Sophia Associates is an international executive and leadership coaching practice dedicated to increasing leadership competencies, strengthening executive performance levels and creating opportunities for personal learning and development. Through our process of "wisdom coaching" our clients accelerate their learning and increase their capacity to meet ongoing challenges. Our clients sustain high levels of achievement, performance and excellence.  Sophia Associates was created to meet the growing demand from clients seeking to better manage the evolution of their organizations while developing their personal potential. This is a new order of Executive Coaching.

The International Coach Federation
Coaching association with industry related information and coach referral service.

Coach Universe
Coaching association with industry related information and coach referral service.

Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certification Program
A rigorous, enlightening coaching certification program accredited by the ICF for executive coaches who work with individuals in leadership positions. 

Coachville
The premier coaching site for state of the art coach training, materials, tools, forms and classes and free downloads. Full Practice and E-Commerce Tele-classes for anyone wishing to increase client base in any type of practice.

Peer Resources
Provides up-to-date, objective, and comprehensive information and
resources for coaching, mentorship and peer assistance.

Spirituality and Well-being:

Grace Cathedral
Information on the use of the Labyrinth as a tool for spiritual growth from the founder of Veriditas, The Labyrinth Project, Dr. Lauren Artress. Also, a bookstore and labyrinth based products to support this work.

Online Interactive Labyrinth
Eperience the power of the labyrinth using the online interactive labyrinth.

The Labyrinth Society
The Labyrinth Society whose mission is to support all of those who create, maintian and use labyrinths.

Soulutions--S.O.U.L., Ltd
Website dedicated to evolving, dynamic strategies that connect culturally creative leaders to one another to better the world.

Lessons for Living: Opportunities for Awakening
The Enneagram, Labyrinth (which I use also), Stereograms and more for spiritual development.

Self-Growth/Improvement Newsletter
Great newsletter on issues of self-improvement for body, mind and spirit.

The Rumi Network
Rumi, the 13th century mystic and poet.  Poetry and translations of this prolific poet whose work transcends time.

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Business:

Riverspeak Dialogues
Judy O'Brien, Ph.D. is a master dialogue facilitator and works with communities and organizations to convene dialogue.  Together Alicia and Judy run workshops to train others in dialogue facilitation. "Dialogue is a foundational communication process leading directly to personal and organizational transformation. It assists in creating environments of high trust and openness, with reflective and generative capacities. One might think of dialogue as a revolutionary approach in the development of the following organizational disciplines: continuous learning, diversity, conflict exploration, decision making and problem solving, leadership, self-managing teams, organizational planning and alignment, and culture change."--Linda Ellinor, 1996

Agora Business
http://www.agora-business-center.com

Guru.com - mega-site for contract work and freelancing
http://www.guru.com

Fast Company Magazine Online
http://www.fastcompany.com

BizSpirit: where profit and purpose, spirit and business come together.
http://www.bizspirit.com

Online networking community for women in business
http://www.womans-net.com

Resources for working at home and small business
http://www.workingsolo.com

Service Corps of Retired Executives  (SCORE)
http://www.score.org

Top Ten Lists and Nuggets (Daily Quotes, Top Ten Lists and More) Search Rodriguez for contributions from Coach Alicia
http://www.topten.org 

VistaPrint - reasonable costs for business cards, stationary and more

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Marketing/Internet/Web-Related:

Web Design by Breezy Hill Designs
http://www.breezyhilldesigns.com
Principal Sandy Gibson offers creative and marketing oriented web design for small and medium size businesses.

Corporate Communications Alliance- A Public Relations Firm
http://www.cca-pr.com/
Your personal full-service agency - a valuable support to your in-house marketing staff. Backed by a team of leading experts, our professionals stand ready to deliver the expertise you need. Experience with every size firm from entrepreneurial start-ups to the Fortune 100,  providing a full range of marketing and public relations services to help energize your organization. 

