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Zoomed out? Learn some ways you and your colleagues can use the virtual space to actually foster mindfulness.

"I felt very connected all of the people I talked to. I was not expecting to jump right into coaching on the first day and was a little nervous, but I felt validated in my decision to pursue coaching, and like I knew I was in the right place. Given the short amount of time that we were together, I was surprised and impressed by the quality of the connections that I was able to make." - Recent student in Foundations of Coaching

Explore the topic "The Multiple Colors of Love" at the Free Integral Learning Lab with Cynthia Luna next Saturday, March 20. Here is an article she wrote recently on this theme. Once you're on the website, click on "Free Events" to learn more and register for next Saturday's event. Hope to see you there.

Tomorrow, March 9: Join course leader Karen Aznoian for a free event that will give you a firsthand experience of how Integral Coaching works. Bring an issue that has you stuck, and gain clarity through integral speaking and listening. This event is open to all who are curious about our work, or who are simply looking to engage in powerful self-discovery in a warm community of peers.

To squash more superegos around the world, Sarita is offering her popular Thwarting the Inner Critic course twice this spring. You can join us for two full days, 9am-4pm Pacific Time, OR four half days over two sessions, 8am-Noon in Singapore (which can also work for night owls in the US!). Click through for more information.

Integral Coaches are not listening just for the person’s accomplishments, goals, or aspirations. These are helpful details in horizontal development, i.e., becoming more efficient at what we’re already doing. However, vertical developmentdeepening our way of being, building capacity, and changing our overall experience of liferequires listening for other things. We want to know what is important to the client. What is close to their heart, stirs their soul? What is their pure expression and how has it been buried or distorted?

NEW PODCAST EPISODE! How does Integral Coaching, a method that works at such a deep developmental level, translate to working with leaders and corporations? This is a common question, and illusive territory for potential coaches. To help shed some light on the topic, Adam had a conversation with Andrea Garfield, founder and CEO of the Awesome Institute. She shares plenty of examples of how Integral Coaching can catalyze shifts and open possibilities for individual leaders and, as a result, entire companies. We hope you enjoy this rich and inspiring conversation!

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"Our few days together merely pulled back the curtain on the full depth and transformation possible in the Professional Coaching Course... a shift occurred in the hearts and minds of all of us participating. I was at once certain I was headed down the right path and bewildered at the possibility of it all." - Recent student in Foundations of Coaching DECEMBER 8-10: Discover what is possible for the next part of your life. Foundations of Coaching will give you skills you can use right away in your work and broader lifeand a sense of whether certification is the path forward for you.

You are invited to a NVW Community Gathering on Election Day in the US.... We will be coming together for an hour on Tuesday, November 3rd, at 5:30 pm PST/ 8:30 pm EST to sit together (in meditation), share space, and send our best wishes to the world. This is a non-partisan gathering and everyone is welcome to join. Here is the link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZUpduusqzsqE9WEu2L0rg80E3Pi89V3X After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. We hope to see you there!

Today on the blog: unpacking an allegory commonly used in coaching.

Contribute to healing through more skillful speaking and listening. It is clear in our world right now that we are not meeting each other. There are plenty of assertions but very few conversations to generate understanding. Honing your conversational way of being can bring new openings and possibilities to your interactions and to the broader conversation. There are a few seats left Masterful Conversations beginning next week! This program is led by James Flaherty, founder of... NVW and longtime student of Fernando Flores (Speech Acts). A 2.5-day workshop is followed by a teleclass that meets two mornings a month Nov-Jan, giving you the opportunity to practice and workshop your learnings. Join us to discover ways of showing up more powerfully for your clients, communities, and loved ones. 24 CCEUs.

"This world operates through polarities and pairings that both oppose and complement each other and humans are no exception. The heart beats with two sides, the... lungs double up to breathe, breasts hang side by side and the testicles as well. The eyes and ears watch and listen from two sides of the same face and many have been known to speak out of both sides of their mouths. Sometimes one hand doesn’t know what the other is doing and most of us suffer inner conflicts and are often at odds with ourselves. A person is both a unity and an opposition, so is a marriage and so are most social relationships as well. A whole society works that way, with opposing political parties and with upper classes looking down on those trying to move up in the world. Each thing carries its own shadow and the inner oppositions in people repeatedly become reflected in outer conflicts that are even harder to get a handle on. Whatever we refuse to face within us will become a collective fate in the world around us. The wise come to know their own inner conflicts, while the unwise keep insisting that all the trouble is the fault of others." - Michael Meade, "Fate and Destiny"

Turns out there are many layers to listening. The Integral Coaching Forum on October 6 is a chance to explore this topic in depth. Practice integral speaking and listening with your peers, and get clarity around an area of stuckness in your life. More at newventureswest.com.

FREE EVENT THIS SATURDAY: Attending to What Matters: Discovering Simplicity in a Complex World

We are delighted to share this week’s Top Women podcast. Topco Media CEO, Ralf Fletcher sits down with Janine Ahlers, Academic Director of Centre for Coaching t...o discuss the ins and outs of coaching, why we should always look inwards and the secrets to successful leadership. #leadership #coaching See more

Free event tomorrow (9/1): bring an issue that has you stuck, and discover how inquiry can lead to clarity. A great way to learn about Integral Coaching through direct experience.

Far from an abstract notion of whether a place feels good or not, a safe and productive space for exploration and growth is one that is held with conscious attention, intention, cooperation, and planning. With the speedy move to the virtual classroom, we’ve been revisiting this topic in terms of what works generally to support a strong container, and what needs to happen specifically in the online space. By and large, the magic of our in-person classes has carried overand in some cases even deepened. Here’s our take on the elements of a skillfully held space, and some of the ways we ensure this for our students.

Masterful Conversations returns in October! The entirely virtual program consists of a 3-day workshop and follow-on teleclass (2 hour sessions approx. every 2 weeks). Leader James Flaherty draws on material from his years of work with Fernando Flores (Speech Acts) and decades spent coaching leaders. With all the dicey conversations we're having these days, this offering is especially timely. Please join us and invite your colleagues.

"What is happening with our bodies on both overt and subtle levelsposture, breathing, gaze, movement/stillness, etc.has as much to do with how we’re communicating as the words themselves. When our physical state and our words are misaligned, the message may not come across as powerfullyor at all. For example, perhaps you’ve had the experience of being yelled at to stay calm, or watching a person speak about something they really want while sitting in a reclined pose." Today on the blog: a few simple ways to practice being more intentional about the shapes we're making. https://bit.ly/3fMXLed

The summer issue of Distinctions, out today, focuses on diversity, belonging and equity. Read Cynthia Luna's powerful lead article on conforming to dominant culture, discover new resources, and find out what NVW is doing to improve our practices and make programs more accessible to all.

"Fulfillment is a deeply felt experience that what we are doing, how we are living, and who we are becoming is meaningful and worthwhile." Learn specific ways that Integral Coaches help bring this about in their clients.

We thrilled that our friend Pamela Weiss Author has put this powerful and much-needed book into the world. She'll join us in September to discuss it in the Book Study Group.

Even when we know it's necessary, even when we deeply desire it for ourselves, it can be extremely hard to commit to transformational work.

In Integral Coaching, we are focused on coaching the person, not the issue they bring. Among the many shifts that happen for the client is the resolution of the issueusually at a much deeper level than they expected. Read about the distinction in this 2017 post by enrollment director Jessica Phillips.