Where Nervous System Awareness Meets Sustainable Action

Success feels different at different stages of life.

You may already have clarity about what matters. But when you're at capacity, continuing to lead, grow and show up without burning out may require you to rethink what success looks and feels like now.

This isn't about doing more.

It's about doing what matters from a place of steadiness, with clarity, confidence and intention.

Through coaching, facilitated conversations and embodied practices, I help capable men and women navigate change, reconnect with themselves and create sustainable success: in business, leadership and life.

Our work together can start with a call or an email

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You don't need another person telling you what to do.

You need space to land.

Space to notice what's happening beneath the surface.

Space to hear yourself clearly enough to decide what comes next.

My work combines thoughtful conversation, embodied awareness and practical action. Depending on what you need, that might look like coaching, group work, facilitation, or a combination of coaching and osteopathic bodywork.

You can:

Bring the challenge without being “coached at”
Explore what's really getting in the way
Notice the patterns your body may already be telling you about
Get clear on what matters now
Leave with perspective, energy and a next step you can actually take

Awareness is useful. Action is necessary. The magic is in connecting the two.

Ways to Work with Me

Every body tells a story.

Whether you're navigating a major life transition, leading a team through change, or creating space for deeper personal growth, my work is designed to help people connect body to mind to action—so they can move forward with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Facilitation

Interactive Workshops • Masterclasses • Speaking

I create engaging, meaningful learning experiences that invite people to participate, not just sit and listen.

My workshops blend practical teaching, reflective conversation, movement, neuroscience-informed learning, body awareness, and interactive exercises that help ideas become personally relevant. Participants leave with insights they can actually apply in their lives, leadership, relationships, and work.

Ideal for:

Corporate teams and leadership groups
Women's organizations and professional networks
Retirement and life transition events
Community groups and conferences
Health and wellness organizations

Popular themes include:

Purpose Planning & Life Transitions

The Body Language of Life & Leadership

Stress, Resilience & Neurophysiology

Intuition, Decision-Making & Personal Clarity

Communication, Connection & Meaningful Change

Available as keynote-style presentations, interactive workshops, half-day experiences, and customized masterclasses.

VIP

BodyMind Experience

1:1 Bodywork • Massage • Movement • Mindset

This is my most integrative one-to-one experience. Bringing together nearly three decades of bodywork experience with coaching, movement, mindset, and embodied awareness.

Sometimes insight happens through conversation. Sometimes the body tells us what words cannot.

The VIP BodyMind experience creates space to listen to both.

Depending on your goals, sessions may weave together therapeutic massage, osteopathic-informed bodywork, restorative movement, posture and breathing awareness, mindset coaching, stress regulation practices, and reflective conversation designed to help you reconnect with yourself physically and emotionally.

This experience is ideal for people wanting to:

Reconnect with their body after prolonged stress
Develop greater awareness of physical patterns and tension
Create healthier movement and recovery habits
Explore the connection between physiology, mindset, and behaviour
Experience a deeply personalized wellness and coaching session

Each VIP experience is individualized because no two bodies, or life stories, are the same.

Life, Leadership & Business Coaching

1:1 • Group Coaching • Coaching Pods • Virtual

Coaching is a collaborative process where you remain the expert of your own life and business.

I help people get clear on what they want, recognize the patterns that may be keeping them stuck, and turn insight into practical action. My approach brings together Life & Leadership Coaching, the BodyMind Method, mindset work, and real-world experience in business, leadership, and life transitions.

Life & Leadership Coaching

This work is especially valuable when you're navigating:

Career or leadership transitions
Retirement or redefining your next chapter
Burnout, feeling stuck, or living on autopilot
Changing relationships, family dynamics, and navigating healthy communication
Confidence, purpose, decision-making, and meaningful goals
Stepping into a new role or season of life

Business & Entrepreneurial Coaching

You don't have to have it all figured out before you start.

I also work with newer business owners, entrepreneurs, and people ready to turn a passion, skill, or side hustle into a viable business.

