Coaching & Consulting Testimonials
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Your discerning accompaniment, clear witnessing, and friendship over the past 8 months of our working together have created a sacred space in which my organization has transformed in scope and vision, and has altered the trajectory of my personal and professional evolution. Your coaching harnesses the brilliance of nature, and like nature, it has helped to bring forth things in me and my work that I didn’t know were possible. You are one of a kind, my brother. Your coaching is masterful. Thank you Christopher, God Bless you, God bless us all.
Gabriel Kram Founder, Applied Mindfulness Convener, Restorative Practices Alliance |
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I'm grateful to my friend who referred me to Christopher as he is now a consistent part of how I manage life as Executive Director of a sustainability non-profit. Christopher has helped me find my strengths as a leader, lean in to what is challenging, and stay connected to what truly drives me. He is honest, compassionate, and has been able to help me uncover new ways of looking at people and process. He is patient, supportive, and gently guides me, particularly when I'm heading somewhere unproductive.
I see my work with Christopher as part of my path to becoming a better leader and a better human. Despite my years of experience, I do believe there's always more to learn and Christopher has really helped me do just that. With the fast pace of the world, my sessions with Christopher help to slow things down, see things for how they really are, and think about how to move forward. Simply put, without his help, I don't think I'd be as effective of a leader as I am today. He continues to be an incredible coach that I lean on to help problem-solve for me and my organization. I feel so lucky to have Christopher as my coach! Meghan Fay Zahniser Executive Director AASHE (The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education) |
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Working with Christopher, I could see more clearly all the limiting beliefs and fears that were preventing me from finding a way that was flowing and authentic, that corresponded to who I was. I learned to feel more inner peace, self-confidence, patience and grounding so that I could embrace the present moment of life, trust my own rhythm. Christopher helped me ground the development of my activity as an Integral Coach in a deep, solid way. And now, after almost a year working together, I feel that I can contribute to the world in a way that feels exciting, joyful. I am a much deeper and still container for Life as it arises. And I can bring this magic to the work I do with my clients. I feel very, very grateful for the work we did together with Christopher, for his unconditional support and his ability to make me feel deeply welcome, as I was. He had wonderful intuitions about what to help me focus on (thanks to his questions), about exercices he invited me into. Always with deep respect, love and care. Christopher is a wonderful guide when Life is challenging. And I really appreciated how he navigated between the spiritual foundations and the pragmatic action dimension.
Julia Peyron (Guerin) Integral Development Coach & Facilitator, Oddes Conseil Founder, The Empowerment Studio |
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In my journey of re-membering wholeness, I have this wonderful ally to thank for his shining light that draws forth an inner strength that would otherwise remain dormant. Not only a friend of almost 20 years now, but also a respected mentor and soulfriend whose transformational fortnightly sessions with me continue to guide my becoming. Many people ask me how I "manage" my intuitive life and healing path. Engage with Christopher to find out for your gorgeous self... a must for personal or professional power-fullness.
Anna Breytenbach Animal Communicator, Conservationist Animalspirit.org |
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I have a deep trust in Christopher's intuitive, embodied awareness sourced in part from his passionate connection with nature. He operates from a different paradigm to the productivity and rationality of mainstream culture, and instead offers an unwavering loyalty to my heart and vision, and an unspoken commitment to championing my higher self at a pace and rhythm that honors my organic growth. His tremendous generosity of spirit, and of sharing processes, tools, protocols and resources have become a fundamental part of how I myself now serve.
Miki Dedijer Mentor and Life Coach www.mikidedijer.com |
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My coaching relationship with Christopher supported me in a powerful transition into a new professional role. Christopher skillfully coached me into the confidence and clarity that I needed in order to gracefully walk into this significant change. My new role continues to call me into greater strength, expression of my skills, and capacity to move past my fears. I don't believe I could have arrived at this point of readiness without Christopher's wise accompaniment.
Caitlin Sislin Director of Development Namati.org | Innovations in Legal Empowerment |
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I have been a professional, full time Life and Business Success Coach for many years. Most coaches have coaches and I’ve hired many personal coaches over the years to help me push my edges, manifest bigger in my personal and professional life, and be accountable to my deepest values and dreams. Christopher was my coach for several years, and he’s brilliant. He’s one of the best I’ve ever met and I have very high standards.
