About
Julianne Davidow, MA, PCC
As a writer, writing instructor, Professional Certified Coach, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, and Certified Health and Wellness Coach, I wear multiple ‘hats,’ but they are all intertwined.
My Background
My desire to become a coach evolved out of my life experiences, teaching work, and a strong background in spirituality, creativity, health and wellness, and human potential.
Since I was small, I’ve always been a spiritual seeker. I’ve read and studied comparative religious traditions and have incorporated what I’ve learned into a daily spiritual practice based on Buddhist teachings. I continue to study and go on retreats to deepen my practice.
Connecting with a place of inner refuge in our body-mind is the true source of stability and security. My spiritual practice and experiences with various types of therapy and healing arts have helped me overcome the many emotional and physical challenges I have faced.
As a long-time yoga and meditation practitioner, I have received numerous teachings from His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, and am primarily a practitioner of Bon Buddhism, Tibet’s oldest indigenous culture.
In addition to the skills I received during my coaching trainings, I incorporate mindfulness, meditation, and writing into the coaching process.
Practicing mindfulness and meditation helps us open to inner guidance and remain calm and focused. Writing helps us to explore thoughts and feelings, gain insight, clarify goals, and record progress.
Both meditation and writing have been shown to lead to better physical, mental, and spiritual health
Personally, when I write, I can weave my emotions, personal history, ways of experiencing the world, and the ideas I’ve encountered and absorbed into a story or essay that holds truth. I write to make order out of chaos, open my inner world, and enter a sacred space where I am not alone but in communion with a compelling and benevolent force.
As author and theologian Matthew Fox says, “Creativity happens at the border between chaos and order.” Creativity is a mystical experience, a union, a place where the divine and the human imagination can meet.”
Awareness, Creativity, Transformation
Awareness is the ability to know ourselves and the world around us. Internal self-awareness can be cultivated and bring a better understanding of our thoughts, emotions, and behaviors.
Through introspection, mindfulness, reflection, and expressive writing, we can expand our awareness, better regulate our emotions, and make decisions and take actions that align with our values and beliefs.
With greater awareness, we also tap into our creativity more deeply. Living consciously and with awareness is itself a creative act. When we create, we ourselves are created, and we become transformed.
Although change is the one constant in life, and we are always transforming from one state to another, even on a moment-to-moment basis, it is up to us to manage this change in the most productive and positive way possible.
So, when we cultivate awareness and gain greater access to our creative thinking, we can live in accordance with our true desires. We can release the dormant wisdom within us, thereby transforming our lives and those around us.
We are all moving through successive changes, and I want to support others in making these changes positive.
Education and Certifications
- Professional Certified Coach, ICF
- Certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher
- Certified Health and Wellness Coach
- B.A. Sarah Lawrence College, Literature and Religion
- M.A. City College of New York, Language and Literacy
Memberships and Additional trainings
- ICF Professional Coaches
- International Focusing Institute
- ADHD Coaches Organization
- Institute of Coaching
- Renaissance Society of America
- Insitute of Noetic Sciences
- 5-year Experiential Transmission of Bon Buddhist Foundational Practices
- Ashtanga and Dharma Yoga
- Breathwork training: Breath-Body-Mind
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Every life has a purpose, and everyone is equally important. Regardless of your age or situation, each of us has talents and abilities that are unique to you.
We are all moving through successive changes, and I want to support others in making these changes positive.