Maia O'Brien
Building Healthy Communities through Creativity and the Arts
My Mission
When the going gets rough, leaders may lose their way and struggle to find a path forward. With insight and compassion, Maia guides them through the twists and turns on the journey so they can connect with courage and passion.
Maia helps bridge the gap between where they've been and the new life they want to create.
About Maia
Maia started her career as a dancer and dance teacher in community arts programs in Colorado. Seeking a deeper understanding of how to help people with their health, she trained in integrative physical therapy, dance therapy (body centered psychology), the creative arts therapies and astrology.
Her desire to help bridge the gap between physical and mental health through body, mind and spirit integration has been a guiding force throughout her career.
Tapping into her 30+ years experience working with groups and individuals, Maia offers unique perspectives on transforming obstacles into opportunities.
She has helped people with adult development, burnout prevention, trauma and grief to overcome limiting beliefs and promote better choices for healthy life balance. She helps people work through life challenges and major transitions by developing skills of creativity and emotional intelligence so they can excel in their endeavors.
Maia's Talks
Building Healthy Communities through Creativity and the Arts
Many people are struggling with disconnection from others leading to loneliness and isolation.
How has social conditioning led to problems we are facing in today's world? Using the Hero's Journey as a model for growth and development, they can build stronger connections with others for sustainable life balance, families, and communities. She helps people connect with purpose so they can lead more meaningful lives.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Learn the historical context of social conditioning that has led to troubling doubts and
uncertainty in society today.
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Discover how the 4 steps of Emotional Intelligence can help build more satisfying
connections with others.
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Commit to a rewarding journey that leads to higher levels of positive impact at
home, at work and in community
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Develop a strategic plan to master skills of creativity using the arts as tools for growth.
Navigating Change Through Times of Turmoil
Maia works with adults who lose their way when the going gets rough during major life
transitions. When life turns them upside down and inside out, they can face roadblocks along the way. Maia helps people work through natural resistance to change and explore new options for integrating their physical, mental and emotional health.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Discover how conditioned beliefs limit access to inner wisdom and confidence.
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Commit to a rewarding journey that leads to higher levels of positive impact at
home, at work and in community
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Learn the 5 stages of change to assess challenges and strengths.
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Engage with the 4 steps of Emotional Intelligence to turn new possibilities into
opportunities.
Promoting Healthy Choices
Burnout Prevention for Better Life Balance
People who are struggling with burnout may feel overwhelmed, exhausted and depleted.
External pressures from family, jobs and society become internalized. They may feel like a
failure, unable to live up to constant demands on their time and energy. She helps them learn how to overcome self-doubt, limiting beliefs and the constraints of perfectionism to build new dreams for more meaningful lives.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
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Understand the 4 characteristics of burnout so they can turn disappointment and
discouragement into motivation for growth.
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Engage the 4 steps of Emotional Intelligence to turn new possibilities into
opportunities that lead to mind, body and spirit integration.
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Restore confidence, connect with purpose and celebrate action that brings their
authenticity into the world.