Let’s face it. Anyone can call themselves a coach and there are lot of inexperienced, overpriced, and ineffective coaches out there. Christopher on the other hand was born to coach. Seriously, even if he had no training and no experience, he’d still be better than 90% of the coaches out there. But he’s devoted himself to developing his craft and it shows, making him, in my opinion, one of the best coaches out there. He’s totally present during each session, he listens perfectly, he uses his intuition, and he has a massive extra helping of common sense. He is great at inviting me to step into my next level, deepen my learning, apply that learning, and take the appropriate next action steps. He is also great at tracking my commitments and holding me accountable to my own plans and best intentions. I always come away from each session feeling better about myself and my life, more grateful, more hopeful, more strategic, more on track. Ryan Eliason Life and Business Coach Founder, Social Entrepreneur Empowerment Network |
"[When I began work with Christopher], I was looking for a better alignment between my heart and my work in the world. I was also looking to shift a 20-year career of saying "no" (to toxic chemicals, environmental injustice, etc.) to a service path that said "yes" and fed my soul.
The biggest inner breakthrough in our work (thus far) is being able to hold the space between stepping out on a much larger stage than before to effect the change I want to see in the world along with the powerful sense of being "enough" in every moment as I try to find Right Action in a changing context. The biggest outer observable change is that I'm stepping out with confidence and integrity, grounded in vision, and fed by spirit, into a much larger mantle of collective leadership. I'm carrying a positive vision, and it resonates loud and clear with my tribe and beyond.
You started with the assumption that leadership with integrated vision, heart & mind is possible, and you held that vision in a profoundly grounded, clear-eyed way, until I started to believe in it and embody it as well. Providing practical tools like the Creative Scene and Sacred Question led very quietly and profoundly to a what feels like a completely new landscape. Holding me gently accountable to what I said I wanted...that has opened me to inner resource I didn't know I had.
It has been incredibly useful that you bridge the same worlds I wanted to bridge… science and spirit in support of a more balanced interaction with our planet. As such, I didn't have to explain why I do what I do in the world, and we could focus on how to get me in alignment so I could do it with love and an open heart along with my well-trained brain. You have a unique ability to go where your coaching client needs to go, while remaining focused on our agreed-upon goal.
You provide both practical and actionable "assignments", different from my usual goal-and-task focused life. These tasks, which often entail contemplating how I am approaching various aspects of my work and life, are truly allowing me to integrate heart/ spirit/ passion with my strong intellectual focus and practical knowledge to effect change in incredibly powerful ways in the world.
Above all, you are PRESENT! Grounded, linked to spirit. Able to hold a space for whatever needs to be worked to move us forward. Taking in stride everything from outer world practicalities to inner work that manifests in the process.
To all of you reading this: If you want grounded, solid, open-hearted support and accountability to help you step into the next level of whatever work you do in the world, coaching with Christopher is for you. He won't let you coast past the hard stuff that's holding you back, but will hold a space to help you through it to achieve your goal and vision."
Ann Blake, Ph.D.
Founder & Principal, Pragmatic Visionary
www.annblake.com | Environmental & Public Health Consulting
The biggest inner breakthrough in our work (thus far) is being able to hold the space between stepping out on a much larger stage than before to effect the change I want to see in the world along with the powerful sense of being "enough" in every moment as I try to find Right Action in a changing context. The biggest outer observable change is that I'm stepping out with confidence and integrity, grounded in vision, and fed by spirit, into a much larger mantle of collective leadership. I'm carrying a positive vision, and it resonates loud and clear with my tribe and beyond.
You started with the assumption that leadership with integrated vision, heart & mind is possible, and you held that vision in a profoundly grounded, clear-eyed way, until I started to believe in it and embody it as well. Providing practical tools like the Creative Scene and Sacred Question led very quietly and profoundly to a what feels like a completely new landscape. Holding me gently accountable to what I said I wanted...that has opened me to inner resource I didn't know I had.
It has been incredibly useful that you bridge the same worlds I wanted to bridge… science and spirit in support of a more balanced interaction with our planet. As such, I didn't have to explain why I do what I do in the world, and we could focus on how to get me in alignment so I could do it with love and an open heart along with my well-trained brain. You have a unique ability to go where your coaching client needs to go, while remaining focused on our agreed-upon goal.
You provide both practical and actionable "assignments", different from my usual goal-and-task focused life. These tasks, which often entail contemplating how I am approaching various aspects of my work and life, are truly allowing me to integrate heart/ spirit/ passion with my strong intellectual focus and practical knowledge to effect change in incredibly powerful ways in the world.
