It means to be totally present in the moment, paying attention to our thoughts, body sensations, emotions, and surroundings without judgment.
Practicing Mindfulness enables us to be present with clarity, compassion and trust. It helps us to expand our self-knowledge, to develop and enhance the "observer" within. The "observer" allows us to notice our thoughts and the physical reactions to our emotions. We can manage our emotions instead of identifying with them. As a result, our emotional intelligence expands fostering positive growth.
Our well-being is affected by our thoughts and belief system. Thoughts and beliefs are more powerful than we realize. They affect how we feel and how we act. Our life circumstances mirror our inner world: our thinking, beliefs and feelings. Therefore, improving the quality of our lives requires us to identify and transform our distorted beliefs.
As Norman Vincent Peale stated: "Change your thoughts and you'll change your world". And as Albert Einstein sagely observed: "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them".
Sara is a student and a teacher of consciousness. Her purpose and mission is to contribute to the increase of the level of consciousness in the community, starting with herself. She has an international practice bringing her broad and varied experience and training to her coaching. She has the interpersonal skills to relate to people from different cultures and walks of life. She is committed to say "Yes!" to life and she feels passion and joy when empowering others and making a difference.
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Sara holds a BS in Engineering and an MS in Finance. She has been a student of Yogi philosophy, Buddhism, Thich Nhat Hanh, and other Eastern and Western teachers and sages. She trained as a Pathwork Helper for spiritual growth at Sevenoaks in the Mid-Atlantic region and has been part of its faculty. She went through five years of its Transformation Program and five years of a Helper Training Program, and has apprenticed, assisted and taught in training classes for several years. She is a member of the Helpers Guild, a professional association that sets standards for professional practice. Additionally, she trained at the Hypnotherapy Training Institute (HTI) and at the EFT and Matrix Reimprinting Academy (EFTMRA) and is now a Clinical Hypnotherapist, certified by the American Council of Hypnotist Examiners, ACHE and Certified EFT and Matrix Reimprinting practitioner by the EFTMRA.
While beginning this transformational process work, Sara also held high level positions in both corporate and development banking. Since 1987, she worked extensively in the social sector of an international development bank, where she was heavily involved in the Knowledge Management Sector. She worked extensively throughout Asia and Latin America.
She is a life and organizational coach, and incorporates the practice of mindfulness and compassion on a daily basis. These elements are key for her work in helping clients with their inner transformation, and making positive changes in their lives. She fosters personal mastery through the development and strengthening of emotional intelligence, which requires identifying mental blocks, overcoming fears, and transforming limiting beliefs.Unless one does something radically different from what one has been doing, one will continue getting the same results.
Sara has her coaching practice in Mclean, Virginia and has been leading monthly group lecture studies and personal development sessions, in English and Spanish, for over 15 years. In addition, she teaches emotional management to inmates in a county jail in Northern Virginia, where she is also a mentor.
Note: Sara Atala offers sessions as a Coach, Pathwork Helper and Certified EFT Tapping and Matrix Reimprinting practitioner and is not a licensed medical or mental health professional. Sara does not claim to diagnose or treat any illness.
The Coaching in Mindfulness guides the client in the process of observing his/her thoughts and uncover unwanted patterns, self-limiting beliefs, and self-sabotaging behaviors.
Bringing mindfulness into our lives, work and relationships improves our self-knowledge, self-responsibility, self compassion and inner peace. It improves the quality of life primarily through enhancing the relationship with oneself.
The practice of being mindful of the breath, body, thoughts and emotions helps us to free the mind from obsessive thinking, negativity and confusion. as a result, we develop emotional resilience, become empowered and discover the wisdom we have within for living a life of peace and fulfillment, regardless of the past or present circumstances.
Mindfulness has been examined by neuroscientists and has been found to be a key factor in achieving inner freedom and happiness. In sum, mindfulness supports practitioners to live life from their Higher Selves, aligning with their strengths and hightest qualities.
Sara helps clients make positive changes in their lives through the practice of mindfulness and self-compassion.
She guides them in the development of the "observer" within and the enhancement of their relationship with themselves and consequently their relationship with others (family, co-workers, friends).
Sara's support empowers her clients and students to look for happiness within instead of searching for it in other sources outside of the self like another person, object/possession, place or circumstance.
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The practice of mindfulness supports leadership, team building and decision-making in general.
Effective leadership requires, among otheres, the development of emotional intelligence: communication skills, stress management, and the understanding of people and business relationships that will retain and motivate human talent.
Sara offers conscious leadership workshops where she provides personal growth tools that bring personal and organizational transformation simultaneously.
Conscious leadership emphasizes self-awareness and self-responsability with a focus to assist executives and employees in contributing from a deeper level of consciousness reached through reflection. The empowerment that results from this practice contributes to a sense of ownership and trust that is the basis of motivation and commitment.
Sara targets her work to executive managers, team leaders and staff members who desire to enhance their work performance, satisfaction, and leadership skills.
(703)270-8039
saraatala@gmail.com
Sara offers her prospective clients a complimentary 45-minute coaching session, so that they can experience what it is like to be coached and have their questions answered.
This gives them a chance to become familiar with Sara's coaching approach, make an informed decisionas to whether her approach is the kind fo help that they want, and determine whether they are willing to do the necessary work to achieve results.
Those interested in a complimentary coaching session should fill out the form at the contact page.