Coaches Rising

In this conversation with Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener we explore how we evaluate and evolve our coaching, the art of positive provocation, challenging coaching culture, owning our sovereignty in our coaching styles and the role of self-reflection and supervision. Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener is widely known as the “Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology” because his research has taken him to such far-flung places as Greenland, India, Kenya, and Israel. He is a leading authority on strengths, culture, courage, and happiness and is known for his pioneering work in the application of positive psychology to coaching. Robert has authored more than 60 peer-reviewed academic articles and chapters, two of which are “citation classics” (cited more than 1,000 times each). Dr. Biswas-Diener has authored seven books, including his most recent published in 2023, Positive Provocation. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with spiritual teacher Thomas Huebl we explore the transformational containers we create with our clients, the three core pillars of the wisdom traditions, attuning to our clients, the individuation loop, and working from our leading edge. Thomas Hübl is a renowned teacher, author, and international facilitator whose lifelong work integrates the core insights of the great wisdom traditions and mysticism with the discoveries of science. Since 2004, he has taught and facilitated programs with more than 100,000 people worldwide, including online courses which he began offering in 2008. The origin of his work and more than two decades of study and practice on healing collective trauma is detailed in his book Healing Collective Trauma: A Process for Integrating Our Intergenerational and Cultural Wounds and his latest book is Attuned: Practicing Interdependence to Heal Our Trauma - And Our World. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Yannick Jacob we explore positive psychology and existentialism, prioritizing presence over process, phenomenological inquiry in coaching, integrating an existential approach and the limits and boundaries of coaching. Yannick Jacob is an Existential Coach (MA), Positive Psychologist (MSc), Coach Trainer & Supervisor (DIP) and Mediator (SPCP Dispute Resolution). He is the Program Director of the Accredited Certificate in Integrative Coaching at the School of Positive Transformation and he's the former Programme Leader of the MSc Coaching Psychology at the University of East London. Yannick is part of the teaching faculty at the School of Life, the Animas Centre for Coaching and the International Centre for Coaching Supervision. He also presents at conferences internationally and is the author of An Introduction to Existential Coaching. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with psychiatrist and author Dan Siegel we dive into the concept of self, exploring the lie of the solo self, other constructs of selfhood, psychological adaptations for seeking wholeness, verb versus noun-like personality and the center of belonging. Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., is an internationally acclaimed author, award-winning educator, and child psychiatrist. He is currently a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he also serves as a co-investigator at the Center for Culture, Brain, and Development and co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center. He is also the Executive Director of the Mindsight Institute, an educational center devoted to promoting insight, compassion, and empathy in individuals, families, institutions and communities. His latest book is Personality and wholeness in therapy. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Dana Carman and Joel Yanowitz we explore the methodology of Wayfinding in which leaders encounter the mirror of nature, the power of threshold and ritual, nature as facilitator, and translating and integrating insights. Dana Carman is an expert in human and organizational transformation. Since 1984 he has worked as a senior advisor, consultant and executive coach to leaders of more than 200 visionary organizations on 5 five continents. Dana has co-founded two pioneering consultancies and trained and certified more than 500 consultant's, coaches and change agents worldwide. In the last several years, Dana has co-founded the Action Inquiry Associates, and is an owner, board member and core faculty of MetaIntegral Academy which offers next generation leader development programs for executives and change agents from five continents. Joel Yanowitz is a leading consultant, executive coach and senior advisor renowned for his ability to help leaders accelerate progress on critical business challenges through leveraging the human side of their organization. Joel has hands-on experience launching and running companies, having served as co-founder and managing director of Innovation Associates and currently as Vice President of Arthur D. Little. Over the past thirty years, he has helped countless business leaders drive growth, improve innovation, and build cultures capable of extraordinary performance. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Saniel Bonder and Linda Groves Bonder we explore the spirit/matter split, an integrative approach to spiritual inquiry, inner polarization, the core/heart wound, “second birth awakening” and the breadth of experience post awakening. Saniel Bonder is the co-founder of the Human Sun HEART Work. He has devoted his adult life first to a 20+ year spiritual quest and then to "democratizing enlightenment" by transmitting and teaching this work for more than three decades. As a prolific author, teacher, and coach, Saniel has helped high-performing teams and hundreds of individuals achieve their greatest potential. His books include Waking Down, Healing the Spirit/Matter Split, Great Relief, and The White-Hot Yoga of the Heart. Linda Groves-Bonder is the co-founder of the Human Sun HEART Work and has personally assisted many individuals into stable whole-being awakeness. A former professional artist, singer/songwriter, and actress, Linda holds a B.S. in Art Education from Ball State University. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with choreographer and performer Arawana Hayashi we explore the dynamic transformational possibilities of social presencing theater; bringing experience into expression, moving as a social body, harnessing social presence and speaking in shapes. Arawana Hayashi's pioneering work as a choreographer, performer and educator is deeply sourced in collaborative improvisation. She currently heads the creation of Social Presencing Theater (SPT) for the Presencing Institute. Working with Otto Scharmer and colleagues at the Presencing Institute, she brings her background in the arts, meditation and social justice to creating “social presencing” that makes visible both current reality and emerging future possibilities. Her recent book, Social Presencing Theatre is available now. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coaching psychologist Wendy-Ann Smith we explore common ethical issues that arise in the coaching container, the foundations of ethical practice, personal development and integrity, and navigating ethics and AI. Wendy-Ann Smith, is a coaching psychologist, co-founder of the Coaching Ethics Forum and Visiting Fellow, Centre for Positive Psychology, Buckinghamshire New University, UK. Wendy-Ann runs virtual groups for coaches who wish to nourish themselves and their coaching. Wendy-Ann regularly coaches a small number of one-to-one clients. She designs and delivers lectures, trainings and workshops internationally in a variety of settings, including universities. Her two recent books are Positive Psychology Coaching in the Workplace (2021) and The Ethical Coaches' Handbook (2023). Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with bestselling author and hospitality maverick Chip Conley we explore the research that reveals surprising conclusions about when we are at our happiest in life and why, the “midlife crisis”, four types of transition, paths to purpose and the collective chrysalis of these times. Chip Conley is the New York Times bestselling author and hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, he shares his unexpected journey at midlife — from CEO to intern — learning about technology as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, while also mentoring CEO Brian Chesky. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered. He serves on the board of Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with leadership coach Amanda Blake we explore including the body, the brain-body approach, the experiential field, embodied self-awareness and coaching and growing our capacity as coaches. Amanda Blake is a Leadership Coach, creator of the popular Body = BrainⓇ course on the neurobiology of experiential learning and author of the forthcoming book Your Body Is Your Brain. In addition to teaching about the art and science of embodiment, she works with leaders worldwide to help them become their best self, enjoy life more, and make a bigger contribution. She is a Master Somatic Leadership Coach and holds a degree in Human Biology from Stanford University. Head to our website to check out our new training programme, Re-imagine Leadership: www.coachesrising.com/reimagineleadership/

