RIGGS INTEGRAL COACHINGANNUAL REPORT 2021
This first full year of my coaching practice has provided a great deal of joy even in the middle of the chaos and loss and uncertainty of this difficult year. Every coaching session is rich and fascinating, as I have the opportunity to see a client deeply, help them feel understood, and guide them to a new perspective and new growth.
In a nutshell:
Client-facing coaching hours have doubled since last year. (From a small base, admittedly, but still a satisfying increase!)
My website is up and running! https://riggsintegralcoaching.org
I attained Associate Certified Coach certification from the International Coaching Federation. This is in addition to the Integral Coach certification that I have had from New Ventures West since 2016.
Clients are finding me primarily through word of mouth, which is a great affirmation!
No group/team coaching this year, because I greatly prefer to do these in person and have not been marketing virtual groups. At some future time when it becomes safe to gather in person, I plan to resume offering group coaching and team training.
I have participated in many continuing education courses, including:
Masterful Conversations (New Ventures West)
Wellspring: Nourishment of Being (New Ventures West)
Liberating the Mind-Body-Spirit from White Supremacy (Sacred Folk Productions/Dr. Christena Cleveland)
Conscious Leadership Intensive for Coaches (Conscious Leadership Group)
Integral Coaching & the Enneagram (New Ventures West)
And attended two conferences:
Psychotherapy Networker Symposium – with a focus on trauma healing, somatic modalities, and Internal Family Systems in coaching
Institute of Coaching Conference on Coaching in Leadership and Health Care
Some of the most fascinating and helpful books I have read this year:
Healing Collective Trauma, by Thomas Hübl
Community; the Structure of Belonging, by Peter Block
The Millionth Circle, by Jean Shinoda Bolen
Bodyfulness, by Christine Caldwell
Stalking Wild Psoas; Embodying Your Core Intelligence, by Liz Koch
Four Thousand Weeks; Time Management for Mortals, by Oliver Burkeman
In addition to these learning efforts, I have continued to practice aikido (within the limits of pandemic safety), qigong, meditation, and singing. And of course spent time with family, as pandemic conditions allowed – a very off-and-on situation!
Of the many things I have learned this year, probably my favorite is this quote from Carl Jung, highlighted in Oliver Burkeman’s book Four Thousand Weeks mentioned above:
“One lives as one can. There is no single, definite way…[Q]uietly do the next and most necessary thing.” This has been distilled by 12-step groups as “Do the next right thing,” which is also a song in Frozen 2. Excellent advice for these complicated times. In fact, Burkeman’s entire book contains excellent and life-changing advice for living with an awareness of our mortality and finitude.
I wish all my clients and friends a New Year full of doing the next right thing, with integrity, compassion, courage, and playfulness!
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