WHAT IS PERSONAL/SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE?
In 2nd half of life, we experience some sort of significant change. No one is spared. Not everyone talks about it.
Personal and Spiritual guidance is a process of listening. I help you pay attention to more subtle dimensions of your life that go unnoticed in the busyness of your everyday routine.
You have in an innate wisdom. I help you Pause and listen to the different parts of you – your mind, emotions, body, spirit, and energy.
This practice is especially important during times of transition. These transitions initially feel destabilizing and are often disregarded by the culture.
Instead of avoiding or numbing these threshold you are encouraged to courageously face them and discover what this phase of your life is asking of you.
MY ROLE
My role is that of a caring guide and companion. I understand the inner terrain and my sole purpose is to support you in this time of your life.
Through highlighting patterns, fostering self-awareness, providing perspective, teaching practices, and sharing resources, I aim to gently encourage you to turn towards and embrace the tender places within yourself.
The culture often tells you to fight, avoid, or ignore difficult emotions such as fear, anger, shame, disappointment, and sadness.
Paradoxically, as you courageously face these challenging emotions, you create restorative space for peace, ease, and well being.
People have described feeling safe and accepted in my presence, as together we approach these aspects of ourselves with an open heart filled with compassion and humor.
I assist you in cultivating the elusive quality of presence in your mind, heart, and physical sensations.
THE TOOLS
We use tools such as:
- Enneagram,
- Embodiment practice
- Contemplative practice
- The Pause
- Integral Wisdom
- Conscious Breathing and
- Cynthia Bourgault’s Four Voices of Discernment for Decision Making (ego/soul/spirit/heart)
YOUR ROLE
I believe you have full agency to step into this time of your life.
This means you make a commitment to yourself to fully engage this work.
Intention: An Intention helps you gain clarity.
Awareness: Awareness is opening yourself to seeing things differently.
Practice: What we practice, we become. I give you simple practices for you to do at home. I don’t see significant change in myself or others without practicing…it’s how our brains and bodies work.
FROM A CLIENT:
I originally sought out Leslie to find out more about my Enneagram type. Little did I know what I actually yearned for was spiritual meaning and that our work together would set me on a path to self-transformation.
Leslie’s compassionate coaching and loving presence have helped me grow in ways I never expected.
During each session, she creates a safe space for me to explore my vulnerability—the gateway to intimacy.
As a result I’m able to connect with others and myself in a way that feels authentic and deeply satisfying.
Leslie’s soul-centered approach to the Enneagram is perfectly suited to anyone who feels called to dive deep and discover the person they were born to be.
Christina M.
Enneagram 3
Switzerland
INCORPORATED INTO YOUR DAILY LIFE
I used to think this level of change was reserved for monks and hermits. The beauty of this process is that it is innately practical.
It is woven into the fabric of your work life, your friendships, and family.
My clients come from as far away as Africa, South America, Ireland, and Switzerland, as well as from as close as a mile from my office.
For out-of-town clients, we conduct our work over Zoom. If you are in the Cincinnati, Ohio area, I encourage in-person sessions.