KElli
Adventurous with many interests, yet grounded and centered within her explorations, Kelli is creative, aware, direct, curious, compassionate and bold. Passionate and committed to deeper learning and wisdom through direct experience and "being," she has lived a colorful and experimental life.
Kelli has always been drawn to the edges of life, that place where true transformation occurs.
By taking risks, falling down, diving deep and learning to trust her own process or experience, she has tested the waters many times in search for the meaning of life. She has come to understand that the meaning of life is living a life of meaning.
Practicing the compassionate art of “staying with” uncomfortable feelings, she has discovered that edgy energy can be channeled into healing or life affirming actions through the power of wide awake self-expression.
Kelli has a fascination with opposites and created her “Peace and Noise” theory. She believes that true inner peace and freedom isn't just about cultivating calmness or sitting in silence through meditation or prayer. It's also about making “noise,” your unique, authentic, heartfelt "noise" or expression for the world to hear.
Inner peace is the freedom of giving yourself full permission and living life wide awake and out loud so that
others may do the same.
Kelli formed her companies True Nature Life Coaching and True Recovery Coaching which offers coaching services specifically tailored for people who are in recovery and have reached that spiritual turning point in their sobriety where life is calling for a more expansive and expressive exploration.
Herstory in a nutshell
Born and raised in Texas, she was a wild, spirited child whose bold curiosity often clashed with rules and authority. Kelli’s first dream was to be a rock n' roll star. Passionate about music, art and songwriters with a message, the Beatles, Dylan, and Patti Smith inspired her to live the bohemian rock 'n' roll lifestyle. Playing guitar, painting, racing mountain bikes and being leader of the pack were her pastimes. She attended the Art Institute of Houston and studied Commercial Art, joined the Army, which only brought out her more rebellious side, and explored the U.S. and Europe by backpacking on her own for two years.
The rock n' roll lifestyle eventually lead her down a dark road and she became sober at the age of 24 and now has 22 years of sobriety. She landed in Los Angeles, and that became home for 18 years. During that time, she was a personal assistant for a famous comedian, supervisor for a women's recovery home in East L.A., and case manager, street outreach director, and art supervisor for youth at risk on the mean streets of Hollywood.
After 8 years of social work and at a spiritual and personal crossroad, she became a serious student of the Dharma, or the Buddhist teachings, which altered her life and is her spiritual foundation. She went back to school and received a degree in Graphic Design and started her own graphic business and a Buddhist/motorcycle/music/ T-shirt line. While working in the creative arts, she yearned to be of service again, connecting with people on a soul level. She met a Life Coach on a hike in Sedona, hired him, and through his support completed the Core Coaching Curriculum at The Coaches Training Institute (CTI), in January 2007 and CTI's in depth Certification program where she gained the designation of “Certified Professional Co-Active Coach” (CPCC) in the spring '08. Kelli also completed a rigorous 10-month personal Leadership Program offered through CTI. She moved back to Texas and now lives in Austin, music capital of the world, is currently the President for the Greater Austin Chapter of International Coaches Federation, which is the governing body of coaches around the world. Kelli is also a registered Integrative Yoga Therapist and incorporates the teachings of Yoga into her coaching practice.
In her spare time, Kelli loves to ride her motorcycle, mountain bike, and take hiking adventures with her three dogs. Music, art, coaching, yoga and meditation are her places for encounter.