Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
Welcome to Holistic Ways.
This is not like any other coaching service. Holistic Ways is real & Christian.
For too long, our society has been speaking about healing the body, mind & soul. Scientific research shows that there is no treating of one without affecting the other. Yet, what are the results? An epidemic of depression, obesity and people feeling fatigued & lost.
The topic has been in the hands of secular medicine, psychology and the new age movement. We stay overactive, try countless dubious practitioners, read a myriad of self-help books and spiritual magazines… with what outcome?
There is no healing without faith.
I discovered this truth after trying most of the above first. For over a decade, I worked as a yoga instructor & tai chi teacher, visited several religious & spiritual sites, all in the attempt to find myself.
In 2018, I did. That was when I attended my first Catholic Mass on Maundy Thursday. I immediately knew that I had arrived. I was home.
"For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope."
Jeremiah 29:11
So, I was worried. What would everyone think about my enlightenment, my new-found love for our Lord, especially my family? How would people judge me, after all the Catholic church is not winning any popularity contests? Would my former students and clients disregard me?
I had no choice. God found me and He called me by name.
In hindsight, He did an amazing job of preparing me and ushering me all those years along the way – of course He did.
And so, I have been:
- learning about and practicing anatomy, physiology and positive psychology since 2003
- teaching restorative & therapeutic movement since 2009 (incl. prenatal, children & adults, seniors & trauma)
- practicing as a personal trainer and integrative health & nutrition coach since 2012
- studying herbalism (Western medicinal, TCM & Native American approaches) & sustainable farming/permaculture since 2016
- completing training for spiritual counseling & accompaniment of the sick & elderly (incl. palliative care) since 2019
That is why I am here for you today. I am looking forward to meeting you!
Alexandra Roach
"Do not fear:
I am with you.
Do not be anxious:
I am your God.
I will strengthen you,
I will help you."
"It is not the soul alone that should be healthy; if the mind is healthy in a healthy body, all will be healthy and much better prepared to give God greater service."