Above all, you are PRESENT! Grounded, linked to spirit. Able to hold a space for whatever needs to be worked to move us forward. Taking in stride everything from outer world practicalities to inner work that manifests in the process.
To all of you reading this: If you want grounded, solid, open-hearted support and accountability to help you step into the next level of whatever work you do in the world, coaching with Christopher is for you. He won't let you coast past the hard stuff that's holding you back, but will hold a space to help you through it to achieve your goal and vision."
Ann Blake, Ph.D.
Founder & Principal, Pragmatic Visionary
www.annblake.com | Environmental & Public Health Consulting
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"The way that Christopher deeply listens to me, he has been able to see me for who I truly am and reflect that back to me. This helped give me the perspective and confidence to come back to valuable parts of myself I had forgotten or let go of. He has been an essential part of helping me remember my own true gifts and power. With the inquiry and structure he guides with, I was able to trace the stories I had been telling myself and make the changes to find my own strength and resilience and reclaim my truth!"
Lauren Gold Ohlsen Co-Founder, General Coordinator, Permaculture Skills Center Teacher, Sebastopol Charter School |
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Christopher has been a powerful catalyzing force and cheerleader for me in bringing forward a unique vision and career path of my creation. In the 8 months that I worked with him, I felt deeply supported through a process of bringing my vision to clarity, then bringing it out into the world. I now have a burgeoning business called Shireen Amini Music Medicine, a service with an array of offerings that combine sound, music, songwriting, and a sense of purpose for healing and well-being. Along the way, I have gained wisdom as to how all components of my life are interrelated and how tending to any part supports the whole. I do feel I not only have received coaching for developing my calling, but also how to just live my life better.
It did not take long for me to trust that Christopher is truly invested in his work as it supports the betterment of our world, in whatever way it is expressed through each of his clients. He is a heartfelt vessel of support for whatever it is you are trying to create. His cut and dry confidence is refreshing and, while in tune with heart and spirit, he has the capacity to bring the energy of clarity and action quickly. I always have found him very present, quick to understand me and to articulate my situation in a way that helps me understand better, so we can move on to the next important thing and make most effective use of our time. I love how our sessions together have been like a ceremony, which we always invite to be guided by the greater good. Real magic and powerful wisdom has come through as a result. He is an open channel, a medium for guidance beyond him at times and also astutely brings his own personal experience into forming practical advice and next steps. Every session with Christopher, I have come away with relief and a greater sense of direction. The exercises he has given me as “homework” have been a pleasure to engage and helpful to incite both creativity and structure for someone like myself who likes to stay connected to the bigger picture but can get lost as to what the next step is. It’s nice to be given an action list! Christopher’s services have been invaluable to manifesting the work I am meant to do in this world. It’s a rare gift to have someone like him bring faith and commitment to something that may not already exist in the world, when it’s so easy for doubt and skeptics to stop a vision from coming alive. I could not have done this work alone and I feel blessed to have had an opportunity to work with him. I highly recommend working with Christopher if you have something in your soul that wants to come through, but need just the right kind of nudging to make it happen! Shireen Amini Musician, Community Facilitator, and Healing Artist Founder of Shireen Amini Music Medicine |
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Working with Christopher has been a profound experience and one I would highly recommend to anyone ready to unpack, reorganize and create a clearer path forward in their lives. Christopher has a deft skill (aka super-power) at inviting you to move through areas that can hold us back from actualizing our life vision/service path in a creative way, while carefully holding space for the process.
Identifying and then working through these old patterns allowed me to bring awareness to what was truly calling me. By staying faithful to the ’next steps’ co-created after each session, the great unfolding was able to be felt and seen in a safe and encouraging environment. Identifying, actualizing and then embracing a true calling is powerful work. I would not have been able to go to the deeper core-levels without Christopher's support, and the brilliant, unique framework that he has created. I am so deeply grateful and blessed for the whole experience and look forward, each day, to my unfolding vision coming to life. Christian Douglas Owner/Designer BACKYARD FARM CO. |
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Christopher is one of the most amazing people I know. I am incredibly grateful for the experience of working with him on the Campus Sustainability Plan at UC Santa Cruz. His many talents include consensus building, facilitation, organization and planning. More importantly, he helps people connect with their deepest passion and become inspired to make a difference. He listens deeply, he laughs often, and he works hard. Anyone fortunate enough to work with, learn from, and collaborate with Christopher will surely share my gratitude for the gifts he offers.