In this conversation with Abigail Lynam and Geoff Fitch of Pacific Integral we explore the concert of awakened wholeness, parts work and integration practices, tuning into collective intelligence, exploring co-emergence, healing within a collective and what is possible now. Abigail Lynam PhD is faculty for Fielding University's PhD program in Human and Organizational Development and for Pacific Integral's Generating Transformative Change leadership development program in Seattle and Ethiopia. Abigail's scholarship and practice integrates the interior dimensions of human knowledge and experience with adult learning, leadership development, and social and ecological change work. Abigail is a skilled facilitator, developmental scorer, debriefer, and coach, teacher of awareness, shadow, and embodiment practices, and facilitator of Work that Reconnects. Geoff Fitch MA is a founding partner of Pacific Integral. Geoff is a coach, trainer, and facilitator of transformative growth in individuals and organizations. He has been studying and practicing diverse approaches to cultivating higher human potentials for twenty years. He also has twenty years experience in leadership in business. Head to our website to check out our new training programme, Re-imagine Leadership: https://www.coachesrising.com/reimagineleadership/

In this conversation with leadership expert Peter Hawkins we explore the role of coaching in these times, the limits of AI coaching, wide-angled empathy, systemic coaching and helping organizations embrace the unknown. Peter Hawkins is Professor of Leadership at Henley Business School University of Reading UK and Emeritus Chairman of Bath Consultancy Group, where for the last 25 years he has been helping organizations in many parts of the world connect their strategic change, their organizational culture and their leadership development. He has written extensively about leadership, leadership teams, coaching and supervision. He is visiting professor at the universities of Bath and Oxford Brookes, and chairs Renewal Associates and Connect Assist. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Lynda Caesara we explore the nature of the human energy field, how we can work with it as coaches, the chakra system, how to hold energy fields, the five patterns of energetic dysfunction and the Four Directions container. Lynda Caesara attended Berkeley Psychic Institute in 1974, the Heartsong Psychic Institute from 1975 to 1977, and went on to teach at Heartsong for six years. She spent two years studying Christian mysticism before beginning Shamanic practice in 1982, which has developed over the years to form the backbone of her instructional method. Lynda has also been active in bodywork from 1975 to present, studying and integrating techniques from Lauren Berry, John Upledger, Jean-Pierre Barral, Sharon Weiselfish-Giammatteo, and Frank Lowen into her practice. She has been teaching ongoing Energy Classes and workshops since 2001. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Dr John Churchill we explore the current meta-crisis from the perspective of planetary and human dharma, the value of different developmental approaches and how to integrate them, contemplative engineering, and becoming a planetary Bodhisattva. BIO Dr. John Churchill is a Doctor of Psychology and teacher of Buddha Dharma as well as a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and author. John's interest in psycho-spiritual development, Integral theory, Contemplative studies, Western Esotericism, and Mahayana Buddhism began in his adolescence, leading him to spend several years as a Buddhist monk at Samye Ling Monastery in Scotland. During this time, John received the esoteric Planetary Dharma transmissions that would in time unfold as his contribution to a planetary fourth turning teaching. He is also a founding member of the Integral Institute. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with trauma therapist and NARM™ teacher Ralf Marzen we explore the relationship between trauma and awakening, what integrated spirituality looks like, transmuting trauma into gifts and working with NARM. Ralf Marzen is a clinical psychologist and trauma therapist with over 20 years of experience working with individuals and groups. He is the founder of Embodied Trauma Healing and teaches workshops and seminars internationally. He is a NARM™ teacher and has trained under Dr Laurence Heller for many years. He is also trained in Somatic Experiencing™ (SE) and Integral Somatic Psychology™ (ISP). Ralf is director of the Mudita School of Thai Yoga Massage as well as the StillPoint Center for WellBeing in London. Our new course, Inside Coaching: LEADERS is now open for enrolment: www.coachesrising.com/insidecoachingleaders

