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Community Building Through MCS

Jul 2, 2019

By Ruby Orcutt (Derby, NY), Senior MCS Student

One year ago I was looking for inspiration. My career was at a certain point, but my expectations were much higher.

Then I bumped into Mindfulness Coaching School, and it felt like inspiration had knocked at my door. Being a student of MCS has been one of the most transformative experiences of my life. From the first course to the next one, and to the next, I found myself exploring, discovering, and nurturing the best of me.

Coaching requires knowledge and skills and yet stellar coaching goes beyond the well known definition. It adds honesty, compassion, connection and whole presence.

In connection, MCS has taught me how community is built to support my evolution toward becoming a stellar coach. Upon completing each course I enjoy the privilege to keep in close contact with some of the students from other parts of the globe. We meet on Zoom and practice on a regular basis. With growing confidence, we share knowledge and dive into the different avenues that a given session may present.

We connect. Yes, we connect. This kind, informed, and consistent feedback allows us to be relevant, enriched, and empowered, as we honor our commitment to positively impact other’s lives. Thank you MCS for creating such a wonderful, warm, creative and inspirational space!

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I now have the skills and confidence to begin bringing on some clients. I am grateful to all those who work so hard to help educate others. [Skillful Means]
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If you want to know how to speak the truth and how to communicate much better, take this class [Right Speech]. You will be glad you did.
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Stretch” is a good name for this course. It stretched us all to reach beyond what we thought we knew, dig deeply to experience those paths that we will be coaching on, and stay open and curious about everything.
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Ann Marie’s gentle teaching style and complete absence of judgement in The Art of Mindfulness was just what this stressed out lapsed meditator needed! Thanks to her skillful instruction, I now have a mindfulness practice that is so right for me it very quickly and naturally became part of the fabric of my life. I couldn’t have asked for a better experience or a more interesting and loving group of fellow students with whom to share it with. Truly life changing.
 
Helena Bouchez, ACCPrincipal, Executive Words
This class [Right Speech] didn’t just help me with my communication skills, it also helped me with the parts of me that struggle with stories, perceptions, and judgments that all affected my communication before I even had a chance to speak. I walked away from this class with tools I can use in my coaching practice as well as my personal life. Highly recommend this course!
Danielle TaylorStudent CoachOakland, CA
I really enjoyed the class Skillful Means and felt it was the perfect class to kick off my quest to become a certified Mindfulness Life Coach. In this class I was introduced to the Essential Coaching Skills to use in a co-active coaching relationship. The material is well presented, organized and unpacked at a moderate pace that I could easily digest.
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