Aurora Winslade, MBA Director, Office of Sustainability Stanford University (formerly Sustainability Director, University of California, Santa Cruz) |
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"My work with Christopher was life changing. I have worked with numerous therapists and coaches before, but Christopher was different. I appreciated his natural world metaphors and felt like they enhanced my understanding of myself and my struggles. I liked moving from the "roots" to the "canopy" and felt like he could hold both easily. At the end of the day, I emerged from our work more clear about who I was and what I wanted, and more confident about what I needed to do to get there. I am very grateful for the time that we spent together, and I look forward to working with him again in the future."
Michael LeFevre, MA, LPC Senior Director of HR Operations The Spur Group |
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I came to Christopher after the birth of my first child, full of joy and hope, but also a gnawing feeling of incompleteness - I wasn’t where I thought I “should” be. I wanted to explore and push the bounds of my own potential, to be a happier, more fulfilled person and the best mother I could be. Over the course of several months, Christopher led me through a guided, beautiful, intuitive process of self-discovery that laid the groundwork for positive change in literally every area of my life. I owe my reconnection to writing, my blog, my current career trajectory and a renewed sense of self to our work together.
At some point we all need helping moving past “stuck” points in our life. Christopher has the tools, the experience, the compassion and the intuition to guide clients expertly down THEIR own path of betterment. There are no words grand enough to express my gratitude for the incredible person that he is, and the transformative work that he facilitates with his clients. Autumn Moss Penaloza Head of Community (Americas) Algorand Foundation tw: @autumnpenaloza |
“When I began coaching, I felt like my life was a mess. I was really unhappy with some major pieces of my life and I was struggling to find balance and happiness amid life’s chaos. I had actually forgotten what it felt like to be joyful. I really needed help sorting out the mess, and was longing for a way to bring happiness back into my life, but I wasn’t sure how to engage the necessary steps to make the shift.
And now, looking back to the time we began working together, my life has completely transformed. I’m no longer in a relationship that does not serve me. I have found the strength to be honest and loving and transparent. And I got my joy back. I feel so full of possibilities, and grateful for this life in a way that I have never felt before.
Along the way, I’ve become more self-aware and in that process am learning to love myself more. I am learning to be brave - to be true to myself - and am no longer being run by my fears. I am also learning that I have created many stories around my life - reasons, explanations, justifications - but that they are only stories. In actuality, my experience of life is what I make of it.
These shifts impact my life and relationships in every way possible.
You have been such an essential part of this process, Christopher. You have been an incredible support, a guide, a mirror, and have helped me look at my life in a way I had somehow never conceived of before. Our work together has left me with an open heart, an awareness of who I am, what I see possible, and how I want to show up in the world. I will always hold a deep gratitude for you and for the role you have played in this amazing shift in my life. Thank you.”
Erin M., Ph.D.
Ecologist, Research Program Manager
And now, looking back to the time we began working together, my life has completely transformed. I’m no longer in a relationship that does not serve me. I have found the strength to be honest and loving and transparent. And I got my joy back. I feel so full of possibilities, and grateful for this life in a way that I have never felt before.
Along the way, I’ve become more self-aware and in that process am learning to love myself more. I am learning to be brave - to be true to myself - and am no longer being run by my fears. I am also learning that I have created many stories around my life - reasons, explanations, justifications - but that they are only stories. In actuality, my experience of life is what I make of it.
These shifts impact my life and relationships in every way possible.
You have been such an essential part of this process, Christopher. You have been an incredible support, a guide, a mirror, and have helped me look at my life in a way I had somehow never conceived of before. Our work together has left me with an open heart, an awareness of who I am, what I see possible, and how I want to show up in the world. I will always hold a deep gratitude for you and for the role you have played in this amazing shift in my life. Thank you.”
Erin M., Ph.D.
Ecologist, Research Program Manager
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"So you say, 'Why would I pay for a coach? Is there something wrong with me that I can't figure things out myself? Am I really worth all this fuss?' And then you have a session that saves a key business relation, or changes the trajectory of your life, or even holds your hand so you can walk out on thin ice. And you laugh - 'OK' you say, 'It's prudent to invest in myself, and besides, I am on the adventure of my life. No way am I going back!' Don’t even bother with coaching – just skip it and move on, unless, you’re really ready. But if you seriously want deep core change in your life, Christopher can support you."
