World-class wellness coach and counselor Bryan Hoare restores the connection between the spiritual and the physical with a range of integrated treatments.
Bryan Hoare has nearly thirty years’ worth of experience in the health and wellness sector, and helps individuals of all ages. With a range of programs to choose from, Bryan prioritizes the individual and their own personal goals. From therapeutic dialogue to endurance sports coaching, Bryan helps clients reach their potential, whatever that may be. Treatments range for support in the recovery from cardiovascular disease, obesity, persistent pain, stress and depression; as well as guiding people to reach peak athletic performance and develop mental focus.
WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START COACHING AND COUNSELING? HOW DID YOU GET INTO IT?
As a teenager, I started coaching sports, having a love of athletics over traditional academics. My interest in sport training eventually led me to a Master’s degree in exercise and nutrition science. Later, I pursued an MBA focused in HR, which provided me with valuable knowledge on human and organizational behavior. These academic pursuits have assisted me in caring for my clients.
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN THREE WORDS
Loyal, persistent, authentic.
IN YOUR OPINION, WHAT’S THE IMPORTANCE OF WELLNESS?
It’s how we choose to live our best lives, and the changes we make as we evolve through life. It is not a smooth journey, and there are periods of illness, pain and loss – the way forward is to reach for being better in as many areas of life as possible. Prioritizing wellness is key to a fulfilling and productive life.
WHAT HAPPENS IN A TREATMENT SESSION WITH YOU?
I’ve developed a repertoire of programs that cater to every individual’s unique starting point and desired change. My approach focuses on leveraging the mind-body connection. Together, we identify a client’s needs and determine the activities that will benefit them the most.
The treatments I offer are on a spectrum, moving from the mind (I) to body (VIII):
- Therapeutic Dialogue – conversations, which explore challenges and opportunities.
- Mindfulness Coaching – finding present awareness without judgement, and being ‘in the moment’ in daily life.
- Functional Insight Training – moving with purpose / understanding behavior through movement and physical challenges.
- Peak Experiences Sensing – doing something epic (active, fun and even scary), being in the moment and connecting mind and body.
- Aquatic Mastery – exercise and movement in a body of water – moving with confidence, balance and awareness in this new space.
- Cognitive Functional Therapy – a biopsychosocial approach to help reduce musculoskeletal pain and its effects on lifestyle quality.
- Personal Training – enhancing mind-body biochemistry, physiology, behaviour and cognition through exercise and good nutrition.
- Endurance Sports Coaching – all the coaching and guidance needed to run an 100km race, or simply enjoy a first triathlon.
WHO SHOULD COME FOR A SESSION?
Anyone that believes they can benefit from engaging with their inner-self, exploring physical limits, and building new behavioural narratives.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT BEING A COACH AND COUNSELOR?
If I want to help others I need to be in my best form. Practicing what I preach in my mind, body, and spirit, keeps me real. I have to be true to myself, and to evolve and learn to be my best for others.
WHERE DO YOU WORK FROM AT THE MOMENT?
I am a global nomad. Recently, I’ve been in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Spain, Portugal, Thailand, Abu Dhabi and Morocco. Some of my clients are online, and others I work with in person. I currently have a few wellness projects in South East Asia, and some in Europe. I have been based in Morrocco recently.
ARE YOU A VISITING PRACTITIONER AT ANY OF THE RESORTS AND WELLNESS RETREATS?
At the moment I work online and in person with a range of individual and corporate clients. I am often approached to support VP’s to connect with gatekeepers and decision-makers across a range of luxury brands, including Mandarin Oriental, Oberoi, and the magical Es Saadi Marrakech Resort in Morocco.
BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER BEEN GIVEN?
Be kind.
SOMETHING YOU’RE PARTICULARLY PROUD OF
After going through many struggles and challenges, I have rebuilt my life. Going through these difficult periods of time, I’ve come to realize the importance of embracing compassion, authenticity, and finding meaning. I am thriving again and committed to living a fulfilling and purposeful life. I’m grateful for my nearly 35-year career in mind-body coaching. Helping others facing challenges is deeply fulfilling to me. As a “wounded healer,” myself, I find I am able to offer support and guidance from a place of empathy and understanding, because I’ve been there.
WHAT KEEPS YOU UP AT NIGHT?
I don’t stay up late anymore, but often talking to friends in different time-zones is when I might have to adjust my sleep pattern.
WHAT DID YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU WERE YOUNG?
I wanted to be ‘The Man from Atlantis’, which is a TV show about the only survivor from the lost city of Atlantis. He had superhuman abilities and could breathe underwater, so I learned to Scuba-dive when I was 13, and excelled as a competitive swimmer. I am still experimenting with a freedom in the water – running weighted-down with rocks on the seabed and ocean swimming. I can’t breathe underwater … yet.
WHO’S YOUR DREAM CLIENT?
A person who aspires to make the changes they believe are important, and that they share their progress and support others on their own journey.
FAVORITE ‘ME’ TIME
Physical activity, movement of some type. Being in nature. Doing something that pushes me to leave my comfort zone, and even scares me. Exploring new ideas with friends, especially if the subject is contentious or controversial. Pushing boundaries!
WHAT HAS THE PANDEMIC TAUGHT YOU?
No-one really knows what they are doing. But, being authentic and not pretending to have the answer will actually help solve many of the big issues that society faces.
WHO DO YOU FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM?
Finca Ambiwasi (fincaambiwasi), the house of ancestral medicine in Colombia, with a community of amazing people who explore plant medicine. I also follow Dr. Tamsin Lewis (drtam), a world-class triathlete and a medical doctor, who offers a balanced approach to integrative health, and brings evidence-informed wisdom to a wellness audience. There’s also Samantha Häberli (earthhousebangkok), a creative plant-based chef with an amazing cafe in Bangkok serving high-vibrational comfort food.
WHAT’S NEXT FOR YOU?
I’m designing and leading integrated wellness systems for commercial projects. I’m focused on creating year-round retreats, which don’t require external expertise, but are concentrated on enhancing the internal team, rebooting facilities, creatively using equipment, and making special use of the environment. I want to host retreats that run all year and that aren’t limited by date or having experts in-house. I want to create an integrated approach to wellness using the in-house expertise and connecting the programming really well with what the market wants.
YOUR SECRET TO SUCCESS?
Being true to my own principles and visions allows me to find my own meaning, which is success, but by another name.
YOUR FAVORITE QUOTE OR MOTTO?
I love the idea that Siddhartha Gautama (‘the Buddha’) is considered the first psychotherapist. A recent proponent of his teachings, an American Tibetan-Buddhist nun, Prema Chodron, has a wonderful phrase, which I use to keep me on track:
“Things falling apart is a kind of testing and also a kind of healing. We think the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.”