In this conversation with coach, author and speaker Michael Bungay Stanier we explore the concept of social contracting, the 3 phases of the keystone conversation, maintaining healthy relationships and good day/bad day questions. Michael Bungay Stanier is at the forefront of shaping how organizations around the world make being coach-like an essential leadership competency. He is a coach and speaker, and the author of six books, which between them have sold more than a million copies. He's best known for The Coaching Habit, the best-selling coaching book of the century and already recognized as a classic. Michael is the founder of Box of Crayons, a learning and development company that helps organizations transform from advice-driven to curiosity-led. Our new course, Inside Coaching: LEADERS is now open for enrolment: www.coachesrising.com/insidecoachingleaders

In this conversation with writer and thought-leader Charles Eisenstein we explore sense-making in the era of collapse, stepping outside of our stories, the nature of sanity, the power of invitation and how we navigate the breakdown. Charles Eisenstein is a countercultural philosopher, essayist and speaker focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, economics and human cultural evolution. His writings on the web magazine Reality Sandwich have generated a vast online following; he speaks frequently at conferences and other events, and gives numerous interviews on radio and podcasts. He is the author of several books, including Sacred Economics and The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know Is Possible, and Climate: A New Story Our new course, Inside Coaching: LEADERS is now open for enrolment: www.coachesrising.com/insidecoachingleaders

In this conversation with psychotherapist and purpose guide Jonathan Gustin we speak about the nonduality roundtable that Jonathan is hosting on June 18th with his teachers Adyashanti, Rupert Spira and John Prendergast, what the aims are of the gathering, the nature of the student-teacher relationship, pathways to enlightenment and some of the pitfalls of awakening. Jonathan Gustin is a purpose guide, psychotherapist, meditation teacher, and integral mentor in private practice in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 25 years. He is the founder and lead teacher of the Purpose Guides Institute and Green Sangha. He also serves as adjunct faculty at John F. Kennedy University in the Consciousness and Transformation Studies program. Non-duality roundtable: https://www.purposeguides.org/nonduality-round-table Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with master somatic leadership coach Chris L. Johnson we explore the practice of presence in the context of leadership, the somatic aspect of presence, working with high stress clients, relating to triggers, stressors and energy leaks, cultivating change through resonance and core presence. Chris L. Johnson is a master somatic leadership coach, trauma psychologist, and mindfulness instructor who has worked extensively for over 20 years with individual leaders and leadership teams in organizations as diverse as health care, manufacturing, finance, local municipalities, and education to effectively grapple with system-wide change. Chris holds a doctorate in psychology from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Chicago where she teaches in the Executive and Professional Development Program and is certified as a Master Somatic Leadership Coach by the Strozzi Institute where she teaches leadership development. She is the author of The Leadership Pause. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Eve Turner and Jonathan Passmore we explore the difference between codes of ethics and ethical awareness, how we think about ethics, key domains of ethical questions in coaching, engaging ethical issues in the coaching conversation and the ethical issues around AI. Eve Turner is a highly accomplished coach, mentor, supervisor and facilitator working with clients in the public, private, education and not-for-profit sectors, and founder of Eve Turner Associates. Eve is a leading contributor to industry research and writing and is active within the various global coaching bodies. She prioritizes pro bono work and has volunteered for coaching and supervision charity projects like Coaching Through Covid, CoachActivism and EthicalCoach. Eve is co-founder of the Climate Coaching Alliance and founder and co-lead of the Global Supervisors' Network. She is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Southampton and Professional Development Foundation faculty advisor on coaching and climate and on supervision. Prof. Jonathan Passmore is a UK based chartered psychologist and accredited coach and supervisor. He holds five degrees including an MBA and doctorate in occupational psychology. He holds professorship titles at the University of Reading, UK and the University of Évora, Portugal. His doctoral research focused on the coaching relationships and coach behaviors and led to the development of the Integrated Coaching model, published in 2007. His current research interests include AI and coaching, digital coaching, the potential and risks of Coachbots, diversity, coaching ethics, coach impact and evaluation. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with executive coach Giles Hutchins we explore the current paradigm shift occurring in leadership and organizations, what regenerative leadership is, the differences between the old and new worldviews, the three lenses through which we experience reality and how to help leaders become who they need to be in order to create organizations that transform rather than just coping. Giles Hutchins is a pioneering practitioner, keynote speaker and executive coach at the forefront of the revolution in leadership and organizational development with over 25 years of experience helping leaders, teams and organizations become future-fit. He contributes to international business school research, runs deep-dive transformation Learning Journeys, is Chair of The Future-Fit Leadership Academy, lead partner of The Natural Business Partnership, co-founder of Biomimicry for Creative Innovation, co-founder of Regenerators and partner/associate with a number of pioneering organizations. He is the author of several books, his latest being Leading by nature. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with executive coach Muriel Wilkins we explore the importance of contextualizing coaching, the pitfalls of coaching within a vacuum, growing as a coach, stakeholder-leader relationships, awareness of our biases and detaching from outcomes. Muriel Wilkins, managing partner and co-founder of Paravis Partners, is a C-suite advisor and executive coach with a strong track record of helping senior leaders and teams take their effectiveness to the next level. She is the host of the Harvard Business Review podcast, “Coaching Real Leaders” and the co-author of “Own the Room: Discover Your Signature Voice to Master Your Leadership Presence”. Muriel specializes in working with executives in the areas of C-suite leadership, onboarding, leadership presence, succession support and leading with equity. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and co-founder of AQai Ross Thornley we explore the impulse to adapt, conditions for adaptation, the lexicon of adaptability, making complex adaptability assessments, building resilience and the power of imagination. Ross Thornley is the CEO and Co-Founder of AQai, an organization that specializes in adaptability assessments and coaching. Ross has extensive experience in the field of business and publishing, having previously worked as the Art Director and Majority Owner of Odin Publishing, as well as with other companies such as NATURES-PANACEA, tripleO performance solution, and Mug For Life Ltd. Ross is passionate about helping others reach their full potential and has used their platform at AQai to do just that. Ross is a strong advocate for continued learning and growth, believing that it is essential for success in today's ever-changing world. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and leadership consultant Nicholas Janni we explore the framework he uses to coach in a profoundly emergent way, his methodology in training coaches, some of the core differences between his style of coaching versus a more traditional approach, leveraging the power of presence and trauma-informed coaching. Nicholas Janni has spent 30 years researching ‘the zone' of peak performance and studying multiple mind/body disciplines. Over the last 15 years he has gained an international reputation for his transformational coaching and leadership development seminars. He works with CEO's and senior leadership teams worldwide, is a former Associate Fellow at The University of Oxford Said Business School and teaches regularly at the IMD in Lausanne. Visit coachesrising.com to find out about our new training course The Power of Presence, starting May 10th. Enrolment open now: https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofpresence/

