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HEALING CIRCLES / CIRCULOS DE SANACIÓN

HEART-CENTERED MIDLIFE COACHING FOR WOMEN FROM THE CARING AND CREATIVE PROFESSIONS

Are you struggling to navigate midlife?

Are you feeling empty, stuck, or disconnected?
Are you having difficulty adjusting to a major life change?
Do you feel like your life is going through seismic shifts or falling apart?
Do you dwell in the land of achieving, planning, and putting out fires… only now you’re burnt out?
Are you having a hard time identifying or pursuing your (next) passion?

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With Windhorse Transformational Coaching,
You Can:

Connect with Your Deeper Self

Drop below the thinking mind
to tap into your body’s innate wisdom and align with your authentic self
Receive Compassionate Support in a Sacred Space

Relax, slow down, and be present in a healing space that is trauma informed and culturally responsive
Experience More Light

Cultivate a life filled with greater peace, joy, and love—even during times of challenge and uncertainty

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1:1 Deep Transformational Coaching

Drop Below the Thinking Mind to Reconnect with the Body

At a time when so many of us are caught up in constant stimuli, anxiety and overwhelm, and a fast-paced lifestyle, Windhorse Transformational Coaching offers a powerful way to return to your body’s innate rhythm and wisdom with
Deep Transformational Coaching. Sessions are primarily talk-based yet, much like reiki, acupuncture, or breathwork, are informed by an energetic healing space that helps cultivate a deep connection to the body. Essentially, you can drop below the thinking mind—a place that often keeps us stuck in conditioned patterns and ways of thinking—so significant changes can occur.

Change on a Being, Not a Doing Level

By establishing a deep connection to the body, longstanding patterns can more easily be changed. This can be done by embodying a state or feeling, that is, actually experiencing it in your body. For example, by embodying the state of peace, rather than simply talking about it or planning how to accomplish a goal in service of that state, you can invite more peace in your life. From this new peaceful state, your actions and choices will naturally become more peaceful. In other words, unlike conventional coaching and therapy, Deep Transformational Coaching enables change on a being, not a doing level.

Hi, I’m Dana.

I’m a nature lover, avid dancer, qi gong practitioner, semi-bookworm, closet poet turned blogger, traveler, seeker, and Spanish speaker with a variety of cross-cultural experiences to my name.

Apart from these pursuits, people are my passion! I have always loved connecting with people, supporting them, and hearing their stories. Here are some highlights:

20+ years educating and training multilingual adult ESL students, teachers, youth coaches, and other diverse adult audiences for higher education,
non-profits, and labor unions in the U.S. and Mexico
Interviewing people from all walks of life for radio, newspaper, and oral histories
Living with 10 other people in a housing cooperative dedicated to joy and justice
And now… providing heart-centered coaching to women on midlife transformational journeys!

It would be a privilege to partner with you on your midlife transformational journey, a time of big changes that get at the core of who we are and what we want out of life.

A few years ago, a friend dubbed her phone calls with me “Deep Conversations with Dana.” Not long after that, I became a Certified Deep Transformational Coach from the Center for Transformational Coaching.

Without a doubt, this work is my calling.

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My Experience with
Deep Transformational Coaching

A Passionate, But Not a Peaceful Life

Just as a fish cannot see the water they swim in, it was not until I fell into my midlife journey that I could finally see the dark pool I had been swimming in for so long. This darkness manifested through a mindset of fear, scarcity, and resulting struggle. Although I enjoyed many of my pursuits, I subsequently realized that I often chose the most difficult routes. I was living a passionate, but not a peaceful life.

From Dark to Light

Deep Transformational Coaching has propelled my midlife healing and transformational journey by enabling me to tap into my body’s wisdom. Getting in touch with this deeper knowing has been an enormous help with letting go of old patterns and embracing new ways of being. As a result, I can now recognize my old, dark ways of being and, instead, choose to operate from a place of light, thus enabling more moments of love, joy, and peace in my life.

Ongoing Transformation

While it is a lifelong practice to integrate these new ways of being into everyday life, now that my body and mind are more intimately familiar with them, I am wholeheartedly committed to walking this path. For the second half of my life, I will be swimming in waters that are far different from the ones I swam in before.

To learn more about my midlife journey, see the About Me Tab.

At Windhorse Transformational Coaching, I would be honored to support you on your own midlife transformational journey.
My personal commitment to this process deepens my capacity to assist you during this pivotal time.

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Testimonials

“Coaching with Dana feels expansive, deep, and truly generative. DANA HAS AN INCREDIBLE ABILITY TO SENSE WHAT LIES BENEATH THE STORIES I SHARE, AND HER DEEP LISTENING MAKES ME FEEL TRULY SEEN. Most of all, I value how she walks alongside me on my journey—not leading, but gently accompanying me every step of the way.”

—MONICA M. FROM SANTA CRUZ
“I worked with Dana while discerning a massive life change—an international move that would mean leaving my job, family, and friends in pursuit of my artistic calling. HER GENTLE OBSERVATIONS AND PRECISE QUESTIONS OPENED A VAST RESERVOIR OF INSIGHT OR BROUGHT A SENSE OF PEACE I HAD BEEN STRUGGLING TO FIND. A seeker herself, she is a wise, compassionate, and reassuring companion for those discerning the next steps in their journey to live more authentic and fulfilling lives. ”

—EMILIA FROM BERLIN
Having Dana as a coach feels like a warm hug. SHE ASKS THE BEST QUESTIONS, REFLECTS BACK TO ME WHAT SHE HEARS, AND LETS ME SIT WITH THE FEELINGS THAT ARISE. She encourages me to embrace silence, which is not how most of us are taught to move through the world. SINCE WORKING WITH HER, I HAVE LEARNED TO BE MORE PRESENT, which has helped me to grow in my personal and professional development.”

— PAM FROM CHICAGO
“DANA HELPED ME TO ACHIEVE A SENSE OF LIGHTNESS AND JOY that I so wanted to feel. She has also been instrumental in helping me process questions and concerns. SHE HAS A SPECIAL WAY OF CONNECTING MY THOUGHTS AND IDEAS AND HELPING ME SEE THINGS MORE CLEARLY. I would highly recommend Dana as a coach.”

—SUSAN FROM CHICAGO
Dana is like a cool summer’s breeze. Her presence invites me to slow down, breathe and feel refreshed. I have felt so safe with her and have been given so much space to express whatever is on my mind. DANA HAS HAD A PROFOUND INFLUENCE ON MY INNER WORK TO LET GO OF BELIEFS AND PATTERNS THAT NO LONGER SERVE ME, AND MY DESIRE TO CONNECT WITH MY TRUE ESSENCE. Having a partner in this effort is a gift to myself, and I couldn’t recommend Dana more as that partner.

—DARCIE D. FROM IDAHO