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Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / July 26, 2011

Freaking Out About School Starting? Our Tele-Class WILL Save You!

New Tele-Seminar Offering! Surviving September: Group Coaching for Moms Each year as the kiddos head back to school in the month of September, the tension levels within the typical household SOAR. September is a time of exciting transition and also a time of incredible stress for A LOT of women--yet it doesn't HAVE to be this way. Sassy-Pink Moms (i.e., anyone who signs up for this tele-class!) that participate in this Surviving September Coaching Program will walk away with: -A feeling …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / July 18, 2011

Downward Daaaaaaawg–FLUMP! Falling Down to Meet My Ego

Every Monday evening, I do yoga for 90 minutes with my yogi, Lark Paulson, and two other beautiful yoginis in the intimacy and privacy of Lark's home. I’ve been practicing yoga with these women for nearly a year, and I cannot imagine my life without it or them. Here’s what I love about my yoga practice: -it gives me a chance to reconnect with the wisdom of my body -it reminds me to be deeply compassionate toward myself and others -it allows me the chance to remember the importance of full …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / June 15, 2011

Bathing My Soul

Two weeks ago, I did something I've always wanted to do: I went on an all-day SILENT meditation retreat. No talking, no making eye contact, no interaction with any other human being for a little over six hours. Here's how it went. I assembled early one Sunday morning at the Pyle Center along the shores of indigo-blue Lake Mendota in Madison, WI with seven other people to, well, be in silence for the day. We meditated together, we ate together, we colored mandalas with oil pastel crayons …

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Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / May 11, 2011

Women, Horses, and the Kentucky Derby

Pictured: Diane Crump, First Female Jockey to Ride in the Kentucky Derby, 1970. Why write about women and horses? Both are on my mind a lot lately, for a variety of reasons. And, given that Spring has FINALLY come to Wisconsin, I thought it appropriate to keep the tone of this month's blog entry "springlike:" light, airy, and fun. So--here goes my attempt at that, and I'll begin with a bit of the inspiration for the horses theme. 1. I'm reading a book right now called Horse Heaven by Jane …

Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / May 2, 2011

Gag Your Nag!

Gag Your NAG! a group coaching program for women professionals A NAG is the Nasty, Antagonistic, Ghoulish saboteur voice that resides inside of all of us. NAGs work to squash our dreams and desires, to make us feel “less than,” to criticize us at every turn, and to just plain make us anxious, terrified, and fearful about our business, personal life, and self. They inhibit our growth, derail our plans, and turn out stomach into knots. So how do we deal with them? Everyone always …

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