LaVonne Wells calls herself a Spiritual Coach as well as other fitting titles. Her awakening to her gifts as one who can channel those who have passed on occurred early in LaVonne’s life. Her first experience with death came when her little sister died of starvation.  Today LaVonne hosts groups to join in her program of learning to heal from loss and to gain insights and guidance from those who have passed. Master Certified Coach Lyn Christian asks about finding the “I” or the “MEness” and how that can stabilise our journey through an earth bound experience. Listening to this interview w ..read more

A memory of abuse or of a traumatic event, when triggered can make a person feel powerless. In this situation, everything is beyond their control.  The memory may not be in the foreground of the mind but deeply repressed, as a pattern, dormant in the subconscious mind. It can be triggered through association – a smell, a touch, a look, a word or tone or an action which generates a strong feeling of dislike – an emotion seething up from the core of the being. This experience of powerlessness may be one of a multitude of causes contributing to the experience of resentment. Envy, jealousy ..read more

Spiritual Coaching What arises for you as you read that term? What words emerge into your consciousness? What stories begin to unfold?  What meaning do you begin to make about what spiritual coaching is – and isn’t? What feelings get stirred in your heart or gut? Or even down in your pelvis – or somatically throughout your body as you feel into yourself as you responds to that processing? On a recent google search, one website stated that Spiritual Life Coaching is “rather than just examining your behaviours, habits, and goals, they delve into your deep rooted beliefs, your connection to ..read more

Coaching loves to swim in the realm of beliefs. I’ve noticed, however, that coaching, mirroring life, tends to avoid discussing the ground of religious and spiritual beliefs. It’s like those beliefs are too personal or too sensitive for exploration, even within a safe sessional space. Not only do we all have religious and spiritual beliefs, they can be limiting and disempowering. Perfect for a coaching conversation, you’d think! But people tend to see their religious and spiritual beliefs as adding meaning, value and structure to life, rather than something limiting. In truth, religious and s ..read more

There are several different religions around the world, many with their own profound spiritual texts. As a student of various world religions, one might be able to find things of great value in each of these religions. However, religion that teaches us that we must rely completely on external advice or external books—as opposed to listening to the urging of one’s own soul—is a religion that is destructive to mental health.  Certainly, external advice can be useful, but only in the case in which the person receiving that advice authentically agrees with that advice. The purpose of re ..read more

Virtual coaching is not a new concept, but the recent arrival of COVID-19 has brought home just how important it is for coaches and organizations to address their coaching needs online.  Coaches from all disciplines are now having to adapt their strategies in order to continue supporting businesses, groups and individuals through the screen, as COVID-19 continues to place limitations on social interactions.  Having worked with hundreds of coaches over the past few years, I’ve seen real growth for those who have invested their time and energy in creating an online coaching propositio ..read more

Going to a play It is a Friday night and you are going to the theatre. You and your partner get home early and dress smartly. You remember to pick up the tickets, printed on shiny white card. You walk to the theatre, through the entrance, then up the carpeted stairs to the bar where you order your interval drinks and buy a program. You find your seats while the usher takes your tickets, tearing off the stub. You relax into the comfortable seats, waiting for the lights to dim and the curtain to rise. This, or something similar when going to a restaurant, concert or exhibition, may be familiar ..read more

I made you look, will you continue to read on?  Would your belief in the headline differ depending on whether “I AM”…  *A famous news anchor  *Your best friend  *A leading broadcaster  Isn’t everything FAKE news unless it’s REAL to you?  Enter my experience.. .. 5 years ago today I made a few life choices that have revolutionised my perception of myself and the world. Growing up I sought external validation, about my thoughts, my hair, my nutrition and my values. On most days I could be found fully indulged in the seductive outer world of energy. This became mani ..read more

The greatest challenge to staying true to yourself, is that you don’t really know yourself as well as you think. We are all the product of a lifetime of cultural conditioning, from family and society. This ‘programming’ creates a self-identity that is essentially a collection of beliefs, attitudes and images about who we are and our purpose, place and value in the world. We believe that because we know where we come from, what we like and don’t like, our strengths and values, or have a sense of vision or purpose, that we know who we are. But do we really? You may have seen this quote that poi ..read more

Assisting our clients to “stay true” in a world where lies and fake news outnumber honest conversations and the empirical data.   Fake news and sophisticated disinformation campaigns are especially problematic in democratic systems. In order to maintain an open, democratic system, it is important that government, business, and consumers work together to solve these problems.  Governments should promote news literacy and strong professional journalism in their societies. The news industry must provide high-quality journalism in order to build public trust and correct fake news and di ..read more