Connection. Community. Culture.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE BEHAVIOR EXPERIMENT
I am the person behind the experiment.
I am a board-certified behavior analyst,
a trained wellness coach,
a registered yoga instructor...
and someone who has always felt outside too.
We are not meant to fit in. We are meant to fit together.
LANA | FOUNDER OF TBXE
BCBA✦ WELLNESS COACH✦ REGISTERED YOGA TEACHER✦ LIVED EXPERIENCE✦ BCBA✦ WELLNESS COACH✦ REGISTERED YOGA TEACHER✦ LIVED EXPERIENCE✦ BCBA✦ WELLNESS COACH✦ REGISTERED YOGA
TBXE came to life because I needed a space to find myself. Now I share the space with you.
— Lana, Founder of TBXE
Everyone else's opinions echo endlessly around us. I became so disconnected from myself, and was living my life for other people. I was living a life I had no interest in. I wanted change, and I didn't know where to begin. I craved a space where I could shape my own views and explore my sense of self.
I couldn't find a space where I felt safe enough to by myself. I was a kid who never fit in, I became an adult who doesn't fit in. Now I want to serve women who don't fit in either.
It's not a product or a one size fits all approach. It's a space for women who don't fit in, to fit together.
Community.
✦ IT TAKES A VILLAGE ✦ IT TAKES A VILLAGE ✦ IT TAKES A VILLAGE ✦ IT TAKES A VILLAGE ✦ IT TAKES A VILLAGE ✦ IT TAKES A VILLAGE ✦
Community is about genuine connection and growth -- not perfection. It takes a group of people to make something special; and no one can do it alone. TBXE wants to be a space where women feel welcome to show up as they are, learn together, honor differences, and support each other, even through our mistakes.
Connection.
✦ MY PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT ✦ MY PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT ✦ MY PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT ✦ MY PURPOSE IS TO CONNECT ✦
I think someone's purpose is more abstract that a job or a role. I think it takes on different shapes and forms throughout ones life. My purpose in life is to connect, deeply, with myself, my people and the planet I live on. In coaching, I provide education to help women connect deeply with themselves and one another, all while tending to the world we share.
Culture.
✦ UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES FOSTERS GROWTH ✦ UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES FOSTERS GROWTH ✦ UNDERSTANDING DIFFERENCES
I view culture as a set of customs and beliefs. Culture looks different in every group across the world. When we share our customs and beliefs we connect more deeply as a group. TBXE is a space to grow, differences are honored and disrespect is not tolerated.
My post-nominals do not define me, but here's what I bring to the table.
I have extensively studied contextual behavior science, acceptance and commitment therapy, relational frame theory and traume informed care.
I believe that we and are planet are connected in some way, and to get back in touch with ourselves, we need to get back in touch with our planet.
Movement is equally as important as behavior change, or talk therapy. Together, we'll get you out of your mind and back into your body.
I was 9 when I started therapy, I have been where you are now, and that experience taught me more than a classroom ever could.
HOW WE ACTUALLY WORK TOGETHER
My Approach In Plain Language
❋ There is no hierarchy, this is a partnership. I may be the expert in behavior, but you are the expert in you.
❋ We honor science and spirit. Neither is the answer on its own. Both are always in the room.
❋ Neither you, nor I have the answers. You bring the questions, I bring the insight, we find the answers together.
❋ Performance is not required. Drop the mask. Show up, and the rest will come.
❋ This is not a quick fix. We go slow. There is no fast result to chase here.
I reached a point where I looked in the mirror and didn't recognize who I was. I gave myself a year to rebuild myself. Everything I share with you, is something I have studied, and done myself. I stood where you once were, now you and I can get you through it -- together.
— Lana