Body Awareness Coaching
San Francisco, CA
(5)
San Francisco, CA
(5)
I employ a variety of body awareness exercises (relaxation, meditation, body repatterining) to access and explore personal concerns and next steps in life. I can work with you specifically as a Life Coach or as a Movement Coach to enhance your workout routine or construct alternatives to standard workouts.
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5 customer reviews
Augusta T
in 2018 I fell and injured my back. As a result,I developed the habit of holding myself in a rigid way in order to protect the injury.
I found that in spite of continuing to swim, bike and practice Yoga,I was unable to relax.
I've now been seeing Jason Hancock as a body awareness coach for three years in person and, since Covid , virtually. He very calmly leads me through simple movements and sequences with a focus on dropping all my tension. It reminds me that sometimes less is more!
I highly recommend Jason to anyone who needs help relaxing!!
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Stephen T
I’ve always felt uncoordinated and not very graceful. Jason has taught me new ways of moving that I never even thought of before. He has helped me to differentiate between pain and discomfort. I’m learning to listen to my body; instead of trying to match my movements with others. Jason is coaching me on how to be curious and explore the origins of different movements in my body. I’m learning by practicing and thinking like a baby; which is really exploring and playing, and not thinking at all. He’s also helping me to unlearn old patterns of behavior and movement by creating new body memories. My 1-on-1 sessions with Jason have been the highlight of my week during this pandemic. I also now have ample time to practice on my own at home with new awareness. More...
John
Jason’s Body Awareness Coaching has enriched my life. His gentle
nature encourages me to explore and discover the different habits I have
learned over time that keep me physically and emotionally off balance.
With simple floor work, the use of gravity and deep breathing, I have found
my body letting go of stress I wasn’t even aware of holding. With an extensive
background in multiple movement disciplines, Jason has been able to help
me uncover my unconscious physical habits.
Jason’s Body Awareness Life Coaching has also helped me through many adversities in life.
Whether it was my divorce, my mothers cancer, my families
dysfunctional behavior, or my continuing journey though recovery, having
Jason there to mentor me has been invaluable. The physical
practices he teaches work with mind and body, helping to strengthen
both, and leading to a more rewarding life.
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Kim H
I’ve had a few private Zoom sessions with Jason and found that his clarity, listening skills, and gentle guidance created space for my self reflection and deepened self awareness. This experience has been restorative, peaceful and grounding. A plus, especially during times of stress. More...
Gilberto Floresta
Jason was a great finding. I have a torn meniscus from a running injury and was going through physiotherapy sessions. He was able to spot wrong behavior movements in my walking, bending and even waking. Simple mundane movements that can totally ruin your posture or affect the body alignment if not made with mindfulness. Our sessions were full of breathing exercises on the ground that help not only to find inner balance but to work with subtle movements that have huge consequencial impact on daily life (body and soul). I still practice his exercises at home and often catch myself correcting my posture and readjusting my feet while walking the dog. I truly recommend Jason for anyone who looks to improve posture and re-education of their body’s movements or simply get a better awareness of it. More...
What do you love most about your job?
I love watching my clients make connections both physically and emotionally to access a new way of moving and risking in a moment, an opportunity, or new life possibilities. I am continuously in awe watching my clients discover different ways to connect with their body's potential through physical practices, mindfulness, and breath and sound work. I also love approaching each session creatively and responding to the client's needs with the various approaches, techniques, and insights I have cultivated over the years of study, training, teaching, performing, and creating.
What inspired you to start your own business?
With over thirty years of training and performing in theatre and dance, I have cultivated body awareness in tandem with confrontations with ego and personal choices. The ego’s challenges of doing attached to “better than” or “not good enough” can structure and/or stifle action. Somatic practices, bodywork of various forms, and psycho-therapeutic counseling have helped to unlock my body’s patterns, tensions, apprehensions, goals, and next steps. In my life, I have always found grounding in the body by allowing connection to conscious physical practices and the intuitive processes of the body are an essential starting point to recognize and engage challenges and questions about the unfolding path.
Combining my graduate degrees in Mythological Studies with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology from Pacifica Graduate Institute and Theatre: Contemporary Performance from Naropa University, I have an understanding of culture’s influence on our personal psyches and how the body expresses our personal relationships to self and other. I ground my sessions with a Jungian-based consideration of the psyche and a Buddhist contemplative approach to mindfulness. I funnel these approaches through the training techniques of performance to expand the toolkit for how to engage in the world as an expressive human being creative along life’s path.
Why should our clients choose you?
I invite clients to explore alternate ways to consider their movement and how their comfortable patterns both support and limit their perspective and potential. In my sessions time is taken to slow down and recognize tensions, habits, and levels of awareness to the moment and how the body is responding. These coaching sessions, either for Life Coaching or for Movement Coaching, are also supportive of other therapeutic approaches and exercise goals. Body Awareness Coaching is grounded in familiar approaches and also is an open field for change and exploration.
Can you provide your services online or remotely? If so, please add details.
Yes, I can provide my services online and remotely. I have been using Zoom since the pandemic began to offer sessions at a reduced rate and I am amazed at how effective the online sessions can be for my clients. As long as you have some room to move at home, then sessions can be modified and productive.
What changes have you made to keep your customers safe from Covid-19?
For in-studio sessions, I have been working with clients in a private dance studio with physical distancing, masks, open windows, and hand washing. Please let me know if you have other requests to make you feel more comfortable having an in-studio session; these sessions have been grounding and affirming for my clients to have consistent time together in a supportive space.
