Sarah Koestner
CPC
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Transformational Coach Expert
Sarah Koestner Quick Facts
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- Coaching, Relationships, Transitions
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- CPC, ICF, LTW
Are you a highly sensitive woman who's struggling through a period of transition and is unsure of what path to take? Are you struggling to find the "right" answer? Perhaps you often feel like you can't trust yourself. You hear so many different voices in your head and you're unsure of what you really want.
I'm so glad you've found me. I'm a certified professional coach who received my training from Leadership That Works. My specialty is helping highly sensitive women navigate periods of transition with greater ease and less anxiety. I partner with you to create customized tools so that you're able to access the inner wisdom that lives inside of you.
For more about me, please visit: www.sarahkoestner.com
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The Inner Critic
Being an actor seems like the most fun job in the world. You ostensibly get to "play pretend" for a living. But sometimes for myself, and perhaps for you, it isn't fun. When my inner critic gets involved, it can suck all of the joy out of the process.
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Watering the Plant of Intimate Relationships
Today I want to talk about connection. It's something we all want more of and something that in today's culture, many of us are lacking. We lack real connection with friends, family members and even the people who are closest to us: our partners. Our society doesn't set us up for making connection a priority. Sure there's phones, text messaging and social media, but that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about heart to heart connection that can only happen when the phones are put down and we can slow down enough to really take one another in.
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The Birth of Creative Work
As those of you who have been following this blog know, a few weeks ago I started taking a weekly art class. It's been great for me to connect to my creativity in a structured way. I have learned so much about my creative process and I've only been in the class for 3 weeks! I can't wait to see what else I learn over the next couple of months.
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Feeling Alive
Last night I was fortunate enough to participate in a monthly meet-up with fellow Miller Voice Method teachers-in-training. The meet-up was overseen by Scott Miller, head teacher of the Miller Voice Method. Another teacher and I led the exercises for the evening. It was truly inspiring to be in a room with other like-minded teachers and artists. After a long slow August, my soul was yearning to be filled up with movement and inspiration. I found that at last night's meeting in spades.
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4 Benefits of a Daily Meditation Practice
"Quiet the mind and the soul will speak." ~Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati A couple of months ago I gave myself a challenge. I committed to meditating every morning for at least ten minutes a day for the next thirty days. I created a small altar on the coffee table in our living room, consisting of a Buddha statue, a surrender box, and an incense burner.
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Five Ways to Get Creatively Un-Stuck
I'm currently teaching a scene study class in Manhattan and a lot of my students speak to me about feeling "stuck." They feel unable to make progress in their acting career and find themselves spending lots of time in unfulfilling jobs that pay the rent but leave them little time to fill their creative wells. The good news for my students is that taking a class is one great way to get unstuck!
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The Best Way to "Learn All Those Lines"
"Spontaneity is being present in the present." Wei Wu Wei In my classes, I ask that my students learn their lines by "rote." This means without emphasis or inflection. It is a mechanical way to learn your lines, where you don't attach any emotions or objectives to the words. This process was introduced to me by William Esper when I was getting my MFA at Rutgers, Mason Gross School of the Arts and has its roots in the Meisner Technique.
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How Poor Diction Can Hurt a Performance
Recently I had the pleasure of seeing the Tony-nominated production of The Crucible. I am a huge fan of director Ivo Van Hove's work and loved his powerful production of A View From the Bridge earlier this season. Needless to say I was really looking forward to this evening at the theater. Unfortunately, I was disappointed. A large part of my disappointment was due to the fact that several of the main players were difficult to hear and understand.
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5 Simple Rituals to Start Your Day Mindfully
"Make each day your masterpiece." John Wooden I used to begin my day by pressing the snooze button about four times, scrolling through Instagram and email for a few minutes, dragging myself to the shower, smearing some makeup on my face and running out the door without breakfast. While it might have gotten me out the door in a timely manner, it did nothing for my mental well-being!
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5 Ways to Stay on Track With Your Creative Goals
"Do not underestimate the thrill of trying." ~ Julia Cameron A few days ago, I got an idea for a book. I sat down at the computer and an outline flew out of me. It felt like this was the book I was born to write. In the process of writing the outline I entered that "flow state" where I felt totally in the creative zone. It was great.
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5 Ways to Meet Your Fear With Compassion
"Everything you want is on the other side of fear." ~Jack Canfield
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Growing Our Tolerance for the Unknown
“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.”rn-Agnes DeMille
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