About Sharna
“The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistible.”
–Toni Cade Bambara
The art of transformation
Our biggest challenges tend to show up in the relationships that matter most, whether at work or at home, or even in the distant past coming back to haunt us at 3 in the morning. It may not feel like it, but a challenge is always a growth opportunity, no matter how disruptive it may seem.
The question is only whether we have the internal and external resources in this moment to do the work of transformation.
Even changes that we want can be uncomfortable or confusing, and that’s when a thinking partner or creative strategist can be a huge help. In pairs and small groups, humans have the innate ability to think together and feel together. When we do that with intention, openness, and shared purpose, it’s shocking how revelatory the emerging insights become.
Insight comes from trusting the connection between us.
Whether a 1:1 coaching session, a workshop, or a closing ritual for 100 people, I am always inspired by the process of weaving connection and the discoveries we make as part of its mysterious tapestry.
If you’re looking for more connection in your life, your team, or an upcoming event, I’d love to help!
The art of transformation
Our biggest challenges tend to show up in the relationships that matter most, whether at work or at home, or even in the distant past coming back to haunt us at 3 in the morning. It may not feel like it, but a challenge is always a growth opportunity, no matter how disruptive it may seem.
The question is only whether we have the internal and external resources in this moment to do the work of transformation.
Even changes that we want can be uncomfortable or confusing, and that’s when a thinking partner or creative strategist can be a huge help. In pairs and small groups, humans have the innate ability to think together and feel together. When we do that with intention, openness, and shared purpose, it’s shocking how revelatory the emerging insights become.
Insight comes from trusting the connection between us.
Whether a 1:1 coaching session, a workshop, or a closing ritual for 100 people, I am always inspired by the process of weaving connection and the discoveries we make as part of its mysterious tapestry.
If you’re looking for more connection in your life, your team, or an upcoming event, I’d love to help!
More of my story…
I grew up in rural Vermont where I was blessed with time and space to wander freely back and forth between my inner and outer worlds. I read through shelves of Nancy Drew mysteries in the library, searched for treasure in the forest behind the house, and drew stars and moons on my jeans in trigonometry class. A textbook introvert, it was a fascination with social dance in my early twenties that began my long exploration of connection and collaboration.
Improvised social tango, in particular, trained me to cultivate present-moment connection with others, and to rely on that connection as a foundation for creative collaborations of all kinds. Later, the practices of yoga and mindfulness showed me how to carry connection with me into relationships at work and at home, and even with strangers on the bus. The 2-way flow between leading and responding, mind and body, internal and external, became a way of seeing the world.
After nearly 20 years as a professional dancer, I joined a growing network of scholars and educators exploring the human dynamics of working together in teams and organizations. Today I split my time between teaching dance and movement and supporting leaders and teams in strengthening their metaphorical “connective tissue.”
If you working to bring more connection into the world, I’d love to meet you. Please reach out for a complementary consultation.
The new only appears in our lives
when we fully let go of the old.
What Clients
Are Saying
Sharna is very skilled at teaching and fostering embodied awareness or mind-body connection. I am more confident, centered, and happy that I can ever remember feeling before.
Sharna’s course provides simple solutions to complex and stressful work situations. After only a few weeks, I was able to effectively communicate and get along with my manager who I could barely tolerate beforehand.
This has been such a game changer for our team, and huge for me personally as well. We are more in-tune, aware, and forgiving of one another. The skills have given us the language and tools to show up and contribute authentically.
What Clients
Are Saying
Sharna is very skilled at teaching and fostering embodied awareness or mind-body connection. I am more confident, centered, and happy that I can ever remember feeling before.
Sharna’s course provides simple solutions to complex and stressful work situations. After only a few weeks, I was able to effectively communicate and get along with my manager who I could barely tolerate beforehand.
This has been such a game changer for our team, and huge for me personally as well. We are more in-tune, aware, and forgiving of one another. The skills have given us the language and tools to show up and contribute authentically.