Rachel Morris Climate Change Activist Co-Founder, Executive Director VCCool Songwriter/Singer |
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With a gentle, direct, and deeply caring approach, Christopher Kuntzsch has helped me access insight and strength that had been hiding inside of myself. Between sessions, the accountability I developed with Christopher allowed me to take what I gained from our sessions and apply those teachings directly into my life. My ability to know myself and manifest what I need has considerably benefited from my time with Christopher. May our ally-ship in healing continue!
Alex Vincent Permaculture Teacher, Designer www.artistreehome.com |
Having Christopher as a life coach has not only been a positive life investment but also a privilege for which I am grateful. When we began coaching, I was returning from service work in Afghanistan - a powerful experience from which I wanted to re-integrate honestly and gracefully into the "normal" life I had previously created - without loosing the lessons I had gained when deployed.
Knowing that I have a nonjudgmental ally in the process of change has been vital. Sometimes I just need someone with a big picture of life to help me brainstorm in creation of a bigger picture and possibility for my life path, other times it's just nice to feel validated with what I already know to be true in my heart.
I am able to be completely honest without concern that I will not be understood or that I will be unfairly judged. That, in combination with being challenged and encouraged to confront big questions for the betterment of myself and "to serve the greatest good," is powerful. While his Fertile Soil and Creative Scene tools provide a good platform for sessions and overall goal setting/visualization of possibilities, Christopher's positive, nonjudgmental, open minded, spiritual, supportive presence and feedback help support and encourage the process. Since beginning our work together, I feel the balance of empowerment of defining what I want and asking for it, and an overall greater acceptance of things beyond my control.
Alessandra Ross, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
US Army Veteran, Afghanistan
Knowing that I have a nonjudgmental ally in the process of change has been vital. Sometimes I just need someone with a big picture of life to help me brainstorm in creation of a bigger picture and possibility for my life path, other times it's just nice to feel validated with what I already know to be true in my heart.
I am able to be completely honest without concern that I will not be understood or that I will be unfairly judged. That, in combination with being challenged and encouraged to confront big questions for the betterment of myself and "to serve the greatest good," is powerful. While his Fertile Soil and Creative Scene tools provide a good platform for sessions and overall goal setting/visualization of possibilities, Christopher's positive, nonjudgmental, open minded, spiritual, supportive presence and feedback help support and encourage the process. Since beginning our work together, I feel the balance of empowerment of defining what I want and asking for it, and an overall greater acceptance of things beyond my control.
Alessandra Ross, MD
Orthopedic Surgeon
US Army Veteran, Afghanistan
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“When I started [coaching], I was gritting my teeth through a tough phase in my life on a lot of levels - romantic, personal, financial and creative. Through our work together I was able to better recognize some of the tendencies that had led me to these impasses. More importantly, I began to feel grateful for the boons surrounding me and empowered to re-imagine a healthier and more prosperous future, even in the midst of my present troubles. Working with Chris has been a powerful reminder that, no matter what the circumstances, the future is always what we make it. He has pushed me to put the time and energy I once spent on my blues and redirect it towards changing my life. I’m beginning to see now how this simple but critical shift, from embracing suffering to embracing imagination, is open to everyone.”
Erik Yates, Musician, Hot Buttered Rum |
"I was really struggling with a few work decisions that had come up in my path. I needed someone to help hold the space for me to thrash my old ideas of what my career path might be, against the new, and see what might shake out. I had good support from my friends and family and therapist, but I needed something more.
Christopher supported me as I made the difficult decision to pull back from pursuing a job that may have been my dream job, but which would have taken my time and attention and physical presence away from friends and family and favorite landscapes. It wasn't worth it, but I was having a lot of trouble letting go. He also supported me in the decision to re-orient towards what is most important to me. I have been needing to temper my career-drive with a little more time and space for love and listening for a long time. He has helped me in the gradual process of learning to believe that balance and integrity may be possible here and now.
It was through working with Christopher that it became clear that I love my work on renewable energy and climate protection, but that I also need to remember to reconnect to the reasons why I do what I do, to replenish, to connect to nature, to honor the importance of grieving recent losses, and to incorporate new lessons into the shaping of the path forward from here. It is through reviewing journal entries in response to Christopher's prompts that the new vision for the path forward is becoming clear. He has really helped me feel a little less alone, a little braver and stronger and more excited about the necessary, if scary, next steps in my work life. He has helped restore my sense of purpose and meaning. I don't think I had realized how much deliberate tending and cultivation are necessary to keep these things alive and flourishing.
