Chad Herst
Mindful Leadership Coach
Executive Leadership Coach
Coaching and Developing Leaders since 2009
Mindfulness teacher since 1997
BACKGROUND
Chad has focused his entire career on wellness and mindfulness. After a brief stint working for his family's business, he became an acupuncturist and has been teaching mindfulness since 1997. His specialty is helping people connect mind with body.
He is a longtime student of Eastern spiritual traditions, starting at the age of 18 when he first went to India to study yoga. Pattabhi Jois, the founder of Ashtanga yoga, authorized Chad to teach his method in 2005. Chad has taught all over the world and co-established a top Ashtanga yoga program in San Francisco.
Chad has been coaching executives to develop emotional intelligence and reduce stress using mindfulness techniques since 2009. When appropriate, he combines coaching with acupuncture and herbal medicine for a faster path to change.
APPROACH + PHILOSOPHY
Chad is both an executive coach and a master mindfulness teacher. The crux of his work with leaders is based on the understanding that the body senses things that the mind can’t. If you rely on your mind alone to make decisions, you miss important signals and opportunities. Chad works with leaders to strengthen their mind/body connection so that they consistently take actions based on their goals and intentions rather than fear.
He also works with leaders to strengthen their emotional intelligence so that they inspire the best from those they lead. Chad incorporates mindfulness-based practices with leadership coaching to help improve:
stress management
self-awareness and self-confidence
presence and charisma
emotional reactivity
negative self-talk
decision-making and intuition
empathy and connection
conflict resolution
intuition
EDUCATION
MS in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
BA, Columbia University
CERTIFICATIONS
Coaches Training Institute, PCC, CPCC
Shift Positive 360® certified
Authorized to teach Ashtanga Yoga