2 for 1 Intro Special: The Vital, Thriving Professional
Where Ease and Ambition Meet
A transformational introduction to mindfulness and yoga therapy to help professionals find focus, ease, and clarity amidst a fast-paced career (without compromising their ambition).
Pivot Away from the Burnout and Regain Balance, Energy and Vitality.
Be courageous, confident and holistically well at any stage of your career.
I am offering 2 1-hour coaching sessions for the price of 1 to support lawyers and busy professionals access their motivation, intuition, energy and fulfillment in their work and life.
My goal is to help you zoom out and see beyond the rush into a world defined by balance and impact.
You are stewarding big change in the world.
Your decisions have high impact on people’s lives. The stakes are high. And that calls for a level of attention, intention and skill that you bring to your job as a leader.
But at what cost? That’s what we’re looking at in this coaching project.
We have much to learn from the river. It’s flowing; not rushing. And so, can we bring this same ethos into our own lives, moment to moment?
Do you currently feel…
- Overwhelmed by the pace and demands of the day
- Exhausted and starting to burn out
- Waking up to the unsustainability of your work culture and lifestyle
- Wanting to spend more time with friends and family but unable to fit it in
- Dreaming of a day off to finally do a few things for yourself
- Lack of clarity about your values
- Tied to the clock. Always rushing, always falling behind. Locked into a busy schedule
- Really tired and drained
- Feeling constant pressure, leads to not sleeping much or well
- You’re always ON
- Misalignment in your Career: No longer excited or motivated by your work
- Life has become work and that’s unfulfilling
- Wanting to put energy toward your values and move beyond a life defined by work, but not sure how to do this
- Your self worth is tied up in work identity, so you say yes when you want to say no, and suffer from people-pleasing, workaholism, perfectionism, or impostor syndrome
- Like a fish out of water: Lack a community of people interested in wellbeing and support to get you started and hold you accountable in the changes you’d like to make
If any of this resonates, you are not alone. This introduction to mindfulness and yoga therapy is designed to help you gain clarity around areas that are misaligned, and identify possible next steps to support you in embodying your values today.
Do you find it difficult to give yourself Permission to Rest amidst your busy schedule?
Learn to live and work easefully, joyfully and effectively.
Become empowered to recognize and value your unique gifts, talents and passions.
Gain powerful mindfulness and yoga therapy skills to increase your concentration power, hone your clarity and intuition, and find ease and strength in your body and mind.
Learn to connect with yourself in a deep way, get clear on what is important to you, and communicate it courageously and effectively.
Do you long for...
- Clarity about your values and a direction forward that feels meaningful and exciting
- Time to spend with your loved ones and to do the things that bring you joy
- An aligned lifestyle that feels easeful and energizing - whether it’s having a family, traveling more, going on retreats, time with friends, having a career that’s nourishing
- Time freedom, flexibility and the ability to enjoy life’s little miracles
- A work schedule that allows you to dedicate time to your key interests and priorities
- Space to connect deeply with yourself and others
- Confidence that you are living life authentically and making an impact on the world
The key question is...
How can you enjoy work and life again?
What does it take to work and live with ease, flow and joy, connecting deeply with your work, your clients and colleagues, your family and friends, waking up excited about the day and enjoying the little moments in life as much as the big achievements?
Is this even possible???
YES!!! It is possible to have this balance without compromising your ambition.
Introducing...
Intro Special: The Vital, Thriving Professional
Where Ease and Ambition Meet
A transformational introduction to mindfulness and yoga therapy to help professionals find focus, ease, and clarity amidst a fast-paced career (without compromising their ambition).
Pivot Away from the Burnout and Regain Balance, Energy and Vitality
Be courageous, confident and holistically well at any stage of your career.
My goal is to help you zoom out and see beyond the rush into a world defined by balance and impact.
The intention behind the project is to help you gain clarity on your stressors and opportunities in your life.
I’ll also share a blueprint on how to get back in charge of your schedule and your life, while trusting your body’s intuitive wisdom.
Meet Your Coach
I’m Paula, and I’ll be your guide on this journey.
I’m a lawyer-turned-mindfulness coach, and I help stressed out, time-stretched and overwhelmed professionals find focus, clarity, purpose, joy and ease by applying powerful mindfulness principles to everyday life.
