Accessing New Possibilities
Access new possibilities by expanding your perspectives and shifting your perceptions. When you can think, feel, sense, and act upon greater options, recurring and complex problems of your body, mind, and heart transform.
Meet Vincent Yong
One major distinction in how he deals with people and life is how he taps into his “flow” instead of the usually known way of applying “force” to overcome adversities.
Vincent is a survivor of a congenital hole-in-the-heart condition. Besides the cardiac gap from young, Vincent realized the void in people’s hearts needs to be filled too. Like his loneliness, family violence, the restriction of activities in school, and the separation of his family amongst others, Vincent knows that proper attention has to be given in order for the heart to experience closure.
Vincent realized in his childhood that the difference in how people cope with their personal situations led them to experience life differently even though the outcomes may look the same! One major distinction in how he deals with people and life is how he taps into his “flow” instead of the usually known way of applying “force” to overcome adversities. “Flow” helps us to associate, integrate, acknowledge, and perpetuate our energies into constructive use.
Fig 1. B.E.M.E™ Therapy & Coaching Model by Vincent Yong
A Holistic Application of Somatic Movement Therapy - B.E.M.E™ Therapy & Coaching Model
The B.E.M.E™ Model is the culmination of over 40 years of personal practice, innate research, somatic study, and international experience from helping clients and students from more than 30 countries over the last 2 decades.
Gathering from the training in Engineering studies, Anatomy, Kinesiology, Physiology, Performing Arts, and others, Vincent understands that for any human being to perform at their optimal state, they have to be integrated with their whole body. Being congruent in what they think and do, as well as being quick and apt to cope with the ever-changing internal and external environment to feel at their best are also critical to the overall sense of peak function.
As Singapore’s first and only Registered Somatic Movement Educator, Therapist, Dance Educator (RSME, RSMT, RSDE), and Certified Movement Analyst (CMA), Vincent integrates Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP), coaching and many other somatic modalities into his work to help clients and students dealing with long-term and recurring issues (such as trauma) to achieve consistent breakthroughs especially when they think they “cannot” do something or think something is “impossible” to be done.
Vincent scrutinizes behavior and the movement patterns of his clients like a pathologist would his cells and tissues. On top of that, he would guide and direct his clients to make the most fundamental shifts within themselves to allow an immediate change in their physical sensation that would consequently alter the mind and the heart. With a change in emotion and reaction, the way they would interact with the world within and around them transforms.
This is the NEW EXPERIENCE that ripples from a bodily change because the Body, Mind, Emotion, and Environment are interconnected.
This sense of “Newness” is what Vincent dedicates his energy and time to get his clientele to feel the difference anywhere, anytime.
B.E.M.E™ THERAPY
Body. Emotions. Mind. Environment.
B.E.M.E™ Therapy (Habits Route)
Chronic Pain Blueprint Rewiring
Recurring physical, issues are usually diagnosed as a standalone problem and treated locally (e.g. treating the knee for knee pain). Are you aware that more often than not, the repeating complaint is often linked to other parts of the body through unconscious misuse or abuse?
When pain is not properly addressed after seeking repeated treatments, it results in unhealthy thoughts and emotions. Hope begins to seep away and we also withdraw from the activities we love doing.
B.E.M.E™ Therapy will help you see the interconnections between the various parts of your body and give you the proper address you need to your recurring pain.
Supported by a targeted movement analysis, this model of therapy will reshape the way you view and use your body to finally give you the rest and recovery you need.
- Frozen Shoulder
- Chronic Knee Pain
- Chronic Back Pain
- Chronic Stiff Neck
- Fibromyalgia
- Disc Problems
- TMJ
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Others (Kindly Enquire)
B.E.M.E™ Therapy (Narrative Route)
Resetting the Gut, the Heart and the Brain
Negative thoughts, unconstructive ways of thinking and destructive narratives lead to poor brain function. It also results in the body falling sick frequently. To address damaging ways of intangible thinking, a tangible approach via our bodies is necessary. Very specific and curated movements help to do that and it allows the access to our brains because all movement taps into our bodies, thoughts, emotions and is done in a space which we call environment. More importantly, we can observe and measure the outcome and change. Mind or mindset is much harder to measure as they are intangible and the change cannot be documented without a body. The reconnection to body is what will help you acknowledge the parts of you that you have ignored, neglected or forgotten. Give yourself the key to access you potential. Receive the gifts in your vault where healing is stored and transformation liberates.
- Anxiety
- Low Self-Esteem
- Excessive Worry
- Cold Hands & Feet
- Sadness/Grief
- Unmotivated
- Easily Irritated
- Others (Kindly Enquire)
B.E.M.E™ Therapy (Sensorial Route)
Pre & Post Surgery
Going for any surgery, no matter what type, can be a nerve-wracking experience; especially when you do not quite know what to expect. One thing is for sure: You will not be the same again.
Hence, ample preparation for the body, mind, and heart is essential to feel more in control of your body, emotions, thoughts about moving, and the way you execute those movements.
