An Inspired Chat with Leilani Henry of Evergreen

We recently had the chance to connect with Leilani Henry and have shared our conversation below.

Leilani, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: What are you being called to do now, that you may have been afraid of before?
For decades, I’ve been studying natural healing, nutrition, and energy medicine as a hobby. Although I’ve been certified since 1999 in Educational Kinesiology and Brain Gym®, I’ve been hesitant to go ‘all in’ with the knowledge and wisdom that I have about the body/mind connection and where dis-ease begins. I recently became a practitioner at Namaste Healing and Wellness in Evergreen, where I’m working as an energy healer with people individually and collectively to share what I’ve learned. In my leadership consulting and executive coaching, I weave in how to embody change, which includes the mind/body connection.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
As a healer, artist, leadership consultant/executive coach and author, I bring an integration of analytical and intuitive skills to my work. In the corporate and organizational spaces, I bring healing and artistry. To artistic and healing spaces, I bring the rigor of critical thinking and improvisation. I named my company Being & Living Enterprises in the late 90s, before wellness was popular, especially in the corporations. Now many large companies have yoga rooms, basketball courts, spaces for nursing moms etc. Work-life balance and mental health is now part of the main stream conversation and values.

Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. Who saw you clearly before you could see yourself?
My father was instrumental in getting me into the corporate world. I was focused on nonprofits, the arts and K-12 education. He started a small business and asked me to be his Vice President. The last thing I ever thought I would care about was business and the corporate world. He saw that I had leadership capacity and realized that I could apply those skills in fortune 50 companies before I did. It was his idea to enroll me in a Toastmasters Youth Leadership program in sixth grade. I came to enjoy my success in the corporate world as an internal and external consultant.

Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
I had a huge set back with my clothing business last year. To this day, I don’t know exactly what happened. A recommended vendor with whom I hired, kept telling me they were working on my new hoodies but strung me along for months. I was too trusting because they were recommended and my in-person experiences with them seemed liked we were always on the right track. Finally after nagging and having someone else track them down, I received an email blaming me for everything and to pick up my clothes in 24 hours.
Luckily, my friend lived close by and she was able to retrieve the box. It was full of unsewn clothes, from over a year of dealing with the vendor.
Crushed by the lies and the set back, I thought I would quit doing my Brain Jewells® wearable art. It’s a tough and competitive industry and I don’t have money to waste. The turning point was I asked myself “what is the core of why I want to design fabric with energetic patterns?” The answer is because color and sacred geometry creates coherence and healing. I’d like people to feel better. When you feel better, you have more energy for compassion and service to others. I haven’t found a sewer for my hoodies, but I’m doing color healing sessions and using my
13 Brain Jewels coaching card deck. My new fall and spring lines include cotton T- shirt dresses, with our beautiful Henry Bergeson kaleidoscope images.

I think our readers would appreciate hearing more about your values and what you think matters in life and career, etc. So our next question is along those lines. What truths are so foundational in your life that you rarely articulate them?
We have an inner knowing, at the cellular level, that gives us accurate information. I’ve trained myself over the years to get answers to tough questions by asking my most inner self. That self is connected to Absolute Divine Love and Wisdom within.
I think people feel my clarity, energy and self-trust, but I don’t think they know where it comes from. There are times when I don’t anticipate resistance from others. When that happens, I have inner resources (and an amazing team) I can tap.

Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. Are you doing what you were born to do—or what you were told to do?
I’m definitely doing what I am born to do and for most of my life this has been true. Even when I was told to do something, it turned out it was the best thing for me and my team.
I bring out the best in others, while bringing to light what has been invisible.
Whether I’m in a corporate setting or at a healing center, I feel very much on purpose and bring my whole self to life. This encourages me to trust that I’m always in the right place at the right time. When things come to me, I usually feel they are what I need or want.

Contact Info:

• Website: beingandliving.com; thecallofantarctica.com; brainjewells.com;
• Instagram: @brainjewells
• Linkedin: @leilanihenry
• Other: vimeo.com for LRHenry

Image Credits
MYRA THOMAS, HENRY BERGESON, ERIK VIENNEAU, EDIE GRIFFITHS, DAVID HALL, ADRIENNE INGRUM, TAYLOR GREEN