What Matters: Conversations

How can psychology, science and spirituality contribute to the healing of our souls and our planet? How can we draw upon our inner resources of wisdom, strength, acceptance, peace and joy?“What Matters: Conversations” explores how, in these uncertain times, we can connect with the richness of our inner world and make a difference in the outer world through the framework of the transpersonal psychology: psychosynthesis. Dr. Roberto Assagioli, the 20th century Italian psychiatrist and founder of psychosynthesis, called his approach "a spiritual psychology founded in the synthesis of western positive science and eastern esoteric wisdom." Through the theory, maps and tools of psychosynthesis we become better able to align and ignite our inner resources, live more harmoniously and cooperatively with others, and honor both humanity and the earth that is our home. Join us with our hosts, Craig Behenna and Christina Gustafson, in conversation with psychosynthesis practitioners in the fields of coaching, health and healing, business, spirituality, education and the arts - conversations to inform and inspire, to awaken your purpose and create your life.

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What Matters: Conversations

What Matters Conversations with Karen Randall

December 08, 2021 • Craig Behenna and Christina Gustafson hosted by Synthesis Center San Francisco • Season 1 • Episode 9

How can psychosynthesis inform our unfolding in life and work?

Karen Randall is a Transition Life Coach, Creative Arts Facilitator, and Director of Coaching Internships and Supervision at Synthesis Center San Francisco. She has walked many paths in her life and work.

In this episode of What Matters, Conversations, Craig Behenna talks to Karen about her path to psychosynthesis and the importance of her work as a coach.

Karen also discusses the importance of sports coaching in her life and as an unexpected path to life coaching, sharing her insights into the world of volleyball based on her chapter: "The Bump-Set-Spike of Being a Psychosynthesis Coach: Lessons From the Sports Coach to the Life Coach," published as a chapter in the book: The Call of Self:Psychosynthesis Life Coaching" from Synthesis Center Press.

Please enjoy our conversation with Karen Randall.

About Karen Randall:
Karen has served as a psychosynthesis teacher and mentor for The Synthesis Center, Amherst, Mass, as college professor teaching in the School of Transpersonal Psychology at Sofia University and SCSF.

As a recovering CPA with an extensive resume’ of business experience, Karen employs her varied life experience and her transpersonal psychology and psychosynthesis education and experience in her coaching, teachings, and group creative experiences. She encourages her clients and students to creatively explore how they can answer their unique Call of Self.

Karen has the tools and life experiences that encourage her students and clients to dig deep and discover what is calling, and what is stopping the full expression of purpose in life and work. She has extensive business experience as well as a Master’s in Transpersonal Psychology with a focus on Creativity and Innovation.

She is also a Yoga Teacher, an Energy Psychology practitioner, a Wife, Mother and Grandmother.

KarenRandallCoaching.com

Your Hosts:
Craig Behenna is an Australian Psychosynthesis Life Coach and facilitator with the Synthesis Center San Francisco's Coaching Practice Group. He is also a filmmaker, screenwriter, former psychotherapist and, in a much earlier life, a lapsed accountant. Craig began practicing meditation with Thich Nhat Nanh and the community at Plum Village, France. He is also a member of Zen Peacemakers International.

Christina Gustafson is a is a Board Certified Coach and Psychosynthesis Life Coach. She is also Certified Massage Practitioner with advanced training in Myofascial Release, a Level III
Reiki Practitioner and a glass artist.

About Synthesis Center San Francisco and The Synthesis Center, Amherst, Massachusetts:
Synthesis Center San Francisco is a global community of students, teachers, practitioners and facilitators committed to supporting the next generation of psychosynthesis. We offer distance learning programs, including: Board Certified Life Coach training in psychosynthesis in collaboration with The Synthesis Center, personal development programs, continuing education, workshops, group and individual coaching.
https://SynthesisCenterSF.com

The Synthesis Center, based in Amherst, Massachusetts, has trained hundreds of individuals from across the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, Mexico, Asia and South Africa through their in-person and distance learning Psychosynthesis Training Programs. Under the direction of Dr. Dorothy (Didi) Firman, The Synthesis Center has been an international resources to the psychosynthesis community for more than 40 years.