Glossary
Collection of terms and their definitions.
- Accompaniment
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Resource, product, or service that that goes along with other offerings.
- Ad Hoc Groups
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Informal groups of people, such as church members, friends, family and colleagues, who have common goals.
- affirmation
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The act of using a positive statement or declaration of something being true.
- antimicrobial
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A substance that kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria, fungi, or protozoans, as well as destroying viruses. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimicrobial
- astringent
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Substance that tightens body tissues. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astringent
- Ayurvedic Medicine
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Indian system of medicine that uses herbs
, massage, Yoga, and more to balance three regulatory principles (doshas)—vata (wind/spirit/air), pitta (bile) and kapha (phlegm). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurvedic_medicineb - belief
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Pattern of thinking.
- broken chords
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Challenges in one’s life.
c - Certified Organic
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Grown or produced without irradiation, genetic engineering, hormones, synthetic agents, or other harmful chemicals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_food
- chant
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The act of singing or speaking a phrase, slogan, or simple song repeatedly out loud.
- Chorus
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A group coaching program that stands alone (i.e., is not part of a Session
, Verse
, or Prelude
. - coach
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Help people discover their own solutions to challenges and take advantage of opportunities.
- complete success
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The experience of inner wholeness
and outer manifestation of one’s potential for the highest good of one’s self and others. It is the achievement of inner and outer success at the individual or organizational levels. - Composer
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Tool for making or creating something.
- Composition
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A book, video, or other product.
- Conductor
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Person who facilitates an educational program.
- Conscious Life Song
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The thought patterns that influence every aspect of one’s life.
- consonance
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Harmony in one’s life.
- Contemplation Diet
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A change program that entails focused and conscious thinking.
- core self
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Intersection of one’s mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects to form one’s personal and spiritual essence—ego and spirit. It is the storehouse for one’s human software.
d - deep breathing
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The act of inhaling and exhaling in a complete and conscious manner.
- Desire Diet
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A change program that entails focused and consistent thinking and acting on an intended outcome.
- Duet
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An individual coaching program that stands alone (i.e., is not part of a Session
, Verse
, or Prelude
). - Duo
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A partner support program (e.g., buddy system) that is usually in conjunction with a Chorus
or Crescendo.e - Ego
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One’s personal essence, including value perception (self-worth
) and freedom of choice (will). - Encore
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A follow-up individual or group coaching meeting to accompany a change program (i.e., solo Encore
or group Encore). - Energy
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Electromagnetic field or vibrational aspect of one’s being.
- Ensemble
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A virtual group coaching program for individuals in the global organization.
- essential oils
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Concentrated or volatile oils extracted from plants. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_oil
- Etude
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An unpolished work.
f - Finale
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A resource that helps people to celebrate.
- Focused Action
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A change program that entails consistent and conscious action.
- For-Profit Corporations
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Small, medium, and large businesses that seek to generate revenue in order to return a profit to the owners.
- fragmented self
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A self that is not in an optimal state due to mental, physical, emotional, or spiritual dis-ease.
g - General Professional Associations
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Membership-based organizations that serve professionals in specific or general careers or interests.
- group dynamics
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The act of facilitating interaction, synergy, and support within a group of people to increase benefits to each group member.
h - harmony
- herbs
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Plants used for medicinal, cooking, or spiritual purposes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb
- human assets
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People (employees, clients, members, etc.) who are an organization’s richest resource.
- human computer
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The faculties (human hardware
) and directives (human software
) that govern one’s whole-self. - human hardware
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Mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional faculties for thinking, doing, being, and feeling. These faculties process mental, physical, spiritual, or emotional directives (human software).
- human software
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Mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional patterns that influence one’s thinking, doing, being, and feeling. Patterns can be involuntary (e.g., breathing and blood flow) and voluntary (e.g., feeling fear and having a belief
). - hydrosols
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Watery distillate extracted from plants. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrosol
i - impromptu
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Something that is done without prior preparation (improvised).
- inquiry
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The act of using questions or open-ended statements to guide a search for information, knowledge, or truth on a topic.
- integrated self
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A self that is in an optimal state at all levels of being so that one can operate synergistically.
- Intellectual Life Song
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Ways of thinking and believing (internalized thoughts) that influence every aspect of one’s life. See Conscious Life Song
and Subconscious Life Song
entries. - Introduction
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A teleclass or other introductory program.
- Intuitive Life Song
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Ways of being that influence every aspect of one’s life. See Superconscious Life Song
entry.j - Jam Session
- journaling
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The act of writing (guided or freeform) to express one’s self, record insights, or guide a search for information, knowledge, or truth on a topic.
l - life dynamics
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Range of life experiences.
- Life Song
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The theme that drives, influences, or guides every aspect of one’s life (e.g., purpose, mission, or fears).
- living work of art
-
m
- mantra
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A word or phrase that is repeated silently or aloud.
- Masterpiece
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An individual who is a model of self-allegiance—committed to experiencing optimal health
, operating from wholeness
, achieving complete success
, and serving others from one’s best self. It is also an organization that adheres to these principles. - Masterpiece Organization
-
A people-centered organization that strategically invests in its employees, members, or clients (human assets
) and understands that doing so benefits its customers and its bottom-line, thus enabling it to experience complete success
. It has policies and structures to enhance engagement within the organization. It provides training to help the individual develop his or her Masterpiece
Self
. - Masterpiece Self
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A self that is characterized by high self-worth
and wholeness
such that one is an inner great work (masterpiece) and creates more extraordinary outer great works, thus enabling her or him to experience complete success. - Masterpiece Soul
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A talented individual who exists to refine one’s self (the Masterpiece Self
) to be a great work and to create great works in the outer world. This person’s existence is characterized by a record of major achievements (typically as an entrepreneur or leader) coupled with an experience of doubt, anxiety, and stress due to self-worth
questions that eat at the person despite one’s accomplishments. The practice of self-allegiance
is essential for this person to develop their Masterpiece
Self. - meditation
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The act of relaxing, centering, and focusing mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually in a guided (based on instructions) or unguided (freeform) manner. One may sit still or move around while meditating.
