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Take a Chance Ranch hosts workshops and events throughout the year. Our offerings focus on personal development, healthy relationships, artistic expression, spiritual growth, and learning through deep connection with nature and animals. If you are interested in collaborating and bringing an event to the ranch, please contact us so we can discuss.
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Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we're here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7
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Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we’re here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 am Pacific time. Come as you are.
For the Zoom call details, join our “World’s Okayest Moms” private Facebook community.
About the World’s Okayest Mom’s Group
Let’s be honest. Momming is hard! We are all prone to overdoing it and taking on more than we need to. We watch each other over-parent and then feel pressure to do more. It’s an unspoken and often invisible pressure. But it’s there. This is a group to support moms with being “good enough” so that we can parent from our hearts.
We are human beings NOT human doings. When we turn into butlers to our children we spend most of our energy scurrying around like busy robots. Let’s support each other for more balance, self-care, and showing up for our kids with the best stuff we have to offer—our emotional leadership and our most authentic selves. Let’s be the Okayest together.
Start Here
Please note. We do not record these calls. Show up, join in, feel safe, and get the most out of it right then and there.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 am - 8:00 am PST
Location
Online Zoom Webinar
Organizer
Beth KilloughBeth Killough is the owner of The Circle Up Experience, a consulting firm which provides leadership training and culture development to corporations, universities, teacher groups, first responders, and non-profit organizations. Beth has an MA degree in Clinical Psychology from Santa Clara University and an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. A life-long cowgirl, writer, professor, and a licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 20 years of experience working with people to awaken their innate leadership gifts so they can live and work with more authentic relationship and connection. Circle Up’s model of Natural Leadership and experiential learning with horses integrates human psychology, animal behavior, and natural systems to offer a unique approach to personal and professional development. Circle Up has trained thousands of leaders all over the country and has created long-term culture change programs within large institutions. Beth is a seeker and a truth-teller who brings heart and humor into her work. She is gifted at finding The One Question that needs to be asked and using her cowgirl courage to ask it. Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, California where Circle Up hosts workshops. The ranch also hosts women’s events, recovery groups, weekly meditation with Dhammakaya monks, horsemanship events, and art programs. Beth and her human family live on the ranch with and an ever-growing menagerie of animals who support her and her work.beth@thecircleupexperience.com
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Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we're here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7
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Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we’re here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 am Pacific time. Come as you are.
For the Zoom call details, join our “World’s Okayest Moms” private Facebook community.
About the World’s Okayest Mom’s Group
Let’s be honest. Momming is hard! We are all prone to overdoing it and taking on more than we need to. We watch each other over-parent and then feel pressure to do more. It’s an unspoken and often invisible pressure. But it’s there. This is a group to support moms with being “good enough” so that we can parent from our hearts.
We are human beings NOT human doings. When we turn into butlers to our children we spend most of our energy scurrying around like busy robots. Let’s support each other for more balance, self-care, and showing up for our kids with the best stuff we have to offer—our emotional leadership and our most authentic selves. Let’s be the Okayest together.
Start Here
Please note. We do not record these calls. Show up, join in, feel safe, and get the most out of it right then and there.
Time
(Friday) 7:00 am - 8:00 am PST
Location
Online Zoom Webinar
Organizer
Beth KilloughBeth Killough is the owner of The Circle Up Experience, a consulting firm which provides leadership training and culture development to corporations, universities, teacher groups, first responders, and non-profit organizations. Beth has an MA degree in Clinical Psychology from Santa Clara University and an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. A life-long cowgirl, writer, professor, and a licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 20 years of experience working with people to awaken their innate leadership gifts so they can live and work with more authentic relationship and connection. Circle Up’s model of Natural Leadership and experiential learning with horses integrates human psychology, animal behavior, and natural systems to offer a unique approach to personal and professional development. Circle Up has trained thousands of leaders all over the country and has created long-term culture change programs within large institutions. Beth is a seeker and a truth-teller who brings heart and humor into her work. She is gifted at finding The One Question that needs to be asked and using her cowgirl courage to ask it. Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, California where Circle Up hosts workshops. The ranch also hosts women’s events, recovery groups, weekly meditation with Dhammakaya monks, horsemanship events, and art programs. Beth and her human family live on the ranch with and an ever-growing menagerie of animals who support her and her work.beth@thecircleupexperience.com
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POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The Home of the Mind Meditation class gathers at Take a Chance Ranch the second Saturday of every month to learn and practice Dhammakaya ("Middle Way")
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POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE The Home of the Mind Meditation class gathers at Take a Chance Ranch the second Saturday of every month to learn and practice Dhammakaya (“Middle Way”) meditation. This style of meditation is gentle, simple, and lovely to do together in a group. Newcomers to meditation are welcome to this group!
