Leading for Wellbeing
Holistic coaching and consulting for professionalsWellbeing for Leaders
Leading for Wellbeing recognizes that the wellbeing of each of us is interconnected with those around us. Leaders of wellbeing grow the wellbeing of those we work with, while developing our organizations to be more sustainable and successful.
Wellbeing for Educators
Teaching for Wellbeing is an approach to teaching intended to simultaneously improve the lives of students while improving the wellbeing of the teacher. Leading for wellbeing applies to teachers of adults and children in learning institutions and in corporate settings.
What is wellbeing?
It’s more than good physical health, and it is more than feeling happy. A sense of wellbeing is a sense of wholeness.
Living with wellbeing means living life to its fullest, while enriching the lives of those around us.
Self-Development
Live, learn, and lead with greater self-awareness, productive energy, and deeper meaning.
Relational Connection
Improve communication and compassion with students, employees, family, friends, and co-workers.
Be the change
Develop a greater capacity to be an agent of innovative change and justice in your organization and at the level of larger systems.
Spiritual Connection
Identify and strengthen your personal beliefs, your connection with nature, and your affirmation of life.
The Leading for
Wellbeing Model
Leading for Wellbeing is a scientific model that can be applied to teaching, leading, or life.
The Leading for Wellbeing Model is drawn from multiple philosophies of progressive education, the science of positive psychology, critical theory, systems thinking, and the research of the lived experience of teachers.
Dr. Owen
Author and teacher on the topics of self-organizing governance, leadership development, racial equity, mindfulness, positive classroom environments, and non-profit management.
“I love working with Renee and our sessions always leave me with ideas and practices that I can use in my daily life. Renee is very intuitive and creates a space for me to share that feels safe and non judgmental. I feel her supportive presence and her warmth and humor shine through. It is very clear that Renee cares about the wellbeing of her clients and offers a compassionate space for someone to examine themselves in a meaningful way.”
Classroom Management is Human Relations
When I was first assigned to teach a classroom management course, I was told the name of the course is "Human Relations." I wondered why it wasn’t just called “Classroom Management.” Then I had an ‘aha’ moment. Southern Oregon University School of Education is devoted...
WHY I am dedicated to education
Like most educators, I wrote a philosophy of education paper. Often these philosophical statements are used to apply for jobs and then shelved, but for me this statement is alive. By posting this on my blog, I am further committing to living by these words. The first...
What is holistic coaching?
holistic coaching works with all aspects of life, personal and professional; mind, body, spirit.