The Power of Disruption: How Breaking from Homeostasis Transformed My Life

Matt Steinbach, ITPI member and golf coach

After enjoying eight years as a successful head coach for university golf teams, Matthew Steinbach felt the comfort of familiarity was constraining his growth as a coach and as an individual. He examined the role of homeostasis in his life and decided to pivot.

Walking the Labyrinth: A Practice for Powering Your Pivot

Kim Kristenson-Lee, ITP Mastery teacher and coach

Unlike a maze, there are no dead-ends in a labyrinth. There are, however, twists and turns that cause us to pivot. In that way a labyrinth is a metaphor for life.

Gifts of Tragedy

Nathan J. Bolls, ITP Manhattan, KS member

When severe challenges hit a family, a desperate search began for answers. A father describes how courage and love inspired the family’s process of continual pivoting. He sees it as “taking the hit as a gift.”

Perception of the Possible

Christina Grote, author, ITPI board member

What does it take to increase our capacity to pivot and shift direction, mindset and mood? Christina Grote explores the role that perception plays in our ability to pivot. Being aware of our options can make a huge difference in our transformation.

ITP: Individual Practice and Cultural Pivot

Kevin Maher, MD, and ITPI member

Examine how ITP creates a cultural pivot by providing a personal path of awareness of the divine as well as a collective shift toward contemplative awareness for the well-being of society.

Homeostasis and Resistence to Change

George Leonard, ITP co-founder, author

With the best of intentions, we progress with our transformation. Then, we find ourselves backsliding. Why? We seem to be wired for resistance to change. From this presentation by George Leonard, learn about our inclination toward homeostasis and how to negotiate through it. 

LET: Getting Off the Line

Charlotte Hatch, ITP Mastery and energy awareness teacher

When life causes us to pivot, we may need to change our point of view. Or, we may need to change our attitude. Leonard Energy Training offers an exercise to help us achieve this. ITP Mastery Teacher Charlotte Hatch teaches the exercise “Getting Off the Line,” reminding us to listen to another person while taking care of ourselves.

Startle and Center

George Leonard, ITP co-founder, author

Many things can startle you, causing you to become unbalanced and uncentered. At the same time, being startled by someone or something can also be viewed as a catalyst for becoming even more balanced and centered than before. 

Community Spotlight

Christine Rickerby, ITPI member

Christine Rickerby met George Leonard when she heard his Aikido class through the ceiling of an art studio she was using. What followed was an opening to an enriching ITP practice and an opportunity to spend time with George at the end of his life.