Your Well First Owner, Cristin Ertel, Receives Leadership in Health Coaching Award
Kailua, HI: The creator of Your Well First, a wellness practice in Kailua, Hawaii was presented with the Leadership in Health Coaching Award on Thursday, September 3, 2020 for outstanding contributions to the Health Coaching profession and the wellness education of her community. Cristin Ertel, a certified Health Coach and licensed massage therapist, won the prize over hundreds of other students in her class at the Institute of Integrative Nutrition (IIN).
The Leadership in Health Coaching Award was created to recognize the accomplishments of IIN graduates, specifically those doing outstanding work that aligns with the school core mission of empowering others to take control of their well being and reach their health goals.
A Health Coach is a supportive mentor who helps clients feel their best through food and lifestyle changes and personalized, one-on-one encouragement. Health Coaches have been recognized by the American Medical Association as a component to increase a patients chances of successful changes in health and lifestyle.
“...health coaches use action planning to help patients take a granular approach to changing their health behaviors. Research has shown that simply telling patients to stop an unhealthful behavior is unlikely to succeed. Instead, the health coaches work with their patients to cut down on the behavior—reducing sugar-sweetened soda consumption from five cans a day to two, for example.”
Cristin says, “It’s an incredible honor to receive this award. IIN trains the best health coaches and I feel immense pride to be counted among them. Working as a health coach brings many of my skills and passions into alignment and feels so fulfilling. I look forward to expanding my practice and to be able to help more people in my community.”
Cristin Ertel, via @yourwellfirst
The Institute of Integrative Nutrition has said in regards to its health coaching program: “We’re honored to be at the center of this growing movement, and we can’t wait to see what the next decade holds.”
The Institute of Integrative Nutrition Announced the award on their blog: https://www.integrativenutrition.com/blog/meet-our-leadership-in-health-coaching-award-recipients-for-the-december-2019-accelerated-class
About the winner: Cristin Ertel, owner and creator of Your Well First, a wellness practice in Kailua, HI, moved to Hawai’i to attend the Maui School of Therapeutic Massage in 2009. She is an accomplished dancer, classically trained at the Conservatory of Performing Arts at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA. She credits her dance training to giving her a unique and in-depth understanding of movement in the human body and how massage can help create pain free movement.
Cristin’s passion for helping others utilize self-care and wellness as a tool to create a more fulfilling life blossomed while working as a spa manager at a prestigious Ka’anapali resort where she worked for many years. Her business, Your Well First was launched to create a more personal, supportive experience for her clients while they work toward their health goals. She offers massage therapy and health coaching services at her office.
Cristin holds a B.S. in Arts & Entertainment Management from the School of Business at Point Park University. She has been a certified Bar Method Instructor for Bar Method Kailua since 2018. She is originally from Point Pleasant, NJ.
Your Well First’s mission is to help you create authentic self-care designed for self improvement. By knowing more about yourself, you can make decisions to support lasting health and happiness. Health Coaching consultations are always offered complimentary to discover more about the 6-month program. Consultations and Massage appointments can be reserved via online booking.
About IIN: The Institute for Integrative Nutrition is the largest online health school in the world with over 100,000 wellness coaching students in over 150 countries around the world. The school was founded in 1992 by Joshua Rosenthal, a pioneering thinker who first developed the concept of health coaching.
Health Coaches emerges from the Integrative Nutrition Health Coach Training Program with the ability to put bio-individuality into practice. Rather than pushing cookie-cutter, one-size-fits all wellness methods, Health Coaches take a deeply personalized approach with every single client.
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