American psychotherapist and educator Lawrence LeShan in his book How to Meditate, The Acclaimed Guide to Self-Discovery recognizes the aim of meditation practices to be “inner growth and development – to help the individual reach their own special, fullest potential in being, relating and creating” and “doing consciously what would otherwise be … [Read more...]
Person-Centered Therapy at the Heart of Coaching
March 22, 2018 by
Person-centered therapy, developed by Carl Rogers in the mid 1950s, assumes that human beings have an innate drive to grow towards their potential when they are in a nurturing and accepting environment. Premise In Rogers’ person-centered therapy the client is recognized as the expert; the therapist creates the environment that will facilitate … [Read more...]
Cultivating Presence
Key to Self-Empowered, Authentic Leadership!
April 24, 2017 by
Acceptance versus Resignation
March 16, 2017 by
YES and NO are the two most basic human responses to internal or external stimuli. The gap between these two, diametrically-opposed positions from acceptance to rejection, covers a wide range of emotional states from an energetic and enthusiastic YES to a vehement and forceful NO. Our whole being: mind, body, and spirit, is directly affected by … [Read more...]
How can Sustainable Success be Possible?
March 12, 2017 by
There’s no time like right now to stop and assess your strengths, opportunities, and threats and make some healthy choices that will empower you and transform your life. I call it developing personal leadership and cultivating resilience. While this, in my view, is a life way, a mindful lifestyle practice that can lead to personal fulfillment … [Read more...]
Cultivating a Coaching Presence
December 26, 2014 by
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence. Ralph Waldo Emerson Cultivating a coaching presence is a practice of awareness in action - of being your authentic best self, moment to moment within the context of a coaching session, aware and free of the pressures of conflicting, limiting or contradictory beliefs and … [Read more...]
Self Esteem and the Power of Belief
October 16, 2014 by
Self esteem is affected either negatively or positively by how we relate to ourselves and how we respond to and interpret life stressors such as: Job promotion or being passed over Provocation Financial set-backs or challenges Unfair competitions Injustice “The belief that becomes truth for me…is that which allows me the best use of … [Read more...]
The Guts – Inner Athenor, a Transformational Powerhouse
October 8, 2014 by
“Feed the fire in your belly and your dreams will become clear to you.” Julia von Flotow It’s in your belly that dreams are born…the desire for something awakens hope and with hope comes possibilities activating the imagination, the creative indwelling Spirit and the heart’s best friend. Creating the inner safe space for dreaming stokes the fires … [Read more...]
You Are Connected. Now, Just Plug In!
October 3, 2014 by
“A human being is part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. We experience ourselves, our thoughts and feelings as something separate from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest … [Read more...]
