Meet Maribel Garcia Valls, MPH, ACC, Cultivating a Bee Happi Community

Maribel Garcia Valls, MPH, ACC, is the president and founder of Bee Happi.  Maribel is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) with the International Coach Federation (ICF) with years of experience in executive, professional, and life coaching, neuro-linguistic programming, positive psychology, journaling, and mindful meditation. In addition, Maribel has extensive experience in: culture, leadership development, team building, public health, health care, health disparities, and civil rights.

She has a Graduate Certificate in Executive Coaching from the University of Texas at Dallas and is Associate Certified Coach (ACC) by the International Coach Federation (ICF). In addition, Maribel is also in the process of completing Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) practitioner certification.  Maribel is also a graduate from the Texas A & M School of Rural Public Health with a Masters of Public Health in Health Policy and Management. She also has undergraduate degrees in Health and Fitness from the University of Texas at San Antonio and Radiologic Technology from South Texas Community College. Prior to serving as the president for Bee Happi, Maribel worked in state government and the health care system for over fifteen years.

Maribel created Bee Happi after discovering that the process to become happy was simple, but not easy. After struggling through some periods of unhappiness, Maribel learned how to create states of happiness through coaching, journaling, meditation, and neuro-linguistic programming. Maribel was deeply inspired by many great influencers like Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Martin Seligman, Richard Bandler, John Grinder, Oprah Winfrey, Tony Robbins, Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, and Deepak Chopra.

The Bee Happi Coach helps coaching clients to create happier and more positive attitudes so they can be more productive in reaching their life and career goals. Bee Happi Coaching using the principles of Positive Psychology, neuro-lingustic programming, journaling, and mindful meditation. The specific services offered include:

• Journal with a Coaching Twist & Mindful Meditation Exercises: Coaching Sessions in the form of journal prompts on various topics such as: gratitude, happiness, relationships, personal leadership, time management, and so much more. These journal exercises can be purchased on the online store at www.beehappi.com.
• Group Coaching Sessions: In the Bee Happi Community, we do things together. Group coaching offers a small supportive environment to brainstorm your happiness goals. Group coaching is a series of sessions on various topics. The groups are small with six to eight people that have committed to join this group for the duration of the sessions. After each session, participants will receive homework exercises to continue the learning and stay on track.  There are many benefits to group coaching. It is an affordable way to receive coaching in a supportive environment with peer-to-peer learning from the group’s collective wisdom. In addition, the group serves as accountability partners to each other as they strive toward similar goals and experience similar situations. Sessions can be done live, phone, or videoconference.
• Individual Coaching : Private coaching is a great option for clients wanting one on one support. The individual coaching will include a series of sessions, homework exercises, limited e-mail support, and accountability checks. This coaching program will give clients the structure and support to lead them in the right direction. Clients will finish the program with a clear, customized step-by-step blueprint for the change they want to make. Sessions can be done live, phone, or videoconference.
• Bee Happi Funshops:  There are many ways to learn with the Bee Happi Community! We have live funshops, webinars, and self-paced online learning. The goal is to teach participants how to use happiness strategies to flourish by working smarter not harder all aspects of life.