~ the Alchemy of Joy
The Resilient Educator   (from the Institute of HeartMath)
Skills to Succeed and Flourish in Today’s Schools


Program Description

More than ever, educators need resilience and vision to handle the many complex issues and challenges facing 21st century schools.  Drawing on the Institute of HeartMath’s fifteen years of scientific research and successful interventions with schools, this training offers proven skills and strategies that can transform an educator’s productivity and energy levels.  This program is acclaimed by educators for its new ideas and solid foundation in neuroscience.


Program Objectives



Program Length: 6 hours (may be delivered in 2 – three hour sessions, or 3 – two hour sessions)

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Training, Workshops, and Keynote Presentations



What Color is Your Personality?
Discovering Me, Understanding You, Bridging Our Differences


Program Description

What is it that makes the difference in why and how we relate to other people? Learn how personality is that “automatic pilot” in each of us that creates a bridge to understanding.  Personality represents our attitudes, beliefs, thoughts, emotional reactions and coping mechanisms. Based on the work of Carol Ritberger, PhD., learn what color you are – Red, Orange, Yellow, or Green.  Use this information to enhance your emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being, and create stronger communication in your professional life.  Understand your own strengths and the strengths of your co-workers and experience less stress in the workplace.

Program Objectives



Program Length:   3 - 6 hours workshop; keynote 

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Bringing Heart to Work
Illuminating the Invisible

Program Description

What is it that connects us to our creativity, to our inexhaustible imagination where problems are solved from a place of newness rather than “the same old way?” Learn how to bring “self” to work in a new way and address the fragmented self that may occur as a result of the stresses of work. Scientifically validated research shows the link between emotions, heart-brain communication and cognitive function; now learn the benefit of using the “heartmind” that provides generative processes and expansive thinking.


Program Objectives



Program Length:   2 - 4 hour workshop, keynote 

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Just Ducky!
Let stress roll off your back - don't just manage it!


Program Description

In these times of unrest and “ruffled feathers” it is necessary to have techniques and practices to remain calm and cool on the surface while still “paddling like heck” to complete work tasks and assignments.  Workshops are tailored to provide participants with experience of practical stress management skills as well as knowledge of physiological and psychological effects of stress.  Participants will learn how attitude, beliefs, and habits create the weather around them and learn techniques to create opportunity to make a different choice.


Program Objectives



Program Length: workshop format from 2  - 6 hours,  1 hour series (3 - 6 classes), keynote

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Michele's teaching style facilitates a platform of safety for individuals to engage in conversations openly.  Her ability to transform “nice ideas” into practical application, as well as her mastery to create fun, makes her a sought after speaker and trainer.  Her mission in the workplace is to redefine thinking, providing for the integration of head and heart to solve old problems in a new way.



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Everybody Somebody Anybody and Nobody

Program Description

How often do we find ourselves in a situation where we are blaming “somebody” for not doing something that “everybody” could have done but “nobody” did?  Take a lighthearted approach to seeing how negative emotions are created as a result of miscommunication and unmet expectations. What is there to understand about expectations that go unmet? Learn to appreciate your own ability to create positive emotions in the workplace by being self-responsible and creating a culture that values accountability as the norm.

Program Objectives


Program Length: 1 - 2 hours, keynote

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Presentation History

CASBO (California Association of School Business Officials) Annual Conference – Fun and Fabulous Fitness  April 2, 2000

CASBO – Player Aches and Pains – Armchair Fitness for Fun  April 22, 2001

CASTO Chapter VI Conference - The Great Workshop   Fitness on the GO!  January 26, 2002

CASTO – State Conference – Be A Duck In Dispatch (Resilience in the School Bus Driver Dispatch office )  March 25, 2002

CASBO – Motivate N’ Move – April 13, 2002

Safety Fair CHP Academy Do You Measure up to 7/11? (customer service) October 12, 2002

CASTO The Great Workshop   Just Ducky (stress management)  February 1, 2003

CASBO – Physical Exercise Made Easy and Fun   April 25, 2003

CASBO – Managing Your Stress – Just Ducky  April 16, 2004

CASTO (California Association of School Transportation Officials) Supervisor’s Training Conference 1000 Things Went Right Today  June 24, 2004

ACSA (Association of California School Administrators) North Chapter/Keynote Speaker 1000 Things Went Right Today  January 12, 2004

CASTO The Great Workshop 1000 Things Went Right Today  February 7, 2004

CAEOP (California Association of Educational Office Employees) Just Ducky  October 23, 2004

CASTO Chapter 17 – 1000 Things Went Right Today November 20, 2004

CASBO (California Association of School Business Officials) Regional Holiday Conference Luncheon - Keynote Speaker  1000 Things Went Right Today   December 3, 2004

ACSA (Association of California School Administrators)  Just Ducky  May 4, 2005

CASTO Chapter VI The Great Workshop – FISH Philosophy  February 12, 2005

PARMA (Public Agency Risk Managers Association) 1000 Things Went Right Today, February 14, 2007

Natoional Wellness Conference – The Resilient Educator (6 hour pre-conference) July 14, 2007

CASBO State Conference – Bringing Heart to Work (3 hour pre-conf) April 26, 2008

National Wellness Conference – The Resilient Educator (breakout session) July 15, 2008

PARMA – 1000 Things Went Right Today Holiday Luncheon Keynote Speaker December 17, 2008

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EnergyM is a training organization that helps employers create workplaces that work!  Meeting the needs of employees is essential to meeting the needs of productivity.  We specialize in training that provides employees with tools to improve job satisfaction, self-responsibility, and contribution.