We meet outside in a peaceful pasture where there is a nice mix of sun and shade. We are almost always joined by birds, dogs, horses, and even cows!
Classes are taught by Ven. Ekkasak and include guided and silent meditation, group discussion, and a question/answer session. Newcomers to meditation are welcome to this group!
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More About Home of The Mind Meditation Classes
Imagine sitting in an open field with a light breeze touching your face. You will be surrounded by a protected valley, animals in the fields nearby, and a safe group of kind-hearted meditation students seeking inner peace and fellowship.
With the fast-paced lives, we lead, our minds are often cluttered and busy with thoughts. All of that constant thinking and doing can lead to feeling overwhelmed, and it can have a huge impact on our emotions and our bodies. Many of us have never learned to train our minds. But the mind is very much like a muscle that needs strengthening. Meditation is a proven way to train our minds and is practiced all over the world and by hundreds of different cultures.
When we learn to work with our minds, we can quiet our thinking and bring our minds “home” to a peaceful resting place. As we get more experienced with this, we can do it all day long! You can stand in the grocery store line or sit in traffic and use your meditation techniques! The benefits are endless: clearer thoughts, better sleep, more peaceful emotions, less stress, and more energy.
What to Expect
All classes are taught by wise and gentle monks from Thailand. The sessions begin with our beloved Thai monks giving a brief introduction to the meditation techniques with simple instructions. Then, our teacher gently guides us with a soothing voice for a few minutes, helping the group ease into a period of silent meditation. When the meditation session is over, the group is open to share their experiences and ask questions. The monks offer great suggestions for improving meditation and tell wonderfully insightful stories and teachings.
What to Bring
This meditation group is held outside and the weather varies. Please dress in layers so you can be comfortable. It is suggested that you bring a yoga mat or blanket and a meditation cushion or pillow if you wish. People often bring a blanket to stay warm or a light scarf or shawl to keep the sun off their skin.
Time
(Saturday) 4:00 pm PST
Organizer
Venerable Ekkasak
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we're here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we’re here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 am Pacific time. Come as you are.
For the Zoom call details, join our “World’s Okayest Moms” private Facebook community.
About the World’s Okayest Mom’s Group
Let’s be honest. Momming is hard! We are all prone to overdoing it and taking on more than we need to. We watch each other over-parent and then feel pressure to do more. It’s an unspoken and often invisible pressure. But it’s there. This is a group to support moms with being “good enough” so that we can parent from our hearts.
We are human beings NOT human doings. When we turn into butlers to our children we spend most of our energy scurrying around like busy robots. Let’s support each other for more balance, self-care, and showing up for our kids with the best stuff we have to offer—our emotional leadership and our most authentic selves. Let’s be the Okayest together.
Start Here
Please note. We do not record these calls. Show up, join in, feel safe, and get the most out of it right then and there.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 am - 8:00 am PST
Location
Online Zoom Webinar
Organizer
Beth KilloughBeth Killough is the owner of The Circle Up Experience, a consulting firm which provides leadership training and culture development to corporations, universities, teacher groups, first responders, and non-profit organizations. Beth has an MA degree in Clinical Psychology from Santa Clara University and an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. A life-long cowgirl, writer, professor, and a licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 20 years of experience working with people to awaken their innate leadership gifts so they can live and work with more authentic relationship and connection. Circle Up’s model of Natural Leadership and experiential learning with horses integrates human psychology, animal behavior, and natural systems to offer a unique approach to personal and professional development. Circle Up has trained thousands of leaders all over the country and has created long-term culture change programs within large institutions. Beth is a seeker and a truth-teller who brings heart and humor into her work. She is gifted at finding The One Question that needs to be asked and using her cowgirl courage to ask it. Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, California where Circle Up hosts workshops. The ranch also hosts women’s events, recovery groups, weekly meditation with Dhammakaya monks, horsemanship events, and art programs. Beth and her human family live on the ranch with and an ever-growing menagerie of animals who support her and her work.beth@thecircleupexperience.com
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we're here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we’re here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 am Pacific time. Come as you are.
For the Zoom call details, join our “World’s Okayest Moms” private Facebook community.
About the World’s Okayest Mom’s Group
Let’s be honest. Momming is hard! We are all prone to overdoing it and taking on more than we need to. We watch each other over-parent and then feel pressure to do more. It’s an unspoken and often invisible pressure. But it’s there. This is a group to support moms with being “good enough” so that we can parent from our hearts.
We are human beings NOT human doings. When we turn into butlers to our children we spend most of our energy scurrying around like busy robots. Let’s support each other for more balance, self-care, and showing up for our kids with the best stuff we have to offer—our emotional leadership and our most authentic selves. Let’s be the Okayest together.
Start Here
Please note. We do not record these calls. Show up, join in, feel safe, and get the most out of it right then and there.
