Inner development for change makers.
Workshop design, facilitation, and inner development programs for nonprofits, mission-driven organizations, and social change teams.
The Core Belief
The success of any intervention depends on the interior condition of the people doing the work.
Social change is an inner job as much as it is an outer one. The barriers that keep arising in systems — the stuck patterns, the fractured relationships, the burnout, the disconnection from purpose — are often not strategic problems. They are inner ones. And they require inner tools.
My consulting work brings those tools to the people and organizations doing the hardest, most important work in the world: awareness-based practices, body-led tools, reflective dialogue, and the frameworks of Theory U, the Inner Development Goals, and Art of Hosting — integrated with the systems change work your team is already doing.
This is not a detour from your strategy. It is the foundation of it.
What I Bring
• 17 years of experience working alongside nonprofits, community collaborations, and mission-driven organizations — as facilitator, trainer, strategist, capacity builder, program developer, and co-creator in systems change.
• Certified Breathwork Mastery Practitioner — bringing embodied, body-led practices into leadership and team development in a way that is rare in the organizational space.
• Certificate in Awareness-Based Systems Change, Presencing Institute at MIT — grounded in Theory U and the Inner Development Goals framework.
• Art of Hosting facilitator, trained in participatory leadership and meaningful conversation.
I sit at the intersection of the embodied and the systemic, the personal and the collective, the inner and the outer. That combination is the heart of everything I offer.
Ways of Working with Me
One-to-One Consultation
Strategic thought partnership for leaders and practitioners navigating complex change. I offer 1:1 consultation on:
Systems change and community systems development
Inner development and leadership from within
Facilitation design and practice
Human-centered design and organizational culture
Theory U and awareness-based approaches
Nonprofit strategy, capacity building, and program development
Team & Group Workshops
Experiential workshops for nonprofit teams, leadership cohorts, and communities of practice. Available as standalone sessions or as a multi-session series. See the Leading from Within program and standalone workshops below.
Ongoing Consulting Partnership
For organizations looking for a deeper, sustained engagement — co-creating strategy, designing processes, and supporting teams through change over time.
Leading from Within
Signature Program & Standalone Workshops
An inner development journey for social change makers using breath and body-based practices and tools of awareness.
What is it? An experiential program for nonprofit teams, leadership cohorts, and communities of practice — integrating awareness-based practices, somatic and breathwork tools, and reflective dialogue into the leadership and change work you’re already doing. Offered as a series or as standalone workshops — for team retreats, organizational learning days, conference sessions, or as an introduction to the full program.
Topics:
Being — Inner clarity, presence, and intention
Feeling & Thinking — Emotion, thought, and stress awareness
Relating — Connection with self, others, and the world
Collaborating — Deep listening and generative dialogue
Acting — Courage, agency, and unstuck action
Example Workshops:
Developing Presence, Clarity, & Intention
A grounding, opening workshop ideal for team retreats, planning days, or as a standalone taster. Participants leave clear, connected, and ready to act with intention.
Connecting to Mind, Body, and Emotions
Practical, embodied tools for understanding and working with stress and emotional responses — moving from reactive to resourced.
Cultivating Connection with Self, Others, and the World
Supports change makers and practitioners to lead from their inner being, and cultivates a deeper sense of connection with self, others, and the world.
Practicing Deep Listening & Generative Dialogue
Builds the inner capacity for deep listening an dialogue that opens new possibilities. Includes the powerful Case Clinic practice from Theory U. Strong fit for teams in transition, times of change, or tension.
Getting Unstuck & Taking Courageous Action
For leaders and teams who know what matters but find themselves stuck. Works with the inner dimensions of courage, agency, and aligned action.
Format
Single session, half day, or full day versions. Workshops can be customized to your context. Online via Zoom or in-person. Ideal for groups of 8–25.
Additional Consulting Services
Thought Partnership
Consultation and strategic thinking in systems change, community systems development, human-centered design, reflective practice, and organizational culture.
Training & Facilitation
Human-centered, collaborative, reflective, and action-oriented. Includes capacity building, team building, presentations, and custom training design.
Co-Creation
Working directly with your team or community to develop theories of change, shared goals, process design, and implementation approaches.
Tools for Learning & Action
Design of handbooks, manuals, toolkits, training materials, and guides — co-created to align with your goals and needs.
Let’s talk about what’s possible.
Whether you’re looking for a single workshop, a multi-session program, or an ongoing consulting partnership — I’d love to hear about what you’re working on and explore what might be most useful.
Recent Collaborators
All Our Kids Early Childhood Networks · Center on Budget and Policy Priorities · Illinois Action for Children · Partner Plan Act · Parent Engagement Institute · ABLe Change · Healthy Schools Campaign · Foster What Matters · JV Consultancy