Author Archives: nicolealoni@comcast.net

As my one-woman show, Le Grand Fromage, begins it’s journey to the stage, I will chronicle some of the developments with you here.  For today, I wanted to share one of the beautiful compositions by my late husband Aminadav Aloni. that liberally season the show. This is … Read More

  Children are happy because they don’t yet have a file in their minds called, “All The Things That Could Go Wrong.”  ——Marianne Williamson Are you sometimes (perhaps often) aware of thoughts zooming around the periphery of your mind that put you on edge? … Read More

Guided visualizations are one of the most powerful tools in my coaching practice. Essentially this is a way to ease someone into a meditative state. The calm, insights, and focus that can be achieved in this way are both profoundly … Read More

Step 2: RE-IMAGINE Next we’ll look at where your values coincide with your dreams for the future.  Who you really are overlaid with what you long to do will form the template for your reinvention. Here lies the wisdom and the … Read More

  You may have noticed that I refer to myself as a “reinventionist”. There’s a lot behind my choice to use that tag for myself and my practice. Mostly it’s because I’m drawn to working with people engaged in reinventing themselves because … Read More

(part 1 of 3 part series) In this 3-part series, I’ll be teaching you a DIY approach to some of the most valuable tools I share with my coaching clients.  These can be powerful skills for bringing more ease, more fulfillment and more … Read More

The way humans express victory or celebration is universal: we throw our arms up to the sky; we leap into the air; pump our fist or do a happy dance.  Body language can tell us a lot about other states of mind, too. If … Read More

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one you in all time. This expression is unique and if you block it, it will never exist through any … Read More

I’m just finishing up the script for a one-woman, autobiographical play —Le Grand Fromage (and yes, it’s really hard to do). As I have been working to make my actual life into a script that’s both clear and compelling, I’ve begun to notice a pattern. Over and over, … Read More