About Us
Kate Kalin - Director
Kinesiology Consultant, M.A.(Hons) DTS, H.Dip.BC, Dip.LBC, EduK1, TFH, ITEC Dips.(Dist) Hol.Mass, A&P, Reflex, D&N.
Kate Kalin is a Life, Performance and
Kinesio-Coach™ from New Zealand
who uses a unique combination of skills to work with her clients.
Kate combines kinesiology with modern coaching methods to help with any physical, emotional or behavioural challenge a client may present with. She conducted practical research into the use of kinesiology for the development of creative potential for her M.A.
Kate uses kinesiology to detect the underlying causes of challenges her clients face, and to help create unique ways of resolving the problem. Kate qualified with distinction as a Complementary Health Therapist adding diet and nutrition, reflexology and therapeutic massage to her portfolio, to be able to offer a 360 degree approach to health and performance. Kate believes that "when you feel better, you do better" in all aspects of your life.
Kate has over twenty years experience as a group facilitator and coach. Her background includes the delivery of training within industry for WINZ in N.Z. She has provided performing arts training in N.Z. and Ireland as well as personal development workshops for various organisations. See testimonials
These days Kate enjoys working with a broad spectrum of individuals in her own private practice, as well as providing workshops for groups. Currently her clients include PhD candidates and students facing exams, small business owners, adults with a wide range of physical, emotional or motivation issues, and children with behavioural, emotional or learning challenges. read less
In Ireland she has provided training programmes for educational institutions, industry training programmes, community groups, and theatre companies. Kate is a consultant for Barnardos. She provides training for teachers and is also involved in the training of coaches for Coach Academy Plus. She has provided workshops to schools to help teens with career direction. In the theatre realm she has provided drama training, and has devised and directed shows.
Whilst employed by the New Zealand Department of Labour (now WINZ) Kate worked with employers from a wide variety of industries to develop training programmes. As Supervising Tutor for the Taranaki School of Performing Arts N.Z, she delivered personal development and drama workshops. Today, Kate draws from modern coaching methods, kinesiology, personal development and drama training techniques, depending on the needs and preferences of her clients.
KINESIOLOGY AND COACHING
Kate's M.A. was based on her innovative practical research. She conducted experimental workshops, and used qualitative and quantitative feedback, along with her own observations to measure Kinesiology's effectiveness for increasing conscious awareness and creative potential. Kinesiology enables greater and deeper access to creative and spontaneous responses through balancing, de-stressing and engaging all aspects of the brain and body (including the sub-conscious). Kinesiology uses some techniques that are similar to NLP, but prioritises body movements as its primary way of accessing internal motivation, balance and the ability to dissolve blocks to learning or change. It can also be used to replace sabotaging patterns of belief, thought and behaviour with more helpful, conscious responses. Kate uses Kinesiology for any challenges associated with change or development e.g. to diffuse anxiety and fears commonly associated with all types of performance in life. In her practical research Kate found Kinesiology effective for dissolving barriers between individuals. This helps create strong, co-operative and effective teams.
DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT COACHING....
Kate Kalin has worked with performing artists since 1995. For nine years she worked for
a Performing Arts School where she directed shows and trained actors in movement, mime,
improvisation, clown, characterisation, stage craft and acting for camera. Alongside
these traditional acting skills Kate also used drama for delivering the following:
Personal Development Workshops
- Coping with Grief Loss and Change
- Stress Management
- Anger Management
- Giving and Receiving Criticism
- Time Management
- Budgeting
- Assertiveness training
- Communication skills
- Listening skills
- Body Language
- Whole Brain Learning
Kate brings a fresh and fun approach to facilitating groups by using drama exercises (if appropriate) to develop skills in the areas of conflict resolution, communications, confidence building and assertiveness training. Behaviour is anchored through practicing desired or new behaviours. This builds participants' confidence in the ability to use new skills. It offers the opportunity to resolve any difficulties during practice, prior to applying it in the real world.
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