I love Christopher's ability recognize sources of power and tap into them. He has helped me to see my toughest challenges as "juicy." This is a much more joyful embracing perspective.
I told Christopher that I really didn't want him to just tell me to listen to my heart, but that I really needed someone to help make space for the complex analytical features of the situation. He was able to do this... And he was still able to point out the places where he could see my heart shining through.
After working with Christopher, I was able to pull my senses and resources together, let go of unnecessary and unhelpful driving pressures, and pursue what felt truly essential for me. This path may be different from what others may have hoped or expected of me, but it is more completely integral than anything else I have tried, and there is great joy in that."
Emily Leslie
Renewable Energy Consultant
Principal, Montara Mountain Energy
Christopher supported me as I made the difficult decision to pull back from pursuing a job that may have been my dream job, but which would have taken my time and attention and physical presence away from friends and family and favorite landscapes. It wasn't worth it, but I was having a lot of trouble letting go. He also supported me in the decision to re-orient towards what is most important to me. I have been needing to temper my career-drive with a little more time and space for love and listening for a long time. He has helped me in the gradual process of learning to believe that balance and integrity may be possible here and now.
It was through working with Christopher that it became clear that I love my work on renewable energy and climate protection, but that I also need to remember to reconnect to the reasons why I do what I do, to replenish, to connect to nature, to honor the importance of grieving recent losses, and to incorporate new lessons into the shaping of the path forward from here. It is through reviewing journal entries in response to Christopher's prompts that the new vision for the path forward is becoming clear. He has really helped me feel a little less alone, a little braver and stronger and more excited about the necessary, if scary, next steps in my work life. He has helped restore my sense of purpose and meaning. I don't think I had realized how much deliberate tending and cultivation are necessary to keep these things alive and flourishing.
I love Christopher's ability recognize sources of power and tap into them. He has helped me to see my toughest challenges as "juicy." This is a much more joyful embracing perspective.
I told Christopher that I really didn't want him to just tell me to listen to my heart, but that I really needed someone to help make space for the complex analytical features of the situation. He was able to do this... And he was still able to point out the places where he could see my heart shining through.
After working with Christopher, I was able to pull my senses and resources together, let go of unnecessary and unhelpful driving pressures, and pursue what felt truly essential for me. This path may be different from what others may have hoped or expected of me, but it is more completely integral than anything else I have tried, and there is great joy in that."
Emily Leslie
Renewable Energy Consultant
Principal, Montara Mountain Energy
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I am grateful for the profound experiences of meeting my core Self during my sessions with Christopher. He created a space of acceptance and freedom each time we met, which really allowed me to explore and receive guidance from my own inner Intelligence and experience its intimate, loving presence. I deeply appreciate the support I received through Christopher's coaching.
Mykal Aubry Visionary Artist, Graphic Designer Visions of Origin |
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“Being with Christopher is a remembering. It is a coming home to what I know to be true and beautiful about myself. Through working with him, I have fallen in love, with myself. And through our work together, I can honestly say that my life has transformed."
C.K. Sustainability Consultant Regional Leader What's Your Tree |
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Christopher is an exceptionally talented Coach offering priceless creative solutions and guidance for business and life in general. He creates a profound connection instantly and his unique strategies are highly effective. After only one session with Christopher my life and finances turned around, almost like magic! He is truly remarkable. I know it sounds crazy and corny but it is true. I had read testimonials just like this before hiring him and thought that they were far fetched, impossible exaggerations and now here I am writing an incredible testimonial myself, honestly from my own side in appreciation for his help. I can not explain what Christopher does but he has some key to the universe that he is happy to share with ordinary people like myself. I give my highest recommendation.
Jason Greenberg Owner and consultant Freshsqueezedart.com |
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Christopher is an excellent advisor. He took the time to really understand the details of my situations and my goals. This allowed us to identify tools and strategies that were effective for me. I learned a lot from Christopher and the work that we did has had a positive impact on my life and those around me.
Joshua Beniston Program Coordinator, General Agriculture / Sustainable Agriculture, Santa Rosa Junior College |
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I am so incredibly grateful for your service and support. I cannot thank you enough for all of your help, every dime was well spent! This process of gaining more clarity has been a very windy road AND I have to thank you big time for your role in helping me get there. I am on my way having had your help at a crucial time. And I am nothing less than sure that your support contributed to my success this far with my business and my personal ecology. Thank you again for adding to human ecology and for giving me real tangible tools to take with me as I venture forward. All the best to you and huge amounts of gratitude for the incredible gift you have and the service you share with the world!
