INTEGRATIVE HEALTH COACHING WITH DANCE-MOVEMENT PRACTICES AS A TOOL FOR SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE CHANGE IN ADULTS

Анотація

Sustainable lifestyle alteration is a key issue in the transformation of adult health behaviors as short-term treatments are frequently not effective over time. This paper examines the role of dance-movement-driven integrated health coaching in promoting lasting behavior change. Using a knowledge base from interdisciplinary literature in health coaching, somatic psychology, embodiment, and movement-based interventions, the study proposes that sustainable change should include bodily awareness, emotional regulation, and intrinsic motivation. We combine evidence showing that health coaching promotes behavioral adherence over the long term, whereas embodiment and interoceptive awareness assist with emotional and cognitive regulation. Dance-movement practices have been found to facilitate psychological well-being and emotional expression, providing a somatic route to behavioral change. The Heart Crystal Method, a custom development by Oksana Ponomarenko, is presented as a novel integrative framework that combines nervous system regulation, emotional release, embodiment, and identity reconstruction. The study findings found that the inclusion of movement-based somatic practices in coaching enhanced engagement, emotional processing, and identity-based motivation. Integrative health coaching integrated with embodied practices represents a promising model for sustainable lifestyle transformation in adult populations, the study contends.