Are you considering a career in professional counselling but unsure whether this path will lead to success? Look to social and economic trends for your answer. Society, government, and Canadians on an individual basis are recognizing and respecting the benefits of therapy and mental wellness...
While Western medicine long held the mind and body as separate entities, in truth, they’re more connected than we might think. Although much of today’s health recommendations tend to focus on improving our physical health, neither can be explained or diagnosed without accounting for the other...
A professional wellness coach is tasked with providing instruction and activities to clients that promote physical, emotional, and mental wellness. In your career, you may encounter clients who experience self-defeating thoughts and behaviour patterns. Schemas refer to these unhelpful patterns that...
Wellness has many different dimensions, and while many tend to perceive wellness in terms of physical wellbeing, it goes far beyond just the physical body (Stoewen, 2017). Wellness is derived from a harmony of physical, mental and spiritual health (Stoewen, 2017), making the development of one’s...
For many years now, scientists and researchers have seen a link between a person’s mind and body. The mind-body connection is how one’s physical well-being is inherently linked with their behaviours and thoughts (Menezes, 2020). This is true in the case of both physical ailments leading to...
Regulating blood pressure is an important part of maintaining good health since high blood pressure is one of the biggest factors that lead to heart disease (Yang, et al., 2017). Also known as hypertension, high blood pressure is a significant contributing factor to early mortality, and one of the...
Most people would agree that laughter makes us feel good, often serving to alleviate negative emotions in the moment, such as sadness or nervousness. In fact, that sensation of stress relief derives from internal chemical processes that occur during the body’s physiological response to humour...
COVID-19 has impacted many businesses and institutions to some degree, and schools are most certainly among them. Rhodes Wellness College has developed a plan to help students pursue their studies during the crisis, as well as help them maximize their ability as coaches and counsellors to help...
All over the world, wellness is a growing field. In fact, the Global Wellness Institute has determined that “The industry grew by 6.4 percent annually from 2015–2017, from a $3.7 trillion to a $4.2 trillion market, nearly twice as fast as global economic growth” (Global Wellness Institute,...
If you want to become a counsellor or a life coach, you have many programs and schools to choose from. What makes Rhodes Wellness College stand out from the rest is that we use an experiential model through every stage of our teaching process. The experiential model is a form of learning through...