I help 21st renaissance folks and modern nomads tap fully into their rich talents and interests, creating balance and focus in their multi-coloured lives. Through working with me you will find yourself struggling less. You will feel more relaxed, inspired invigorated, and confident that you are on the right track.
You will stop fighting the glorious renaissance person you are. You will find new ways to combine your passions, carve out time for your most cherished creative projects, as well as time for friends and family. You will find insight, strategies and tools into what’s holding you back, and how to get out of these negative patterns and beliefs- whether it be with your work, your relationships, or your finances.
You will be able navigate through the turbulent waters of difficult times. Through finding the opportunities and lessons that come from life’s losses and challenges you will come out of these situations with renewed confidence and strength.
Your inner knowing that you have so much to offer the world, will be enhanced more and more. By you taking steps in the outside world that manifest your range of gifts and abilities, you will be able to take part more fully in the global movements for personal and collective transformation.
You will find yourself becoming more creative and productive, with artistic blocks dissolving. You will be introduced to techniques and ways that you can incorporate into your life and artistic practices, allowing your creative soul to bloom.
If you are a small business owner, coach, holistic practitioner or social entrepreneur, you can expect to work fewer hours on your business, while increasing its sustainability. You will learn about leading edge ways to set up systems that take the drudgery out of your business or practice, increase client and customer satisfaction, and leave you time to be at your most brilliant.
You will be able to create a work environment that reflects who you are and your values. You will be guided through a process that allows you to find out what kind of environment you need to function at your optimum. You will learn how to create a space which will give you a sense of beauty, harmony and inspiration while you are working.
This will allow you the freedom to follow your other ideas and talents, and if you wish to, take longer and longer periods of time for adventure and self renewal. It will give you the time and the money to contribute to social causes most dear to your heart. And it will give you time to dance, sing, hike in nature, paint, write poetry, perform or whatever else brings you delight.
My Philosophy and Values
Activism, Creativity and the Arts, and Spiritual Practices are not opposites but can be and need to be blended. What is activism if it is not blended with compassion and creativity? What is creativity when it is only at the service of the ego? What has spirituality got to do with being blind to the suffering caused by unjust wars, and exploitative social and economic policies?
I firmly believe that the needs of the planet and community should be put ahead of personal or corporate profits. I work with clients who have a similar outlook. That doesn’t mean we have to agree on how to do this. It just means I hold high standards of integrity and ethics and expect the same of those I work with.
Whether you are an atheist, an agnostic or hold certain religious or spiritual beliefs doesn’t matter to me. However I like to work with clients who aren’t just interested in making a buck or getting a fancy home and car. Sure I’m capable of helping you do that. But ultimately, I believe happiness and fulfillment comes from being part of a bigger plan, being able to use your talents and abilities to contribute to the community.
I have a holistic approach, and feel that everything is connected, and all I do is in that framework. I very much support the movement for holistic healing and medicine, and am always happy to inform clients of holistic alternatives and resources.
Each person has a very unique constellation of talents, and abilities and ways to contribute. Instead of a cookie cutter approach of fitting the individual into society, we should look for ways for amplifying each person’s uniqueness and gifts.
My approach
All coaching sessions, programs and workshops are designed to take into account the varying needs, working styles and rhythms of clients.
Different clients need different things at different times. Particularly renaissance and artistic souls have highly individual ways of creating fulfilling lives. Together we explore what you are passionate about, what ticks you off or bores you, and then design strategies and ways you can create a lifestyle which suits you.
I am committed to an honest and open relationship with all my clients. If something is not working for you, or I see you doing something that’s not in your best interest I won’t pussy foot around. I’ll challenge you to live up to your highest values and dreams.
I’ve lived long enough to have experienced a full range of personal challenges that I’ve had to go through. I am not afraid of deep emotions, as I know you will be able to come out the other side. I will support you in going places you fear to go, so that you can live a fuller and more fulfilling life. While coaching is not therapy, that doesn’t mean that the full range of human emotions don’t come into play, just as they do in the rest of our lives.
Laughter, warmth and fun are an integral part of my working with you. Most often our sessions will have an uplifting, light, inspiring quality to them. Even when we delve deeply into some negative beliefs and fears, or difficult emotions, chances are that you come away feeling a sense of relief and heightened aliveness.
Creativity is highly encouraged. I bring my own creative, quirky, off the wall self to the sessions and I welcome all of that in my clients. I also draw on all kinds of creative exercises and techniques that I have learnt over the years, as well as my never ending well of ideas when you are in need of brainstorming.