- Movement
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One part of a larger change program (e.g., a Symphony
broken into separate parts).n - nourishment
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See Nutriment entry.
- nutriment
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Anything that nourishes, sustains, promotes growth or development, replaces loss, or provides energy so that physical, spiritual, emotional, or mental wellness increases.
o - optimal health
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A state of physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual equilibrium in which there is adequate inflow of nutriments and adequate outflow of toxins at all levels of being.
- Orchestration
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An organizational consulting program.
- Outplacement Agencies
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Firms that support executives and professionals to transition to new careers or jobs.
p - People-centered Organization
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A group that invests in its people understanding that people are the group’s richest resource and that doing so benefits individuals within and outside of the organization.
- Performance
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A spoken-word presentation or solo play.
- pledge
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An affirmative contract that one creates, commits to, and uses to inform one’s existence. The act of pledging involves an active commitment and ongoing effort to follow one’s contract (the pledge
). - Prelude
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An introductory keynote presentation.
- Professional Business Associations
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Membership-based organizations that serve business owners, executives, and entrepreneurs.
- Progression
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An individual consulting program.
r - Rehearsal
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Follow-up activities to accompany a change program (i.e., the practice).
- Resolution
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Resource, product, or service that helps people to resolve issues.
s - Score
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Materials (workbook, CDs, videos, etc.) that accompany a change program.
- Self
- self-acceptance
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Embracing the totality of one’s self. It includes loving all aspects of one’s self and experiences rather than rejecting, resisting, or judging. It requires one to remain neutral about his existence.
- self-actualization
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Operating from one’s full potential. For the highest good of all, one is being fully who she is, doing what she is here to do, and having what she desires to have.
- self-allegiance
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The practice of intentional self-awareness
, self-acceptance
, self-care
, and self-expression
. It is an active commitment to experiencing optimal health
, operating from wholeness
, achieving complete success
, and serving others from one’s best self. - self-awareness
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Knowing the true nature of one’s self. It includes having an inner sense or knowing (consciousness) of who one is, why one exists (purpose or mission), and what one can offer to others (talents or skills).
- self-care
- self-esteem
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One’s perceived value based on outer factors like accomplishments, status, talents, appearance, or possessions.
- self-expression
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Sharing fully one’s true nature (self-awareness
). It includes carrying out one’s mission or purpose and using one’s gifts or skills to serve others. - self-worth
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One’s perceived value based on: (1) outer factors like accomplishments, traits, or possessions (self-esteem
); or (2) inner factors like being or existing, independent of anything else (intrinsic worth). - Session
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An in-depth face-to-face or virtual change program. Various exercises and resources are used to engage the participant’s whole-self in the change process. Exercises may include meditations, affirmations, visualizations, journaling
, coaching, moving, and sharing
. Resources may include music, tuning forks, and nourishing foods. Session
is the short form of Jam Session. - sharing
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The act of expressing one’s thoughts, insights, or experiences to another individual or a group of individuals.
- Show
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A media program offered to the global organization.
- Spirit
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One’s spiritual or divine essence (e.g., soul, chi, energy, higher self, life force, or prana).
- SQ
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Measure of one’s ability to experience complete success
based on the effort that one puts into self-care
as compared to all efforts. More succinctly, success quotient
= self-care effort / all effort. - Subconscious Life Song
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Patterns of believing that influence every aspect of one’s life.
- success quotient
- Suite
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A collection of resources (e.g., the inner-self meditation
suite or meditation suites). - Superconscious Life Song
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Patterns of being that influence every aspect of one’s life.
The being patterns that influence every aspect of your life. - Symphony
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An extensive change program that is not broken down into separate parts or Movements (i.e., all movements completed at once).
t - talented individuals
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People who have notable skill or mastery in one or more area.
- teach
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Provide solutions to help people to address challenges and take advantage of opportunities.
- tonic
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Herb, beverage, or other substance that improves health.
- toxin
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Anything that starves, stops, impedes growth or development, causes loss, or depletes energy so that physical, spiritual, emotional, or mental wellness decreases.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
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Medicine practice that uses herbs
, accupuncture, diet, exercise, and more to balance life force energy (chi). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traditional_Chinese_medicine - tuning fork
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A metal instrument with two prongs that gives a fixed tone and vibration when struck. The emitted tone and vibration can influence the electromagnetic field of people.
v - Vegetarian
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A diet or product that excludes animal products, except for possibly dairy and eggs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetarian
- Verse
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An active seminar presentation.
- Virtuoso
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Person who has notable skill or mastery in an area.
- visualization
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The act of making mental images or viewing physical images in a guided (based on instructions) or unguided (freeform) manner.
w - Western Herbalism
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Medicine practice based on the use of plants (herbs
) and plant extracts. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbalism - Whole-Self
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Essential aspects of a human-spirit being—core, mental, physical, spiritual, and emotional components. These aspects make up one’s human computer.
- wholeness
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Optimal health, completion, and synergy at all levels of being simultaneously.
- Wildcrafted
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The practice of harvesting or gathering plants from their natural, or “wild” habitat, for food, medicinal, or other purposes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcrafting
- Will
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One’s choices and efforts to execute them.

