“Pausing allows us to step into the present, witnessing all that is available to us as we navigate life.”
― Leslie Avant-Brown
Conductors North Star Advanced Coaching Series
Pausing as a Practice
September 8th – October 20th , 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm PST
Bi-Weekly on Thursday’s
Cost: $500 or $2000 for the four part series
Each course provides up to 10 International Coaching Federation Continued Coach Education Units
Pausing as a Practice, provides an introduction to Blooming Willow Coaching’s signature Pause Module that supports the opening of a safe space for coach and client. The Pause, provides both partners an opportunity to shift from “Doing” and into “Being” as they open the session. Creating an energetic shift that allows for emergence of the deep wisdom of the coach and client to come forward as both partners step into the coaching space.
September 8, 2022 – Creating the Space – Pausing with Purpose
+ What happens when coaches and clients shift from doing and into being? How does mindfulness play a role in supporting presence? How can coaches use powerful questions and engaged listening to support clients to connect to body, mind and spirit?
September 22, 2022 – A Healing Centered Coaching Mindset – Pausing as a Practice
+What does it look like for clients to lead their own healing process during coaching? How are coaches supporting the growth and healing happening beneath the surface? What does it mean for coaches to get curious about living the Pause?
October 6, 2022 – Supporting Clients Mindfulness – Pausing for the Wise Self
+ How are clients learning to Pause? How does pausing support clients Wise-Self to emerge? How can interrupting support new awareness? How can acknowledgement supporting Pausing and reflection?
October 20, 2022 – Honoring the Client – Pausing to Go Deeper
+How do we support clients to Pause as they identify their agenda? What allows clients to explore what’s beneath the surface of their growth and healing? What role does intuition play in supporting Pausing?
Faculty
Leslie Avant-Brown, MPA, MCC
Leslie Avant-Brown, MPA, MCC
CEO - Principal Owner
Leslie Avant-Brown is an innovator, facilitator, coach and thought leader within movement work. Her relentless desire to fuel systems change in support of vulnerable communities has changed the fabric of this work. With her down to earth demeanor, she brings a unique mix of laughter, curiosity, healing, creativity and strategy to support conductors of change – those who are designing innovative strategies that benefit future generations. She believes that moving beyond traditional leadership approaches will revolutionize the way that people work and thrive. “I have dedicated my life to supporting communities to build trust, identify new leadership, increase diversity of voice and choice, incorporate growth and healing strategies and build sustainably. I do this because I know, what we plant today will bloom tomorrow”
In 2016, through a partnership with Beyond Emancipation, her CCRW Coaching Model (focused on foster and probation youth) received the notorious International Coaching Federation Prism Award Honorable Mention (Coming 2nd only to Coca-Cola Russia) for its innovative design supporting culture change. She went on to support the development of an ICF Accredited, Community Coaching Certification Program at Leadership that Works, the first of its kind. Through this pioneering effort, she certified over 100 coaches in this new community accreditation, radically shifting how communities are supported through coaching.
Leslie serves as CEO at her firm Blooming Willow Coaching, a culturally relevant, Healing Centered Coaching practice that allows her to partner with individuals, organizations and businesses. Her specialization areas include “all things” coaching including: one-on-one and group coaching, coaching facilitation, coach training, and designing sustainable coaching models that support growth and healing in communities.
Previously, she worked as the International Program Director for Leadership that Works, and supported the development, implementation and facilitation of cutting edge coaching programs that supported value-driven transformation in India, Europe and the United States.
Prior to earning her coaching certification Leslie worked in the nonprofit capacity building sector, supporting work that promoted social justice -- she has a background in leadership development and evaluation. “What brought me to the field of coaching was the idea of supporting deep change while aligning my strengths to support conductors of change.”
Leslie received her professional coaching certification through Leadership that Works and holds a Master of Public Administration from the University of Michigan. In her free time, Leslie enjoys finding new adventures, spending time with her wife, belly laughing, eating delicious food and of course creating!!