Early on in life I was taught the game of achievement and success and was able to find my way to top positions in law and government, to travel the world and find all kinds of experiences, and diet and exercise my way to thin.
The gift in being able to “have it all” in this way and still being unhappy taught me that I was missing something!
I realized then that I was chasing after validation and worthiness through the portal of achievement, and it wore me out.
That's when I sought out a new way. I found mindfulness, and the rest is history.
Finding the gift of mindfulness helped me recognize that contentment is not something that can be gained through outer achievements, but by instead going within and uncovering our innate clarity, strength and goodness.
I have applied mindfulness and yoga therapy principles to maintain focus, clarity and balance in high-stakes, high-stress environments and taught it to thousands of people doing the same.
I currently lead the Ontario Public Service (OPS) Mindfulness Program serving 60,000+ civil servants and the OPS Mindfulness for Leaders Certificate Program, have taught at large organizations including the Ontario Bar Association, Bell and TMX Legal Departments, and have been a Partner and Director at MTMindfulness Consulting.
I have spoken at TEDx ideas worth spreading, and written on mindfulness and resilience for the Huffington Post, Elephant Journal, Apolitical, Tiny Buddha, Personal Growth among other publications.
I know what it is like to work tirelessly to achieve external success and still feel depleted, lost, alone and sad.
Finding meaning, purpose, ease and clarity through mindfulness can help you align with your Zone of Genius and do so sustainably, or without burnout.
What inspired this work?
Since the moment when I was looking out the window of my big fancy law office, wondering what I had done wrong and why I was still so sad inside, I have been dedicated to changing the question from what on the outside will make me happy, to how can I tune in to what is most important to me, and from this place, share and create the meaning and purpose that I am so desperately seeking.
That began my path as a mindfulness coach for busy professionals looking for less burnout and more fulfillment now - not later.
I have been helping professionals tap into the power of mindfulness and yoga therapy to connect with their inner guidance and intuition and make meaningful changes in their work and their lives for over 15 years.
Over time, it has become clear to me that nothing is more important to me than sharing the power of mindfulness with others. Through this work, you can release any habits, emotional pain and blockages that are limiting you from living your most authentic and joyful life.
The pace of change, pressure and demands placed upon us at this time make it even more difficult to become clear, focused and courageous in living a meaningful life.
It is my honour and privilege to support you to navigate uncertainty, find grounding, clarity, support and ease in each moment of every day.
What to Expect
So, if you are ready to get back your energy, time, motivation and joy, please join me!
I am offering 2 coaching sessions for the price of 1 ($250 CAD) to individuals who are ready to take the leap towards a more intentional, balanced and easeful life.
Here’s What to Expect in your Session:
✤ Clarity: A private, nonjudgmental space to reflect on your wins, challenges and insights while also identifying your actionable clarity to step forward.
✤ Learn Strategies: Mindfulness and yoga therapy strategies and tools in support of your specific goals and challenges. I’ll share how mindfulness and yoga therapy can help you close the energy leakages while providing you with restoration and vitality (without requiring extra time in your schedule)
✤ Navigate Difficult Emotions: New approaches to overwhelm, guilt, fear and how to open to aligned self-care as a portal into greater influence.
✤ An Action Plan: You’ll walk away with key action steps and tools to help you with your specific goals.
✤ A Path Forward: Learn about a path forward to develop greater balance, skillfulness, influence and self-assurance to live and thrive resiliently.
My Approach
The project is based on Shinzen Young’s Unified Mindfulness (UM) system as well as Krishnamacharya’s approach to individualized yoga therapy.
UM's comprehensive system covers all contemplatives approaches and "unifies" them in a clear framework that's so rigorously precise, institutions like Harvard Medical School, Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Vermont use it as the basis for their research on meditation and its application in neuroscience, psychology, and clinical sciences.
Krishnamacharya’s yoga therapy tradition strongly believes in offering yoga that is adapted to each individual’s uniqueness, and respects and honours their specific needs, goals, and current capabilities.
Unlike other mindfulness approaches where you need long periods of practice in stillness or on your yoga mat, this approach utilizes the activities you are already doing as opportunities for practice.
It is perfect for busy people who just don’t have time for an hour of dedicated practice, but still want to experience results.