I've built and grown my own multidisciplinary clinic and have lived the reality of turning an idea into a business—navigating the messy middle of offers, pricing, clients, marketing, systems, pivots, growth, and figuring things out as you go.

That experience informs how I support others who are:

Moving from employment into entrepreneurship
Building a passion project or side hustle
Turning an idea or skill into a real business
Trying to move from “I could do this” to “I'm actually doing this”
Clarifying their offer, ideal client, and next steps
Creating a business that fits the life they actually want
Growing a newer business without losing themselves in the process
Feeling overwhelmed by all the things they could be doing and needing to determine what actually matters now

My role isn't to hand you a formula for building a business. It's to help you think strategically, get out of your own way, make informed decisions, and keep moving forward with clarity and intention.

“Laurel has a natural ability to lead you through a program that helps you find the right answers for you and your body, your unique situation and needs. I learned so much about the connection between my thoughts...my actions...my body's reactions. After applying what I have learned on a daily basis, I can honestly say I feel the results and am truly grateful. If you are looking for some help in living your best life, I highly recommend seeing Laurel!”

Carmi Wilson, CFP Licensed Assistant, Brugger Wealth Management

Laurel significantly helped our team! In our sales and commission-driven business, maintaining confidence can be challenging and we can be our worst enemy. Laurel brought our team together through engaging activities, icebreakers, and a half-day coaching class that energized everyone. She effectively broke down barriers, creating a safe space for team members to share their experiences. She guided us through a profound self-exploration, bringing to light valuable insights that have contributed to our growth and success. The experience was excellent for building our company culture and marked a significant mindset shift for our team, boosting their confidence. There were numerous takeaways, and Laurel excelled in helping us establish healthy, positive boundaries, which was a major achievement.

Laurie Brugger, Managing Partner/Broker Century 21 Westman Realty Ltd

"Laurel has an adaptable coaching style to fit the individual client as well as group sessions. She has an arsenal of methods to draw from to maximize any session. One time I told her that I had so many different avenues that my brain wanted to go down that I didn’t know where to start so she gave me permission to do a brain dump. She wrote on a white board and magically sorted my messy thoughts into categories. I loved the creative homework.

In group sessions, Laurel establishes guidelines up front to help keep everyone in their lane while still allowing each person time to express themselves, feel totally heard, and unrushed. There is no fear that we’ll run out of time before I can speak or fear that I’ll be put on the spot to speak if I don’t feel comfortable with sharing. There is an ease about Laurel that promotes trust and open communication without feeling pressured to do so. Laurel has a special listening skill where she’s totally focused on the speaker and then, seemingly without effort, pulls out this well thought through response. She also has a great delivery – she serves up tough advice in a gentle and caring way.

Laurel always keeps it real and knows how to share just enough of her own personal experience so that you can trust and talk to her while remaining professional. That is a tricky balance to maintain, yet it seems to come naturally to her. I think that’s the key to Laurel being a great coach!"

Heather Penner Creator, Artist and Owner of Pretty Paper Products

“Through Laurel’s one-on-one coaching sessions I was able to start the path to sharing my true self with others. I knew what I wanted, I just wasn’t sure how to get there. Laurel helped me take the dreamy ideas in my head and put structure to them so that I could confidently work toward my goals. She is a master at helping others find clarity, through holding space and leading with kindness. The only regret I have is waiting so long to work with her!”

Karyn Rice, Mindfulness and Mediation Facilitator, Founder of Stand Easy Soul

Hi I’m Laurel

I've spent nearly three decades learning to listen to the body.

For 28 years, I've worked as an osteopathic massage therapist, learning to notice the patterns, tension and signals that often tell us something long before we're ready to put it into words.

As an internationally certified coach and facilitator, I bring that same curiosity into conversations about leadership, business, relationships and life's transitions.

Today, my work brings those worlds together.

Because sustainable change isn't just something we think our way into.

We experience it. In our bodies, our choices, our relationships and the way we move through the world.

I'm here to help you notice what's happening, get clear about what matters and take your next step from a steadier place.