Coach Express

On June 1 we celebrated our second graduation for 2009, with 73 students from 22 countries graduating and joining our Alumni community.

Congratulations to you all !

Our June graduates celebrated the successful completion of the Certified Professional Coach (CPC) program with family and friends along with their peers and ICA staff.

We welcome the following students to our ICA Alumni Community: (more…)

by Bronwyn Bowery-Ireland
I am about to board a plane from Chengdu to Shanghai. I have just spoken to 50 people about coaching and how we need trained up coaches who can speak Chinese.

Last week I was in Taipei and Kaohsiung in Taiwan speaking to 30 coaches, of which most were students and graduates of ICA. We spoke about the future of coaching and business and the nexus between the two.

In June we are planning a trip to Malaysia to speak to students and people interested in coaching and in July travelling to Australia to speak to staff, and more students and potential coaches.

In October a trip to India is planned, again to meet students, graduates and future coaches. In December a trip to the States to attend a coaching conference.

Now to some people this might sound like a lot of travelling and to others it might sound like the dream job.

To me it is the dream job. I decided some years ago that I wanted to travel to many places around the world. I wanted to meet up and connect with coaches and people doing business in this area. So I made it happen.
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The first ever coaching focussed conference was held in Bangalore, India this month. On the 21st of April a group of respected coaches and leaders in coaching joined together for one full day of exploration on coaching in India and its many applications. Among the guests was the ICF President, Ms Karen Tweedie and the Director of Membership, Mr.Don Whittle.

We are proud to say that of the 12 speakers that day, 3 were from ICA. We want to congratualte them and thank them for their efforts:

1. Prabha Chandresekhar (ICA Trainer)
	Earlier this year, Prabha Chandresekhar became the first woman in India to be awarded the prestigous designation of PCC (Personal Certified Coach) with the ICF (International Coach Federation). Prabha, an ICA Certified Professional Coach and Trainer, has an extensive background in knowledge management, economics and applied psychology.

2. Chandra Chandresekhar (ICA Graduate)
	Dr. S. Chandrasekhar is a Life and Executive Coach in Chennai and has been practicing for more than 8 years in a clinical work environment. He provides counseling and life coaching to his clients. He graduated from the International Coach Academy as a CPC in 2007 and has PCC certification from the International Coach Federation (ICF).

3. Malti Bhojwani (ICA Graduate)
	Malti Bhojwani is a trained life coach certified in Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Ericksonian hypnosis. She challenges her clients, by phone internationally, to re-own the wonderful attributes they possess but have "forgotten", using powerful techniques to help discover strategies and create new ones.

To find out more about Coaching in India, visit our website

http://www.icoachacademy.com/lp/india.html

by Alexia Michiels

During the week of March 23rd 2009 the International Coach Academy held a “Positivity Week” and invited ICA students and friends to share positive thoughts and stories. The idea was to counterbalance the negative energy surrounding the global crisis and by creating positive energy, take the first steps to regain power!

To continue surfing on this empowering wave of positivity, I am sharing some tips shared by those who joined the first teleseminar of that week “Sharing Positive Tips and Stories About Yourself”.

Alexia recently joined International Coach Academy as a trainer. ICA is a lead provider of coach training in the world, accredited by the International Coach Federation. For more info, visit the website www.icoachacademy.com.

Select the tips that resonate with you and enjoy being positive!!!

• Spine twist to release physical tension - Sitting comfortably, relaxing the shoulders, feet on the floor… Place your right hand behind your back at the base of your spine, place your left hand on your right knee. Inhale, lengthen your spine……exhale, twist to the right and repeat….. Repeat on the other side.
• Breathing - Take a break to center yourself. Focussing on your breath, be fully present “here and now” - even for just a few minutes or a few breathes. Extra tip - smile when breathing.
• Gratitude attitude - Every day, be thankful for what is beautiful in your life.

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