We are pleased to share the recap from our virtual Women’s Forum program: THE POWER OF A SPIRTUAL PRACTICE. We’re grateful to our friend Executive & Leadership Coach, Robin Ross and Women’s Forum co-founder Nancy Rizzuto for sharing the experiences that led them to their spiritual practice and what their practices look like today. They also shared insight on how a spiritual practice supports our minds, body and spirits, influences how we show up professionally, and offered suggestions to enhance an existing practice or begin creating one.
In a world that prioritizes productivity, many of us forget to simply be. This program invited us to slow down, reflect, and consider how a spiritual practice can ground us in gratitude and awe, cultivate calm and self-awareness and remind us of our humanity.
Grab a comfy chair. You won’t want to miss this replay.
🌿 Key Takeaways
There are many more takeaways in the video, so you may want to watch – and rewatch/listen to it to capture the ideas and suggestions that specifically resonate with you.
Spirituality
- Isn’t “woo-woo. It’s being rooted in our own presence and purpose and connected to something bigger than ourselves.
- Helps us stop DOing and start BEing. A spiritual practice isn’t about escaping the world but about showing up fully awake in it.
- Supports the whole self. Meditation, prayer, mindfulness, and nature reduce inflammation, stabilize blood pressure, boost the immune system, and improve our attention and emotional regulation.
- Impacts how we show up professionally. When we are truly present, we respond rather than react, listen with empathy, and create space for others to be seen and heard.
🌿 Resources to help you start or deepen your spiritual practice
Books
- Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life by Dacher Keltner
- Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being by Martin E.P. Seligman
- One Heart: Universal Wisdom from the World’s Scriptures by Sylvia Boorstein
- Finding Inner Courage by Mark Nepo
Newsletters
- Yung Pueblo – Poet, meditator, and author
- DailyOM – Articles and courses to empower wellness
Podcasts and Other Digital Resources
- Science of Happiness with Dacher Keltner
- On Being with Krista Tippett
- Insight Timer – Free Meditation App
- The Healthy Minds Program – Richie Davidson. Free App
- Happier – Meditation App with Dan Harris
Your spiritual practice is unique to you and the most important thing is not how you do it, but that you do it. As Nancy reminded us, “Spirituality is a daily choice to choose yourself.”
OUR SPEAKERS
Robin S. Ross, PCC, NBC-HWC – Founder, Flourishing Orgs
Robin, an Executive and Leadership Coach, is passionate about helping clients cultivate positive leadership skills and create flourishing teams and organizations. Her evidence-based approach to coaching and leadership development leverages the latest research in the fields of social and emotional intelligence, cognitive and contemplative neuroscience and positive organizations to help senior executives and emerging leaders gain deeper insights into how to foster psychological safety, enhance employee innovation and performance, strengthen communication and collaboration, and increase employee engagement and well-being.
Robin brings over thirty years of experience as a senior executive in the financial industry to her role as a leadership coach. From 2015 – 2019, Robin served as Executive Director of the Doctoroff Business Leadership Program at University of Chicago Law School, a selective certificate program designed to arm law students with the skills they need to thrive as corporate attorneys, business leaders and entrepreneurs. Prior to that role, Robin served as Managing Director of Interest Rate Products for CME Group where she successfully led her team through the disruption and change caused by market automation and the financial crisis.
Robin is credentialed by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) and by the National Board of Health and Wellness Coaches as a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach (NBC-HWC). She is certified in the use of DiSC®, EQi 2.0, and Hogan Development Assessments, and by the NeuroLeadership Institute in the Foundations of Neuroleadership, the emerging field of study that applies neuroscience to leadership development, change management and coaching. Robin is also a certified teacher for Search Inside Yourself, the mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training developed at Google.
To learn more or reach out to Robin:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robinsross/
Website: https://www.flourishingorgs.com/
Email: robin@flourishingorgs.com
Nancy Rizzuto – Founder and Principal, CAP STRAT | Founder CAP STRAT Women’s Forum
Nancy is a Founding Partner and Principal of CAP STRAT, an independent, fiduciary investment advisory firm established in 2003. She is also a Founder of the CAP STRAT Women’s Forum, a community launched in 2015 to support women’s personal, professional, and financial success. Today, the community reaches thousands of professional women.
Her leadership serves as a catalyst for engaging and empowering women to make the most of their lives by prioritizing their well-being, including their financial well-being. Nancy inspires women to own their power, achieve financial freedom, and build impactful and lasting legacies. Her purpose is rooted in serving others, especially women, and leading them to impart their influence, maintain their seat at the table, and take decisive action toward financial independence. She believes money is power as it gives women the freedom to make choices that are most meaningful to them and to care for themselves, those they love, and the causes they care about.
She champions the power and impact of mentoring and has mentored women locally and across the country for years.
Nancy is an active member of many philanthropic organizations in the community and is committed to helping create transformational and lasting change in the lives of others.
To learn more or reach out to Nancy:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyrizzuto/
Website: https://www.capstratwomensforum.com/
Email: nrizzuto@capstratig.com
Please let us know if you would like to have a conversation with us. Email the CAP STRAT Women’s Forum with any questions at womensforum@capstratig.com! Or call us at 630.320.5100.
