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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 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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Chariti Gent, MA, CPCC, PCC / March 8, 2011

What the Heck is a Gremlina and Why Do I Care About Mine?

I recently began participating in an 8 week course called “Taming Your Gremlin.” It’s taught by Rick Carson, the author of the best-selling book “Taming Your Gremlin.” There are only 15 of us in the course, so we get TONS of one-on-one with Rick and intensive learning around the Gremlin Taming Method. And here’s why I decided to blog about my experience with gremlin taming: I’ve never been better educated at understanding how to recognize and deal with my worst villains: my own inner …