The Consciousness Collaborative
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The Consciousness Collaborative Network
Walter Bacigalupo
Nathalie Blitz
Carol Burnes
Samantha Cail
Liz Giargiari
Dawn Lipinski
Joanne Lutz
Anya Sophia Mann
Beth Sutton
Jamie Thurber
Bob Vinson
Adrian Wilkins
Lysa Wilkins
The Consciousness Collaborative is a network of Life and Business Coaches, Mind and Body Therapists, Energy-Focused Consultants, and Equine Inspired Coaches guiding clients toward greater personal awareness and learning. This Collaborative offers clients and students an opportunity to experience a variety of growth and healing modalities with our select group of exceptional and trusted practitioners.
Imagine a time when you were trying to learn something new, and the teacher really “got” who you were. There was no judgment about what you got right or wrong; those were just tools to discovering where there was room for more learning. The teacher didn’t have a personal agenda about whether or not you learned this, it wasn’t about her, it was about you. You wanted to “get it” and she was there with you to guide you through, with a kindness and acceptance that allowed you to feel valued as a person. When she was there with you, her problems at home, or personal feelings of inadequacy, or whatever other “stuff” she might have running weren’t in the room. This was your time. It was her responsibility to tend to her issues outside of this room, so that when you came back for another lesson, she could be present with you again.
~ Each practitioner creates and holds a nurturing space for the client or student to touch upon a moment of presence. This presence may manifest as joy, pain, anger, fear, an "ah ha!" or a "just right" moment. The honesty of being with each of these experiences reveals the core of who we are, and frees us to be true to our own essence.
~ These guides are gifted. Many have sought work in other arenas, and were inevitably called to the vocation of their current practice. Everyone has a unique gift to share with the world. For the members of The Consciousness Collaborative, witnessing and supporting a client's journey to mindfulness is a common thread woven into the fabric of the network.
~ Through the work of self discovery and mindfulness, each member has a personal appreciation and compassion for the efforts and challenges of life's journey. To become a Consciousness Collaborative colleague, the practitioner must first evidence that he/she is manifesting as a coach, healer, or educator with "Clarity, Connection, and Compassion,"* freeing them to be truly present for every client.
*"Clarity, Connection, and Compassion" are the founding principles for the Institute for Conscious Counseling and Coaching, Essex, MA.
Imagine a time when you were trying to learn something new, and the teacher really “got” who you were. There was no judgment about what you got right or wrong; those were just tools to discovering where there was room for more learning. The teacher didn’t have a personal agenda about whether or not you learned this, it wasn’t about her, it was about you. You wanted to “get it” and she was there with you to guide you through, with a kindness and acceptance that allowed you to feel valued as a person. When she was there with you, her problems at home, or personal feelings of inadequacy, or whatever other “stuff” she might have running weren’t in the room. This was your time. It was her responsibility to tend to her issues outside of this room, so that when you came back for another lesson, she could be present with you again.
If
you can remember that feeling of connection with that teacher, and the
compassion she felt for your struggles and successes, and if this is the kind
of environment you would like to learn in, be coached in, or feel pain released
from your body, the members of The Consciousness Collaborative may fit the
bill. This is what they have to
offer. It’s the kind of space they
create, and it’s the reason each has been asked to participate.
~ Each practitioner creates and holds a nurturing space for the client or student to touch upon a moment of presence. This presence may manifest as joy, pain, anger, fear, an "ah ha!" or a "just right" moment. The honesty of being with each of these experiences reveals the core of who we are, and frees us to be true to our own essence.
~ These guides are gifted. Many have sought work in other arenas, and were inevitably called to the vocation of their current practice. Everyone has a unique gift to share with the world. For the members of The Consciousness Collaborative, witnessing and supporting a client's journey to mindfulness is a common thread woven into the fabric of the network.
~ Through the work of self discovery and mindfulness, each member has a personal appreciation and compassion for the efforts and challenges of life's journey. To become a Consciousness Collaborative colleague, the practitioner must first evidence that he/she is manifesting as a coach, healer, or educator with "Clarity, Connection, and Compassion,"* freeing them to be truly present for every client.
*"Clarity, Connection, and Compassion" are the founding principles for the Institute for Conscious Counseling and Coaching, Essex, MA.
Meditation of the Month - Heart Breathing
This meditation has been shared by Liz Giargiari of The Reiki Temple. Offering a powerful combination of breath and imagery, this meditation opens the heart to life, love, and compassion. The author is unknown.
