ABOUT THE PROGRAM
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Living in the Gap’s Mindful Leadership Program is a 9-month journey designed to teach heart-centered business professionals, entrepreneurs, and CEOs how to use mindfulness tools to support and guide their vision to reach new heights.
This program is specifically designed for professionals who:
- Feel called to make a substantial impact in their personal, family, and professional lives.
- Know they are just scratching the surface when it comes to reaching their true potential.
- Want to explore new ways of being and doing to reach the next level.
- Feel like they have so much to give the world but could use some guidance and support.
- Thrive when surrounded by people who want to make a difference in the world AND live an extraordinary life.
- Have an interest in learning meditation, mindfulness techniques, and mindful movement and how they can provide a pathway to success and happiness.
The Mindful Leadership Program will teach you transformational methods for personal and professional development. You’ll explore soul-driven leadership that creates meaningful connections, community service as a way to give back, and entrepreneurship to allow you to generate resources and wealth to support your dreams.
During our time together, you will:
- Create a vision for your life filled with purpose, joy, and fulfillment.
- Learn how to implement habits into your everyday life that support your goals and vision.
- Take consistent steps toward realizing dreams beyond what you thought was possible.
- Tap into Presence via mindfulness and meditation to reveal hidden blocks to your success.
- Learn about your inner subpersonalities and how to work with them to reduce sabotaging behavior and allow you to spend more time in your zone of genius.
- Create a detailed Personal Vision and Plan and learn to intentionally create your future.
FACILITATORS
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Dr. Eric Holsapple
Founder, Facilitator & Mentor
Dr. Eric J. Holsapple, author and business leader, has realized the value of mindfulness as not only a path to personal success, but as a sound business strategy.
Mindfulness can increase company productivity, reduce healthcare costs, and give businesses a competitive edge. It also creates an opportunity for far-reaching influence and impact. When shared within an organization, mindfulness produces a ripple effect that can not only transform company culture but also expand the happiness and well-being of its employees, their families and communities, and essentially the world.
In addition to providing leadership at Living in the Gap, Eric has been a successful developer, entrepreneur, CEO, university lecturer, yoga and meditation practitioner and teacher, and philanthropist. He holds an MBA and a Ph.D. in economics.

Ryan Holsapple
Facilitator
Ryan has achieved a master's degree in Depth Psychology with a specialization in Jungian and Archetypal Studies from Pacifica Graduate Institute where he is currently a Ph.D. student continuing his study.
Ryan is certified in Self Soul Spirit and Gestalt facilitation through life-long psychologist Dr. Roger Strachan and is a certified Nature-Connected Coach (NCC) and alumnus of the Earth-Based Institute (EBI). He is also an alumnus of InnerPathWorks, having trained with Randy Russell. Ryan has additional training from the Tracker School under the guidance of Tom Brown, Jr.
Ryan is passionate about guiding and supporting others to access and unlock their own innate wisdom and empowerment through mentoring, facilitating, and teaching.

Amanda Pombar
Facilitator
Amanda has worked as a peer mentor for those living with mental health challenges, co-owned and operated a boutique gym, and worked as a life skills coordinator for moms and children from domestic violent homes. She is a certified Self Soul Spirit Facilitator by the Center of Creative Choice and a Nature-Connected guide through the Earth Based Institute located in Boulder, Colorado.
Amanda enjoys being outside and has found it to be a way of working with people through transitions: divorce, becoming a new parent, dating, adulting, death and grief, and others. She facilitates awareness in her clients so they can live a Soul-directed life.
Always choosing experiences to grow and learn led her to Living in the Gap and being certified as a mindful leader. She is a facilitator for the program and supports participants as they practice mindfulness, create a vision for their life, and take steps towards Soul-directed living.
PROGRAM STRUCTURE
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Program Kickoff (August 2023) – This live video session will set the stage for the months to come. You’ll meet your instructors, meet your cohort peers, and get started on your journey!
In-Person Intensive Sessions – Full-day, in-person deep dives that will teach complex material in a safe environment for new experiences and create the space for transformation in a group setting. These will take place at the beautiful Tournament Players Club conference center in Berthoud, Colorado, USA, 45 miles north of Denver.
Fall Intensive – 4 full days, October 3-6, 2023
Winter Intensive – 3 full days, January 24-26, 2024
Spring Intensive – 2 full days, April 25-26, 2024
Video Sessions – We’ll meet twice a month for 60-minute live group video sessions.
Mentoring Sessions – You’ll have access to six 60-minute one-on-one mentoring sessions with our facilitators (in-person when possible)
Weekly Accountability Calls – You’ll meet with your cohort peers for weekly accountability calls to get support, be inspired, and share your progress. Accountability is the key to sticking to new life-enhancing routines!
Time Investment – Expect to spend about seven hours per week exploring mindfulness, attending class meetings, and completing assignments.
Establishing a Routine – You’ll establish a daily morning routine including gratitude, meditation, mindful movement, and journaling. Establishing a habitual mindfulness practice is where the magic happens as it sets the tone for each day. Get ready to start your day grounded, calm, and anchored in possibility!
The practices we’ll teach you will train your mind to work on your behalf to break unhealthy habits. With practice, you can change the programming. You’ll become more productive, clear-minded, and focused, and you’ll accomplish more in less time.
Think you don’t have time for a daily mindfulness practice?
Research has shown that people who meditate on a regular basis have access to more brain capacity thus making them more productive and capable of problem-solving. Meditation and mindfulness practices have been shown to reduce anxiety, improve stress response and sleep quality, increase energy, and reduce levels of depression.
Volunteering – You’ll be invited to volunteer with a non-profit or community organization of your choice. Giving back is not only rewarding but enriching on so many levels! (This is optional, but highly recommended.)
REGISTRATION
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Registration for the 2023-2024 cohort is NOW OPEN and closes July 15th, 2023 or when the program is full.
Tuition
Professional Level*
Tuition includes workshops, class time, and all meetings. Not included: travel, lodging, meals, books, subscriptions, incidental supplies, and equipment.
$6,750 if paid on or before June 15, 2023
$7,500 if paid after June 15, 2023
*A limited number of Emerging Leader and non-profit scholarships will be available. Join the interested list below to receive notification when the enrollment/scholarship application is available.
Executive Level
Tuition includes workshops, class time, and all meetings. Not included: travel, lodging, meals, books, subscriptions, incidental supplies, and equipment.
The Executive Level also includes the following sessions with Dr. Eric Holsapple:
- Two additional one-hour one-on-one sessions toward the end of the program specifically targeted to areas important to you, such as implementing mindfulness into your company
- Executives-only Zoom sessions
- Two follow-up calls post-program with Eric
$9,000 if paid on or before June 15, 2023
$10,000 if paid after June 15, 2023
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What some of our alumni have to say about the Mindful Leadership Program:
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“Going through this 9-month program has been the single greatest, most impactful thing I’ve done for myself.”
– John Covert, Cushman & Walkefield

“I feel much more centered after this program and I plan on utilizing these tactics for the rest of my life”
– Anonymous

“The most incredible spiritual journey that combines yoga, mindfulness, and leadership principles.”
– Chris Atib, Loveland Housing Authority

“The program changed my life in a way I never thought possible and didn’t even think I needed. I have built life-long connections and friendships from this program. The program has given me the tools to live a better life.”
– Nate Melchior, Dunton Commercial

“I now have the tools and mindset to accomplish my dreams”
– Zachary Sandquist, Credenzio Studios

“I now live a purpose driven life with intention and habits that help me grow as a person”