Time
(Friday) 7:00 am - 8:00 am PST
Location
Online Zoom Webinar
Organizer
Beth KilloughBeth Killough is the owner of The Circle Up Experience, a consulting firm which provides leadership training and culture development to corporations, universities, teacher groups, first responders, and non-profit organizations. Beth has an MA degree in Clinical Psychology from Santa Clara University and an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. A life-long cowgirl, writer, professor, and a licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 20 years of experience working with people to awaken their innate leadership gifts so they can live and work with more authentic relationship and connection. Circle Up’s model of Natural Leadership and experiential learning with horses integrates human psychology, animal behavior, and natural systems to offer a unique approach to personal and professional development. Circle Up has trained thousands of leaders all over the country and has created long-term culture change programs within large institutions. Beth is a seeker and a truth-teller who brings heart and humor into her work. She is gifted at finding The One Question that needs to be asked and using her cowgirl courage to ask it. Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, California where Circle Up hosts workshops. The ranch also hosts women’s events, recovery groups, weekly meditation with Dhammakaya monks, horsemanship events, and art programs. Beth and her human family live on the ranch with and an ever-growing menagerie of animals who support her and her work.beth@thecircleupexperience.com
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we're here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we’re here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 am Pacific time. Come as you are.
For the Zoom call details, join our “World’s Okayest Moms” private Facebook community.
About the World’s Okayest Mom’s Group
Let’s be honest. Momming is hard! We are all prone to overdoing it and taking on more than we need to. We watch each other over-parent and then feel pressure to do more. It’s an unspoken and often invisible pressure. But it’s there. This is a group to support moms with being “good enough” so that we can parent from our hearts.
We are human beings NOT human doings. When we turn into butlers to our children we spend most of our energy scurrying around like busy robots. Let’s support each other for more balance, self-care, and showing up for our kids with the best stuff we have to offer—our emotional leadership and our most authentic selves. Let’s be the Okayest together.
Start Here
Please note. We do not record these calls. Show up, join in, feel safe, and get the most out of it right then and there.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 am - 8:00 am PST
Location
Online Zoom Webinar
Organizer
Beth KilloughBeth Killough is the owner of The Circle Up Experience, a consulting firm which provides leadership training and culture development to corporations, universities, teacher groups, first responders, and non-profit organizations. Beth has an MA degree in Clinical Psychology from Santa Clara University and an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. A life-long cowgirl, writer, professor, and a licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 20 years of experience working with people to awaken their innate leadership gifts so they can live and work with more authentic relationship and connection. Circle Up’s model of Natural Leadership and experiential learning with horses integrates human psychology, animal behavior, and natural systems to offer a unique approach to personal and professional development. Circle Up has trained thousands of leaders all over the country and has created long-term culture change programs within large institutions. Beth is a seeker and a truth-teller who brings heart and humor into her work. She is gifted at finding The One Question that needs to be asked and using her cowgirl courage to ask it. Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, California where Circle Up hosts workshops. The ranch also hosts women’s events, recovery groups, weekly meditation with Dhammakaya monks, horsemanship events, and art programs. Beth and her human family live on the ranch with and an ever-growing menagerie of animals who support her and her work.beth@thecircleupexperience.com
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we're here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we’re here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 am Pacific time. Come as you are.
For the Zoom call details, join our “World’s Okayest Moms” private Facebook community.
About the World’s Okayest Mom’s Group
Let’s be honest. Momming is hard! We are all prone to overdoing it and taking on more than we need to. We watch each other over-parent and then feel pressure to do more. It’s an unspoken and often invisible pressure. But it’s there. This is a group to support moms with being “good enough” so that we can parent from our hearts.
We are human beings NOT human doings. When we turn into butlers to our children we spend most of our energy scurrying around like busy robots. Let’s support each other for more balance, self-care, and showing up for our kids with the best stuff we have to offer—our emotional leadership and our most authentic selves. Let’s be the Okayest together.
Start Here
Please note. We do not record these calls. Show up, join in, feel safe, and get the most out of it right then and there.
Time
(Friday) 7:00 am - 8:00 am PST
Location
Online Zoom Webinar
Organizer
Beth KilloughBeth Killough is the owner of The Circle Up Experience, a consulting firm which provides leadership training and culture development to corporations, universities, teacher groups, first responders, and non-profit organizations. Beth has an MA degree in Clinical Psychology from Santa Clara University and an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. A life-long cowgirl, writer, professor, and a licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 20 years of experience working with people to awaken their innate leadership gifts so they can live and work with more authentic relationship and connection. Circle Up’s model of Natural Leadership and experiential learning with horses integrates human psychology, animal behavior, and natural systems to offer a unique approach to personal and professional development. Circle Up has trained thousands of leaders all over the country and has created long-term culture change programs within large institutions. Beth is a seeker and a truth-teller who brings heart and humor into her work. She is gifted at finding The One Question that needs to be asked and using her cowgirl courage to ask it. Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, California where Circle Up hosts workshops. The ranch also hosts women’s events, recovery groups, weekly meditation with Dhammakaya monks, horsemanship events, and art programs. Beth and her human family live on the ranch with and an ever-growing menagerie of animals who support her and her work.beth@thecircleupexperience.com
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we're here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we’re here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 am Pacific time. Come as you are.
