Monica Phillips, Spark Plug Labs

My practice informs how I live my life. I integrate mindfulness, embodiment, breath, and spirituality into all of my work as a leadership development coach and consultant. I teach yoga classes at two locations in the East Bay (Orinda and Lafayette, CA) and I teach private 1:1 and group lessons. I also offer online options. I am a 500-hour certified teacher through YogaWorks. I have taken additional teacher trainings including in Yin, Yoga Nidra, and Reading Bodies. As a leader in corporate mindfulness and wellbeing, I also bring yoga to conferences and I lead yoga retreats in the community and for teams. I started my first podcast in 2015. For my 300-hour YTT project, I hosted a video podcast series - Yoga Philosophy for Everyday Living - featuring leading yogis who share insights on the ancient wisdom of yoga. Listen and watch: https://www.sparkpluglabs.co/podcast-yoga I am the president and founder of Spark Plug Labs - the spark that ignites inspiration and leads people to action. My mission is to create space where everyone is seen, heard, and valued, where everyone belongs, and where everyone is paid and promoted equitably. I am a motivational speaker, leadership coach, and strategic consultant. I am a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach through the Coaches Training Institute and a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. My background includes working as a mediator, a cross-cultural consultant, a journalist, a sales leader, and a marketing director. I coach high potential leaders and teams on leadership, team culture, business development, innovation, and heart-based leadership. I work with groups and teams on mindset, the leader within, cohesive teams, and peak performance. I am a runner, yoga instructor, mom, explorer, and love to find beauty and joy in daily life. A Bay Area native‚ I have also lived in France‚ Minnesota‚ New York‚ and Washington‚ DC. Monica Phillips, Spark Plug Labs is a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT) with Yoga Alliance, which acknowledges the completion of a yoga teacher training with a Registered Yoga School (RYS).