Whispers from the Garden
Certified Holistice Health Coach
Credentials & Background
Coaching & Healing Certifications
• Certified Holistic Life Coach – MindBodyFood Institute (Australia)
• Certified Awakening Joy Trainer – with James Baraz
• Reiki Level 2 & Healing Touch Level 2
• In training: Havening Techniques
Focusing Therapy Level 4
(psychosensory, trauma-informed)
Professional Highlights
• Over 30 years as an educator, art teacher, and emotional well-being facilitator
• Co-author – Awakening Joy for Kids (Nautilus Gold Award, 2016)
• Illustrator – Mindful Parenting in a Messy World
• Contributor – Greater Good Science Center, UC Berkeley
• Over 2,100 hours in Nonviolent Communication (including with Robert Gonzales)
• MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) – completed three full cycles
• Minor in Psychology & Learning Disabilities – Simon Fraser University
• Former Board Member – Nonviolent Communication, BC
Practice Influences
• Neuroscience-informed habit change & emotional regulation
• Nonviolent Communication & deep empathy practices
• Rituals rooted in nature, creativity, and inner guidance
A Personal Note
I live on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, nestled between forest and ocean. I begin each day with a walk in my garden, gathering herbs and flowers for a sun-kissed bowl of vibrational water, and I close the day with starlight and intention.
I believe in the healing power of presence, beauty, and remembering who we really are.
And like you, I’m continually doing my own inner work—listening, learning, and honoring the unfolding path. Real growth is a shared journey, and I meet each client with presence and care. I love to paint, collage and create. I travel when I can to the tropics as I am an Australian/ Canadian.
I’d be honored to walk alongside you as you experience your own full bloom.
With warmth,
Michele Lilyanna
*Coaching Into Full Bloom*
A Little More About Michele And Her Work
Founder of Coaching Into Full Bloom
Certified Holistic Life Coach | Educator | Artist | Writer | Health Advocate
Welcome. I’m so glad you’re here.
Maybe you’ve arrived with a longing to reconnect with yourself, to soften the noise, or to find clarity in a season of change. Whatever brings you, know this: there is room for all of you here.
I’m Michele Lilyanna, the founder of Coaching Into Full Bloom—a holistic coaching practice that helps women turn inward and listen deeply to the wisdom of their body and soul.
I bring over 30 years of experience in education, emotional well-being, and creative expression. After decades of teaching and guiding others in the classroom, my focus now is on supporting sensitive, intuitive, and soulful women—especially those in their 20s through midlife—who are ready to live in deeper alignment with their inner truth.
In my work, we slow down just enough to hear what’s true beneath the surface. We meet stuck places with compassion and curiosity, uncovering clarity and cultivating self-trust. You don’t need to be fixed—you need space to be heard, held, and gently guided inward.
I combine neuroscience-informed tools, somatic practices, creative rituals, and deep listening to support sustainable, embodied transformation. This is coaching for the whole of you—mind, body, heart, and spirit.
Whether you're navigating emotional overwhelm, a life transition, spiritual awakening, or simply a desire to feel more like yourself again—this is a space where you can return to your center and bloom.
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What is life coaching?
What Is Life Coaching?
Life coaching is a collaborative, forward-focused process that supports you in creating meaningful change from the inside out.
Unlike therapy, which often focuses on healing past wounds, life coaching invites you to explore your present experience and future desires with curiosity and courage. As a certified MindBodyFood Institute coach, I support you in reconnecting with your inner wisdom—body, mind, and heart—so that you can take aligned steps toward the life you long to live.
Together, we gently uncover limiting patterns, strengthen self-awareness, and explore new possibilities. Through powerful questions, reflective practices, somatic awareness, and intentional action, coaching helps you move through blocks and into greater clarity, confidence, and calm.
This integrative approach honors that lasting transformation comes not from pushing harder, but from tuning in more deeply.