For the Zoom call details, join our “World’s Okayest Moms” private Facebook community.
About the World’s Okayest Mom’s Group
Let’s be honest. Momming is hard! We are all prone to overdoing it and taking on more than we need to. We watch each other over-parent and then feel pressure to do more. It’s an unspoken and often invisible pressure. But it’s there. This is a group to support moms with being “good enough” so that we can parent from our hearts.
We are human beings NOT human doings. When we turn into butlers to our children we spend most of our energy scurrying around like busy robots. Let’s support each other for more balance, self-care, and showing up for our kids with the best stuff we have to offer—our emotional leadership and our most authentic selves. Let’s be the Okayest together.
Start Here
Please note. We do not record these calls. Show up, join in, feel safe, and get the most out of it right then and there.
Time
(Tuesday) 7:00 am - 8:00 am PST
Location
Online Zoom Webinar
Organizer
Beth KilloughBeth Killough is the owner of The Circle Up Experience, a consulting firm which provides leadership training and culture development to corporations, universities, teacher groups, first responders, and non-profit organizations. Beth has an MA degree in Clinical Psychology from Santa Clara University and an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. A life-long cowgirl, writer, professor, and a licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 20 years of experience working with people to awaken their innate leadership gifts so they can live and work with more authentic relationship and connection. Circle Up’s model of Natural Leadership and experiential learning with horses integrates human psychology, animal behavior, and natural systems to offer a unique approach to personal and professional development. Circle Up has trained thousands of leaders all over the country and has created long-term culture change programs within large institutions. Beth is a seeker and a truth-teller who brings heart and humor into her work. She is gifted at finding The One Question that needs to be asked and using her cowgirl courage to ask it. Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, California where Circle Up hosts workshops. The ranch also hosts women’s events, recovery groups, weekly meditation with Dhammakaya monks, horsemanship events, and art programs. Beth and her human family live on the ranch with and an ever-growing menagerie of animals who support her and her work.beth@thecircleupexperience.com
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Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we're here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7
Event Details
Moms! This is our wake up call. During this pandemic, we’re here to help you start your day with connection. Join our wake-up call on Tuesdays and Fridays at 7 am Pacific time. Come as you are.
For the Zoom call details, join our “World’s Okayest Moms” private Facebook community.
About the World’s Okayest Mom’s Group
Let’s be honest. Momming is hard! We are all prone to overdoing it and taking on more than we need to. We watch each other over-parent and then feel pressure to do more. It’s an unspoken and often invisible pressure. But it’s there. This is a group to support moms with being “good enough” so that we can parent from our hearts.
We are human beings NOT human doings. When we turn into butlers to our children we spend most of our energy scurrying around like busy robots. Let’s support each other for more balance, self-care, and showing up for our kids with the best stuff we have to offer—our emotional leadership and our most authentic selves. Let’s be the Okayest together.
Start Here
Please note. We do not record these calls. Show up, join in, feel safe, and get the most out of it right then and there.
Time
(Friday) 7:00 am - 8:00 am PST
Location
Online Zoom Webinar
Organizer
Beth KilloughBeth Killough is the owner of The Circle Up Experience, a consulting firm which provides leadership training and culture development to corporations, universities, teacher groups, first responders, and non-profit organizations. Beth has an MA degree in Clinical Psychology from Santa Clara University and an MFA degree in Creative Writing from Arizona State University. A life-long cowgirl, writer, professor, and a licensed psychotherapist, Beth has 20 years of experience working with people to awaken their innate leadership gifts so they can live and work with more authentic relationship and connection. Circle Up’s model of Natural Leadership and experiential learning with horses integrates human psychology, animal behavior, and natural systems to offer a unique approach to personal and professional development. Circle Up has trained thousands of leaders all over the country and has created long-term culture change programs within large institutions. Beth is a seeker and a truth-teller who brings heart and humor into her work. She is gifted at finding The One Question that needs to be asked and using her cowgirl courage to ask it. Beth owns Take a Chance Ranch in Morgan Hill, California where Circle Up hosts workshops. The ranch also hosts women’s events, recovery groups, weekly meditation with Dhammakaya monks, horsemanship events, and art programs. Beth and her human family live on the ranch with and an ever-growing menagerie of animals who support her and her work.beth@thecircleupexperience.com
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