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Your PCC-ICF Trained body-mind coach and our Director of Tao, Vivian Taormina, has been guiding clients to remember WHO THEY ARE; return to and ignite that spark inside themselves by reconnecting with you heart and intuition from body & mind wisdom. We are here to remember the gift of wisdom we were born with; innate knowing.
Recognizing that you have BRAIN IN YOUR BODY – that is more logical than you realize.
It is so important to listen to the BODY~MIND CONNECTION to make aligned choices and having and FINDING FULFILLMENT in LIFE!
This experience is about rising to your highest and best self, while being supported in heart-centered action. I am committed to co-creating a successful relationship with you, on your terms and in a sustainable and energizing way. We are here to remember the gift of wisdom we were born with; innate knowing. Recognizing that you have BRAIN IN YOUR BODY – that is more logical than you realize. It is so important to listen to the BODY~MIND CONNECTION to make aligned choices and having and FINDING FULFILLMENT in LIFE!
MARJORIE B./FLORIDA: When I started coaching with Vivian, I was really at rock bottom. Everything felt uncertain, and I couldn’t quite see my way forward.
What made the biggest difference was how she asked these simple, yet powerful questions that dug deep — they opened things up layer by layer without ever feeling invasive. She listened so well and always knew just how to guide me to the next layer of my own truth.
Vivian also noticed things I wasn’t even aware of — subtle shifts in my body, the way I was breathing or holding myself — and used those as clues to help me reconnect to what was really going on inside. That somatic awareness changed everything. It wasn’t just talking about my life; it was learning to feel and trust my own body’s wisdom again.
Over just a few sessions, I began to feel my eyes opening again. I could actually feel into my future a little bit, and that was huge for me.
One of the most impactful things about working with Vivian was how present she was with me — and that presence helped me start to remember who I am at the core.Now, I’m creating again. I started a community called the Wild Women Leaders, where women can reconnect to their wildness and feminine energy. I’m not pushing anymore — I’m learning to receive, to allow, and to trust.
I wake up every day thinking, I was made for more than this. And now, I actually believe it.
ROSEANNE D./NEW JERSEY: I recently had my first coaching session with Vivian Taormina. I’d been feeling bad. Negative self-talk, ennui, doldrums, self-neglect, sadness, feeling lonely…ever feel like your body is filled with sand? That’s how it was.
By the end of our session, I’d had a good cry, which I needed but couldn’t get to, and just felt better.
We finished with a plan in place to take certain specific actions which, as we figured out, would be a baseline for my self care.
The next morning, sort of miraculous!–I felt like my good old self again.
I had been feeling heavy and dark for a couple of weeks. Vivian heard and reflected back what I was saying and asked questions which helped me get to the reality of my experience. I was embarrassed to cry, but her kindness and patience made it all right. Her inquiries were direct and purposeful. It was challenging–receiving help, being vulnerable, observing my own mind with empathy.
I recommend Vivian as a coach, absolutely! Heartfelt, smart, present and keen to suss out the solution(s) to my painful predicament.
I’m grateful! Thank you Vivian.
STEVEN Q./HAWAII: You have inspired me in the deepest aliveness and remind me all the time of the deepest presence that I am. The permission to be there, and have inspired the opening of my heart to itself, myself and others in the deepest way. You have been in infinite gift that brings me to where I can touch and feel it inside me the most!
KAREN C./NEW HAMPSHIRE:
I have been going to therapy for over 20 years, worked with many betrayal trauma coaches, and have done years of the “inside work” of processing and healing on my own; so, I have lots of experience.
My first appointment with Vivian for coaching was amazing. She listens intently, then follows up with great questions for me to search my heart deeper, and guides me to come up with ideas on what I can do to achieve my goal. I felt seen and heard with her, and that she held space for me. “Healing happens in the presence of an empathetic witness” and Vivian was that for me. I love her already!
She is already a very good coach and I highly recommend her!
Definition of holding space: Holding space is creating a space so someone can take up space and nonjudgmentally welcoming and empathetically hosting the fulness of someone’s experience.
