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‘Thin Places’: Encountering the Power of Pilgrimage

July 25, 2019

By Valerie Brown, JD, MA, PCC Have you heard the term a ‘thin place’? A thin place describes the distance between heaven and earth, a place where the space between the sacred and the secular is ‘thin’. The term comes from Celtic spirituality and the Celtic people, who feel deeply connected to the natural world and […]

Tagged With: forest bathing, leadership coaching, mindfulness, Parker J. Palmer, pilgrimage, Thich Nhat Hanh, transformational leadership

Pilgrimage: Awakening the ‘Inner Life’ of Leadership

June 23, 2019

“When a great moment knocks on the door of your life, it is often no louder than the beating of your heart, and it is very easy to miss it.” Boris Pasternak By Valerie Brown Leadership is a journey, much like the soulful and forgotten art of pilgrimage.  Over and over, research shows that technical skills, […]

Tagged With: leadership, mindfulness, Parker J. Palmer, pilgrimage, Thich Nhat Hanh, travel, women leadership

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