Gina Joren Tesser Phelan
Executive Coach, Buddhist Chaplain, and Meditation Teacher in Berkeley, CA
Gina Joren Tesser Phelan
Executive Coach, Buddhist Chaplain, and Meditation Teacher in Berkeley, CA
Hello! I’m Gina Joren Phelan, an executive coach, ordained Zen Buddhist chaplain, and meditation teacher living in the SF Bay Area.
My practice comprises coaching, leadership and organization development, and interfaith chaplaincy. I lead seminars and workshops on conscious and compassionate leadership, systems thinking, and cultivating emotional resilience.
I also teach GRACE, a method or process that builds emotional resilience through the cultivation of compassion. GRACE was developed by Roshi Joan Halifax, abbot of the Upaya Zen Institute and Center, to help doctors, nurses, clinicians, and other front-line workers ground in their original purpose and overcome burnout. GRACE has since been brought into the education, science, engineering, and tech sectors, with great success.
My deepest wish is to contribute to a world where people courageously plumb the depths of what it means to be wholly human, to stand in their own authentic truth and co-create sustainable systems and circumstances that benefit all. Let's chat about what's possible!