The Bindu Institute specializes in mental health counseling, life coaching and consulting.
“I love people. Even more, I love when people understand each other better. I think that helps them relate better and approach each other in a kind manner, and that causes a ripple effect,” Life coach and leadership consultant Dr. Lisha Wallace said. “I’ve seen it happen.”
With life coaching, the emphasis is on the client. The coach asks the client questions to guide them to a behavior change. Through the coach’s questions, the client’s answers will help them realize what they need to incorporate into their life. From there, the life coach and client will work together to agree on goals to achieve together.
“On the consulting side, most of the work is on the consultant. They’re doing all the research and providing all the answers,” Wallace said.
Maybe a business owner wants to include mental health in their business. The consultant would create a package and provide tools to execute it.
“I make it so it aligns with the owner’s leadership style and business style and make it easy to implement,” Wallace said.
The Bindu Institute consultant can also help business owners work on the culture of a business, personality assessments and team building to help different personalities work together.
Self-care plays a huge role in an individual’s wellbeing. Wallace is enthusiastic about The Bindu Institute’s mission to promote self-care and mental health.
“We believe that self-care is crucial for maintaining balance and achieving wellness,” she said.
At The Bindu Institute, you can find out more about the self-care areas you excel in, highlight the areas that need improvement, and ultimately provide the balance you need to live a more productive and fulfilling life. They can help you identify stress and deal with it in a healthy way.
What do you define as self-care? Is it a day at the spa? Is it practicing your favorite hobby? Is it reading a book? Could it be all of these?
Believe it or not, selfcare goes beyond physical and mental health. There are eight categories of self-care people should focus on. Those are physical, emotional, social, spiritual, space as in your home, work, personal and financial.
“When all of those are aligned, your bucket is pretty full to the brim, so then you have the energy to go out and maybe help your community because those things that would impact your health and yourself are aligned,” she said.
Wallace recently lead a self-care talk to teachers returning to West Navarre schools.
“With teachers, their time is so limited,” she said. “I shared with them ways to refill their bucket to handle the day.”
One of the self-care tips Wallace shared with the teachers is to simply go outside, take your shoes off, put your feet in the grass, take a huge breath and put your face to the sun. Something that might seem so simple can make a huge difference in your day, Wallace said.
The Bindu Institute, whose name derives from the Sanskrit word meaning (center)point, specializes in counseling, coaching and consulting, all focused on mental health.
“We have three licensed mental health counselors, four registered mental health counseling interns, and an art therapist,” Wallace said. “Coaching and consulting adds to the counseling aspect by helping people break down barriers to achieve their goals and advises businesses on how to create a happy, mentally healthy environment for their employees. When people feel more fulfilled in their professional life, the impact can have exponential effects on their personal life and the community.”
They also have Community Support Specialists for wounded veterans throughout several regions of the United States to include Florida, Georgia, and Texas.
The Bindu Institute accepts the following insurance for their counseling services: Aetna, TRICARE, Cigna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield.
For more information about Bindu’s services, check out their website: www.thebinduinstitute. com.
Wallace’s favorite part of her job is helping people and businesses in the community.
“I love just helping people become their best,” Wallace said, whether that be their best version of themself or the best version of their business. “If a business is thriving, that’s going to make the community thrive – it’s that positive ripple effect.”
The Bindu Institute
1913 Highway 87, Navarre, FL 32566
Open Mon-Fri 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.