My mission is to inspire you to go beyond your usual ways of seeing life and yourself. During my work with those dealing with life challenges, I extend an invitation to explore new territories that go to the heart of the issues that preoccupy and often immobilize us. With those seeking a deeper relationship with the Divine, I help to create a mood and environment where the Soul can speak, and where one’s thinking mind can become quiet enough to enter into the Presence of God.

Sessions are held either in face-to-face meetings or over the phone. The frequency of these meetings is determined at the beginning of the relationship and varies according to the needs and desires of the client. (See, “How it Works”)

Here is more specific information about Life Coaching and Spiritual Direction.

LIFE COACHING

I believe that our life experience is determined by the way we see the world, and not simply by the things that happen to us. Each one of us has a unique way of seeing his or her problems, issues and challenges. This “way of seeing” comes partly from our personalities, partly from who we are genetically, partly from our backgrounds, partly from our culture (including our spiritual beliefs), and from society itself. No two people having exactly the same experience have exactly the same reaction to it. Neither of them is right or wrong. Each way of seeing opens up some opportunities for action and closes others.

At the very moment a life challenge arises, these “ways of seeing” rush to the fore and determine the path ahead. They determine:

• whether you will ask for help – or not,
  
• whether you isolate yourself or seek community,
  
• whether you sink into resentment or resignation, or move to acceptance and optimism,
  
• whether you recognize and accept your own feelings, moods and emotions,
  
• the actions you will or will not take,
  
• how honest you are with yourself and others, and
  
• how your body experiences life’s challenges -- as tension, discomfort, and ultimately, disease, or as pleasurable sensation.
  

If you are a person who passionately wants to make the most of life no matter what the external circumstances, you’ll be inspired by an approach that gently allows you to shift any perception that no longer serves you in your difficult situation. At a time when your energy is at a premium due to stress, you’ll be happy to know that you will be taught, and encouraged, to relax, regroup and recharge.

Because I know that everything takes place within a spiritual context, I also include the spiritual dimension in our coaching conversations. Please read on for a fuller explanation of my approach to spiritual direction.

The mission statement of “Spiritual Directors International” includes the words, “Accompanying others seeking the Mystery we name God.” It goes on to say, “In this time, Spiritual Directors International responds to this call by tending the holy around the world and across traditions.”

I interpret this to mean that I tend and nurture the impetus innate in all of us, towards wholeness and towards the divine no matter what our spiritual belief or tradition. To be effective in this mission, I include in my own life the essential elements of contemplative practices such as contemplative prayer, journaling, art, and continuous training that enable me to face, with you, the challenges of our times.

I believe that indeed, we are at a critical time in the history of our world. While seemingly chaos reigns, a deeper and unknowable Truth is working itself out. We are all a part of this Truth, and in accepting this and seeing ourselves as individual, unique and beloved parts of a larger Whole, we gain access to a way of being that was, in the past, known only to the mystics.

Mystics were usually people who lived a contemplative life, outside of the society of their time. Today, we are all called to be mystics out in the everyday world, yet living close to the Mystery, in intimate conversation with the divine, bringing new light, energy, wisdom and grace to our own lives and to the earth.

I invite you to join me.

Saint Teresa of Avila