Meeting Services Connection
http://www.meetingservices.net
Meeting Services Connection delivers results-oriented meetings that are designed around the strategy of your organization. They partner with your company to provide a comprehensive meeting management solution or, if you prefer to use in-house resources, they can fill in the gaps with select services. 

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Leadership and Social Change:

Leadership Coaching
Georgetown University Leadership Coaching Certification Program
A rigorous, enlightening coaching certification program accredited by the ICF for executive coaches who work with individuals in leadership positions. 

Women of Vision and Action
http://www.wova.org
A worldwide network of women who are dedicated to a vision of positive change for the future and who are actively involved in making their visions real in the world.

Soulutions
http://www.soulutions.co.uk
An organization led by Soleira and Santari Green, based in the United Kingdom, committed to bringing together the Cultural Creatives as a political force for positive change in the world through leadership and "soul-utions".

Cultural Creatives
http://www.culturalcreatives.org
A website designed by and created for anyone affiliated with the Cultural Creatives movement.

Center for Visionary Leadership
http://www.visionarylead.org

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Cool Products:

Heron Dance Newsletter and Art Gallery
The artwork will fill you with peace and bliss.  The newsletter will stimulate your mind with thought-provoking essays and interviews.  Published in Middlebury, Vt and without advertising.

The Wild Divine
The Journey to Wild Divine is more than a computer adventure. It integrates a personal spiritual quest with an innovative biofeedback interface and high-end multimedia production. The result is an unparalleled and fulfilling "Inner-Active" experience. It is a multi-media adventure said to promote healing and transformation through bio-feedback.

PAXworks.com
Offers an extensive photo gallery, wood labyrinths, portable labyrinths, information and articles, and resources for labyrinth facilitators. You will find a directory of labyrinths; custom-designs indoor/outdoor labyrinths. This is the  Home site of labyrinth builder/speaker John Ridder.

Ancient Art of Newgrange: Only MP.com
http://www.onlymp.com/gallery/petro/ireland/newgrange/index.html
Newgrange is one of the oldest buildings in Europe, (Ireland) dating to about 3200 B.C. It is a passage mound, built so that at dawn on midwinter's day the interior and its petroglyphs are illuminated by the sunlight passing through an ingenious roof-box.  Most of  the petroglyphs remain obscure to us, without any other knowledge of their creators. Still, some essence of communication is completed, across all that time.  I was inspired by the three spiral design found at Newgrange.  My logo was created using this ancient design as its basis.  The three spiral design, as well as the labyrinth, is a metaphor and tool expressing the transformational coaching process of release, receive and return or the holistic mind, body, spirit.  MP Gollon is a gifted artist who has given us permission to display this wonderful artwork on our site.

i-Spiritual.com
A woman owned and operated business.  Makers of Labyrinths called finger Labyrinths and/or lap Labyrinths.

Brushdance
Leading publisher of cards, journals, calendars and provider of gifts for the Mind/Body/Spirit community.

Amazon.com
The on-line resource for books, tapes, and other products and information.

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Silliness and Humor:

Take a "Zen Break" at:
http://www.do-not-zzz.com

CyberCamera
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/3072/camera2.html

For Dog Lovers - turn up the volume on your computer
http://www.henry.martinez.net/videos/14thplace.htm

Local Resources:

Health and Well-being:

Evolutions Body Clinic
The office for Sophia Associates, the executive coaching practice of Alicia Rodriguez, is located in this facility. Evolutions provides an environment which blends professionalism, sophistication, and tranquility for today's health conscious individual. Under one roof, Evolutions provides many choices for personalized approaches to holistic health and lifestyle goals. Evolutions features caring, one-on-one personal interaction and guided instruction, state of the art personal training, nutritional programs, Pilates, and more.  Conveniently located off of Chinquapin Round Road in Annapolis at 1834 George Avenue. Tel. 410-224-7220.

