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Sarah Gabriel
​Thoughtful
Thorough
Flexible
Creative

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sarah@takeitupanotch.org
​267-629-1775
BRIEF PERSONAL NARRATIVE
I am an artist - an experiential, deep ecology, social practice artist - working with media including time, place, community, organizational structure and life design. Yes, my training is in business management and educational psychology, but in my heart and my practice, I am an artist. I am driven by curiosity and delight in discovering patterns and natural rhythms. I am a solution seeker and believe there is always another way.

As a coach/consultant, I will DIVE into your world and envision with you your life (or project) as an emerging masterpiece... with the sounds, colors and movements fitting together and flowing with beauty and integrity.
My approach combines expertise in stress management, organizational development, human development and deep ecology. I come to the conversation with humility and curiosity. The end goal is that you will be less stressed and more fulfilled.

I am a voracious life-long learner and have designed my own life full of adventure and learning which keeps my aquifer continuously replenished. The list of experiences, when recounted, can cause heads to spin... so I rarely put it all out in one place. Here, is an abridged version with many of the highlights...
  • socially - conscious entrepreneur
  • experience design/conference planning for 6 to 6000
  • extended - often long term - world-wide work, study and travel (Japan, Middle East, Finland/Scandinvia, North Africa, Central America, North America)
  • ongoing "early adopter" relationship with emerging technology (nothing scares me)
  • ​initiated, ran (and dismantled) a community arts-based 501 (c)(3)
  • change management professional
  • organizational development professional
  • project management professional
  • nonprofit executive director
  • stress management curriculum development
  • Fortune 500 consulting
  • contemplative forest bathing guide
  • ​podcasting basics exploration
  • massage therapy certification
  • Master Composter certification
  • English as a Foreign Language teacher certification
  • investment property owner
  • published author
  • desktop publishing
  • computer hardware and software tester
  • tennis instructor
  • manual transmission driving instructor
  • wellness/behavior modification coach
  • sustainable and regenerative systems education
  • Jewish Women's spiritual community organizing and teaching
  • homestead skills including backyard chickens, vermicomposting, mushroom cultivation, beekeeping, water catchment and fermentation
  • self-educated nutrition myth buster
  • self-taught behavioral economist
  • ​self-study in mycology
  • chipping away at understanding systemic racism
  • ​cohousing explorer
  • yoga and tai chi practitioner
  • rebbetzin (15 years)
  • nonprofit board member
  • WWOOF work exchange
  • AIESEC work exchange
  • ​3 month Costa Rica Spanish immersion (with 5 year old child)
  • ​summer camp head counselor
  • conversant in Spanish (+ a smidgin of Hebrew and Japanese!)
  • Active and connected mother and daughter
  • deeply connected with three circles of family of choice
EDUCATION & TRAINING
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Science in Economics
Dual Major - Marketing and Decision Sciences

Temple University, Master of Education
Department of Psycho-Educational Processes
an interdisciplinary program in Group Dynamics, Psychology,
Education, Sociology and Human Development

PARADIGMS THAT INFORM MY WORK​
  • Deep Ecology
    (connectedness and regenerative systems)
  • Human Development
    (fear, joy, and the evolving sense of self)
  • Business 101
    (critical focus for success)
  • Behavioral Economics
    (motivation to give time, money, attention)
  • Change Management
    (3 ½ significant factors in changing routine)
  • The Five Worlds and Ten Emanations
    ​(Modified Lurianic Kabbalah)

​http://linkedin.com/in/sarahckgabriel
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS CLIENTS
  • Awbury Arboretum
  • Hospitalito Santiago Atitlan
  • ​Nueva Generación
  • National Association of Patent Practitioners
  • University of Denver
  • City of Arvada
  • Yesod Foundation
  • Naropa University
  • Head Start Region VIII
  • Weavers Way Community Programs
  • Rancho Margot
  • ​Interpret Green
  • ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
  • and scores of individuals...​
SISTER WEBSITE The Academy of Natural Rhythms
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​OLDER, OUT-OF-DATE WEBSITES
 
My Sane Workplace
, 
The Home Grown Institute 

PUBLICATIONS
Unexpected Intimacy: Everyday Connections that Nourish the Soul (Winner of The Colorado Book Award)
The Wellness Calendar (out of print)
TESTIMONIALS
  • "There are times when people step on your 'train of life' and you think (unwisely) that you know what they will bring to you. Then life takes over and a whole new magic unfolds. Eternal gratitude seems so little compared to the portal that you have helped me to open. The full effects will only reveal themselves to me as I assimilate and do in the coming times… but surely for now, my immense gratitude for you and your help!"
    ​Sarah B.

  • ​"I know you to be a deep and wide thinker and trust you to be kind and forthright at the same time. You have done well in inventing a life you love - post divorce, single mom, nature lover, adventuress, curator of experiences - so I think you 'get' where I am coming from. (Heather Z.)
  • "I want to thank you tremendously for the grace, skill and inspiration you bring to your work. All those who surround you seemed filled with your sense of patience and efficiency." (Ida U.)
  • "Your great professional and personal contribution to the annual conference stays unforgettable to me! Thank you very much." (Rossie M.)
  • "[The organization] seems to have a new energy about it - it's great to see - I assume you're behind that. Trust me, it has not gone unnoticed." (Paul D.)
  • "Sarah, thank you. I really appreciate the job you’re doing. The difference in this past year is very noticeable." (John H.)​
  • "Your book resonated with me to the core of my values and being. It strummed something deeply within, causing a stirring, a tickle... and now I find myself thinking more about conversations; What I say. What I don't say... How I listen...How I treat others...." (Carole C.)

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