In this conversation with Pat Williams we speak about the differences between a new coach, a professional coach and a master coach, the power of metaphor, the importance of non-formulaic coaching, creating transformational coaches and critiques of the industry. Dr Pat Wiliams is an author and personal development coach who has been in the industry for over four decades. He is a founding member of the ICF and an inaugural member of its Circle of Distinction, a Master Certified Coach, a Board-Certified Coach, and a member of Forbes Coaching Council. In 2018, he was honored to be in the inaugural Circle of Distinction for the International Coach Federation. He founded the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT), which specializes in training those with a human services orientation and is the author of six books about professional coaching Dr. Pat currently provides coaching to Navy Seals, prisoners and formerly incarcerated, and teaches and mentors at several coach training entities. Visit coachesrising.com to find out about our new training course The Power of Presence, starting May 10th. Enrolment open now: https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofpresence/

In this conversation with Karim Hirani we introduce our new course The Power of Presence, why it's relevant now, how it can empower coaches, how it works, who is on the faculty and more. Karim Hirani is Global Head of Quality and Design for BTS Coach and oversees quality, training and skill development for BTS Coach associates. As Head of Design function, Karim develops programs meet the needs of organizations globally. His thought leadership in coaching has taken the form of peer reviewed papers, presenting at ICF Global, ICF US, ICF Europe, ICF Australia and APAC conferences, and he is the co-author of “The four greatest coaching conversations”. Visit coachesrising.com to find out about our new training course The Power of Presence, starting May 10th. Enrolment open now: https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofpresence/

In this conversation with Veronica and Alexander Love and Lorie Dechar we explore the interplay between emergence and vision, tools for coming into greater wholeness, integral consciousness, working with “entelechy” and accessing deeper presence. Alexander Love is an acupuncturist, life coach, and craniosacral therapist. With gentleness, lightness and depth, he invites us to listen to the voice of our inner wisdom & potency and allow that to move us outward into the world and make a difference. Veronica Paz Olalla Love is the Chief Executive Officer for the Newfield Network, United States branch and is an international presenter for the Newfield Network programs. She combines over 15 years of experience working in the holistic health field with over 14 years of immersion in the ontological coaching domain. In addition to being a somatic and program leader for the Newfield Network, she is the co-founder of eōs wellness center; a transformative wellness clinic in Boulder, Colorado that blends Coaching and Chinese medicine within an integral context. Lorie Eve Dechar's intuitive work as an alchemical healer, mentor, and teacher is supported by a strong foundation of theoretical understanding and clinical experience, including over thirty years of Chinese medical practice, twelve years as a senior faculty member at the Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City as well as years of teaching at institutes and retreat centers throughout the United States, Canada and the U.K. Lorie is the author of three books. Visit coachesrising.com to find out about our new training course The Power of Presence, starting May 10th. Enrolment open now: https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofpresence/

