Kristi Nigh Coaching

Delighted to share this amazing upcoming summer program at Kripalu led by my dear friends and colleagues, Jill and Jenna! It is bound to be rich in joy, meaning and beautiful music :)

Wild and Precious Joy Creating A Flourishing Life Through the sleep-based meditation practice of yoga nidra, Karen Brody invites you to enter the wisdom body and access your intuition.

Final verses of "Kindness" by Naomi Shihab Nye

Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside,
you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.
You must wake up with sorrow.
You must speak to it till your voice
catches the thread of all sorrows
and you see the size of the cloth.

Then it is only kindness that makes sense anymore,
only kindness that ties your shoes
and sends you out into the day to mail letters and purchase bread,
only kindness that raises its head
from the crowd of the world to say
it is I you have been looking for,
and then goes with you everywhere
like a shadow or a friend.

Excited to be giving my 'Women and Perfectionism: The Wholehearted Journey to "I am Imperfect & I am Enough"' workshop via Zoom for the Brown School's Professional Development program on Friday, November 6, 2020 at 8:30-11:30am CST.

For more information and to register, visit https://bit.ly/37mdy3p.

P.S. This is a great chance to participate if you live outside of St. Louis since this program is not usually held virtually! CEUs are offered for Missouri social workers and may be applicable to professionals in other locations depending on your local rules. We would love to have you, whether you're local to STL or anywhere in the world!

Calling my fellow recovering perfectionists! My favorite of Brené Brown's books - The Gifts of Imperfection - was re-released today in a 10th anniversary edition, alongside (free!) new tools and resources. Check them out here! https://brenebrown.com/thegifts-hub/

I will likely be creating a *virtual* group in coming weeks/months to dig deeper into the Gifts of Imperfection. If you're interested in learning more, please email me at [email protected] to connect.

brenebrown.com

I am profoundly grateful to have spent the last five Thursdays with this tremendous group of leaders who are all now officially Dare to Lead™ Trained! None of us anticipated that we would be going through this experience together amid COVID-19 lockdown, yet being with this tremendous group of female leaders each week gave me -and continues to give me - immense hope for our world. Congratulations ThriveCo Dare to Lead™ Spring 2020 Cohort!

And a big thank you to ThriveCo co-founder Katie Silversmith for wanting to create this experience for your community so that we could make this happen together :)

Social distancing doesn't have to mean disconnection. We're going virtual with our upcoming Dare to Lead™ training, and it's my hope that we can buoy ourselves through this time through our connection together, and emerge as more daring leaders - because the world surely needs daring leaders right now. 3 spots left in the tremendous group of leaders that's shaping up - we would love to have you

What does the world need now more than ever? Daring Leaders. ✨ Now is the time for leaning in, bravery, courage, and vulnerability. Join us and certified facilitator, Kristi Nigh, for a completely virtual Dare to Lead™ Training, lunch & learn style via Zoom, beginning in just one week on 3/26. Experience connection, wholehearted leadership and the incredible work of Brené Brown at its finest. Social Workers will also walk away with 16 official social work CEUs. We have just three spots left. Grab your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-dare-to-leadtm-training-tickets-89341870941

One month out and a few spots left! We would love to have you

We are ONE MONTH away from hosting the Dare to Lead™ Training at ThriveCo! We only have a few spots left so act fast! The training will be conducted over a series of 5 lunch & learns this March and April, join Dare to Lead™ Certified Facilitator Kristi Nigh as we move from armored leadership to brave leadership. ✨ This series will provide 16 official social work CEUs. ✨

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dare-to-leadtm-training-tickets-89341870941
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

A nugget of beauty for your day. Even if you only have a few minutes, the first few of this recording are worth listening to.

What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade
By Brad Aaron Mifflin

Mrs. Nelson explained how to stand still and listen
to the wind, how to find meaning in pumping gas,

how peeling potatoes can be a form of prayer. She took questions on how not to feel lost in the dark.

After lunch she distributed worksheets
that covered ways to remember your grandfather’s

voice. Then the class discussed falling asleep
without feeling you had forgotten to do something else—

something important—and how to believe
the house you wake in is your home. This prompted

Mrs. Nelson to draw a chalkboard diagram detailing
how to chant the Psalms during cigarette breaks,

and how not to squirm for sound when your own thoughts
are all you hear; also, that you have enough.

The English lesson was that I am
is a complete sentence.

And just before the afternoon bell, she made the math equation look easy. The one that proves that hundreds of questions,

and feeling cold, and all those nights spent looking
for whatever it was you lost, and one person

add up to something.

A Poem for What You Learn Alone On Brad Aaron Modlin’s “What You Missed That Day You Were Absent from Fourth Grade” and learning to grow up by yourself.

So excited about my upcoming Dare to Lead™ training at ThriveCo in March/April - which will now also provide 16 official Missouri Social Work CEUs! Check out the info & link in ThriveCo's post below to register. Spots are limited and filling fast!

Can't get enough of Brené Brown? We are thrilled to announce that we will be hosting an official Dare to Lead™ Training at ThriveCo! Over a series of 5 lunch & learns this March and April, join Dare to Lead™ Certified Facilitator Kristi Nigh as we move from armored leadership to brave leadership. ✨This series will provide 16 official social work CEUs.✨ We hope you can make it to this training that will change the way you work and lead. Seats are limited. Snag a spot before they sell out! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dare-to-leadtm-training-tickets-89341870941⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

Grateful to my "Imperfect Mother" workshop participants for braving the unpredictable St. Louis weather to make it to the workshop this morning. Thank you for your authentic engagement and thoughtful contributions to our conversations. It was a delight to be with you!

Gearing up for my next "Imperfect Mother" workshop in a few weeks at the Brown School. There are still spots left so click here to learn more and register...

The Imperfect Mother: Empowering the Journey from "Never Enough" to Wholehearted Parenting | Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis The Imperfect Mother: Empowering the Journey from "Never Enough" to Wholehearted Parenting Friday, January 17, 2020 8:30 AM - 11:30 AM Brown Page Content 3Kristi Nigh, MSW, LCSW, CPCC, ACC, CDWFAdjunct Faculty, Brown SchoolOwner & Professional Coach, Kristi Nigh Coaching Brown Page Content 2Preferre...