ROBYN W./INDIANA: I had a wonderful experience with Vivian as my coach! She listened attentively, gave me space with my thoughts and my words and helped me come to aligned action in my next steps. She held space for me, supported me and challenged me just as I needed to move forward. I highly recommend Vivian as a coach and mentor. This woman is a wealth of knowledge and experience and she is a very special soul!
Thank you so much for the time, energy and knowledge you shared with me! Forever grateful!
KATIE B./NEW YORK: You made it easy! So great, thank you! What a big help!
Talking things through with Vivian made uncovering where I was stuck easy!!
Through simple questions Vivian led me to discovery about what was preventing me from reaching my goals. I felt relaxed and comfortable discussing my goals!
HEATHER F./ILLINOIS: Working with Vivian is a gift. She offers a powerful, empathetic presence during her sessions, and possesses a remarkable talent for honing in on the heart of the matter at hand. Her insightful questions and suggestions enable me to access the wisdom within and uncover the answers I am searching for. With Vivian on your team and supporting you, the possibilities are endless! I wholeheartedly recommend working with her; you and your life will benefit greatly by doing so!
BARBARA S./VERMONT: I definitely benefited from your questions and the answers you helped me verbalize concerning where I am and how I want to move forward. It truly is up to me. I can learn from past experiences but I no longer feel they need to weigh me down or make me feel inept or prone to repetitive, self-sabotaging behavior. I am in charge of me.
[7 days later]: MY MINDSET SHIFTED GUIDED BY OUR 1:1 SESSION CLEARED THE WAY FOR HEALTHY ATTITUDE AND GROWTH. When E***** and I returned from our trip earlier this week, I was very surprised when I was packing to drive home E***** took me in his arms, looked me in the eyes, and told me he is falling in love with me. It was such a sweet moment. He said those words when he was ready. AND I WAS GOOD WITH WAITING UNTIL HE WAS READY IN PART DUE TO OUR CONVO.
JEN L./NEW JERSEY: You’re the best and so reassuring too, thank you so much. He’s coming over in a little while. I’ll let you know how it goes, of course. We talked and he had no idea I was hurt and he said he’s so sorry. I feel like you helped me say it in a way that he could hear, I was confident and empowered to share my feelings, he wasn’t defensive at all. Thank you so much again. It really helped.
PERSONAL NOTE: It is my desire to serve you wholeheartedly within EM{BODY} with love, support and guidance. In exchange, I want you to be fully committed to this process as you learn tools and tips to help you lovingly and holistically live your best life, now.
Taormina’s life and career in the healing arts is inseparable. One of her top values is CONTRIBUTION. At age seven she didn’t know she was going to grow up to be a coach, but it may have been obvious to her teacher; Vivian was generally found at other children’s desks checking in on them, to see how she could help. A born helper, natural leader and as an ICF Trained Body-Mind Coach, she blends her lifelong journey in health and healing into her coaching.
She attributes her Mediterranean background of whole foods and a no television upbringing as the roots of her artistic, dynamic and healing arts approach to reaching and understanding others in an open and honest way. For the past 30 years Vivian been making the spirit, mind and body connection for herself and clients! Since 2012 when Taormina started to explored coaching for the first time, she has guided clients to remember WHO THEY ARE; return to and ignite that spark inside themselves by reconnecting with the heart and intuition using body & mind wisdom.
Utilizing her comprehensive knowledge in holistic and professional trainings Taormina opened Tao, a dynamic health and wellness spa, in 2005, where she continues to serve the community as a small business leader, entrepreneur and maintains her New Jersey State License as a Massage Therapist. Over the years Vivian has developed self-care and instructional classes, experiential massage workshops, and has used therapeutic movement, expressive arts and coaching to help clients answer: “What’s next for me”
Taormina is also a Certified Aromatherapist who operated an apothecary in Asbury Park which helped guide customers toward herbal, alternative and holistic product recommendations while hosting a variety of DIY workshops rooted in empowering individuals to take charge of their health using alternative medicine.
Finding and seeing the holistic picture for individuals she reaches is at the center of her interchanges.