Services
Partnering That Expands Being
At Bhavana Learning Group, our partners are trained, experienced, and trusted professionals who offer a range of services, practices, and resources to support specific areas of development.
What Does Partnering Mean?
Blended Services
Partnering includes the following services for our current state of volatile disruption.
Coaching: Cultivate possibility by listening deeply to enhance communication and performance.
Teaching: Expand thinking through new concepts, resources, and studies.
Training: Develop skillful means through building new practices and habits.
Guide: Gain clarity and expand perspective to unlearn outmoded views and deepen purpose.
Strategist: Provide research and resources to clarify direction for a declared future.
As your Partner, we support you in becoming grounded in Personal Mastery, gaining clarity in Leadership Mastery, and cultivating wholeness in Spiritual Development, as detailed below.
As your Partner, we support you in becoming grounded in Personal Mastery, gaining clarity in Leadership Mastery, and cultivating wholeness in Spiritual Development, as detailed below.
Why Partnering?
Who has most shaped your personal or professional growth?
When you reflect on that question, does a partner or mentor come to mind?
Partnership is not a new idea. Across ancient wisdom cultures, growth was transmitted through relationship—among peers, elders, and guides. Knowledge and wisdom were cultivated through shared inquiry, dialogue, and lived experience, not instruction alone.
Today, partnership matters not simply for acquiring skills, but for expanding our capacity to learn. True partnership means walking alongside you—rolling up our sleeves and engaging the real work of growth together.
At Bhāvanā Learning Group, we partner with you to cultivate contemplative learning—learning that includes unlearning. Our approach expands perspective, reshapes habitual ways of seeing, and gently releases outmoded beliefs, supporting a return to being grounded, whole, and wise in action.
Partnering Process & Practices
As your Partner, we walk alongside you, using many of these practices and techniques:
- Cultivating: creating a container for change to increase awareness and expand perspectives to cultivate openness.
- Accompanying: participating in the learning process alongside the learner and supporting them.
- Sowing/Seeding: initially giving the learner challenging advice that is valuable in a given situation.
- Catalyzing: choosing to plunge the learner right into change to provoke a different way of thinking or a change in identity that invites unlearning views or assumptions.
- Showing: teaching by demonstrating a skill or learning.
- Harvesting: assessing and defining the efficacy and value of the learner’s knowledge and skills.
Becoming Grounded
Develop practices to prioritize commitments.
Greater distraction and frazzled attention have become commonplace, causing us to be over-extended and drained. We become ungrounded.
Our contemplative learning model uncovers the source of feeling ungrounded, overwhelmed, and fragmented—just surviving each day, which describes our current human condition.
As your guides to self-discovery, reflective practices help you confront the blind spots that undermine your best intentions and efforts.
Embodied practices support recognizing habitual patterns to become more intentional. You will learn to navigate content overload, prioritize commitments, and become less reactive to support enhanced autonomy and agency.
View our vertical mindset survey, which focuses beyond skills, competencies, and goals to identify stages of awareness and develop perspective-building capacity.
Becoming Clear
Expand capacity, clarity, and creativity
Volatile levels of change and increasing complexity undermine our leadership, leaving us isolated, unaligned, and disoriented. We feel disconnected.
From emerging and advancing leaders to organizational leaders, our mentoring services and practices increase your leadership capacity. Greater awareness, integrity, and trust become your source for creating change.
Our contemplative learning model cultivates inner wisdom to gain clarity and direction for effective decision-making.
See our Assessment Portfolio, offering 360 leadership surveys and Vertical Development profiles.
Deep Listening
The art of Deep Listening evokes awareness, cultivates presence, and develops trust and intimacy!
Through individual training or team workshops, we cultivate listening practices that support awareness, connection, and presence to expand openness.
Generative Communications
Generative Communication unlocks being human to generate mutual commitments and shared meaning.
Through individual training or team workshops, generative skills and practices support accountability and connection to collaborate and expand possibility.
Becoming Whole
Develop practices to prioritize commitments.
We’re experiencing a crisis of meaning, an existential crisis, believing life is inherently pointless. We are left fragmented, lost, and deeply confused. We feel incomplete.
Through practice, study, and self-discovery, we invite you to reclaim yourself through greater awareness and clarity. With openness and compassion, you will gain insights and clarity to cultivate wholeness.
Our contemplative learning supports study and practice to develop inner wisdom for cultivating intuition and presence.
Assessment Survey
- Spiritual Intelligence (SQ21) Self-Assessment Survey
- The SQ21 Survey explores the development of Spiritual Intelligence.
