Michael Regan I Soul Work & Coaching
Building a Bridge Between Inner Development and Societal Change Work
From the Preface
During the final stages of writing Open Mind, Wild Heart, a dream presented a new edition of a pioneering leadership book from many years ago. But the cover is made of hand crafted, green leather with gold lettering that is used in ancient holy texts - like a synthesis of two domains of human knowledge that have been held apart for too long, and that this book brings together in a modern, personal way.
During the final stages of writing Open Mind, Wild Heart, a dream presented a new edition of a pioneering leadership book from many years ago. But the cover is made of hand crafted, green leather with gold lettering that is used in ancient holy texts - like a synthesis of two domains of human knowledge that have been held apart for too long,
and that this book brings together in a modern, personal style.
The first section of the book describes a subtle nudge from within to leave my managerial consulting career to place love at the center of my life and creative work. That private, confidential act of will was followed by a few strange coincidences, a personal loss, and a wrenching ordeal that stripped away the armor that I carried to protect myself from the harshness of the world and opened me to a cosmic love that holds the suffering of the world and makes it holy.
In a state of raw, naked openness and intimacy, one conversation led to another, doors opened where they did not exist, and I began creating a reverential space for nonprofit leaders and social innovators to articulate the vision of their own hearts and to launch new projects that support and empower people who are living on the margins
of our society.
The second section describes how despite working with talented, dedicated people around the country, my sense of a deeper potential in the unseen led me to an experimental leadership gathering where I was drawn beyond the senses into the most fundamental level of reality, where the entire cosmos awoke, remembered its intrinsic, liberated nature, and unleashed tremendous bursts of laughter into the room.
When my awareness returned to the human vantage point, I was elated that such a radical, divine potential still exists in our time. Yet senior consultants and guides dismissed the radical new knowledge that we generated for the leadership arena, so I held the details close to the vest and returned home to explore the implications for my life and work.
The third section describes leaving a multicultural, urban neighborhood for the high desert, a massive influx of dreams, and the challenges and delight of giving birth to original work during an increasingly polarizing time in the world. This section uses the wisdom of dreams to explore various thresholds that I encountered in the embodiment work, and the role of robust physicality in finding balance in my character type, so that the vision of a deeper consciousness and love can become a stronger force on the planet.
May we rise to the occasion.
Michael Regan
October 9, 2024
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Testimonials
Leading As A Sacred Adventure
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Articulating New Possibilities In the World
"Your work represents the future of leadership ... otherwise I don't know how much longer our world can survive."
Diane Bell-McKoy
Leadership & Nonprofit Consultant
Articulating New Possibilities In the World
Articulating New Possibilities In the World
Articulating New Possibilities In the World
"If I was your strategy consultant, I would make provocative conversation your brand, because that is what you do."
David Sawyer
Global Strategy Consultant
Co-Founder, Converge
Translating Insight Into Action
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Strengthening the Inner Guidance System
"Painting is my path to God, but the insights were not translating into my life and work. Michael bridged that gap and more."
Barbara Kaufman
Founder & Executive Director
The Center for Creative Exploration
Strengthening the Inner Guidance System
Strengthening the Inner Guidance System
Strengthening the Inner Guidance System
"I have already told you that Michael is amazing, but now I want to tell you that he is really amazing. And he does not even call himself a teacher."
Valentina Borodina
Medical Intuitive & Healer
Cultivating the Wisdom of Dreams
Strengthening the Inner Guidance System
Cultivating the Wisdom of Dreams
"In my forty year search for the truth, our work with dreams is the first time that I experienced a benevolent force that has my best interest at heart."
John Irwin, PhD
Professor Emeritus in Physics
Stanford University
Unleashing the Power of Love
Strengthening the Inner Guidance System
Cultivating the Wisdom of Dreams
"I found the experience amazing and transformative and was not used to so much love ... being so openly expressed."
Dorothy Walters
Founder, Kundalini Splendor
Feminist Scholar, Mystic & Poet
Spirituality + Health
In 2017, Michael's vision was featured in "An Interview with Five Spiritual Teachers" in Spirituality & Health magazine, along with David Whyte, Byron Katie, Lewellyn Vaughn Lee, and Gangaji.
Canyonlands, September 2024
For twenty years, Michael has been leading small groups into the canyons of southeastern Utah to explore an unsanctioned vision of the divine, to reconnect with the sacredness of the earth, and to bring forth what is next in their lives and creative work.