Words from 1:1 Clients
My clients do some of the most meaningful and transformative work of their lives in this space.
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“At the beginning of the process, I was in a bad place. It was hard for me to organize, create priority schemes between all the aspects of my life, and I was very oblivious to my own well-being. I was literally overwhelmed and terribly stressed, and it was almost impossible for me to start solving any of the diverse aspects of my life. The state of mind that I was in was created after several years of neglecting myself and my own priorities. It led me to consider ending my life, being that the wake-up call that I needed to start looking for help. I started therapy, but it was not enough. I still had a really hard time focusing, finding a proper balance between work and personal life, and generally felt like I was just surviving. After having a talk with a friend, he suggested that I try coaching as an additional tool for the healing process.”
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“To be honest, I had no idea what to expect before I started working with my coach. Because of the place I was at emotionally, I felt maybe I was loading him with way too much information and issues, some of them that run too deep to be solved by coaching. I’m glad we decided to work together because the coaching journey was a life-changing experience, and it provided so much more than imagined.
Rayner is a generous sensible person, and he gives himself completely during coaching. He was quite attentive to my state of mind, which was very useful during our first sessions, helping me always find a way to connect and be present. He was also sensible and adaptable and helped me find tools that improve focus and organizational capacity, even when things are hectic. Our conversations were deep and meaningful, and his energy, even through a screen and more than 10,000 miles away, was always calm and positive.
I am absolutely in admiration of the way he works. Whenever I was expressing some particularly difficult situation, he would close his eyes and connect with his feelings and knowledge. When he opened them again, he would have the precise word or the most effective recommendation. It was a fantastic learning experience for me, and I still implement those “forced pauses” in my everyday life, combining them with the tools that were effective during our coaching.”
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Rocio advanced from general coordinator of her non-profit to Executive Director within months of completing her program.
“I can tell with certainty that I am not the same person that started this journey. I’m more relaxed in my interactions, focused and secure in my work, and a lot kinder to myself. I enjoy life more, can make better decisions at work, and also learned to accept myself in ways that I never even thought to in all the years of life. I have learned to identify some important indicators that appear when I’m starting to get overwhelmed, so I can stop, re-focus, and find a healthy way to face the multiplicity of challenges we all face in our daily lives. These tools and this way of perceiving life will have long-lasting effects on my person. They feel like the emotional equivalent of a safety rope. Even when things get complicated and overwhelming, I now have this safe rope to hang on to. This rope keeps me connected to a safe mental place where I can take care of myself to be able to support others while making this world a better place.
I would, without a doubt, recommend this coaching process to anyone that is working on healing themselves, rediscovering life, and readjusting priorities. If you are working on finding ways to be more efficient and capable of handling multiple unexpected responsibilities in an orderly, healthy, and meaningful way this is also good for you. With a relatively short investment of time, you can see results quite fast, and it truly is a game-changer. As one of the most significant outcomes of this process, I’m forever grateful to my coach for bringing daily joy back to my life. Thanks from the bottom of my heart.”
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“Before I began with Rayner, I felt overwhelmed and powerless to affect change in my professional setting. When I came to this position, I was traumatized, wounded, and I was trying to survive. A co-worker recommended this to me, but because of how I was feeling about my relationship with him, I was skeptical about this. But there was something Rayner said or did that made me feel like I could at least give it a try.”
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“I’m so happy I did. I was looking for work-life balance and a way to validate my voice in the workspace and chose to work together process after consulting with Rayner. One of the things that surprised me, and an unexpected benefit, was Rayner’s ability to meet me where I was in terms of my faith and spirituality and their importance in my life, and his ability to challenge my responses gently and effectively to empower me in healthy communication.
I’m really grateful because it was something that I was going to do, but I wasn’t convinced that it was going to make much difference. I felt like my situation was so complex and it’s just so hard for people to understand me that I just didn’t feel like there was help for me. But Rayner was able to see me right where I was. When he was telling me his background, I thought - okay, is he going to try to sell me on something or convince me of something? But he was able to meet me where I was, work with me, and respect those parts of me that are so important to me.
I know this is not the only reason, but I feel like if this were the reason that I ended up being here, just to have this experience, then it was all worth it. It was worth packing up my whole life and coming here, and trying this out, you know?”
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Shortly after completing our work together, Dikiea became the first female African-American senior pastor in 172 years of history at the East Second Street Christian Church in Lexington, Kentucky.
“My life has changed because of this process. I feel more capable of expressing myself to others. I feel more in tune with my identity and how my stressors affect my physical body. I have learned how to feel into the space and control what I take in and how. I would recommend this service because it is life-changing in opening a person up to the fullness of who they are. If I could describe this experience in one word, I would say: empowering.”
Unsolicited praise.
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"I'm still so surprised that you picked up on that. Your ability to perceive people is incredible."
Matthew
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"I've done more healing in 10 weeks than therapy did in a year."
Chris
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"I can simply report the impact you are having on my nervous system and spirit. There is something tremendously uplifting and liberating that shines through, which warms my soul whenever I experience your work."
Jochen
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"Rayner has expansive knowledge and exudes a mix of brilliance, authenticity, and kindness."
Morgen
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"Rayner blew me away with the amount of research, analysis, intuition, and thorough interpretation he gave me."
Bonnie
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"There's a lot of hope in this conversation. I don't know why I'm saying that."
Jac
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"A message that people really need to hear right now."
Carlotta
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“If you would like to learn more about feminine rage as an activating force for change, please follow the work of Rayner.”
Candice
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"Rayner, I just read your great Eris article in OPA's magazine, and plan to share it in an online experiential course I'm currently teaching on the Air Signs. We have been exploring Themis and Eris in our discussion of Libra and your article is great in re-imagining Eris. Thank you, a great perspective that I am sure people will go places with."
Professional Astrologer