Testimonials
Like most people, my days seem very busy moving from one context and project to another. Father, designer, problem solver, engineer, accountant, therapist, chauffeur, carpenter…. you get it. But something that has helped me immensely in avoiding overwhelm and really enjoying all these phases throughout the day is the contemplative practices I have learned and developed in Bhavana's Small Sangha Program. I find these studies & practices to be very effective in managing a consistent level of relaxed concentration in all that I do, both personally and professionally. I highly recommend these programs.
Brady Uselman
CEO
This year, studying with Bhavana Learning Group has been transformative for me. During a time of transition from a demanding career, dealing with serious health issues in my family, and navigating stressful moments, the fundamentals of Buddhism I’ve learned have been a true anchor. The teachings on grasping and attachment, impermanence, and interdependence have allowed me to process anger, stress, and anxiety in a much more peaceful way. Instead of reacting impulsively, I’ve found more awareness and balance, both on and off the cushion, which has improved my relationships and enriched my daily life. I’ve been more mindful throughout the day, which allowed me to appreciate and enjoy life much more. I’m deeply grateful for the insights I’ve gained through this practice and recommend Bhavana Learning Group’s courses. They are life changing.
Beata Swist
Managing Director
My experience with the Bhavana Group’s Buddhist study programs have deepened how I’ve integrated Buddhist Psychology into both my personal and professional life.The focus on mindfulness and compassion has reshaped how manage my stress, complexity, and emotional regulation. Bhavana’s practical application and wisdom has brought more clarity and calmness to my life, enabling me to lead from a place of decisiveness and presence rather than reactivity. I feel now I experience greater intention, deeper connections, and can now handle challenges with grace. Bhavana’s programs don’t just impart knowledge—they inspire lasting, meaningful change through practice. I am deeply grateful for the community the Bhavana Group provides.
Scott Clark
Executive Leadership Coach
Being part of the Small Sangha program was such a meaningful experience. Learning in community brought a sense of connection and support that made exploring these tough, sometimes fuzzy topics feel easier. I came away with real, practical tools that I’m already using in both work and life. It was a space where I could dive deep, slow down, and gain more clarity about the world around me. I enjoyed it immensely.
Motunrola Bolumole
Director of Leadership & Development
The vast amount of information that comprises Buddhism - there's so much to learn! and it's freeing to realize I don't "need" to learn it all in order to practice.
Lydia Billings
Chief Operating Officer
The Small Sangha programs have had a profound impact on my life. While it usually starts at a personal level — feeling more grounded, more mindful — this inevitably drifts over into my professional life. Two of my best friends noticed the difference last year ... and encouraged me to keep doing this.
Travis Packer
Leadership Coach
The Coaches Salon has supported my work as a coach and a mentor as it provided a deep dive into the Coaching Mindset. We met in a safe space where I felt comfortable sharing my thoughts and knew that my views would be valued. I loved how the conversation opened up a multitude of possibilities to ponder. I walked away after each meeting with practical information as well as a greater willingness to embrace new and different perspectives.
Jo Ann Skinner
PCC, ACAC, BCC; Certified
The Coaches Salon has supported my work as a coach by being involved with a like-minded community of coaches who challenge, create, and learn together. It is a beautifully welcoming community.
Jason Veliquette
MA, PCC, Director of Operations, Blue Mesa Coaching: Coach, Consultant, Coach Educator
Each month after attending the Coaches Salon, I walk away with a new awareness of my views as a coach and practices. I can set aside my view and become curious about the client’s view.
Pam Blackmore
Executive Leadership Coach, Awesome Journey, Calgary, Canada
I have been realizing the impact the Coaches Salon and the Practice Filed have made on me. My life and connections are better because of the time I spend with you, your team, and the community.
Ken Roseboom
ACC, Leadership Coach and owner of Thinking Partners
This class was beautifully designed to start with clarity and build upon what we were learning as we were ready to hear it. As a coach trainer, I thought I had a pretty good handle on my listening. Going through this course deepened my understanding and perspective on listening in a way that transforms both how I teach and how I coach. It’s a challenging course, which makes it all the more valuable.
Kathy Harman
MCC — Owner and Director of Training, Radiance Partners, LLC
I strongly recommend Tony to anyone looking for effective and honest coaching in leadership, learning and related areas. He is well informed and up to date on the latest strategies and philosophies to help clients realize effective results. He is such a good listener and is able to recreate how we see ourselves and most importantly how he sees us based on the expressed wants/needs, thereby facilitating transformation.
Jose H. Vazquez
President, 3DENT Technology, Ph.D.