In this conversation with senior Leadership Strategist Amy Elizabeth Fox, CEO of Mobius Executive Leadership, we talk about some of the post-covid changes in the critical cultural steps organizations need to take to create belonging, foster psychological safety and inspire a hopeful Future. Amy also discusses the importance of having teachers in a path of spiritual development and healing and how to discern ethical and potent guides on the path. She also talks about her own inner life as a practitioner and how to shift we can relationship with life. Finally, she delineates some of the hallmarks and practices of evolutionary practitioners (coaches and facilitators) and shares the Mobius approach to organizational change. Amy Elizabeth Fox is a senior leadership strategist with experience consulting to senior leadership on issues related to human capital, organizational health and leadership development. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Mobius Executive Leadership, a premier leadership development firm with offices in Boston and London. Over the past decade and a half she has spoken at numerous national industry gatherings and led workshops for corporate executives across the country. Amy is also psychotherapist and an executive coach. Visit www.coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and facilitator Lucille Greeff we explore how the global south can inform how the global north holds coaching, adult development theory, organizational development work, how “heat experiences” can support development, and refining the art of coaching. Lucille Greeff is a director of Aephoria and a Chartered Organisation Development (OD) practitioner, facilitator, coach, team development specialist and psychometrist. Her work focuses on personal, team and organizational change and transformation with an emphasis on balancing health and effectiveness, issue-centricity and deep transformation. Her clients span across financial services, retail, resources, Information Technology, manufacturing, agricultural, government and non-governmental sectors. Lucille has written and published a number of organizational and poetic works. She is also a vision quest facilitator and makes use of wilderness-based leadership development and deep ecology work as part of her practice. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Bonnitta Roy we explore Bonnitta's key critiques of Dave Snowden's views on developmental Stage Theory and metamodernism, the empirical fallacy, the nature of mind, action protocols for development and moving away from Stage Theory. Bonnitta Roy teaches insight practices for individuals who are developing meta-cognitive skills, and hosts collective insight retreats for groups interested in breaking away from limiting patterns of thought. She teaches a masters course in consciousness studies and transpersonal psychology at the Graduate Institute. Her teaching highlights the embodied, affective and perceptual aspects of the core self, and the non-egoic potentials from which subtle sensing, intuition and insight emerge. Bonnitta is the author of the popular Medium publication Our Future at Work. She is an associate editor of Integral Review where you can also find her articles on process approaches to consciousness, perception, and metaphysics. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and consultant Sam Isaacson we dive deep into the disruptive possibilities of using technology AI and AR in coaching, how they can serve humanity and what some possible dangers might be, consequences for coaches, and what skills and capacities coaches may need to focus on in a world that includes AI coaching. Sam Isaacson is an enthusiastic coach, coach supervisor, and coachtech thought leader. He's Chair of the UK Government's Coaching Professional apprenticeship trailblazer group, and works closely with the ICF, EMCC Global and others. Sam combines his background in technology risk consulting with his love of coaching to play various roles with coaching professional bodies and thinktanks. He is the first person to have delivered executive coaching in virtual reality and is the author of several books. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with consultant Jeffrey Hull we explore the science of coaching and the maturation of the field, the paradox of wisdom, regenerative paradigms, the evolution of leadership, healing and somatics, and creating a generative ontology. Jeffrey Hull, PhD, is an author, educator, and consultant with more than twenty years' experience partnering with C-suite executives on issues of high-performance leadership, change management, organizational strategy, structure, and culture. He is a highly sought-after facilitator, keynote speaker, and executive coach to both nonprofit and for-profit global organizations. The CEO of LeaderShift Inc., a management consultancy based in New York City, he is also the executive director at the Institute of Coaching, a clinical instructor in psychology at Harvard Medical School, and an adjunct professor of leadership at New York University. Jefrey is the author of Flex, the art and science of leadership in a changing world. See our latest training, The Power of Embodied Transformation (registration open until March 2nd): www.coachesrising.com/powerofembodie…ransformation/

In this conversation with Valerie Livesay, Shakiyla Smith and Dana Carman we explore the current criticisms of adult development theory and what is currently happening in the field of coaching around this topic. Dana Carman is an expert in human and organizational transformation. Since 1984 he has worked as a senior advisor, consultant and executive coach to leaders of more than 200 visionary organizations on 5 five continents. Dana has co-founded two pioneering consultancies and trained and certified more than 500 consultant's, coaches and change agents worldwide. In the last several years, Dana has co-founded the Action Inquiry Associates, and is an owner, board member and core faculty of MetaIntegral Academy which offers next generation leader development programs for executives and change agents from five continents. Shakiyla Smith is the Vice President of organizational culture at the Fetzer Institute. Shakiyla's work involves leading efforts to foster a culture that is spiritually grounded, reflective of a community of freedom, diverse and inclusive, organizationally agile, and growth-oriented. Prior to joining Fetzer, Shakiyla worked in the areas of violence prevention research, program development and evaluation, and research administration for more than 15 years both within academia and the federal government. She also works with individuals and groups as an action researcher interested in the evolution of consciousness in adults, adult development, and adaptive and collaborative learning using the method of action inquiry. Valerie Livesay has been thinking about and inquiring into the phenomenon of fallback for more than a decade. As Chief Illuminator at Ghost Light Leadership, Valerie accompanies individuals through their discovery of self using the analogy of theater to set the stage for their historical and unfolding story. Through her writing, speaking, coaching, and workshop offerings, Valerie invites the many characters that comprise the full ensemble of one's self to dance together in order to better meet their intentions. Valerie is the author of Leaving the Ghost Light Burning. See our latest training, The Power of Embodied Transformation (registration open until March 2nd): www.coachesrising.com/powerofembodie…ransformation/

