EXPLORE, UNLOCK, AND ELEVATE YOUR MULTIDIMENSIONAL WELL-BEING WITH DR. YILDIZ

MEET THE COACH: Dr. Selda YILDIZ


Snapshot

As a scientist turned well-being coach, I bring together years of personal healing and holistic training to support people in reconnecting with their inner rhythm and creative power – to explore, unlock, and elevate their multidimensional well-being.

Journey INTO COACHING

Scientist Turned Well-Being Coach

My academic path began with a BS and MS in Telecommunication Engineering, followed by a PhD in Underwater Acoustics. Over the years, I’ve worked across multiple disciplines – mathematics, physics, electromagnetics, engineering, oceanography, and biomedical research. Along the way, I became a certified Yoga & Meditation Teacher and an Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, as my own healing journey began to deepen and unfold.

It’s the weaving together of knowledge, experience, and inner calling that led me to the work I do today. And it all began – with waves. First electromagnetic, then oceanic sound, and eventually, the subtle waves of the brain.

A Journey from Sound Waves to Brain Waves

Trained as a scientist in mathematics, physics, engineering, and ocean acoustics, I spent years exploring how sound waves travel through the ocean. I was fascinated by how energy moves, interacts, and shapes its environment. What I didn’t realize at the time was that I was also being pulled by deeper currents – ones that would eventually guide me inward.

While dedicating myself to academic research, I was also navigating my own health challenges and seeking healing on a personal level. This journey led me to explore holistic well-being tools – expanding beyond research and into realms of yoga, meditation, and integrative healing. Alongside my academic work, another path was quietly unfolding: one of self-discovery and multidimensional well-being, which led me to complete a yoga teacher training and embrace new dimensions of inner well-being.

Over time, my focus expanded naturally. My path carried me from the world of marine physics and underwater acoustics to the study of yoga through innovative study designs, combining both quantitative and qualitative methods.

Why I Created YILDIZ OCEANIC WELL-BEING

As I continued my career and deepened my own multidimensional well-being journey, I felt a growing mission to support others in a more direct and transformative way. To offer meaningful guidance, I completed formal training in Integrative Nutrition Health Coaching, which equipped me with the tools to support individuals seeking personal growth, well-being, and real-life personal transformation.

Through all of this, I’ve come to realize that true well-being is not one-dimensional. It’s not just about the body, the mind, the soul, or the emotions – nor solely about our careers, finances, or relationships. It’s about every dimension of life coming together in harmony – guided by joy, inner clarity, and a sense of purpose, fueled by our own inner rhythm and creative power.

When we begin to live in tune with that inner rhythm, we open the door to meaningful action – rooted in bravery, determination, surrender, and a peaceful knowing that doing our best is enough. This alignment helps us embody who we’re here to be – and bring our unique mission to life.

To bring this vision to life, I created YILDIZ OCEANIC WELL-BEING – a coaching space where personalized guidance is grounded in both scientific understanding and lived experience.

Here, I integrate holistic practices and individualized coaching to help others navigate challenges, restore balance, and explore, unlock, and elevate their multidimensional well-being – so they can live in alignment with their truth and thrive from within, guided by their own inner rhythm and creative power.

FORMAL TRAININGS / CERTIFICATIONS

Certificate in Integrative Health Coach Training - Institute for Integrative Nutrition, 2018

Cognitively- Based Compassion Training (CBCT), 2015

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), 2015

Certificate in Yoga Teacher Training- Yoga Alliance, 2012

EDUCATION / DEGREES

Ph.D. in Underwater Acoustics/ Applied Ocean Science - Scripps Institution of Oceanography / University of California San Diego, La Jolla, USA, 2014

M.S. in Electronics & Communication Engineering - Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2008

B.S. in Telecommunication Engineering - Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey 2006

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