Michaela Himmelfarb Founder Island Heart Nature Programs |
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Christopher Kuntzsch can herd cats. He has an amazing talent for identifying the unifying element that pulls folks together. And he knows how far to let a team member stray before he nudges them back to that unifying element. This is a practice that makes everyone feel heard and included. I enjoyed every opportunity I had to work with Christopher during his time at the University of California's Santa Cruz campus."
Kathryn Cunningham Strategic Sourcing Buyer, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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“Christopher’s passion and excitement about guiding and supporting others as they walk through their personal life transformations is extraordinary and his excitement about the process contagious. Aside from being a deeply compassionate, skillful, and captivating leader, he has also been influential in my growing awareness of the wisdom, support and nurturing that nature can provide while on my transformative path."
P.R., Massage Therapist |
"Christopher helped me refine my ideas into clear visions, and supported me in following through with effective communication, coaching, time management, and problem-solving tools. Upon completion of my work with him, I am left feeling wiser, more efficient, connected with my team, and more fully equipped to be a better leader than I could have imagined!"
L. W.
Director of Customer Service
Wathen-Castanos Builders
L. W.
Director of Customer Service
Wathen-Castanos Builders
Workshop & Retreat Facilitation Testimonials
"You embody and express the gifts of a wise teacher and you hold the emergent process so well. Reflecting, nudging, helping us cross the thresholds. Like [another participant] said, you are a "ninja" of personal transformative journeys." S.R.
"A very strong being, unafraid to be vulnerable, to show the soft, delicate places. This made me feel more welcome to show my vulnerability." K.C.
"Clear. Congruent. You lead so easily. And hold the space effortlessly. You are insightful, and offer with a sense - for me - that you really know the material from your own journey and experience. I see you lead with your heart and mind beautifully in alignment." M.C.
"Inspiring, talented, and energetic teacher. Always smiling, positive and pretty much perfect." B.S.
"Authentic, vulnerable, skilled leader." S.R.
"Loving, bright, transparent, honest, and so inspirational. Also an amazing leader. Christopher, you are an incredible teacher and facilitator and I love the way you journey along with us." L.D.
"From the first session I felt so met by the way you hold conversations and space. Your languaging of what's so and what's essential is beautiful. I love the times and ways you included your own vulnerability and things you have grappled with as part of the facilitation. You embody the power of humility." K.S.
"Clear-eyed seeing. Eye contact unclouded by judgment. Beaming love. Quiet confidence." L.B.
"You are a truly gifted teacher & communicator. I was inspired by how you facilitated the group." J.D.
"Great facilitation and extra-great reaching for inclusivity in the sessions as to all that was happening." R.A.
"I appreciate your ability to flow with ease with the group - and your voice as a guardian of the space. Yet you also balance that with your clear purpose and preparation for our time together. You allowed the unfolding to happen AND created enough structure so that it COULD happen."
"With clear presence, a big heart, and a clear desire to help all of us grow and evolve, you have been such an excellent guide, mentor, space holder, and brother to us all. Thank you." S.R.
"I deeply appreciate the thoughtfulness you bring. I can feel the care you invest in making the program what it is. Your invitations for exploration are inspiring and really call to my spirit to meet those invitations. Your style inspires confidence." D.K.
"Magical brilliance, a weaver of words. Twinkly, light, brings aliveness and spirit into the process." P.T.
"You are such a great teacher. Your spirit and heart and honesty shine through and are an inspiration to me. I especially appreciate your willingness to connect around issues of race and think that this willingness is what will help you well to transcend our society." L.B.
"What a loving, wholehearted, balanced, open man. A really good role model for both men and women in the group. I appreciated your deep listening, kindness, caring, and humor." S.N.
"Wow. I never thought I would meet someone that I truly admire - you are such a strong role model - a young man being successful in a being-in-integrity kind of way." K.O.
"Exquisite energy and enthusiasm for the process and being present with your story and journey in connection to EOL." U.S.
"All you offer... there is such a reverence in your presence. You taught me so profoundly about leadership. I am inspired by your commitment to this work. You are a mentor for me." G.S.
"Articulate, skilled facilitator, and so gentle. I loved your ability to say a lot with a few words." M.T.
"I so appreciate how you hold structure and flexibility in balance. What an honor to witness you releasing yourself into vulnerability and being held as an emerging human." N.Q.
"Thank you for seeing us for who we really are." E.P.