In this conversation with Deb Dana we speak about the three organizing principles, coregulation and neuroception, flavors of nervous system regulation, working with dorsal, and nervous system regulation. BIO Deb Dana, LCSW, is a clinician, consultant, author and speaker specializing in complex trauma. Her work is focused on using the lens of Polyvagal Theory to understand and resolve the impact of trauma in our lives. She is well known for translating Polyvagal Theory into a language and application that is both understandable and accessible - for clinicians and curious people alike. Deb is a consultant to the Traumatic Stress Research Consortium in the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University and the author of several books, including the upcoming book, “Anchored: How to Befriend Your Nervous System Using Polyvagal Theory”. See our latest training, The Power of Embodied Transformation (registration open until March 2nd): www.coachesrising.com/powerofembodie…ransformation/

In this conversation with William Torbert we explore his perspectives on Dave Snowden's critiques of vertical development, including the concern about elitism, action logic perspectives, post cognitive consciousness, the 4 territories of experience and a more inclusive way of being. William R. Torbert is the Principal of Action Inquiry Associates LLC, Co-Founder and Director Emeritus of Global Leadership Associates, Director of the Amara Collaboration and a Founding Member of the Action Inquiry Fellowship. His groundbreaking work on Developmental Action Inquiry is the foundation for the work of Global Leadership Associates. Bill has enjoyed an distinguished academic career: Yale, Southern Methodist university, Harvard, Boston College, Leadership professor Emeritus, and is an award winning teacher. He is the author of a dozen books, including Seven Transformations of Leadership, selected as one of the top ten Harvard Business Review leadership articles of all time and his most recent book, Numbskull in the Theatre of Inquiry. See our latest training, The Power of Embodied Transformation (registration open until March 2nd): https://www.coachesrising.com/powerofembodiedtransformation/

