2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Review of A Shift in Being by Leon VanderPolI return to this book again and again. It’s a deeply grounding and clarifying guide for anyone on a transformational path—and a powerful reminder that our true self is already whole.What I appreciate most is how it shifts growth away from fixing ourselves and toward allowing what wants to emerge, while letting the conditioned self fall away. The approach feels both gentle and profound.The practices make it real. They offer a clear, supportive way to embody this work in everyday life.I also took his coaching course, which was a deeply transformational experience. This book beautifully reflects that work and is a meaningful entry point for anyone feeling called to explore it further.

2026-03-27T00:00:00.000Z

A Shift in Being isn’t just another coaching book full of models and techniques. It has changed the place inside me from which I coach. I have also taken the 9 practices to my life.Leon VanderPol puts words to something many of us sense but don’t fully know how to access: a way of working that is slower, deeper and grounded in presence rather than performance. The ideas in the book came fully alive for me while doing his Deep Coaching course, but the text stands on its own. It’s clear, spacious and surprisingly practical for a book that talks so much about being, Spirit and consciousness.What I value most is how honestly Leon describes the inner journey of the coach. He gently exposes our tendency to push for outcomes, stay in the head, or rush to fix, and then shows another way:slowing down enough to really feel and listenletting go of our agendas so the client’s deeper wisdom can leadcreating spaces that are truly safe and healingtrusting the mystery of transformation instead of trying to control itThe nine practices are things I now keep returning to, both in my work and in my own life. They’ve helped me listen differently, hold silence with more confidence, and allow sessions to unfold more organically instead of forcing them in a certain direction.If you sense that goal‑driven, solution‑focused coaching doesn’t reach the depth your clients (and you) are longing for, this book is a very good place to start. It’s one of the few books I know I’ll keep on my desk and revisit for years.

2025-12-24T00:00:00.000Z

This book was life changing for me. It sat on my shelf for a while and then one day I picked it up and it spoke directly to my heart and soul. I read through it first. Then read through it again and did the practices. And then I took the deep coaching training and it has been one of the best experiences of my life. It feels like Leon was given a gift and he has shared it through the book, the teachings and his energy. If you're ready for true transformation this book will be a wonderful guide.

2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

While this might be termed as a self-help book, which means you apply what you learn to see the results, it is also a book that is an experience in itself - and one that can have a deep impact on the way you perceive yourself and life. You don’t read it to gain knowledge or to improve a skill or to cultivate a habit or attitude. You read this, bit by bit, savouring every piece, to change the landscape of your being. The author references other works of art to make it more well-rounded and complete in it’s expression of what it is to be having a human experience on Earth. If you are interested in becoming a deep transformational coach or in pushing the bar on your level of consciousness - this one should make it to your reading list.

2025-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Somehow the author has managed to masterfully distill the ancient wisdom of awakening into a practical guide that is relevant to modern times. This book can be used as a guide for deep healing or full awakening alike. For coaching, it lays out a revolutionary method for working with clients that not only helps clients make profound shifts but it also deeply transforms coaches as they use the methods and practices laid out in the book. Highly recommend for coaches and non coaches looking to create effective powerful change in their lives. Brilliant work!

2025-11-05T00:00:00.000Z

This book is incredible! If you are a coach, it will transform your practice into something so much deeper. If you are not a coach, it is still a powerful resource to help you in your journey towards your higher self.

2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

This book has been truly transformational in my own life and as I learn the art of spiritual attunement in order to serve my coaching clients.This book lays out the difference in transactional, developmental and transformational coaching in a brilliant way and then dives into the 9 practices used in Deep Transformational Coaching that not only benefits coaching clients walking through transformation but has changed how I interact with everyone in my life including myself.I am so grateful to Leon for this work and this new perspective on the coaching relationahip as a spiritual partnership and am excited to continue the transformation journey and allow the practices to deepen along the journey.This is a book you can read time and again and gain new understanding each time as you are evolving as a person. Highly recommend whether you are a coach or want to learn more about the transformational journey for yourself!

2025-03-26T00:00:00.000Z

This book is a balm for the soul 🙏🏻

2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z

While I bought this book for its coaching focus, I found the "art and practices" to be, first and foremost, about my own personal transformation, a way of being in the world that is peaceful, joyful, and powerful. I found it also helped me understand my own experience as I seek greater levels of self-awareness and connection, the ups and downs and twists and turns.The author's style is very easy and straightforward, and the order of the concepts builds naturally. I have read it several times and given it as a gift to many friends. I highly recommend this as a great resource to turn to again and again.

2024-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

A Shift in Being by Leon VanderPol is an insightful guide that combines coaching, healing, psychology, and spirituality to facilitate deep personal transformation. The book's practical approach and clear prose make complex concepts accessible, providing nine transformative practices that can elevate any coaching practice. While it may delve deeply into spiritual aspects that might not resonate with everyone, it's an invaluable resource for those looking to guide others towards profound inner change.

2023-07-30T00:00:00.000Z

Leon embodies and writes from a place of one who knows the path and has walked the way of true transformation. His presence, his light and his wisdom speaks throughout every page of this book. Prepare to be deeply supported and grounded in foundational practices that have the power to align you to your deepest truth and knowing and that can radically transform your life forever.

2023-07-21T00:00:00.000Z

The beauty and brilliance of this book is in its simplicity. Leon makes the transformational journey easy to understand and accessible to all. Through the 9 practices, Leon beautifully paves the path to go deeper within. A phenomenal guide to explore and enjoy the ‘mystery and magic of transformation’!

2022-09-07T00:00:00.000Z

What a wonderful book. I've been reading it in one swoop and then went back to dive deep into each section.The concepts are simple, but invite you to dive deep.Take one chapter a week and see how your life slowly transforms as you bring the wisdom into practice.

2021-12-11T00:00:00.000Z

I’ve been a therapist for 15 years, versed in many experiential modalities, and have read many books on spirituality and participated in many so-called “transformational” retreats and workshops. Nothing I have read or experienced through my personal and professional work have affected me as much as this book. I have reached a point in my life where I have succeeded beyond my own standards and have grown emotionally in very significant and deep ways over many years. But I recently felt I hit a wall and plateaued. I have been searching for spiritual teachers and practices for years but most I have encountered feel too cerebral, too New Agey, and/or too narcissistic. I’m happy to say this is the first experience I’ve had with a spiritual community where I don’t detect any of these things. This work feels grounded, methodological, deep, and integrated. The practices, framework, and reflections cut through so many layers of ego conditioning that we often don’t even recognize as such. Somehow, he writes this profound book in a very readable way, demonstrating his own ease and deep understanding of the territory. This book is radically changing my understanding of the paradigm of true transformation - a deep change in being, a revolution of the self. For some time now I have felt called to cultivate greater kindness, love, presence, and impact but simply meditating every day or dabbling in different spiritual practices wasn’t really moving the needle as much as I hoped and it was difficult to gain momentum in those practices without having this larger framework to guide my experience and help me understand the reasoning for the practices. This book is a really incredible theoretical framework and practical roadmap to spiritual awakening in one. It truly goes beyond the mind and cuts through the ordinary ideas of the self, inviting us to cultivate the optimal set of conditions that allow us to create transformation with the greatest joy and ease and to begin embodying our highest values. I’m signing up for his Deep Coaching Intensive and can’t wait to go even deeper into this long sought-after revolution of the self.