First, "breathe through your heart" by imagining that the way you take in air is through the center of your chest. Just breathe in and out, through your chest, allowing yourself to open up ever so gently.
A mantle of softness and kindness envelops you. Let yourself sink deep inside yourself. Go down, down, down, to that beautiful, secret place of the most high within you. Everyone knows where it is inside of him or herself. We all have different ways of visualizing it. For you it may be a garden. For others it can be a stream, a river, an ocean, a favorite spot in the woods - wherever it is that you feel safe.
And while you are there, as you sit, you are willing at this very moment to do everything you can to make love possible. And call forth that within you that will guide you and bring you to love.
You feel a tap on your shoulder, and as you turn, there is a luminescent being standing there. This being looks at you with such kindness and truth that you cannot avoid contact with it. You feel drawn to this being of light. And this being asks for you to give to it everything that you value. It puts before you a bowl, and it says, "Please pour everything that you value into this bowl."
You say, "I have not brought anything with me."
But the being is asking you for pride...
attachment...emotion ... passion...memories... guilt...shame. Things you hold within yourself about being victimized.
Please, pour it all in - Everything - all your successes, all your failures. Right now. Pour your work, your mate, your children, your ideas, your hopes and ambitions. And you see that the moment they touch the bowl, they disappear. Because the energy we are pouring into the bowl is dream stuff. It is unreal.
This luminescent being then asks, "Is this all you have?" Have you held back from it? Pour more.
And now, pour yourself into the bowl. There is nothing left.
In truth, the being tells us that we can keep nothing in this life. Everything is neutralized in the ocean that is love. The drop becomes the ocean. We become one with everything. Let yourself dissolve into the bowl and feel that sense of humility wash over you. Humility is the space for silence. And silence is the space for love.
Let yourself have this moment. And wherever it is leading you right now it is good, be it in tears or in laughter. This is not about a high, but about a space. All that exists for you right now is this moment. If you feel like moving, move. Sway. You have found the very core of your own presence. You are free. Take this feeling. And in everything you do and every moment that you have, today, tonight, and tomorrow, this celebration exists in you. This celebration is who you are. This celebration is Your Life.
This meditation has been shared by Liz Giargiari of The Reiki Temple. Offering a powerful combination of breath and imagery, this meditation opens the heart to life, love, and compassion. The author is unknown.First, "breathe through your heart" by imagining that the way you take in air is through the center of your chest. Just breathe in and out, through your chest, allowing yourself to open up ever so gently.
A mantle of softness and kindness envelops you. Let yourself sink deep inside yourself. Go down, down, down, to that beautiful, secret place of the most high within you. Everyone knows where it is inside of him or herself. We all have different ways of visualizing it. For you it may be a garden. For others it can be a stream, a river, an ocean, a favorite spot in the woods - wherever it is that you feel safe.
And while you are there, as you sit, you are willing at this very moment to do everything you can to make love possible. And call forth that within you that will guide you and bring you to love.
You feel a tap on your shoulder, and as you turn, there is a luminescent being standing there. This being looks at you with such kindness and truth that you cannot avoid contact with it. You feel drawn to this being of light. And this being asks for you to give to it everything that you value. It puts before you a bowl, and it says, "Please pour everything that you value into this bowl."
You say, "I have not brought anything with me."
But the being is asking you for pride...
attachment...emotion ... passion...memories... guilt...shame. Things you hold within yourself about being victimized.
Please, pour it all in - Everything - all your successes, all your failures. Right now. Pour your work, your mate, your children, your ideas, your hopes and ambitions. And you see that the moment they touch the bowl, they disappear. Because the energy we are pouring into the bowl is dream stuff. It is unreal.
This luminescent being then asks, "Is this all you have?" Have you held back from it? Pour more.
And now, pour yourself into the bowl. There is nothing left.
In truth, the being tells us that we can keep nothing in this life. Everything is neutralized in the ocean that is love. The drop becomes the ocean. We become one with everything. Let yourself dissolve into the bowl and feel that sense of humility wash over you. Humility is the space for silence. And silence is the space for love.
Let yourself have this moment. And wherever it is leading you right now it is good, be it in tears or in laughter. This is not about a high, but about a space. All that exists for you right now is this moment. If you feel like moving, move. Sway. You have found the very core of your own presence. You are free. Take this feeling. And in everything you do and every moment that you have, today, tonight, and tomorrow, this celebration exists in you. This celebration is who you are. This celebration is Your Life.
