With over 20 years of experience as a successful life and leadership coach, I specialize in rewarding change and resiliency. Through a process of raising compassionate awareness and forwarding responsive action, I will support you to embody your values and boldly live your deeper life purpose.
Join me on the path of rewarding change.
Through sharing our authentic selves and unique gifts, we fulfill our deep human need for connection and contribution. Yet in today’s complex world, walking this path alone can feel daunting. Having someone who listens deeply and reflects back your insights and capacities can help you to forge clarity and to embrace your vital role in the world.
This is the heart of my lifework.
As a contemplative-based coach, I’m here to help you become your own strongest ally by connecting deeply with your values and aspirations. In our work together, I create a supportive space where you can reflect, cultivate compassionate awareness, and take meaningful action. This process builds resilience and helps you bring your deeper purpose to life, unlocking your full creative potential.
Who I Work With
I work with individuals and small teams who want to make rewarding change and meet life’s ups and downs with courage, heart and grace. I partner with people who are seeking to live and work with greater meaning, resiliency, ease and joy.
The universe took its time on you, crafted you to offer the world something different from everyone else…
– Rupi Kaur
The Elemental Process
Through this transformative journey, we’ll be guided by The Elemental Process – a holistic approach I’ve developed over two decades of coaching individuals and organizations.
Drawing from timeless wisdom teachings and demonstrated positive psychology techniques, while also grounded in natural rhythms, this dynamic roadmap helps you tap into your innate capacity for growth and flourishment.
It invites you to align your goals and unique gifts with the intelligence of the natural world, recognizing the deep interconnections that support lasting transformation.
A Collaborative Partnership
Coaching is a partnership, and as such, a collaborative process. In each session you will be invited to shape what we focus on as well as what meaningful support looks and feels like for you in any given moment. Throughout our work together I will offer concrete structure and tools to help you create traction and meaningful momentum, in a pace that feels both engaging and sustaining. I will encourage you to be self-reflective and to take directed and resourcing action towards your goals and aspirations. Throughout our work together, you can expect that I will fully support you in meeting both your successes and challenges with compassionate and skillful presence.
Approach and Methodologies
My approach to coaching is grounded in experience and established methodologies, and rooted in empathy and intuition. Some of the methodologies I draw from include mindfulness and insight meditation, positive and developmental psychology, nature contemplation, somatic relaxation, motivational interviewing and behavioral change theory, organizational design, compassionate and nonviolent communication and leadership development. I also have a background in trauma-informed care and self-compassion.
Coaching Packages
I recognize that everyone is unique, and so each coaching partnership is tailored to fit a client’s particular goals and unfolding life. The first step is always a complimentary, 30-minute exploratory call. This is an opportunity for me to learn more about what you’re looking for and for you to learn more about how I work; together we can see if a coaching partnership is a good fit.
All packages include:
- Live coaching sessions
- Between session email support
- The Elemental Process Guidebook
- Membership for weekly Yoga Nidra (guided relaxation) classes
- Access to my community library of guided meditations
I offer an array of options for ongoing clients. For new clients, I have four introductory packages:
You will benefit from Shift Package if you would like to:
- Step into the next chapter of your life with intention and inspiration.
- Boost your confidence and capacity for courageous and rewarding growth.
- Navigate uncertainty with grace and skillfulness.
- Discover (or rediscover) your deeper sense of purpose and fulfillment.
- Identify and disentangle from self-sabotaging habits.
- Release your inner critic to embrace a wiser, as well as more compassionate and empowering, inner dialogue.
- Channel momentum-building energy and motivation.
- Nurture resiliency and a holistic and sustainable orientation to life.
- Develop lifelong tools that will help you hone your natural capacity for transformation and embodied joy.
In this 6-month package we’ll meet twice a month for an hour, generally by phone or video. Between sessions you will take responsive action towards your coaching goals and I will be available for support via email.
You will benefit from the Steward Package if you would like to:
- Be accountable to what matters to you, and see a meaningful goal through.
- Cultivate sustaining energy and motivation as you honor what lights you up.
- Foster greater confidence by tapping into your innate creativity and capacity to be responsive.
- Grow a thriving livelihood while maintaining a whole and healthy life.
- Navigate the landscape of your business or profession with greater ease and intelligence.
- Identify and disentangle from self-sabotaging habits.
- Release your inner critic to embrace a kinder and more empowering inner dialogue.
- Experience the support and vitality that comes with stepping into natural currents of reciprocity.
- Amass a toolkit of strategies for realizing aspirations in ways that feel good, are resourcing and align with your values.
In this 6-month package we’ll meet twice a month for an hour, generally by phone or video. Between sessions you will take responsive action towards your coaching goals and I will be available for support via email.
You will benefit from the Embody Package if you would like to:
- Have a safe and supportive sounding board while navigating the often charged landscape of leadership.
- Shift from feeling isolated as a solopreneur to being actively supported in thriving.
- Channel powerful, wise and transmissive presence.
- Live in alignment with your world views and core values.
- Nurture resiliency and a holistic and sustainable orientation to life.
- Identify and disentangle from self-sabotaging habits.
- Honor your spiritual side and what you know to be sacred.
- Step more confidently and courageously into your life, business or calling.
- Develop a personalized suite of tools to meet yourself and life with wisdom and care, throughout your unfolding life.
In this 6 to 12-month package we’ll typically meet twice a month for an hour, generally by phone or video. Between sessions you will take responsive action towards your coaching goals and I will be available for support via email.
You will benefit from the Incubate Package if you would like to:
- Design a rewarding road map to successfully launch a project, program or idea.
- Gain clarity around your unique gifts and potent ways to share them.
- Tap into the power of your creativity and joy, and experience your capacity to innovate.
- Bring your personal or business mission to life, without sacrificing wellbeing.
- Cultivate skillful discernment between desire and viability.
- Enliven your calling with confidence, courage and passion.
- Hone your natural capacity for meaningful transformation.
- Identify and disentangle from self-sabotaging habits.
- Learn effective and holistic strategies for nurturing ideas into being that you can tap into for years to come.
These one to three-month packages are customized to meet the needs of your specific concept, project or program. We’ll generally meet by phone or video; session lengths may vary. Between sessions you will take responsive action towards your coaching goals and I will be available for support via email.
Again, the first step is always a complimentary, 30-minute exploratory call. It’s okay too if you’re not sure which coaching package is right for you. The exploratory call is an opportunity for me to learn more about what you’re looking for and for you to learn more about how I work. Together we can see if a coaching partnership is a good fit, and if so, determine the best customized package.
Background and Credentialing
I have been coaching individuals and businesses for over twenty years. My coaching practice reflects a synthesis of education and experience. I hold a Master in Social Work with a concentration in human development and interpersonal practice from the University of Washington. There I participated in the Training in Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Core Leadership programs and was certified in Human Services Management. I am also a graduate of the ICF-accredited Seattle Coach’s Professional Coach Training. For over a decade, I was Executive Director of one of the largest independent yoga businesses in the U.S., where I was responsible for human resources, leadership development, strategic planning and marketing. I also have a longstanding practice and teacher training certification in mindfulness and nature meditation. For a more comprehensive summary of my background and credentialing, see my About page. I also maintain a separate therapy practice at Rooted Path Therapy for those seeking clinical mental health services (telehealth throughout Washington, in-person services coming soon to Vancouver, WA).
Ashley Dahl, MSW, LSWAIC, CMT-P / Contemplative Guide, Coach and Educator
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