Collette McKie, Ph.D. - Acupuncture and Hypnotherapy
Collette is located at the Evolutions Body Clinic facility.  She works with clients on issues ranging from weight loss and smoking to chronic pain and ongoing health.
Tel: 443-433-0582

Journey to Health - Jayne Boyle
www.journeytohealth.net
Herbalist Iridologist on line. Jayne runs a healing center that offers herbal counseling, nutritional counseling, iridology, massage, reflexology and herb teas and products.  She will answer questions free online.  E-mail: EarthaHerb@aol.com Tel:  410-647-3524

Full Circle Acupuncture & Healing Arts
This is a holistic care practice directed by acupuncturists Peter Marinakas and Clemency Knox. Located at 645 Ridgely Avenue, Annapolis, MD 21401
Tel: (443) 266-9370

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Psychotherapy:

InnerSource
www.innersource-inc.com
Abby Rosen, Ph.d.
Center for psychotherapy and healing.
Tel: 410-269-6298

Margery Silverton, LCSW-C
http://rcshelpingcouples.com/
Margery has a special expertise in couples and relationship theory. Visit her site for contact information and information on her background. Tel: 410-693-4405

Financial Planning:

Lynn Allen, CRPC - Atlantic Investment Group (type Maryland in opening page)
Financial Consultant
Tel:  866-643-3400

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Charitable Organizations that are making a difference in the world: 

Heifer International - Ending Hunger, Caring for the World: Worth magazine selected Heifer as one of the 100 best charities in the US. Heifer animals (and training in their care) offer hungry families around the world a way to feed themselves and become self-reliant. Children receive nutritious milk or eggs; families earn income for school, health care and better housing; communities go beyond meeting immediate needs to fulfilling dreams. Farmers learn sustainable, environmentally sound agricultural techniques.

Un Mundo - Un Mundo is a California 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a comprehensive and revolutionary approach to development work. Their mission is to promote dignity, community, and self-sufficiency while facilitating access to health care, education, and livable wages in marginalized communities, particularly in Central America. 

FINCA - The Foundation for International Community Assistance
FINCA is committed to providing the poor with the opportunity to create their own jobs by providing the capital they need. This organization offers self-employment loans as a means to build dignity and self-sufficiency. They especially sponsor women in building businesses to support their families and communities. 

NABUUR is an organization that brings local communities together with "virtual communities".  NABUUR connects local communities directly to people in other parts of the world who help them to find solutions for sustainability issues.  Currently, they are seeking local communities and Online community managers who want to volunteer with the development of the local communities. 
The managers and neighbors need to spend about 2 to 4 hours a week online helping with discussions, finding solutions and implementing them when needed.  They are in special need of people who speak Spanish and English.  Please contact   edmee@nabuur.com for more information. 

YWCA - I serve on the Board of the YWCA of Anne Arundel County. Through our work, the YWCA creates opportunities for women's growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision: Peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people. They provide a multitude of prevention, education, and intervention programs for women, children, couples, and families. 

The Breast Cancer Site
The Breast Cancer site is having trouble getting enough people to click on it daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman. There are over 1,000 subscribers to EveryDay Epiphanies. If each of you follows this request, it will make a huge difference - The Power of One again. It takes less than a minute to go to their site (click the link above) and click on "donating a mammogram" for free (pink window in the middle). This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers use the number of daily visits to donate a mammogram in exchange
 for advertising. Thank you for taking a moment to help a woman in need.  

Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation - I hope that all of you who are or have mothers, wives, daughters or friends will visit this site and others like it to learn about what you can do to fight for your loved ones. 

UNICEF - A familiar name, this organization has been working to care for children world-wide through programs in education, health, advocacy and empowerment.
Please take a moment to click on one of these worthy organizations and see how you can contribute to their efforts. 

SEVA - This site is home to the Gifts of Service program. SEVA was started 25 years ago by a group of doctors who had worked for the World Health Organization's program to eradicate smallpox.  SEVA's programs are based on the premise that a compassionate global community is possible.  They help improve quality of life, and end needless suffering, in India, Nepal, Tibet, Cambodia, Mexico, Guatamala and in Native American communities.

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Take a Break

The Big Bean
http://www.thebigbean.com

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