Naushad Godrej, NBC-HWC

Coach

Naushad is a board-certified health and wellness coach who is passionate about helping you feel more vitality in your life and breaking free from chronic pain and stress through an integrative mind-body approach. He supports people in their personal development by finding meaning and purpose in challenging times.

As a former Division I soccer player and tech employee turned health coach, Naushad understands the mental and physical demands of performing at a high level and overcoming obstacles in various environments. After a few life changing injuries, he explored and studied several modalities to overcome chronic pain and regain health. He eventually realized that in order for a healing approach to be effective, it is ultimately important to incorporate mind, body, and spirit for us to tap into a greater potential and life force.

Through coaching, Naushad guides you to develop a deeper awareness of your mindset, beliefs, and your own inner wisdom to create healthy change in your life. Through this improved awareness, you become empowered to build sustainable health and longevity in a way that works best for you.

Naushad’s mind-body practices incorporate breathwork, meditation, yoga, Qigong, primal movements, and functional strength. He guides you through improving movement quality and enhancing body awareness to build confidence, balance, and strength.

In his free time, Naushad enjoys both inward experiences like breathwork and outdoor adventures like hiking, paddleboarding, or anything that involves jumping into water. He’s a big fan of live music, dancing, going to farmers markets, and experimenting in the kitchen. He’s often excited about finding the best cacao and nature retreats.

Health Coaches encourage personal growth; Coaches believe clients are resourceful and have self-management abilities. Coaches use motivational interviewing techniques to help clients identify their strengths. Coaches use deep questioning and active listening to help clients set goals that are appropriate and aligned with self. 

Health Coaches assist clients in improving self-awareness; a deeper understanding of themselves. This often leads to the client making long-standing changes and decisions that aligned with who they currently understand themselves to be.

Health Coaches assist clients in improving specific performance and health markers. Health coaches can read data, actively listen for client self-reports of success and offer feedback based on both that can help make measurable health changes.  

Health coaches offer accountability: They hold regular appointments at a cadence that offers clients accountability to complete their personal development goals.

Health Coaches provide information: Health Coaches are well-educated on health, including; nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress reduction, and supplementation. Health coaches often have an understanding of lab results and human physiology that they incorporate into discussions with clients. 

Health Coaches provide resources: Health Coaches are able to appropriately connect clients with resources that will further the education of the client, improve decision-making abilities, and can leave clients feeling inspired in their new areas of focus. Health Coaches are able to decipher credible sources. 

Health Coaches inspire: Health Coaches provide a neutral sounding board while offering a partner in both the learnings and successes along the way to accomplishing a client’s desired goal.