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Biography
Shirley Michl, IHC, ACC, CPCC
Shirley Michl is Owner and Principal of Intentional Wellness, a health, wellness and life coaching company. She began her career as a Respiratory Therapist working for ten years in a clinical setting. A change led to a career in business as a leader and organizational effectiveness consultant focusing on developing leaders, teams, and organizations within large corporations. Her work in Human Resources involved a great deal of coaching executives and high-potential leaders. She witnessed first-hand how powerful coaching can be in transforming people to reach their potential. This led her to complete an intensive certification program with the Coaches Training Institute. Wishing to focus further on health and wellness, Shirley studied and completed her certification in integrative health coaching through Duke University's Integrative Medicine program. Her expertise in executive, health and life coaching has prepared her to help a wide range of people.
Her mission is to empower people to integrate mind, body and spirit in attaining and maintaining increased wellness in their lives. Because health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and impacts every aspect of a person's life, nothing is as important as helping her clients to achieve optimal well-being and maximizing their potential.
Shirley graduated from Indiana University and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Texas. She lives with her husband, Chris, in the beautiful mountains of Asheville, NC. Here you will find her outside enjoying nature, hiking, biking, or tending to her organic garden. She also enjoys cooking, traveling, practicing yoga, knitting and creating jewelry.
Education
High School
Indiana University
Associate's Degree
Allied Health Degree in Respiratory Therapy
University of Texas
Bachelor's Degree
Interdisciplinary Degree in social sciences, business and human resources
Other
Certifications
Certified Integrative Health Coach
Duke University's Integrative Medicine
Certified Professional Co-Active Coach
Coaches Training Institute
Associate Certified Coach (ACC)
International Coaching Federation
Volunteer
Volunteer
Manna Food Bank (Health)
January - present
Volunteer in the Asheville, NC area to collect and distribute food to those in need in Western North Carolina region.
New to the field of intentional wellness - what would you recommend as background reading material?
As someone that is hearing a lot about intentional wellness these days, are there 2 or 3 web articles or books that you'd recommend as background on the topic?
Hell Brian. Thank you for reaching out with this question. For me as a certified health and life coach, intentional wellness is about taking ownership over your own health in body, mind, spirit, and community through a healthy lifestyle. Some resources you may want to check out include:
The Wellness Book: The Comprehensive Guide to Maintaining Health and Treating Stress-Related Illness by Herbert Benson, M.D. and Eileen M. Stuart, R.N., C., M.S.
Wellness to the Core by Dr. Jason Sonners
Wellness, Guidelines for a Healthy Lifestyle by Werner W.K. Hoeger, Lori W. Turner, and Brent Q. Hafen
I hope this helps you better understand intentional wellness. Please reach out to me if you would like to discuss more about this. Warm regards, Shirley Michl