Preparation Before (Prehab):
1. Managing Emotions
2. Managing Breath and Movement Harmony
3. Clarifying the Movement Pattern Linked with the Surgery Site
4. Creating Space in Movement
Home Care (Post-Op)
1. Re-establishing Neuromuscular Connection
2. Systemic Support System (Breath, Core, Space, and Anatomy)
3. Dynamic Alignment
4. Force-Relaxation Relationship
B.E.M.E™ Therapy is a great complement to physiotherapy. It involves the neurodevelopmental aspects of training movement and how emotions are dealt with in the process. More importantly, in coaching humans after surgery, the manner in which we will help the clients realize the inherent difference between how they used to move and how they are now moving to build a safer pattern of movement for the future is the marked difference in restoring faith and trust in their bodies again.
- Knee Surgery
- Neck Surgery
- Shoulder Surgery
- Ankle Surgery
- Others (Kindly Enquire)
B.E.M.E™ Therapy (Emotional Route)
Cancer Care
Cancer.
Without explanation, this word can send shivers down the spine of patients who are being diagnosed. Within a few moments, the diagnosis daze sets in and everything suddenly seems to go blank. Moments ago they could have been sharing a funny quip before meeting with the doctor.
Upon arriving home with questions of “Why me?” to the acceptance of treatment or surgery, patients experience waves of complex emotions that can range from guilt to anger. The feeling of uncertainty adds to the anxiety that is slowly building up and the state of mental well-being starts to get a hit.
When patients begin to accept treatment, a new series of problems come from pain, hair loss, low energy, mood swings, etc. This is why Cancer Care is designed to help patients cope with the stressors.
- Fatigue
- Lymphoedema
- Neuropathy
- Joint/Muscle Stiffness
- Lost of esteem
- Anxiety/Worry
B.E.M.E™ COACHING
Body. Emotions. Mind. Environment.
B.E.M.E™ Coaching
Stage Performance Breakthroughs
Every stage you are given in life requires your performance. You can perform well or you can…not.
Imagine yourself being supported, coached, cheered, encouraged, and guided toward excellence… How did that feel?
While most people understand a stage to be an elevated platform, the “stage” can also be that table you share with a friend or a prospect to convey a thought or create a buy-in.
Learn how to command yourself and the stage with your presence. Understand the anatomy of performance and activate the bodily skills you need to reclaim that recognition, respect, and resonance that helps you to know the significance of who you truly are. A human being of love and passion.
- Public Speaking (Body and Voice Harmony)
- Conflict Resolution
- People Management
- Somatic Leadership & Empathy
- The Art of Influence (Sales/Litigation)
- Voice Projection Using the Body
- How to Read Your Opponents/Students (Competitive Sports/MMA/Education)
common questions
B.E.M.E™ Therapy commence by first filling in a pre-consultation form to see if your complaint qualifies for the therapy. After the pre-consultation form is read, you will be contacted for either a consultation to be scheduled or you will be informed of the suitability for therapy. A consultation is a process that properly gathers information about you/your condition so as a big picture blueprint of your complaint can be mapped. After the consultation, should you agree to continue with therapy and the journey type, an analysis (Session 1) will be done to have a deeper understanding on the various aspects of when and how your complaint started, how you coped with it, why did you choose to cope in that way, what happened afterwards and what you can do moving forward to improve your condition. A report will be given and a personalised journey plan will be designed and shown to you (Session 2). This is to give you a highlight on the unconscious parts (Body, Emotion, Mind and Environment) that were missing in action to your recovery and what should be done moving ahead. Finally, the remaining sessions, as per choice, will be the therapeutic education on your specially designed course of actions that will support you in the healing of your complaint or the growth you want to see. You then graduate from the course after the stipulated time frame with the wisdom to deal with your condition on top of the knowledge.
Each session lasts from 60-90mins depending on how well the brain and body is connecting and how you are feeling.
Unfortunately at this point, insurance does not cover a personal process of education as this is not considered the traditional form of “treatment”. It is an education that shows you the science (why) and art (how) of why you did what you did and why it did not work previously and what can be done to help you experience the breakthrough you need.
From once a week to once a fortnight. This is commended case by case as everyone’s needs are different.
Without a doubt!
Cost of consult is S$250.
Cost of therapy is, however, dependent on the journey path you take. It can start from $3100 and up.
You will know when your therapist can answer your questions, show you what you had missed out on in your previous therapies you sought elsewhere, connect with you, you can share information with him/her freely, you feel supported by him or her and his knowledge and accreditation and years of experience are all harmonised in his time with you.
A full therapy course typically ranges from 6-11 sessions after analysis. One off sessions are available for Cancer Care and Stage Performance Breakthrough Coaching.
Our studios are located centrally in Bugis.
- Skyline Building: 192 Waterloo street #07-03/05, Singapore 187966
- Burlington Square: 175A Bencoolen Street #11-12 Burlington Square