When I arrived at Harvard, I was drowning in imposture syndrome. I was unsure how to manage the University’s expectations. Working with Bhavana Learning Group and Brendalyn King exceeded my expectations. By meditating and completing my day, I planned days, weeks, and months in advance to avoid overbooking. I have found a sense of freedom within who I am and feel better prepared to handle the responsibility and experience of being a Harvard faculty member.
Myisha Eatmon
Assistant Professor, Harvard University, AAAS and History
Tony has a unique ability to hold the space for whoever and whatever you are working through. He made it safe for me to bring my full vulnerability and unknowing for exploration and play.
Tina M.
Senior Consultant, Organization Systems and Design
"This experience with Brendalyn exceeded my expectations. Not only was I able to design a plan that helped me effectively navigate my first year on the tenure track, I developed lasting skills that I will carry with me throughout my professional career. The Bhavana Coaching Experience sees clients as full persons and works to help them achieve a sense of harmony between the personal and the professional."
Cristina Cross
Associate Professor, Harvard University
"Bhavana Learning Group has a unique way of cultivating community learning. Their work is human-centric and focuses on your experience of “being” as a human. Regardless of your issue or topic, you will discover new perceptions and practices to support your growth. The key is to be flexible and patient as their learning method is gradual and steady which doesn’t produce results overnight. This learning is designed for a long-term transformation to enable living consciously. I suggest bringing your beginner’s mind and embracing the wonder, fun, and curiosity of a child!"
Amal S.
MBA, CPCC, PCC, BCC; Leadership Coach.
“The practice of “completing my day” was a revelation.This allowed me to take stock of what needed to be done and put it out of my mind.”
Usha Rungoo
Assistant Professor, Harvard University
Frequently Asked Questions
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What kinds of services does Bhavana Learning Group offer?
Bhavana Learning Group offers services in three primary areas:
- Personal Mastery — Developing practices that help you clarify commitments and priorities while recognizing habitual patterns so you can act more intentionally.
- Leadership Mastery — Expanding capacity, clarity, and creativity to lead with integrity and trust while creating change through generative communication.
- Spiritual Awareness — Deepening contemplative awareness to cultivate intuition, discernment, and wisdom in decision-making.
Each area addresses a different dimension of human development, though they often intersect in practice.
Who are Bhavana Learning Group services designed for?
Our services support individuals, emerging, advancing, and organizational leaders in navigating complexity and change.
We work with individuals and groups who are willing to examine their assumptions, expand awareness, and engage development as an ongoing practice — not a quick fix.
How does Bhavana Learning Group deliver its services?
Bhavana Learning Group’s colleagues view themselves as your “Partners.” They use a blended approach, integrating several modes of partnering depending on context and need
Partnering with you includes:
- Coaching — Deep listening to enhance clarity, communication, and performance.
- Teaching — Introducing concepts, distinctions, and research to expand thinking.
- Training — Building practices and habits that support embodied change.
- Strategic Advising — Clarifying direction and aligning action with declared commitments
- Guiding — Expanding perspective to unlearn outdated assumptions and deepen purpose.
Our work is tailored to the situation while remaining grounded in a coherent developmental framework.
How are Personal Mastery, Leadership Mastery, and Spiritual Awareness different?
Each service category emphasizes a different dimension of growth:
- Personal Mastery to become grounded. Focuses on self-awareness and intentional action in daily life.
- Leadership Mastery to become creative. Focuses on relational impact, trust, communication, and the ability to generate and align change and new futures
- Spiritual Awareness to become whole. Focuses on contemplative practice and deepening intuitive wisdom.
In practice, development in one area often strengthens the others.
Is Bhavana Learning Group primarily coaching, consulting, or spiritual development?
Bhavana Learning Group integrates elements of all three but does not fit neatly into any one category.
Our work is developmental in nature. We combine ontological inquiry, philosophical insight, and contemplative practice to support vertical growth and ethical maturity that expands being.
We do not emphasize performance alone or abstract spirituality, but rather integrated human development through a body of knowledge, distinctions, and sustainable practices.
What models or frameworks inform your work?
Bhavana Learning Group draws from three interrelated models:
- Ontological Distinctions (Western philosophy) — Clarifying our “experience of being” to support generative communication and deep listening to release perceptual and functional constraints
- Developmental Psychology — Examining stages of ego development, motivation, shadow, and worldview to cultivate vertical growth.
- Buddhist Psychology — Engaging contemplative practices to increase awareness that softens ego-identification to support unlearning.
How is this work different from traditional leadership development?
Traditional development often emphasizes skills, metrics, or performance outcomes.
Bhavana Learning Group focuses on underlying structures of awareness — how identity, belief, perception, and attachment shape behavior. We work at the level of being, not only doing.
As awareness deepens, communication shifts, relationships strengthen, and leadership becomes more intentional and coherent.