In this conversation with cofounders of iConscious, Carole Griggs and Ted Strauss, we explore into the iConscious Model for accelerating human potential, unpacking the different domains and how they support growth at different developmental stages, as well as discussing how development works, the transformational setting, developmental integration and the future of AI in coaching. Carole Griggs, Ph.D. is an executive coach, leadership development consultant, international speaker, university professor, author/writer, and developer of transformative technology tools focused on human potential and consciousness evolution. She is currently coaching leaders at Apple, Google and other international and Silicon Valley tech companies. Carole is co-founder of iConscious and a professor and course developer for John F. Kennedy's Masters program in Consciousness and Transformative Studies department, and is the author of Space to See Reality: A New Model for Professional Coaches, and coauthor of Conscious: Accelerating Human Potential. Ted Strauss is cofounder of iconscious.global and has been a writer and teacher of awakening for over 45 years. For 10 years he taught Transcendental Meditation, helping hundreds to awaken consciousness. He integrates his experience with computer programming to create electronic means for accelerating personal and collective unfoldment and has been a major player in the Loving AI project, using AI to support awakening using the iConscious human development model as a dialog framework. He is co-founder of iConscious and coauthor of the book iConscious: Accelerating Human Potential. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with CEO of the Jazz Leadership Project, Greg Thomas, we explore the process of racialization, how racialized worldviews impact development, the limits of the anti-racism movement, cultural intelligence, antagonistic cooperation and a more expansive approach to the topic of deracialization. Greg Thomas is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Jazz Leadership Project. Greg embodies the strategic vision of the company and enacts it during live workshops and for the Tune In To Leadership blog. The Co-Creator of G&J Productions, Greg has been instrumental in developing humanities programs for top cultural organizations such as Jazz at Lincoln Center. As a journalist and scholar, he has conducted in-depth research and conducted hundreds of interviews over the course of his career. Greg has given presentations on jazz, culture, race, and democratic life and values for a range of online platforms and institutions such Columbia, Hamilton and Harvard. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Dr. Bayo Akomolafe we explore the beliefs that underlie our collective culture, the epistemology of identity, hypo-subjects, the decentralization of humans, how the world is more than story and potential in the instability of our times. Dr. Bayo Akomolafe is a philosopher, psychologist, professor and poet renowned for his unconventional views on global crises, activism, and social change. He has taught at various international universities and currently lectures at Pacifica Graduate Institute and the University of Vermont. He sits on the Board of many organizations including Science and Non-Duality. Bayo is Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Emergence Network, author of These Wilds Beyond our Fences and We Will Tell our Own Story, and host of the online postactivist course, ‘We Will dance with Mountains'. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with author, coach and entrepreneur Neo Moreton we explore the 3 prongs of Microshift Method, how connection changes our physiology, the business model of coaching, fostering sincerity and realness and the future of coaching and tech. Neo Moreton is a business-building Brit with a fierce passion for real growth in real life. Neo is inspired by tech and consciousness in equal measures and with his vast experience of high growth tech companies, business development and M&A, is the Co-Founder and CEO of Microshift, Founder of BYOND, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Urban OM and Co-Founder of Reach Within. He is also the author of Being real for a change. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and communication expert Barbara Piper Roelofs we explore leadership challenges in a post-Covid working context, leading from common humanity, what the research says about compassion, creating client touchpoints, ritual and wellbeing, and resilience and responsibility. Barbara Piper-Roelofs is a coach and facilitator who works with both individual and corporate clients. She started her 20+ year career in Corporate Communications and later moved into Health Care Management. During these years Barbara could always be found in a personal development or in an organizational training hub, either learning about management development or learning about different ancient wisdom traditions, meditation, mindfulness, compassion, somatic work and systemic constellations. Barbara holds a Masters degree in Communication and has recently studied at Stanford's CCARE Institute (Cultivating Compassion and Altruism) which combines rigorous academic research with experiential contemplative, meditation practices. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and CEO of the Moment Institute, David Drake, we explore how we can be effective, masterful coaches in the context of these times, breadth versus depth, the perception of change versus what creates change, exploring patterns, the five maturities and competence versus mastery. David B. Drake, PhD, is the founder and CEO of the Moment Institute in the San Francisco Bay Area, whose mission is to reinvent learning & development for practitioners and clients to better meet the challenges of our time. He pioneered the field of Narrative Coaching, and he has taught coaching skills to over 10,000 leaders, managers, and professionals. He is the author of over fifty publications on narratives and coaching, including his book “Narrative Coaching; The definitive guide to bringing new stories to life”, co-editor of the SAGE Handbook of Coaching (2016) and a thought leader for the Institute of Coaching at Harvard. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with executive coach Jennifer Garvey Berger we explore what coaches need in these times, Jennifer's favorite theories, flow and presence, understanding context, biases and the action urge, and how we engage with complexity. Jennifer Garvey Berger helps individuals and teams to transform themselves and their organizations, to see bigger perspectives, to think in more creative ways, and to collaborate effectively. With her partners at Cultivating Leadership, Jennifer runs transformational leadership programs and supports organizations to use their leaders (and leadership development) to encourage and support whole-of organization change. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with Alexander Love, Veronica Love & Lorie Dechar we explore emerging perspectives on adult development in the current paradigm of cultural change, various perspectives on wholeness and fragmentation, balancing different lines of inner development, reintegrating the somatic and the emergence of self. Alexander Love is an acupuncturist, life coach, and craniosacral therapist. With gentleness, lightness and depth, he invites us to listen to the voice of our inner wisdom & potency and allow that to move us outward into the world and make a difference. Veronica Paz Olalla Love is the Chief Executive Officer for the Newfield Network, United States branch and is an international presenter for the Newfield Network programs. She combines over 15 years of experience working in the holistic health field with over 14 years of immersion in the ontological coaching domain. In addition to being a somatic and program leader for the Newfield Network, she is the co-founder of eōs wellness center; a transformative wellness clinic in Boulder, Colorado that blends Coaching and Chinese medicine within an integral context. Lorie Eve Dechar's intuitive work as an alchemical healer, mentor, and teacher is supported by a strong foundation of theoretical understanding and clinical experience, including over thirty years of Chinese medical practice, twelve years as a senior faculty member at the Tri-State College of Acupuncture in New York City as well as years of teaching at institutes and retreat centers throughout the United States, Canada and the U.K. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with executive coach Gonzalo Córdova we talk about emotional literacy in coaching, the science of emotions, how to bring emotional literacy into corporate environments, understanding emotional filters and having congruence as a coach. Gonzalo Córdova is an international facilitator, lecturer and an experienced executive coach. He has more than fifteen years of immersion in human development and is an expert at innovating and energizing leaders and has trained and coached more than 3,000 people around the globe. His focus is building communities of learning for the betterment of individuals and organizations throughout the globe. Gonzalo is one of the founders of The Newfield Network Mexico and LSHuman, an innovative company based in Malaga, Spain, dedicated to bringing about the synthesis of the mind, body and spirit to develop powerful leadership presence. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach and facilitator Forrest Wilson, we explore the unified field of coherence, accessing essence, increasing inner alignment, expanding our sensing capacities as coaches and the superorganism of humanity. Forrest Wilson is a coach and facilitator and co-founder of Light in Action, a program designed to help integrate peak experiences and assimilate a variety of healing, awareness and we-space capacities. Forrest is passionate about human potential, transformational healing work, and creating a future where we can collectively thrive. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with embodiment coach Philip Shepherd we explore the concept of wholeness as an embodied practice, attuning to the world through embodied sensitivities, the intelligence of the pelvic floor, five qualities of being and the gateway of surrender. Philip Shepherd is an international authority on embodiment. He travels the world teaching The Embodied Present Process™ (TEPP), a unique set of practices he developed for getting us out of our heads and reconnected with the profound intelligence of the body. He is the author of two ground-breaking books, New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in the Twenty-first Century, and Radical Wholeness: The Embodied Present and the Ordinary Grace of Being and is the co-author, with Andrei Yakovenko, of Deep Fitness: The Mindful Science-Based Strength-Training Method to Transform your Well-Being in Just 30 Minutes a week. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation with coach Alexander Love, we talk about how non-Anglo paradigms can influence the world of coaching, diving deep into the 5 primordial gestures, the wisdom of shadow, qualities of being and how we can work skillfully with parts. Alexander Love, M.Ac, PCC, NCC, is a renowned teacher, acupuncturist and coach. He is on faculty at the Newfield Network, a leading coach training organization. Alexander is a developmental coach who specializes in transformational shadow work. He works with a wide range of individuals spanning the developmental spectrum which includes providing support for those in the latest stages of human development. Currently, Alexander is working on a book that is a synthesis of eastern wisdom with western developmental research to provide the coach with a deep understanding of how we grow up through stages of meaning making and how this knowledge is essential for supporting our clients. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In this conversation on becoming a trauma-sensitive coach from the Coaches Rising Summit 2022, Bebe Hansen, Steven Hoskinson and Kim Barta share their thoughts on the differences between coaching and therapy, how both disciplines have and continue to evolve, and how to integrate a trauma-sensitive approach into your coaching. Steven Hoskinson is the Founder, CEO and CCO (Chief Compassion Officer) of Organic Intelligence® (OI) and the nonprofit Organic Intelligence Outreach Institute. OI's Human Empowerment And Resiliency Training (HEARTraining®) is an international personal and professional development training program using OI's strengths-based, trauma-safe approach for resiliency. Steve presents at conferences worldwide, is Adjunct Faculty for JFK University's Somatic Psychology program, a founding member of the Northern California Society for Integrative Mental Health and the International Transformational Resilience Coalition, and he hosts the podcast series, “The End of Trauma.” Bebe Hansen is the Principal of Presence-Based® Coaching, teaches all levels of their ICF approved certification program, and supports students through the certification process. As a senior faculty member, Bebe teaches the ICF approved coach training with other PBC faculty members, designed the Mentor Coaching course, and has trained a team of PBC Mentor Coaches who deliver the course. Kim Barta is an internationally recognized psychotherapist and speaker. He works with the entire spectrum of human development from infants to the elderly and specializes in working with advanced developmental level individuals. Kim conducts workshops internationally on human development and the evolution of consciousness. He focuses on practical, embedded, experiential, embodied exercises that make a real difference in people's lives, bringing the mystical to the ordinary for everyday bliss. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Life is a series of ongoing losses; of people, places, and parts of self, and yet grief - the emotion we can experience as a result of loss - is rarely mentioned in coaching training. In this conversation with integral coach Dina Bell-Laroche we explore grief and how to encounter it with our clients, the social perception of grief and grieving, the identity transformation catalyzed by loss, building safety and self-soothing, and the language of continued bonds. Dina Bell-Laroche, BJ, MA, is an Integral Master Coach™ and partner at Sport Law. Dina has worked for a number of sport organizations since 1991 including the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the True Sport Foundation, and Equestrian Canada. Dina specializes in Integral Coaching®, strategic planning, communications, risk management, change management, loss and grief, and leadership development. Dina is currently enrolled in a Thanatology Certificate Program at the University of Western Ontario's King's College. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

