, creativity, and soul
You are capable of great things, and you already have all the resources you need to live the life you desire. Truly!

You 100% have the innate capacity to live the life you truly desire. 100%!
The synergy of our working together will help you to tap into your full potential, and thrive.

 You are perfectly imperfect just as you are
Celebrate your uniqueness rather than suffering by attempting to be flawless. When you change your perception of yourself you change the world you live in.

 Life is an ever changing paradox
Life often feeds us seemingly contradictory information. Logic and emotion are two sides of the same coin. You can’t have one without the other, so please get comfortable with both!

 You are more than your thoughts and more than your feelings
Discover and celebrate the mysterious, constant essence of who you really are! Everything you feel depends on your thoughts, the way you use your body, and breathe.

 There is objective reality and then there is your unique perspective on the world
The two are rarely if ever the same. You will find your truth somewhere in-between the two. You will tend to be the most balanced and at ease when you build your reality from the inside out.

 The one constant in life is change
Nothing stays the same forever, neither “the good”, nor “the bad”. This is particularly good to realize when you find yourself suffering… Nothing stays the same forever! 

 Life is an on-going learning experience
Appreciate and benefit from your mistakes rather than being limited by them. Personal resilience comes from testing your potential and sometimes failing. Having some pain in life is a given. Suffering, on the other hand, is optional! :-)

 Living calmness leads to a new life-affirming sense of yourself and the world around you
When your posture is “centered” and you breathe expansively, you foster a release of muscular holding patterns and your thinking dramatically slows down. You calm your nervous system and physiology, and a greater awareness of and confidence in yourself blossoms! You begin to have a greater appreciation for the many gifts life has to offer you, and the many gifts you have to offer life.

The five disciplines that form the basis of Seishindo

• Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido
  This form of Aikido was developed by Koichi Tohei. The Aikido practitioner learns to coordinate the activity of their body, thinking mind, and spirit, in order to respond to life’s many challenges with the wisdom of the “whole self”. The practitioner honors and protects any and all aggressors while neutralizing their attack.
  

• Noguchi Seitai
  Named after its creator Haruchika Noguchi, Seitai refers to properly ordered body, or the ways in which the body moves naturally and tends towards health and well-being when all excess muscular tension is released.
  

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
  NLP is the art, science, and practice of understanding and valuing people. It’s sometimes called “The Owner’s and Operator’s Manual for the Human Mind.”
  

• Ericksonian Hypnosis
  Originated by Milton Erickson, M.D., this discipline provides a view into how we construct, communicate, and self-identify within our individual models of reality.
  

• Self-relations Psychotherapy
  A form of psychotherapy originated by Stephen Gilligan, it draws from and builds upon the legacy of Milton Erickson. Self-relations emphasizes the positive aspects of problems and symptoms.

If you are interested in learning more, please continue to read through the site, OR contact me, for a complimentary session which wil give you greater clarity on how you can best move forward in your life. And please do not worry, I will not try and sell you!