"Christopher, I am blown away by your peaceful presence and awareness. How much you care shows through in the way you facilitate. By making such a big effort for everyone to be heard and by allowing us to see your process in a challenging time was such a powerful example of this work. Thank you! You are amazing and an inspiration." K.H.
"What a dear, dear man you are. I salute your vision and intention to change the future of this world in this context. You hold / held us well. I appreciate your vulnerability, and deeply respect your judgment. I look forward to our news being tied next to each other again soon." D.L.
"A tenacious energy for carving out this space to let the journey happen. A giver of strength through the integrity and commitments around EOL." M.H.
"Excellent facilitator! Appreciate your openness for allowing flow and grateful for your vulnerability and human-ness. Excellent modeling skills. Perfect!" T.S.
"A very strong being, unafraid to be vulnerable, to show the soft, delicate places. This made me feel more welcome to show my vulnerability." K.C.
"Clear. Congruent. You lead so easily. And hold the space effortlessly. You are insightful, and offer with a sense - for me - that you really know the material from your own journey and experience. I see you lead with your heart and mind beautifully in alignment." M.C.
"Inspiring, talented, and energetic teacher. Always smiling, positive and pretty much perfect." B.S.
"Authentic, vulnerable, skilled leader." S.R.
"Loving, bright, transparent, honest, and so inspirational. Also an amazing leader. Christopher, you are an incredible teacher and facilitator and I love the way you journey along with us." L.D.
"From the first session I felt so met by the way you hold conversations and space. Your languaging of what's so and what's essential is beautiful. I love the times and ways you included your own vulnerability and things you have grappled with as part of the facilitation. You embody the power of humility." K.S.
"Clear-eyed seeing. Eye contact unclouded by judgment. Beaming love. Quiet confidence." L.B.
"You are a truly gifted teacher & communicator. I was inspired by how you facilitated the group." J.D.
"Great facilitation and extra-great reaching for inclusivity in the sessions as to all that was happening." R.A.
"I appreciate your ability to flow with ease with the group - and your voice as a guardian of the space. Yet you also balance that with your clear purpose and preparation for our time together. You allowed the unfolding to happen AND created enough structure so that it COULD happen."
"With clear presence, a big heart, and a clear desire to help all of us grow and evolve, you have been such an excellent guide, mentor, space holder, and brother to us all. Thank you." S.R.
"I deeply appreciate the thoughtfulness you bring. I can feel the care you invest in making the program what it is. Your invitations for exploration are inspiring and really call to my spirit to meet those invitations. Your style inspires confidence." D.K.
"Magical brilliance, a weaver of words. Twinkly, light, brings aliveness and spirit into the process." P.T.
"You are such a great teacher. Your spirit and heart and honesty shine through and are an inspiration to me. I especially appreciate your willingness to connect around issues of race and think that this willingness is what will help you well to transcend our society." L.B.
"What a loving, wholehearted, balanced, open man. A really good role model for both men and women in the group. I appreciated your deep listening, kindness, caring, and humor." S.N.
"Wow. I never thought I would meet someone that I truly admire - you are such a strong role model - a young man being successful in a being-in-integrity kind of way." K.O.
"Exquisite energy and enthusiasm for the process and being present with your story and journey in connection to EOL." U.S.
"All you offer... there is such a reverence in your presence. You taught me so profoundly about leadership. I am inspired by your commitment to this work. You are a mentor for me." G.S.
"Articulate, skilled facilitator, and so gentle. I loved your ability to say a lot with a few words." M.T.
"I so appreciate how you hold structure and flexibility in balance. What an honor to witness you releasing yourself into vulnerability and being held as an emerging human." N.Q.
"Thank you for seeing us for who we really are." E.P.
"Christopher, I am blown away by your peaceful presence and awareness. How much you care shows through in the way you facilitate. By making such a big effort for everyone to be heard and by allowing us to see your process in a challenging time was such a powerful example of this work. Thank you! You are amazing and an inspiration." K.H.
"What a dear, dear man you are. I salute your vision and intention to change the future of this world in this context. You hold / held us well. I appreciate your vulnerability, and deeply respect your judgment. I look forward to our news being tied next to each other again soon." D.L.
"A tenacious energy for carving out this space to let the journey happen. A giver of strength through the integrity and commitments around EOL." M.H.
"Excellent facilitator! Appreciate your openness for allowing flow and grateful for your vulnerability and human-ness. Excellent modeling skills. Perfect!" T.S.
