Coaching
Let me help you become the person you wanto be. Learn to:
- Develop a direct connection with your true self
- Discard bad habits and negative thought patterns
- Uncover hidden talents
- Recognize ways in which your skills differ from anyone else’s
- Conquer your inner critic and overcome fears
- Make clear-minded choices about your life’s direction
- Ground yourself in gratitude during times of uncertainty
- Build the courage to create the future you want
- Succeed in life through becoming authentic
Whether it be reaching career goals, improving personal relationships, developing newfound talents, boosting self-esteem, or enhancing emotional and physical well-being, learn to start leading the life you long for right now.
One hour a week recommended for 8 weeks; $150/hour and on a sliding scale
Michelle’s ability to zero in on whatever issues you most need to talk about in your life is amazing. Once she helps you clarify an area for yourself she is able to make constructive suggestions to help you get beyond any blocks you might have. Her suggestions to me have been right on target. The one-on-one sessions with Michelle are a gift I am glad I’ve given to myself. Mary Beth Watt
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Coaching and Personal Growth Workshops
I am happy to announce that I will be teaching a new class this Fall called “Let Your True Light Shine.” For the first time I will combine my background in music, meditation, and cognitive psychology to show you how to succeed in life by practicing self-acceptance. I did a trial run in Santa Cruz in April and participants made the fastest breakthroughs I’ve seen in over 10 years of teaching! The workshop got front page coverage in The Santa Cruz Sentinel.
In this workshop you will learn how to accept yourself for who you are, warts and all, and truly shine. Whenever you try to be someone you’re not in order to get approval, you block yourself from your own light. What makes you different makes you special, even if it seems weird or wacky. By embracing what makes you distinct from others-including your “flaws”-you automatically excel at work and enrich your relationships, especially the one you have with yourself. Through exercises based on a unique blend of psychological research, motivational music, and passage meditation techniques, this workshop will show you how to quiet your mind, bring hidden talents to the light, tame the inner critic, and thrive both personally and professionally.
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This workshop blends scientific, artistic, mystical and cross-cultural perspectives, and the instructor’s personal experience with change, to show you how to leave the past behind and re-create yourself. Through lecture and in-class discussions, you learn how to confront and discard bad habits, negative thought patterns, addictions, and old belief systems that no longer serve you. You can also develop compassion and true forgiveness for those who have hurt you, allowing old wounds to heal. Throughout the workshop, you learn ways to manipulate the physical environment in order to catalyze your transformation. This course initiates a yearlong program of change, and requires honesty, courage, and commitment. The rewards last a lifetime.
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Do you suspect you are an artist deep down inside? Are you a practicing artist who feels blocked? Do you crave a creative outlet after your workday ends? Do you think you were more creative as a child? Personal growth is often stunted by self-doubt and the inability to see who we really are. Using tools from cognitive psychology, Jungian psychology and Taoism, this workshop helps participants break through self-limiting concepts and unlock their creative abilities in any and all art forms: poetry, painting, dance, acting, photography, cooking, fashion, music, gardening, etc.
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If you could wave a magic wand and have anything you want, and I mean anything, what would it be? What kind of life would fill you with joy and passion? It doesn’t matter whether it seems attainable. It doesn’t matter whether it seems downright crazy. Giving yourself permission to daydream about a rich and fulfilling life is the first step towards getting it. You’re closer to knowing what it is you want from your life—and making it happen—than you think you are. In this one day workshop, you will learn how to connect with your true self, create wish lists, and use breathing, relaxation and visualization techniques to focus on the future you want. You will also learn to set specific goals, make plans to achieve those aims, and take immediate action. Your new life is just one wish away.
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- Thanks for a sleepless night. Seriously, if anyone had told me six months ago I would awake at 3:15AM full of poetry, turn on lights, and actually go to the computer and write, I would have said, “you’re nuts!” I have never believed in the worth of my talents my whole life. But, I think I am becoming a believer Michelle is just outrageous and adorable and an inspiration to us all. Dottie Carpenter
- Michelle is an impassioned instructor willing to be vulnerable going through the discovery along with the students-wow! She knew her subject backwards, forwards, and could communicate passion for the topics. Sold. Cathie Swan
- I needed an impetus for change. Michelle gave me what I needed. She is an excellent communicator. The class was excellent—energizing and practical. Michelle shares her gift of motivation in a unique and gentle, yet mighty, way. Pamela Pierson
- I felt caged in a successful Silicon Valley high tech job and starved for spiritual activity. Michelle’s class opened the door and gave me the tools to reach for my own meaningful art. This class was thought-provoking and effective. It helped me to rethink my career. I particularly liked that she encouraged a different perspective in life. The class works. Chuck Markee
- Michelle’s workshop is the most inspiring and life-changing course I have ever taken. Cindy King
- I was going through a transition, illness, job loss. What should I do now? I learned so much about myself. Michelle is excellent, wise and learned! I liked the mixture of “hard” science-psychology, art and Taoism. Great combination! Heidi Perijohn
- Michelle is a terrific instructor, talented in using all aspects of her life to share for the benefit of her students’ own learning experience, which is admirable. Not many instructors would open themselves up in such a manner. Evelyn Seto