"Our job in this lifetime is not to shape ourselves into some ideal ​we imagine we ought to be,
but to find out who we already are and become it."
~ Steven Pressfield

Optimize Coaching


I help awesome and amazing people (like you) go from being mastered by their life to being masters of  their life. I know, sometimes it feels impossible and you might even be ready to give up or resign yourself to things as they are. I implore you not to do that! You are SO deserving of whatever it is you want in your life. If you didn’t want it, it wouldn’t be tugging at you. So let’s make it real, whether it’s a body you love to be in or sense of calm and peace you want to have.

As a Mindfulness, Optimize, & HearthMath® Certified Coach, it’s my passion and purpose to connect you to your life fulfilled. I’m here to support, guide, and excite you to take small effective steps that lead to healthy and lasting change. All of this is done in combination of what works for you. It’s an individualized process and, as we work together, you’ll:

  • See challenges as growth opportunities, celebrating your many successes along the way
  • Have your many strengths (there are SO many) be building blocks for positive change
  • Set personal boundaries, saying YES to things you love and NO to things you dread
  • Engage in brain science activities that will have the power of your mind working with you instead of against you
  • Be inspired to go beyond what you would have ever done alone
  • Build stress resiliency, confidence, and courage
  • Replace shame, blame, or guilt with kindness and compassion
  • Dismantle the inner critic and have your thoughts be friendly and inviting
  • Have fun and create daily enjoyment, be excited for each new day and flourish
  • Create a blueprint for success that you’ll continue long after we’ve stopped working together
One of the most important parts of my practice that I bring forth is mindfulness which, in simplified terms, is being present to your experience in a kind and accepting way. With mindful awareness, you notice how you’re feeling, what your mind is doing (in the beginning, usually unkind and overloaded), the signals your body is sending you, and how you’re relating to what’s in front of you. All of this is great information and provides a stepping stone for taking that next best step... which is filled with lots of self-care and love. You can’t properly care for anything else in your life if you're missing your own care in the equation... so we begin here. 
Common Entry-Points for Coaching:
  • Things are "OK"... you'd like them to be better
  • Feelings of anxiety, depression, anger, frustration, worry, burnout
  • Life feels out of balance between work, self, family, and community
  • Difficulty staying focused and engaged; work productivity
  • Stress-related illness or mindset
  • Poor sleep patterns
  • Want to lose weight for good and bolster your body image
  • Mindless or emotional eating, food triggers
  • Recent divorce or separation, poor communication with partner

Optimize Your Life

What's an optimized life look like?
It's when you flourish with life, when you feel like things are in motion and you have unwavering trust and confidence in your ability to meet whatever comes your way, when you greet each day as a new beginning and an opportunity to be your best self, no matter what.

YES! Let's explore together and have an 
​Optimize-Me Coaching Conversation.

About Your Coach

Shanti Douglas is a Mindfulness, Optimize, and HeartMath® Certified Trainer and Coach, author, and the owner of 8 limbs Holistic Health, LLC. Her mission is to empower others to have greater confidence and ease as they navigate their way through stressful times, to help them recognize their strengths with joy, and to create a life fulfilled. Shanti is passionate about supporting others to gain better physical, mental, and emotional wellness and shares practical, integrative techniques that inspire confidence for lasting change. She has facilitated over 1,000 trainings and workshops to over 35,000 people on a variety of well-being topics including positivity and stress management, emotional and intuitive eating, change and resiliency, emotional regulation, and self-love and compassion; all ways to integrate personal peace practices into daily moments. Some familiar clients are Anthem, Costco, Harvard University, Optum, SNHU, State Street, and Verizon.

Shanti blends her unique and diverse experience and education to bring a fresh perspective to life’s challenges. Her educational background includes degrees in Psychology and Human Services, Masters work in Consciousness Studies, as well as 20+ years of credit and finance management in both private and regulated business industries. Shanti is a Certified Optimize Coach, a HeartMath® Certified Trainer and Coach, a Certified Wellcoaches Health & Wellness Coach, a multi-certified yoga and energy-healing teacher, and a Universal Life Church Minister. She is also an active member of Buddhist Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh's Order of Interbeing with a life-centered practice of mindfulness. Among other writings, she's also authored her new book Everyday Ease: Mindfully Moving From Burnout To Balance. For the past 12 years, Shanti has organized mindfulness retreats and conferences throughout New England and is Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s Mind the Moment instructor for the New Hampshire region. 

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