cultivating belonging for authentic action in the present moment

[above: Andy gathers volunteers for statewide Montanans for Palestine rally]

Hi, I’m Andy (they/she)

I’m a community-oriented, ever-transforming, queer, highly sensitive person in a white body. As a facilitator, I bring together my backgrounds in Yoga, Ayurveda, Restorative Practices, nonprofit management, event planning and hosting to curate spaces where folks can practice bravely living their values in community. Together we cultivate belonging for authentic action in the present moment. It is my intention to continue learning and growing, understanding how my social location impacts my presence with clients and community, and being open to feedback.

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We will co-design our work together to ensure we meet your needs.

Organizational Team Support

As a group, we will explore the needs of your team through a non-hierarchal process. We will collectively design a healthy culture for all while practicing compassionate communication, self and community care.

One-to-one Coaching for your organizational or personal wellbeing

We will learn from your experience and desires to cultivate non-rushing awareness and transformation. Together we will design habits that are easy to implement and move you toward your goals.

Community Yoga

In a circle, I guide Yoga asana, pranayama (breathwork) and meditation accessible for people of all levels and experiences. My goal is to create a space of co-learning, connection, and joy in our bodies.

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WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING…

Grounded in Intention

Andrea’s grounding intention and thoughtful presence brought our team to a place of both deep insight and connection to the purpose of the core values of our work.  

Their facilitation brought out joy and wonder in our team as well as a sense of safety and trust that we could talk about very difficult and sticky situations while feeling seen and heard.  

I can’t recommend their services highly enough.

Mandy Gerth (she/they)

Former Director

Kalispell Heart Program

Strong Advocate

Andrea first got in touch with me because she saw my passion for reducing waste and wanted to help me reach a larger impact level. In spring 2023 Andrea helped connect me with Imagine If Library in Kalispell and together we organized and hosted interactive textile circularity and gear repair workshops. Andrea later helped with facilitating group meetings and conversations about the establishment of a new community makerspace in the Flathead Valley. She is a strong community advocate who is great at facilitating conversations within young organizations! 

Justin Barry

Founder, Upcycler

FDES: Functional Design

Strengthened our Communication

Andrea was enthusiastic and professional. She helped our school staff come together at the beginning of our year and engaged us with a fun team-building exercise. Andrea’s creativity and energy brought us all together and helped build connections before we took some time to reflect on what we all bring to our community. This strengthened our communication and helped us understand how we can all support each other’s work. I hope we can have Andrea back to work  with our staff again soon!
 

Sarah Brown

Head of School

Kalispell Montessori

COMING SOON!

What makes a team healthy?

Andy has a few projects in the works!

TALK: After losing a job in which they were told their authenticity is intimidating, Andy drafted a talk about Healthy Work Culture and hopes to record and share it here soon! The talk covers:

  • challenges and successes they’ve experienced
  • how to know if your team is one in which all members needs are being met
  • some steps you can take toward cultivating a team people want to join and stay a while.

CLASS: When working with service-oriented teams to build healthy work culture, Andy noticed a trend of self sacrifice -individuals on those teams feeling obligated to push past their needs, having not addressed their own patterns that keep them away from self-care. This course is for individuals who are on a team – at work, a board, or even a family. We will explore:

  • our personal habits and norms, how they benefit us, and how we can transform them
  • designing personal agreements and patterns that are easy to implement
  • learn how to set healthy boundaries and still be a valuable team member
  • build relationships of mutual support and understanding

Ready to connect?

Let’s find a time to chat and learn about each other. In addition to facilitating, coaching and yoga, I love collaborating and being a part of collective leadership endeavors.

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