The West is in a big time of transition, which necessarily includes our worldview as a collective. In this conversation with Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa) aka Dr. Don Trent Jacobs, we talk about the kinship or indigenous worldview in contrast to the dominant worldview, the impact of a binary vs a non-binary worldview, trance learning, and weaving indigenous wisdom into coaching. Four Arrows (Wahinkpe Topa) aka Dr. Don Trent Jacobs is faculty in the School of Leadership Studies at Fielding Graduate University. Formerly Dean of Education at Oglala Lakota College and tenured Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University. With doctorates in health psychology and in Curriculum and Instruction (with a cognate in Indigenous Worldview) he has authored 21 books and numerous other publications relating to wellness, critical theory, education and Indigenous worldview. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

In many places in the US, psilocybin is being legalized and a new industry is booming - with good reason; research suggests psychedelics can have a highly beneficial impact on our psyches. In this conversation with Paul F. Austin, founder of The Third Wave, we explore the therapeutic use of psychedelics and how it can be merged with coaching to increase the potency of our work, the different ways of working with psychedelics, the neurological and emotional changes stimulated, and the importance of safety, personalization and integration. Paul F. Austin is an entrepreneur, public speaker, and trainer. He has founded two companies in the emerging psychedelic space: Third Wave and Synthesis. Third Wave is an educational platform designed to empower safe and effective psychedelic experiences for the general public. Currently, Third Wave offers long-form psychedelic guides, online trainings focused on the skill of microdosing psychedelics, and an industry-best network of clinics, retreats, and practitioners. Because of his pioneering work at the intersection of microdosing, personal transformation, and professional success, Paul has been featured on the BBC, Forbes, and Rolling Stone. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.